Baltimore-based artist Chris Bathgate is a self-trained machinist. He utilizes handmade tools and automated CNC (computer numerical control) milling and drilling machines to create precisely-crafted elements that assemble into complex sculptures. Machining is his method of artistic expression. He has spent more than fifteen years adapting metalworking machinery from salvaged and repurposed equipment. Bathgate’s aesthetic considerations stem from the very machines that he uses to create his sculptures. Each piece that he makes is informed by the one it is preceded by, and he modifies his machinery accordingly—not for improved practical function but for the aesthetic developments that can be produced.
The MG2-Tone pocket slider is a pocketable work of art designed and manufactured by Chris Bathgate. It has a red anodized insert on the top and bottom and slides on three bearings held in place precisely by high strength rare earth magnets. This piece is in excellent condition with no marks or scratches.