Jacob Reid Burlington, ON

Notes from the shop floor Engraving · Web · AI · Soldering

Jacob Reid

I’m Jacob Tyler Reid, but most people call me Jake. I run Llamacoids, an engraving shop in Burlington, Ontario, and I build websites, AI tools and my own electronics. This is where I write it up.

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Engraving3 min read

Lamacoid or sticker? You can tell from across the room

A printed label and an engraved tag look the same on day one. A few years in a panel room later, you can see the difference from the doorway. Here’s why, and what the code says about it.

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  1. How I went from cutting lawns to running an engraving shop

    Starting a lawn care business in grade 8, then Llamacoids Inc. in Burlington, and what I build in between.

    Story 2 min read

  2. The websites I build, including the new one

    cautionsignss.com, solarlabels.ca, the Llamacoids store on Odoo, and this site. Designed, built and hosted myself.

    Web 2 min read

  3. AI tools that do my busywork

    LeadScout finds and scores local business leads, a scoring step sorts outreach, and Mayhem runs coding agents side by side.

    AI 2 min read

  4. Soldering my own electronics

    An ESP32 desk display, the cold joint that kept its screen black, and a webcam app that shows which pads are left to solder.

    Soldering 2 min read
Jacob Reid in a grey Llamacoids hoodie, sitting in front of the Llamacoids Inc sign

About

I’ve had some kind of business going since grade 8.

It started with cutting lawns for neighbours. Now I run Llamacoids Inc., a one-person shop in Burlington that engraves the tags on electrical panels, breakers and MCCs, plus solar label kits and caution signs.

I write most of the software the shop runs on, build the websites, and solder my own electronics.