Oh, my old man does the same work himself actually MLA. He is helping me out learning the trade, as he used to make guitars back in the day. He has been teaching me how to set up, maintain the lathe, do the welding where needed, etc.
As for what I intend to spend it on...aside from the essentials, food/drink and the like, I'm going to be investing most of it into projects I have going that should make me more money. Well, all but one of my projects. The other is for myself, working on a novel nootropic, DM-235, one of the AMPAkines, intended to facilitate learning and memory acquisition. Not sure as that would sell, although I guess it might, amongst those sort of people who currently use the 'racetams, anticholinesterases, and other such cognitive enhancers. As DM-235 is, to the best of my knowledge, not available anywhere from any of the online nootropic vendors. Looks very good on paper, and the research journals I've been reading on the stuff have produced some excellent results in rats, with a very good toxicological profile.
Actually, if I could convince her, I think my mom would very likely benefit from it, as her memory and cognitive abilities have really declined over the past few years, and I'd be happy to share it with her once the synthesis is complete.