The Lone Machinists

IMTS is officially underway, and Jamie has already discovered that three hours in the machine tool hall gets you through roughly one third of it.In this Monday recap, Jamie and Curt catch up on the first day of the show, the meetup, the endless FOMO, and the sheer number of people, conversations, machines, stickers, and merch flying around. Jamie talks about getting recognized by his voice, finally meeting Grimsmo, collecting enough stickers to make his water bottle significantly girthier, and spending the day wandering through the halls with various machinists and manufacturers.There’s also plenty of machine-shop nerdiness, including Index’s ridiculous multi-spindle Swiss setup, the LK machine Jamie is eyeing, tiny C250s, high-precision five-axis machines, temperature compensation, giant gantry routers, and a massive hamburger being milled from a ton and a half of material.Meanwhile, Curt gets to experience IMTS entirely through everyone else’s Instagram stories.And apparently Jamie is now being peer-pressured into making a pneumatic vise.Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsJamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, the machines are starting to outproduce the humans, which sounds great right up until you realize somebody still has to finish all those damn parts.Curt is running huge production batches ahead of a pre-sale, discovering just how much his machines can actually produce, and realizing that hand finishing is rapidly becoming the bottleneck. We get into pocket clips, blasting, tumbling, sanding, scotch-briting, abrasive brushes, custom tooling, and increasingly questionable ideas for automating the finishing process.Jamie is getting ready to head to IMTS, trying to prove out programs before leaving, considering whether a Swiss machine might actually make sense, and dealing with a workshop back door that has apparently decided it wants to become a water feature.There’s also plenty of discussion about Instagram posts versus reels, ultrasonics, production mistakes, traveling to the US, and the increasingly chaotic schedule surrounding IMTS and the following weeks.The machines are doing their jobs. Now apparently the humans need to catch up.The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week's episode of the Lone Machinist is basically what happens when the machines start producing faster than the humans can keep up.Curt is drowning in production, running huge batches of parts ahead of a pre-sale and discovering that the real bottleneck isn't machining anymore — it's finishing. We get into hand-finishing pocket clips, blasting, tumbling, abrasive brushes, custom tooling, and the increasingly ridiculous idea of automating all the bits that happen after the machine stops.Jamie, meanwhile, is preparing for IMTS, trying to quote a massive recurring machining job, figuring out how to make some questionable drawings less stupid to manufacture, and discovering that his new workshop has a back door that apparently doubles as a water feature.There's also international shipping, tariffs on stickers, transporting a ridiculous amount of merch to the US, Instagram deciding that photos aren't interesting anymore, and Curt continuing down the ultrasonic-cleaner rabbit hole.And somewhere in all of this, a bigger printer and possibly a Swiss machine start looking like perfectly reasonable purchases.Basically: the machines are doing their jobs. Unfortunately, we aren't keeping up.Links Discussed: Comparing Ultrasonic Units Video: https://youtu.be/rdouvT3zZzg?si=86_zWZ3fT2RyzE_l IMTS Meet Up RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CQXMmFsTZEytb8gD7The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist, Curt finally fixes his titanium anodizing problems—and discovers that the secret was apparently replacing the Multi-Etch he’d been using for years. Suddenly the anodizing behaves, the fades work, and he can leave batches running without turning everything into expensive scrap.Meanwhile, Jamie has gone completely off the rails with production. A 4,800-piece aluminium order has the machines running practically around the clock, with spindle gripping cranking through parts while Jamie swaps trays, programs jobs and generally becomes the pallet-changing robot himself. There’s also bar pulling, proper spindle liners, 15,000 upcoming parts, a fourth axis hacked into the PLC, and four completely inappropriate pressure switches.The conversation eventually turns to the real problem with scaling: machining more parts is easy. Finishing, cleaning, anodizing, packing and shipping the damn things is where everything starts falling apart.Also: Millbilly manoeuvres, questionable purchasing decisions, and the ongoing discovery that Jamie is, apparently, illiterate.Links Discussed: IMTS Meet Up RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CQXMmFsTZEytb8gD7The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie has one hell of a week in the shop. A mold job turns into roughly 40 hours of machining in just three days, including a late-night finish, while the machine burns through an impressive amount of coolant along the way. It also sparks a much-needed conversation about pricing, especially when a retrofit or machine job takes significantly longer than expected.Meanwhile, Curt continues experimenting with anodizing and gets increasingly consistent results before dropping some big news: a 100W MOPA fiber laser and fourth axis are on the way.Back at the shop, Jamie is working on ways to automate more of the production process, including improvements to the spindle gripper, automated part handling, and a new coolant-level monitoring system designed to survive the reality of life inside a CNC machine.There's also plenty of discussion about production planning, R&D, getting machines to run unattended, and the eternal struggle of trying to take a few days off when you're the person everyone relies on to keep the machines running.40 hours of machining. 60 litres of coolant. One very tired machinist.Links Discussed: IMTS Meet Up RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CQXMmFsTZEytb8gD7 CyberPunk FPV Mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/31642The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt discover that zero-point workholding really is fucking magical.Jamie has reached the point where swapping between jobs is becoming almost stupidly easy. A tray comes out, another goes in, the machine already knows where everything is, and production can carry on without spending half an hour re-indicating a setup. The Anchor Point system has officially gone from "cool workholding system" to religion.And there is plenty more happening around the shop.Jamie is preparing for the upcoming IMTS trip, including a meetup at Justin's shop in Cleveland. The current plan involves landing in New York in the morning and then driving roughly eight hours straight to Cleveland for the meetup. Because apparently flying halfway around the world isn't enough punishment.Then comes another retrofit.Jamie discovers that the drives on the machine use a proprietary encoder communication system, meaning the easy solution he was hoping for isn't actually a solution at all. The motors can stay, but new encoder wiring needs to be pulled through the energy chain — approximately 60 metres of encoder cable worth of fun.Meanwhile, the shop is getting busier, the new workshop continues to evolve, and Jamie is preparing to change coolant on the LK because the existing coolant is getting increasingly thick with tramp oil. The replacement is an aluminium-specific coolant that is about to get thrown directly into a production job — because apparently the best way to test coolant is to put expensive parts in it.And, as always, the episode eventually reaches the Google Box, where Curt has drones, transmitters and AliExpress purchases waiting for a sale, while Jamie has tiny screws, pneumatic check valves and yet another reason to spend money online.Links Discussed: IMTS Meet Up RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CQXMmFsTZEytb8gD7 Kens Keyboards: https://notsuspicious.com/ Lego: https://www.reddit.com/r/DontPutThatInYourAss/comments/1nd8ant/legobutt_plug/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie discovers an important new limitation in his manufacturing capabilities:This week we're also talking about the reality of running production when customers apparently expect you to know which parts they need urgently without actually telling you which parts are urgent."I'm not telepathic, motherfuckers."Jamie is trying to impose some sanity on the workday with a hard 7 PM cutoff and a maximum of 540 minutes of production time per day, because allowing customers to constantly turn everything into an emergency is a fantastic way to end up working every night.Meanwhile, the new 3D printer has gone from "cool new toy" to a legitimate production tool. In just five days, it's already clocked around 45 hours of printing, producing tool tags, trays, gripping fingers and other shop hardware. One batch of 75 small parts was made possible by printing custom trays, getting everything prepared while another machine was running, and then putting the CNC into three hours of unattended production.Of course, the printer now has one major problem:The CNC is spraying coolant all over it.So naturally, the solution is to build a giant lid for the LK out of square tubing and plastic sheet rather than doing anything remotely sensible.So grab a coffee, check your quantities twice, and hit Cycle Start.Because apparently 28 does not come after 27.Links Discussed: nimble gripper: https://nimblegripper.com/ tool audit: https://jspeceng.github.io/Tool-Audit/ How ELRS Works: https://youtu.be/ssmQkRkXE84?si=FisbQeGbXOltDpLv IMTS Meet Up RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CQXMmFsTZEytb8gD7The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie celebrates another trip around the sun the only way a machinist knows how—by spending it surrounded by machines, projects, and just enough chaos to keep life interesting. Because apparently birthdays don't stop production schedules.The guys catch up on everything happening in the shop, from ongoing product development and production runs to the constant balancing act between making parts, designing new products, and finding enough hours in the day to do both. As always, every solved problem seems to reveal two more waiting just around the corner.There's plenty of discussion about running a small manufacturing business, the realities of launching new products, and why building a successful shop is often less about having the perfect idea and more about consistently shipping good work.Along the way, the conversation wanders into birthdays, family traditions, workshop stories, and the little moments that remind you life exists outside the machine shop... even if only briefly.Whether you're running a one-person shop, dreaming up your next product, or just trying to make it through another production week, there's something in this episode for every machinist.In This Episode: Birthday celebrations, machinist style Shop updates and production progress Product development and what's coming next Running a small manufacturing business Lessons learned from another busy week The usual machining stories and terrible jokes Why coffee is still the most important shop toolGrab a coffee, hit Cycle Start, and remember:Birthdays are temporary... unfinished shop projects are forever.Links Discussed: nimble gripper: https://nimblegripper.com/ applied science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyIQkqBXhS0The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt discover that making great machining videos is almost as difficult as making great parts.After another week of production, Jamie is finally looking at upgrading the workshop camera setup. The problem? His current action camera has all the image quality of a potato with a lens, which isn't exactly ideal when you're trying to film chips flying inside a CNC machine. The guys compare cameras, lighting, low-light performance, and whether an old cellphone might actually outperform a dedicated action camera.Meanwhile, the shop keeps moving forward. Jamie is preparing to run another batch of parts, making a new bar puller, and juggling product development while trying to find enough hours in the day to actually make chips. As always, production has a habit of getting in the way of all the exciting projects.The conversation also takes a hilarious detour into AI-generated search summaries after discovering that one of Jamie's websites has somehow been identified as a podcast hosted by AJ and Harrison instead of... well... the actual hosts. It's a perfect reminder that AI can be incredibly useful... and incredibly confident while being completely wrong.As always, there's plenty of discussion about shop life, content creation, product development, and the ongoing balancing act between building cool things and actually having time to show them to the world.So grab a coffee, hit Cycle Start, and remember:The part only takes five minutes to machine... getting the camera angle right takes forty-five.Links Discussed: nimble gripper: https://nimblegripper.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt dive into one of the less glamorous sides of making products: the internet. Between first-come, first-served launches, Reddit outrage, and the inevitable flood of "you should have made more" messages, they discuss why selling a popular product sometimes means disappointing more people than it pleases. And yes... rage comments still count as engagement.Jamie shares an update on Noughtical Workholding, where the next generation of products is already getting redesigned before it's even released. What started as a compact BT30 design has evolved into a Cat40 side-lock version after conversations with beta testers exposed a few practical realities. Sometimes the best feedback is the question you didn't think anyone would ask.The conversation also turns to the realities of growing a manufacturing business. Instead of chasing every custom job forever, Jamie explains why the long-term goal is investing in products and R&D that can scale, while still keeping the machines busy enough to pay the bills. It's the balancing act every small manufacturer knows all too well.Meanwhile, Curt talks about the emotional rollercoaster of product launches, why you can never build enough inventory, and how the internet somehow manages to be simultaneously your biggest marketing tool and your biggest headache.The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt are joined by Al Whatmough, whose career has taken him from apprentice machinist to educator, software leader, and one of the driving forces behind modern CAM. It's a conversation that's less about software and more about how great ideas actually happen.Al shares the journey from teaching machining and CAD classes to helping grow Autodesk's CAM products from a niche offering into a platform used by hundreds of thousands of machinists around the world. Along the way, he explains why teaching turned out to be the most valuable skill he ever learned—and why being able to communicate ideas is often more important than having the right answer.The discussion dives into apprenticeships, learning from the quiet machinists who never stop making chips, and why engineers have a habit of disappearing into problem-solving mode when sometimes the fastest solution is simply asking someone a question. As Al puts it, innovation happens at the speed of communication.The conversation also explores the evolution of CAD and CAM, breaking down why connecting previously separate workflows changed manufacturing forever, and how AI is beginning to create another generation of connected tools. Jamie, Curt, and Al compare how they use AI in their own work, from research and programming to image generation and designing machine controllers.Whether you're running a one-man shop, leading a manufacturing team, teaching apprentices, or simply trying to become a better engineer, this episode is packed with practical lessons on communication, learning, and continuous improvement.Grab a coffee, hit Cycle Start, and remember:The best tool in the shop isn't always the newest machine—sometimes it's the five-minute conversation that saves five days of work.Links Discussed: Concrete Lathe: http://instructables.com/Concrete-Metal-Lathe Unitwist: https://unitwist.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/Al: https://www.instagram.com/al.whatmough/ https://www.g28.io/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie discovers that running a machine shop while fighting off a brutal cough is a lot like running production with a worn-out end mill—you'll get there eventually, but it's going to make some unpleasant noises along the way. Curt spends most of the episode wondering whether he's going to catch the illness through the internet, while Jamie repeatedly reaches for the mute button to save everyone's ears.Despite feeling like he'd been hit by a freight train, there's still plenty happening in the shop. Keel Clamps are finally back in stock, another batch of Barnacles is making its way through production, anodizing is underway, and an elusive APO machine issue is proving that CNC controllers always know the worst possible time to misbehave.Meanwhile, Curt has been battling relentless storms while grinding through production work and shares one of those brilliantly simple workshop discoveries that makes you wonder why you didn't think of it years ago. The guys swap stories about productivity, shop organization, software, and the reality that every problem you solve immediately introduces two more.Later in the episode, they compare approaches to product development, discussing why it's often better to get an idea into customers' hands quickly rather than endlessly polishing it in CAD. As always, it turns into a discussion about making cool stuff, simplifying workflows, and shipping products instead of perfecting them forever.Grab a coffee, hit Cycle Start, and remember:Machines don't care if you're sick... they just pick that moment to break.The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie is fighting on two fronts: a mystery illness that's trying to end the episode early, and a CNC controller that's decided now is the perfect time to develop an attitude. Somehow, despite the coughing, month-end admin, and machine diagnostics, the show goes on.The guys dive into the latest shop updates, including another batch of Barnacles, fresh anodizing adventures, and the welcome return of Kill Clamps, which are finally back in stock after the laser has been working overtime. Of course, it wouldn't be a Lone Machinist episode without at least one machine throwing a curveball, and this week's culprit is an APO issue that's proving much harder to diagnose than it should be.Curt, meanwhile, has been battling monsoon weather, slogging through production work, and discovers one of those brilliantly simple workshop gadgets that makes you wonder why nobody thought of it sooner—a number-pad mouse that might just be the ultimate CAD companion.As always, the conversation wanders through production efficiency, workshop life, software quirks, and the strange reality that every time one problem gets solved, two more seem to appear.Grab a coffee, hit Cycle Start, and remember:The machine only behaves when someone else is watching.The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie returns from the chaos of moving an entire machine shop, only to discover that the universe rewards hard work with paperwork, broken internet, and even more work. The new shop is running, production is back online, and somehow an employee is shipping orders while Jamie isn't even there — a concept so foreign it feels suspicious.Meanwhile, Curt celebrates New Machine Day, although not the kind anyone expected. A ridiculously cheap Marketplace find turns into U-Haul adventures, reorganizing the shop, and the realization that exercise equipment is significantly larger when it's sitting in your garage instead of on Facebook Marketplace.The guys also discuss machine retrofits, servo nightmares, why spare taps only work if you buy them before you need them, and the magical experience of watching orders leave the building while you're somewhere else entirely. Apparently employees are just robots that complain less and require fewer macros.There's also an important public service announcement for South African machinists after Jamie discovers he's apparently one of the few people in the country who actually runs a spindle warm-up cycle. Because nothing says confidence like immediately sending a cold spindle into battle and hoping for the best.Links Discussed: Concrete Lathe: http://instructables.com/Concrete-Metal-Lathe Unitwist: https://unitwist.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt discover that modern machining is really just thousands of lines of code standing between you and catastrophic stupidity. After a mysterious edge case causes a surprise Z-crash, Jamie finds himself debugging macros, reading error logs, and remotely killing machines at three in the morning because apparently sleep is optional.Meanwhile, the zero-point systems continue proving they're powered by black magic, fixtures are being swapped like Pokémon cards, and twenty microns of error is apparently close enough to inspire religious experiences.The new shop is slowly coming together, although progress is competing with the minor inconvenience of actually having paying work to do. Somewhere between making a thousand parts, moving equipment, and planning the next automation project, Jamie decides that what the workshop really needs is labels, a talking stick behind bulletproof glass, and a toilet brush permanently marked "Not For Rectal Use."There are discussions about knife automation, grippers with springs, flip stations, and the accidental addition of Bukaki Mode™, proving once again that software features should probably have adult supervision.So grab a coffee, hit cycle start, and remember:The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie drags Ben from Black Fox Machining into an emergency guest appearance after recent developments sent the machining community into full rumor mode. Running on almost no sleep and questionable amounts of enthusiasm, the guys dive into everything from home-built CNC machines to the strange reality of becoming accidental role models.Ben shares how a burnt guitar neck, a B-minus shop project, and scavenging parts from scrap bins somehow led to a career in machining. Along the way, the conversation wanders through DIY routers, waterjet shops, engineering school disappointments, and the fine art of becoming a professional shop-floor vulture.Meanwhile, Curt and Jamie discover that raising children in workshops might create unrealistic expectations. Apparently not every garage contains CNC mills, laser cutters, 3D printers, and enough machinery to casually build a billet volcano for a science fair. Curt nearly melts when his daughter announces she wants to become an astronaut, while Jamie confesses to being that guy who helped nieces and nephews turn ordinary school projects into unfair competitions.If you've ever rescued expensive components from a scrap bin, worried about accidentally building your kid's science project to aerospace standards, or looked around your workshop and thought, "Wait… normal people don't have this stuff?", this episode is for you.The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/Ben: https://black-fox-machining.square.site/ https://www.youtube.com/@blackfoxmachining https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4Um8tm8DH7WqR94WgeMwjHXlDi9R2GvSe3ayuYfPUHFVreQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie finally gets the keys to the new workshop and immediately discovers that moving a machine shop involves approximately 4,000 decisions, 7,000 trips to hardware stores, and at least one full-scale CAD model of the building. Floor plans are taped out, paint is being thrown around, machines are getting shuffled, and somehow there's still time to argue about carts.Meanwhile, Curt discovers that being nice to people is apparently a business strategy, his X5 is doubling as an industrial space heater, and he may have reached peak machinist by CADing an entire fence before it was built. The contractor was impressed. Everyone else thought he was insane.The long-awaited pneumatic vice finally arrives, barnacles are multiplying in the shop, anodizing experiments go slightly sideways, and both hosts spend an unhealthy amount of time discussing fixtures, keyboards, organization carts, and why every shop project somehow creates three more shop projects.If you've ever bought a machine before you figured out where to put it, designed furniture in CAD, or convinced yourself that "one more fixture" would solve all your problems, this episode is for you.Grab a coffee, avoid the mosquitoes, and enjoy the ride.Links Discussed: Seguin.Ink: https://www.instagram.com/seguinink?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Notsuspicousmfg: https://www.instagram.com/notsuspiciousmfg?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie accidentally speedruns manufacturing because he misread an order and panic-machined a batch of anchor point bodies before realizing they were the wrong version. Meanwhile, Kurt discovers that machining titanium from round bar is somehow less efficient and more efficient at the same time, which feels spiritually correct for machining.We also dive deep into: Industrial shop planning using LEGO men Why carbide prices now require emotional preparation Homemade chip-handling death traps Power draw graphs that make the house lights dim like a horror movie The extremely scientific measurement system known as “1453 bananas” Why random people keep wandering into machine shops asking for jobs And how a chair noise nearly derailed the entire episodeThere’s also: fountain pens, Linux CNC rabbit holes, load balancing, tumblers in Wendy houses, tiny linear rails, giant tool steel blocks, and enough Home Assistant automation to accidentally become a low-budget smart factory.If you’ve ever looked at a machine tool quote and immediately started calculating breaker amperage… this episode is for you.Links Discussed: sigma wallet: https://www.sigmawallet.net/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on the The Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie fights anodizing for three straight days, accidentally makes the wrong color parts, redesigns a bandsaw out of pure spite, and discovers that South African customs agents apparently moonlight as package demolition experts.Meanwhile, Curt declares war on bubble mailers after the packaging industry collectively decided quality control was optional. Customs also disassembled a customer’s pen shipment like they were searching for state secrets, proving once again that no cardboard box survives international shipping emotionally intact.There’s also: A Harbor Freight bandsaw running entirely on anger Soap bottle engineering failures Tiny dovetail vises called Barnacles A chip tray overflowing with enough aluminum to build a second machine A possible new workshop A helicopter seat machined from an aluminum brick the size of a kitchen appliance And at least three business ideas that should probably not be pursued without supervision.If you’ve ever looked at a machine and thought “this can definitely be improved with compressed air and bad financial decisions,” this episode is for you.Links Discussed: sigma wallet: https://www.sigmawallet.net/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Ever wondered how a conversation about burgers turns into industrial automation, toaster engineering, and titanium butt plugs?This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast: Jamie survives a wedding weekend, immediately goes back to abusing the LK with horrifying amounts of tool steel, and starts planning how to automate 400,000 fence clamps without losing his sanity. Curt discovers the joy of dual-wielding online stores, falls deeper into the flux vice rabbit hole, and accidentally reignites his dream of building the world’s smartest toaster.We also discuss: ✔ Why South African fast food places sound like alarm clocks having a panic attack ✔ Tiny dovetail vices that solve all problems, potentially ✔ Why round bar is apparently the meaning of life ✔ Shop moves, power problems, and machine doorway measurements ✔ The return of Mr. Roboto thanks to catastrophic internet issues ✔ And a titanium “bean” with a flared base that lawyers insist is not a butt plugIf you like machining, fixturing, automation, or hearing two machinists spiral into increasingly dangerous business ideas… welcome home.Links Discussed: calees cans flaired base bean: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0v_NLglnqNQ toaster technoligy conetcions: https://youtu.be/1OfxlSG6q5Y?si=wgWDy3edZj69aXPV T-shirts: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store/Merch-c177137041 cadbery advert 5star: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXVndnEiF5R/?igsh=ZHFic21vd2c2d3BnThe Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Ever wondered what happens when two machinists get slightly too much caffeine and absolutely no supervision?This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast: One of us falls headfirst into an ERP system that started as “just a quick tool”… and is now basically a full-blown operating system  The other accidentally becomes a sticker manufacturer and nearly buys a $2000 mistake off Marketplace There’s a tiny dovetail vice so cute it should come with a warning label We talk shop spaces, power problems, and why 63 amps feels like a personality trait And yes… someone designed a magnetic spinning window thing after being peer pressured on Discord (as one does)Also featuring: ✔ Chip welding rage ✔ Packaging glow-ups nobody asked for ✔ Questionable naming decisions ✔ And the phrase “spinning disk of justice,” which is now legally bindingIf you like machining, making things, or slowly turning simple ideas into wildly overengineered projects… welcome home.Links Discussed: Template Maker: https://www.templatemaker.nl/en/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/Trevor: https://titanringdesigns.com/ https://www.instagram.com/titanringdesigns

In this episode of The Lone Machinist, Jamie and Curt are joined by Trevor from Titan Ring Designs, and things get deep… like “question your entire life path while holding a mic” deep.What starts as a simple chat about machining quickly turns into a full-blown masterclass on creativity, risk-taking, and why making tiny, ridiculously intricate titanium parts might actually be the most logical life choice.Trevor walks us through his journey from school shop kid to teaching machining, to quitting it all to chase building cool stuff full-time, all from a backyard shop that’s smaller than most people’s garages. Along the way, we get into artistic machining, tumbling black magic, and the reality of turning passion into something that (hopefully) pays the bills.There’s also a healthy dose of “just send it” energy, some very real talk about the education system, and a reminder that maybe… just maybe… playing it safe isn’t the safest option after all.If you’ve ever thought about starting your own thing, making something from scratch, or just escaping the 9–5 grind, this one’s going to hit a little too close to home.Links Discussed: jim carey speech: https://youtu.be/nLgHNu2N3JU?si=wzxY6ad-PFJC-CBB Jeff McWhinney Designs: https://mcwhinneydesigns.com/ Titan Ring Designs: https://titanringdesigns.com/products/ Fancy Flashlight link: https://www.coolfall.com/pShop.htmlThe Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/Trevor: https://titanringdesigns.com/ https://www.instagram.com/titanringdesigns

In this absolutely respectable and definitely clean Episode 69 of the Lone Machinist Podcast… things go off the rails in under 2 minutes.We kick things off with Curt accidentally spending what could’ve been a small mortgage payment on sticker equipment, because apparently “I can make my own stickers” is a perfectly valid financial strategy. Meanwhile, Jamie goes full outdoorsman, hosting a bachelor party that involves mud drifting, bass fishing domination, and aggressively avoiding anything resembling a normal bachelor party.Somewhere in between: A vinyl cutter that definitely didn’t fall off a truck (probably) A fishing trip that cured burnout better than therapy CNC projects that make you question your life choices A Masso retrofit that somehow actually worked And just enough questionable jokes to remind you… yeah, this is Episode 69Also, we tried to keep it civil.We did not succeed.If you like machining, bad decisions, and the kind of conversations that start technical and end with “how did we get here?”, you’re in the right place.Come for the CNC talkStay for the chaosLeave wondering why anyone owns this many stickersLinks Discussed: Xteink X4: https://www.xteink.com/products/xteink-x4The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on The Lone Machinist Podcast, Curt and Jamie set out to talk about machining… and instead accidentally reinvent software development, question modern civilization, and nearly bankrupt themselves with printers.Highlights include:• Curt buying a printer “just for one thing” like every responsible adult ever• Jamie discovering his fourth axis is not a tool, but a supernatural entity• Both of them vibe coding apps they barely understand and definitely shouldn’t be trusted with• A deep dive into sticker production that somehow becomes a full-blown identity crisisSomewhere along the way:• Lasers start doing things that feel illegal• French designers approve of Jamie’s “pretty parts” (engineering has entered its fashion era)• Curt realizes tax season means he technically earns money but spiritually does notBy the end of the episode, we’ve concluded:The future is incredible, nothing is stable, and we are absolutely not qualified to be this productive.Press play if you enjoy:Machining, chaos, questionable life choices, and two guys speedrunning the collapse of traditional skillsets using nothing but caffeine and blind confidence.Warning: This episode may cause sudden urges to buy a printer, build an app, and completely ignore best practices.Links Discussed: Justin Gray Labs: https://justingraylabs.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on The Lone Machinist Podcast, things go exactly as planned, which is to say, absolutely not at all. Curt successfully fixes a lens right up until the exact moment he completely destroys it, proving once again that “if it ain’t broke, fix it till it is” is less of a motto and more of a lifestyle. Meanwhile, Jamie is deep in tolerance stack-up hell, rearranging his entire workshop like a man trying to fit a king-size bed into a shoebox, all while seriously considering trading financial stability for “just one more machine.” There’s anodizing experiments that may or may not dissolve parts into oblivion, discussions about balls, pins, and why nothing ever lines up the way it should, plus a deeply unnecessary but unforgettable segment titled “you poo, I watch.” It’s engineering, it’s chaos, it’s questionable decision-making at its finest, so grab a drink, lower your expectations, and enjoy the ride.Links Discussed: Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/ caleeys cans hulk pill: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K2lIMSZA_5oThe Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week, everything works… except the things we actually need.We start off optimistically with solar power plans and dreams of energy independence, before immediately spiraling into real-world problems like rising fuel costs, questionable ROI, and whether running a machine shop on sunshine is genius or just expensive optimism.Then Fusion 360 decides to absolutely ruin Jamie’s week, turning simple edits into 10-minute emotional journeys and making basic machining tasks feel like punishment. If you’ve ever shouted at your CAD software like it personally betrayed you, this one’s for you.Meanwhile, Curt casually builds “internet in a box” like a doomsday prepper with a Wi-Fi signal, downloads all of Wikipedia, and somehow makes it sound completely reasonable.We also cover: Why copy-pasting G-code is a dangerous game The exact moment a missing line ruins your day Buying a new 3D printer for “totally valid reasons.” Designing print-in-place tools that might actually save your machine And why backups (and backup plans) are no longer optionalIt’s part machining, part tech rant, part “how did we get here?”Subscribe if you enjoy:Questionable engineering decisionsSoftware-induced sufferingAnd slowly preparing for the apocalypse… but with good documentationLinks Discussed: Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on The Loan Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt battle the literal "Demon" of Tolerance Stack-Up, because apparently, adding up a bunch of "tents" actually equals one giant headacheCurt scores a $600 lens for sixty bucks and plays a high-stakes game of "Did I just buy a paperweight?" while Jamie contemplates becoming a full-time electrician because Fusion 360’s latest update is officially "unusable"We also dive into the oily world of vacuum workholding, where if you aren't pulling enough mercury, you’re just turning your shop into an unintentional oil mist saunaPlus, Samo the Marmo presses 10,000 rivets by hand, Jamie breaks his resin printer for a Deadpool bust, and we definitely (mostly) don’t talk about Project Hail MaryGrab your calipers and your patience; it’s just you, the work, and the machines.Links Discussed: Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this episode of The Lone Machinists Podcast, we remove 94.6% of a perfectly good piece of aluminium just to prove we can, debate whether a bandsaw is the solution to all of life’s problems (it is), and discover that titanium will happily destroy your patience before your tooling. There’s vacuum workholding wizardry, Ultem experiments, and just enough tolerance talk to keep things dangerously precise, plus a brief but important life lesson: don’t punch people, because court has worse cycle times than your slowest machine. Throw in exploding part-offs, intrusive thoughts about building yet another machine, and a suspicious conversation about “sausage polishers,” and you’ve got an episode that’s equal parts machining brilliance and beautifully engineered chaos.

In this episode of the Lone Machinists Podcast, Jamie and Curt once again prove that running a machine shop is mostly problem-solving, mild chaos, and questionable purchasing decisions. Jamie explains how Curt bullied him into buying a gimbal and why filming smooth shop footage is apparently harder than flying a plane, while Curt announces he’s defecting in the AI wars and claims Claude is now the smarter shop assistant. Meanwhile in the real world, Jamie is busy pressing thousands of rivets a week, chasing a mysterious lathe issue that keeps snapping tiny parts, and discovering that the “slightly noisy” spindle on a friend’s lathe was actually being held together by hopes, dreams, and a very destroyed bearing. Along the way they rant about AI scraping YouTube creators, the increasingly weird world of AI voice scams, questionable surface finishes, and why recording hundreds of hours of yourself talking on the internet might one day be the dumbest or smartest thing you ever did.Links Discussed: Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/ Toxing: https://tox.com/en-us/technologies/clinching/clinching caleys cans: https://www.youtube.com/@cayleependerass/shortsThe Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on The Lone Machinists, Jamie and Curt spiral (responsibly) through ultra-paranoid RAID backups, fiber lines getting excavated into oblivion in South Africa, and the launch of the brand-new Noughtical Workholding Shopify store. We dive into mirrored drives, M-Discs, offsite backups, and why losing your childhood photos is a trauma you only need once. Then things escalate: Haas machines booting up with ads, ChatGPT hallucinating wiring diagrams, gimbals doing unnecessary 360° flips, and the very real possibility that we’re speed-running the darkest timeline. It’s machining, media, marketing, mild conspiracy, and a healthy dose of “just hold it properly” — all in one episode.Links Discussed: Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/ Easily Replaceable USB-C Port Spawned By EU Laws: https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/easily-replaceable-usb-c-port-spawned-by-eu-laws/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/ https://www.noughticalwh.com/ Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on The Lone Machinist, the "Original Kurt" returns to reclaim his throne (or at least a guest spot) as we welcome Jon Dillehay from 2SM Performance and Engine Trix. We dive deep into the mechanical prowess required to maintain a garage-based empire, the tragedy of the Harbor Freight bandsaw graveyard, and why Jamie is currently machining at a feed rate of "boobs millimeters per minute".In this episode, we tackle the hard-hitting questions, such as:Can Curt actually read?  Is John a psychic? How many bandsaws is too many? Why are anodizers the devil? The Garage Dream: Waking up at 2:00 a.m. to the sound of money (and Shopify notifications), sipping coffee in a bathrobe, and turning on a phase converter while the rest of the neighborhood sleeps.Whether you’re here for the two-stroke engine talk, the "dust maker" end mill that evaporates aluminium, or Curt's latest obsession with self-hosting his photos to escape the cloud, there’s something for every machinist who’s ever felt alone with their machines.Links Discussed: Hofmann and Vratny: https://hitech.co.za/products/hofmann-and-vratny Engine Trix: https://www.enginetrix.com/ Mini Monster: https://minimonster.ca/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jon: https://www.instagram.com/2smperformance https://www.2smperformance.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Welcome to the Loan Machines Podcast, also known as the Schrödinger’s Guest Episode, where we ponder whether John is actually joining us or remains a ghost in the machine. In a harrowing turn of events, Curt recounts his battle with a porcelain ramekin that nearly claimed his eye during a routine oatmeal delivery for his rats—proving that while he wears safety glasses in the shop all day, the kitchen is a lawless wasteland. Meanwhile, Jamie has declared "open season" on expired patents to launch his Nautical Workholding line, including the new Keel Clamps and a control panel he is wiring with exclusively blue wire to ensure maximum "savage" confusion for anyone attempting to troubleshoot it later.Between reviews of the DC Collet system and its unexpected flex, we dive into the quest for acetone-resistant archival ink for the perfect pen refill and the logistics of punching half a million nails "for her pleasure" on an eccentric press. Whether you are here for the debate on "piss plastic" (Ultem), the shocking logarithmic power of 30W lasers, or Curt’s four-year-old’s deep dive into classic Pokémon, we’ve got you covered.Links Discussed: Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_UgsQg7Vs/?igsh=MzhnMGEwaTU5MzZzThe Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Buckle up for another episode of the Lone Machines Podcast, where we discuss the fine line between professional machining and absolute shop chaos.In this episode, Jamie recounts his harrowing experience performing spindle surgery with tweezers to float solder into a corroded via—all because his probe decided to quit after being "slightly squished" at 12,000 RPM. He also explains how he's balancing a 700-enclosure production run with a new side hustle: serving as a personal chauffeur for his mother-in-law, conveniently timed to 18-minute machine cycles.Curt shares his plan to escape the "brain-sucking algorithm" of Instagram by building a custom media site powered by RSS, ensuring his content reaches humans instead of robots. He also reviews his latest purchase: a 90-centimeter parabolic softbox that has effectively turned his garage into the brightest spot on Earth.Whether you're here for the 3D printing drama, the AliExpress turbo scams, or the tax-deductible commercial vehicles, we've got you covered.Links Discussed: Grimsmo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSNo8pVeSZs ano video: https://youtu.be/btjaRaaXCBM?si=oC3BU-5KsRTT69S8 Story Telling Is Important: https://youtu.be/Ayhk9HXvZEE?si=m8-AT_ZkVfoX3rLiThe Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this episode of The Loan Machinist, Jamie and Curt dive into the chaotic reality of running a machine shop while battling the elements and outdated technology. Jamie recounts a rough Monday in South Africa where 30mm of rain and a lightning strike claimed a workshop monitor, while his wife "swore at him" over comments regarding his machine's nicknames. Meanwhile, Curt reveals his seizure-inducing Home Assistant automation that flashes every light in the workshop the moment a delivery driver touches his walkway.The duo discusses the "magic" of VS Code and the necessity of adding dates to post-processors to stop the confusion of "reposting the same program". They also explore the merits of Grip CNC for spindle grippers, which Jamie claims can turn a two-day programming nightmare into a ten-minute breeze.Finally, Jamie explains why he pays a bean counter to handle his financials: "If I do it, I'm going to jail". Whether you are here for the Pi 5 case talk or the Bridgerton rage-bait, this episode is packed with shop talk and shenanigansLinks Discussed: Smart lathe response to Caleeys cans: https://youtu.be/xt2YxyMm-9o?si=y9kEQaJ4TSfzd4pC   Maritool adjustable runout hydraulic sleeves: https://www.maritool.com/Collets-And-Sleeves-Hydraulic-and-Milling-Chuck-Sleeves-Adjustable-Runout-Hydraulic-Sleeves/c21_913_1888/index.html     The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this episode of the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt dive head-first into shop chaos, questionable safety decisions, and machines that just won’t stop printing money.Jamie introduces the Bukkake Blaster 7000, a new coolant manifold upgrade that blasts hardcore, while Curt reflects on the joy of a machine running nonstop for hours—hot, moist, and perfectly intolerant from the first part to the last. Along the way, they cover long-run machining, thermal stability, laser mishaps, intrusive pneumatic ideas, and why sometimes the correct fix is simply unplugging the wire.There’s also a surprise structural failure, a wall that absolutely “didn’t need to be there,” and a healthy reminder that lasers do not care about your eyesight—no matter how confident you feel in the moment.Machining, lasers, money printers, and safety third. Just another day in the shop.Links Discussed: smart lathe: https://youtu.be/on5yTSBz2tM?si=cNUjLE2XIThAa24l   a1 changer: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010477325746.html   Tiny Trains: https://youtu.be/DlL3AunnM_I?si=TbpS-hlauXLah6-R    The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this episode of the Loan Machines Podcast, Jamie and Curt bounce between small wins and absolute disasters in the shop. Jamie dives into poking around a PLC “just to see how hard it could be,” accidentally saving himself hundreds of dollars and making his machine do exactly what he wants. Curt, meanwhile, declares war on an inkjet printer in the name of responsibility… and loses badly.Along the way, they talk garage “statues” that never move, clearing mental clutter by throwing things out, fiber lasers and why they’re terrifyingly cool, and why some projects really should’ve gone in the bin years ago. It’s shop talk, light swearing, questionable decisions, and the kind of stories that only happen when you try to fix things yourself.Links Discussed: Jet trains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h4lLYmFtgY   Slow Mo Guys - Virtual Boy: https://youtu.be/jW7M8H99x7Y?si=aw0EbklFztmt6S8b Brother horizontal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvuYcKNcZ0   GTEL Train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXi3siVA_Q  The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this episode of the Loan Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt dive into fixing machining problems from opposite sides of the planet, building spindle grippers for unattended automation, and discovering exactly how much force is too much force. Along the way, Jamie accidentally starts a small fire, Curt fights Windows’ refusal to stay awake, and both agree that modern operating systems might just be adware in disguise. Expect deep machining talk, real-world automation lessons, AliExpress economics, and the unexpected debut of the “butt plug driver.”Links Discussed: Canada's lumber may go metric: https://youtu.be/V6HCKamszmw?si=49bLKRiOoZsR5SEz   mega grip: https://www.maritool.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=mega+grip curts tumbler:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Y3pJM1VEA         The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this year-end wrap-up episode of The Lone Machinist, Jamie and Curt unpack the wins, losses, and lessons of 2025 while looking ahead to 2026. From broken thread mills and tool break detection paranoia to shop layout upgrades, anchor point workflows, and the mental inertia of one-man shops, this conversation is packed with practical insights and plenty of laughs.They dig into why small annoyances matter more than big purchases, debate the true ROI of sticker printers, dream about overbuilt anodizing setups, and agree that sometimes the smartest move is just making life easier. If you’ve ever driven the struggle bus, overthought a workflow, or bought a tool just to remove friction, this one’s for you.Links Discussed: cheap lathe video (must watch): https://youtu.be/h-8BlX8pxAg?si=inSjol-Yo5pNf5Sm Fiber Laser Coin Video: https://youtu.be/p-GXAnlnAxg?si=sya0FS2GEpWEKJDX  Local Raspberry Pi AI: https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/whisper-qwen3-mellotts/        The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

This week on The Lone Machinist, Jamie and Curt catch up after a chaotic end to the year that included sick days, machine crashes, voltage gremlins, and at least one deeply buried electrical landmine.They break down how being a few volts out of spec can derail an entire shop, why automation math is often more depressing than helpful, and what happens when Fusion gives you just enough confidence to crash a machine. There’s also talk of tool changers, transformers, misprinted wiring diagrams, and why machines love to misbehave right before the holidays.If you’ve ever trusted a setup because it “ran fine last time,” this episode is for you.Links Discussed: Cheap lathe video (must watch): https://youtu.be/h-8BlX8pxAg?si=inSjol-Yo5pNf5Sm Train book link: https://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/artisan/kozo-hiraoka/   BixAxe Lottery Miner:  https://bitaxe.org/        The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this canned episode of The Lone Machinist, Jamie and Curt go full laser-brain and unapologetically geek out over CO₂ lasers as shop support tools — specifically for packaging.From hacked-up K40s and DIY laser builds to cutting foam, cardboard, MDF, acrylic, sandpaper, and occasionally setting things on fire, they break down why lasers quietly become one of the most valuable machines in a modern shop. The conversation drifts through parametric packaging, origami-grade box design, why cardboard is terrifying, why bubble wrap is the devil, and why making your own packaging still beats outsourcing — even when it absolutely shouldn’t.They also cover diode vs CO₂ vs fiber lasers, bed-of-nails workholding, extraction mistakes, dying laser tubes, LightBurn evangelism, and the harsh reality of competing with retirees charging five cents a minute.If you’ve ever thought “maybe I should get a laser,” this episode will convince you — and then warn you why you probably shouldn’t.Links Discussed: LightBurn: https://lightburnsoftware.com/ OpenBuilds: https://builds.openbuilds.com/       The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

In this episode, Jamie and Curt dismantle some of the biggest myths in home and garage machining. No, you don’t need 100 horsepower. No, a bigger phase converter won’t magically create more power. And yes, you will destroy your driveway at least once. From machine layouts and electrical realities to coolant disposal horror stories and scrap economics, this episode is a practical — and occasionally unhinged — guide to making industrial equipment behave in residential spaces.The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt, Jamie, and special guest Dylan as they navigate a week packed with cursed tolerances, and unhinged workholding ideas.They dive into Dylan’s questionable engineering philosophies, the psychology of over-tightening everything, and why some jobs require therapy instead of tooling.Expect chaos, CNC heresy, and the kind of unfiltered commentary that should probably require a permit.Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsJamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/Dylan: Proteum Machining: https://www.proteummachining.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proteummach/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ProteumMach Within Tolerance Podcast: https://www.withintolerancepodcast.com

Join Curt and Jamie as they flirt with disaster via stainless chip-welds, rogue wave springs, and Spinderella doing witchcraft-level tolerances.They also endure pot-plant side quests, vacuum-fixture dark magic, and a Chop-o-Matic jailbreak that dumps 10 kilos of pins on the floor.Peak chaos, peak craftsmanship, peak “why are we like this?”Links Discussed: VERY INTERSTING VIDEO: https://youtu.be/vjvudx-6RV4?si=cpjbjOhjm8xtCJDi        The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt and Jamie as they dive into coated-tool alchemy, German cans of death, and the eternal struggle against stupid-long gauge lengths.They also unpack hydraulic holder upgrades, the Imperializer’s grand return, pallet fever dreams, sublimation spray sorcery, and why making tiny brass parts is sometimes better than dealing with tool steel tantrums.It’s another episode of precision, profanity, and questionable engineering philosophy — powered by short tools, long opinions, and even longer rants.Links Discussed: Prusa Video: https://youtu.be/FG75hVA0xsw?si=kQbDsEzZRby5q0Va   Blender 3D: https://www.blender.org/        The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt and Jamie as they dive into a week of machining mayhem, including the saga of the impossible tool stick-out, eight-sided geometry gymnastics, and a near-miss crash that proves physics always wins.They also get into probe repeatability experiments, neighbor-induced noise paranoia, hand-crafted chamfers, and the eternal battle between fancy 3D toolpaths and good old common sense.It’s another episode of chatter, chaos, and questionable overhangs — held together by coffee, carbide, and pure stubbornness.Links Discussed: Michael Reeves gaslighting ai: https://youtube.com/shorts/WP5_XJY_P0Q?si=IUFpwV_guSkmgj3r   electronic lead screw: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009697369216.html       The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including Spinderella’s royal crown upgrade, the great ABS hoard, Brick Shit House’s tournament domination, and Fondler 2’s triumphant debut.They also dive into AI-assisted customer service, VFD tuning woes, round-bar philosophy, and why every shop should have bathroom SOPs.It’s another week of chaos, craftsmanship, and coolant fumes, with a touch of royalty.Links Discussed: Once we were Spacemen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdcjiLEtcVM  Local AI: https://localai.io/   Self-Centering Vices (AliExpress): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008804700687.html     The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Bertha’s farewell move, the Coolant Flood Disaster, Carl’s lucky retrofit, Spinderella’s VFD woes, and why admin work might just be the real horror show.Links Discussed: Jamie's phase converter: https://arcweld.co.za/phase-converter-single-three-phas Wild DIY CNC: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSuntravel   M66: https://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/gcode/m-code.html#mcode:m66   Mediocre maker syil x4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC6kKlsh2sQ&t=638s       The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Retrofitting Spinderella, Phase Converters, and Fancier tool options..Links Discussed: Delta EMI Filter: https://www.deltaww.com/en-US/products/EMI-Filters/ALL/     The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as The Arival of Spinderella, the magic of the Siemens Oscilliscope, and the frustration of Facebook Scams.Links Discussed: Star gazing binoculars: https://www.analogsky.co/   Alternative Camera Firmware: https://thingino.com/   fudion for linux: https://github.com/cryinkfly/Autodesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux   The Lone Machinist: Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/ Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinistsNeed Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/Jamie: http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering https://www.jspeceng.com/Curt: https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/ https://www.confoundedmachine.com/

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