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The Fabricator Podcast — 109 episodes
Collecting fabrication skills to grow a business with Jake LeGrand
Running a fabrication shop at 23 with Emme Hughes of EH Metal Works
Scaling a family-owned manufacturing business without losing control
Thinking differently about running a small manufacturing business
Planning, investing, and taking risks in a small fabrication business
Preserving Richard Hunt's legacy with metal artist Eric W. Stephenson
Shaping the Las Vegas Sphere with Chicago Metal Rolled Products
Organizing growth in a modern fab shop with Colin Cosgrove
Bringing automation to the shop floor with tube plasma cutting
Growing a metal fabrication business by keeping things simple
Applying science to abrasives for better welder productivity
Rethinking welder training with Marc Levin of Welder Underground
The story behind Knapheide's 175-plus years of truck manufacturing
Knowing when to pivot a fabrication business with John Axelberg
Carrying the torch for oxy-fuel metal art with David Madero
Roadmapping a career path in welding with Marvin Herrera
Building an aftermarket off-road fabrication business with Motobilt
Getting back to work with metal artist Rae Ripple
Art of design in fabrication with James Geier of 555 International
Creative collaboration and welding with Brandon Minga of House of RAD
Bead rolling art with Jarrod Klassen of Twisted Metal Sign Company
Metal shaping and power hammering with Chris Rusch and Mike Wagner
Empowering a workforce with Kent Brown of O'Neal Manufacturing
Addressing mental health and PTSD through metal art with Steve Kost
Inside a forward-thinking fabrication business with Kirk McCauley
Finding deeper meaning in metalworking and art with Hector Ortega
Fostering a new path: How two entrepreneurs revamped a metal fab shop
Engineering creative fabrication projects with Mike McCarthy of DCL
Learning and mentorship in welding with professor Jo Mackiewicz
Racing, wrenching, and welding with Mike Finnegan at PRI Show
Streamlining automation processes in water jet cutting with Jet Edge
Helping fabrication shops expand with Dustin De Haan of Trick Tools
Becoming a jack of all trades with Chris Zeppieri of Make Everything
Extending the accessibility of welding careers with Demi Knight Clark
From high school hustle to aftermarket business with Blake Hamar
Learning patience and lessons with metal sculpture artist Sarah Stork
Clash of the Grinders deep dive with Nate Bowman and Kyle Worzala
Building submarines and supply chain alliances with Tim Shinbara
Embracing manufacturing careers, culture, and advocacy with Drew Crowe
Marketing the human side of metal manufacturing with Emily Wilkins
Launching rockets and getting back to the moon with Sharon Cobb of NASA
Going from hobby welder to fabrication business owner with Jay Lockett
Building rocket stoves and a fabrication business with Chiasson Smoke
Traveling with the trades and starting a business with Adam Fullerton
Advocating for the trades and changing lives with Jamie McMillan
Maintaining and automating Canadian manufacturing with Diane Reko
The new rules in the welding industry with Max Ceron of CWB Group
Developing careers in welding and a sisterhood with Desirée Guzmán
Achieving goals in high-volume metal fabrication with Matt Brunner
Lessons in laser cutting technology investment with Jeff Cupples
Evolving with manufacturing and learning lessons with Chaz Schroeder
Developing a one-stop fabrication shop through community and automation
New-school approach to an old-school family manufacturing business
A Gen Zer's take on the trades and representing the toolbelt generation
Transforming automated sheet metal fabrication with Caleb Chamberlain
Managing chaos, manufacturing innovation, rolling up with Brian Steel
Welding, teaching, podcasting, and business ownership with Jason Becker
Manufacturing's place in today's political climate with Omar Nashashibi
Changing company culture and reaping rewards with Todd Ludlow
Scrap metal art and overcoming obstacles with Michael Bennett
Next level software automation and efficiency for fabrication shops
The shifting manufacturing landscape with The Partner Companies
Fabricating Hot Wheels and being a rebel welder with Pa'Trice Frazier
Lincoln Continentals and custom wheels with Emma Sauve of Mobsteel
A Rolls-Royce and other SEMA builds with Ryan Fielding of Ringbrothers
Welding in motorsports with Andy Weyenberg of Miller Electric
Outsourcing and 3D printing in custom fabrication with iRcustom
Broadening your mental toolbox in the skilled trades with Joe Clark
Making art and helping inspire future welders with Staci Martinez
Winning and fabricating trophies with Tom Patsis of Cold Hard Art
The rapid pace of automation and robotics with Aaron Prather of ASTM
Go-kart fabrication, Fast & Furious, and SEMA with Red Beard's Garage
How hydroforming works and serves metal manufacturing with Schuler
Breaking stereotypes in metalworking with Nikita Adickes of CTEK
Fabricating doors, blending welds, and pricing jobs with Matt Tyler Designs
Life coach with a welding helmet: Shanen Aranmor of Weld Like A Girl
Taking an aerial equipment fabrication business to the next level
How a longtime artist became an inner-city Detroit welding instructor
Myron Elkins: From Michigan factory welder to Nashville recording artist
Buying a factory, starting a race team, and reviving Detroit with Andy Didorosi
Finding success in a new welding career with Jessica Considine of Sculpted Roots
Getting back to manufacturing apprenticeships and proper workforce investment
Blurring the line between artistic and architectural with Vector Custom Fabricating
Maker movement: How a metalworker/woodworker turned a craft into a small business
Revitalizing skilled trades: Overhauling the U.S. education system for a resurgent workforce
Turning setbacks into comebacks and investing in manufacturing culture with Andy Billman
Advice for starting a small manufacturing and fabrication business from scratch
Precision Tube Laser's metal fabrication shop for manufacturing's next generation
Revamping a multigenerational metal manufacturing business with Hickey Metal Fabrication
An economist's outlook on manufacturing, metal fabrication, and watermelons
Building The Fabrication Series and a welder community on YouTube with Justin Merrill
Creating a fabrication aesthetic, teaching others, and riding Harleys: Part 2 with Cristian Sosa
Shaping a career in motorcycle fabrication: Part 1 with Cristian Sosa of Sosa Metalworks
Four generations of bending and rolling heavy metal with Chicago Rolled Metal Products
Growing a small business with metal and wood: Part 2 with furniture fabricator iRcustom
From zero fabrication background to building a furniture business, Part 1 with iRcustom
Art, AI, 3D printing, welding with the guys from Netflix's Metal Shop Masters
Welding Women Syndicate founder and AWS award winner: Tiffany Orff
Garage Bound owner, fabricator, and mentor: Michael Brandt
Cobots and vintage welders with Nate Bowman and Josh Welton
Learning to start and run a small business is a skilled trade
Becoming the Nashville metal guys with Adam Heffner of Maker Table
Dabs Wellington on welding education and Elon Musk on a goat
What's new with metal artist and welder Rae Ripple? Part 2
What's new with metal artist and welder Rae Ripple? Part 1
A champion for women in manufacturing and the skilled trades
Marketing for small manufacturing shops doesn't have to be terrible
Episode 1: Rap Snacks, Bob Odenkirk, and manufacturing's workforce
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