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Within Tolerance is a podcast where the hosts talk everything from machine shop work, CAD/CAM, and other manufacturing processes!
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1In this episode, Dave Arneson, Vice President of Professional Instruments Company, shares the story of how Professional Instruments got into the precision manufacturing industry. He discusses their choice of machinery and the reasons behind it, as well as their approach to training new employees. Dave also talks about his own journey into the family business and the important lessons he learned along the way. Throughout the episode, Dave provides insights into the manufacturing industry and the unique challenges faced by precision machining companies.
The book mentioned in the episode is Precision Spindle Metrology by Eric Marsh
Check out PI's IGs @professionalinstrumentscompany
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Josh Hacko returns to the podcast to update us all on his Kern HD, starting a new precision machining business, and more! Dylan and Josh talk about outsourcing vs. insourcing, and commiserate about job shopping.
Check out Josh's IGs @nhmicro and @nicholashackowatch
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Dylan is joined by Derek Schuetz of FidgetThings this week. Starting with fidget spinners at the beginning of the craze and making his way through products and projects that interested him Derek has grown a company and following dedicated to all things fidget. Derek talks about starting out machining, acquiring machinery, 3D printing tips and tricks and more!
Check out Derek's IG @fidgetthings
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This week welcome back Jay Pierson, president and founder of Pierson Workholding. In his third appearance on the show, Jay shares his company's upcoming product releases, reflects on the importance of prioritizing time management, and Dylan and Jay discuss trading money for time. Tune in to hear his valuable insights and experiences in the machining and manufacturing industry.
Check out Pierson Workholding's IG @pierson_workholding
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This week's guest is Zach Smith, a highly skilled and experienced watchmaker and owner of Hour Precision. He holds certification from the prestigious WOSTEP program and specializes in machining parts for the watchmaking and medical industries. As the owner of two Kern CNC machines, he is well-versed in precision manufacturing and has even refurbished one of the machines himself. Tune in to hear Zach share his insights on the importance of maintaining the highest standards of quality in the watchmaking industry and his journey as a watchmaker.
Check out Zach's IG @zachsmiami
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You may know him as king of "I wouldn't do it like that" but Dylan this week is joined by Mickey Jacobs to learn just how he would do it. Dylan and Mickey talk about changing jobs to grow your skills, not burning bridges, running automated processes, and more!
Check out Mickey's IG @mickey6thgear
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Dylan is joined this week by fellow podcaster, used machinery dealer, and treasure hunter Noah Graff. Dylan and Noah talk about inspecting used machinery, working with family, how the sausages (podcasts) are made, and more.
Check out Swarfcast at https://todaysmachiningworld.com/swarfcast/
and Graff-Pinkert at https://graffpinkert.com/
Other podcasts mentioned:
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Against the Odds
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He's back! Everyone's favorite engineer turned product marketer, Curt Chan, has returned to Autodesk and is here to help tackle the industry education problem. Dylan and Curt talk finding mentors, inspiring youth into manufacturing, supporting local education and more.
Check out Curt's IG @curtis.chan
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Dylan is joined by his new WTP Book Club co-host Chris Zappettini to dive into the first 12 chapters of Critical Chain by Eliyahu Goldratt. Chris and Dylan talk constraints, focus, and more!
Check out Zap's IG @zap.consulting
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How do you build high performance teams? This week's guest, Jamie Underwood, and Dylan try to get to the bottom of it. Jamie has been part of team building at some of the largest tech companies in the world, and is now Head of Programming at Hadrian. Dylan and Jamie talk about the culture and talent problems that manufacturing is facing, and possible ways we can start changing things.
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Its a Dylan² episode! Dylan Tanner joins the show this week to share his journey from tinkerer to designer and machinist at Schenk Knives. The Dylans talk about starting in community college, pallet systems, Damascus machining, and more!
Check out Dylan's IG @dylanrtanner
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While many machinists dislike 304, this week's guest Chris Cameron started his manufacturing career cutting it. Chris owns Performance Stainless Steel which specializes in automotive parts made from stainless. Chris shares his background entering the industry with no machining background, learning the ropes quickly, and expanding on the business' product offering.
Check out Chris's IG @performancesst
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Dylan is rejoined by Paul Van Metre of ProShop this week. Paul shares the growth and changes in ProShop since he was last on the podcast (all the way back in episode 62), and imparts experience and wisdom in how to find and manage customers as a shop grows.
Check out Paul's Podcast- Machine Shop Mastery
https://machineshopmastery.com/
The Customer Scorecards Paul mentions:
https://proshoperp.com/drive-profitability-with-customer-scorecards/
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Dylan is joined this week by a myriad of past guests to talk about their experiences at this years IMTS in Chicago.
Chris Zappettini- @zap.consulting
Easton Bednarek - @moria_manufacturing
Pete Oxenham - @chatter.dev
Chris Purceski - @cadchris
Devin Bodony - @lichen_mfg
Andrew Henry - @henryholsters
Nick Polanosky - @p3dcreations
Special thanks to @hermleusa for the amazing Sepp and all of your time, and to @igsdann and @kernprecision for letting me co-host a wonderful #instamachinist meetup
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Dylan is joined by Chris Zappettini of Zappettini Consulting this week. Chris shares how he found his machining spark in school, to being an application engineer at Methods, to starting his own consulting company. Dylan and Chris discuss managing customer expectations, dealing with evolving processes and failure, and transitioning from a solopreneur to having a team relying on you.
Check out Chris's IG @zap.consulting
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What does it take to run a pair of machines 24 hours a day? CJ Abraham of Precision Product Development joins Dylan this week to share how he does it. CJ shares how he started in manufacturing, from a high school class, to working at Autodesk, to going full-time in his own business. Dylan and CJ talk about deburring and finishing, software that helps CJ run his business, and more!
Check out CJ's IG @cj.abraham
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If you've ever wondered what its like to get all of Autodesk's numerous manufacturing offerings to work together, Al Whatmough might be able to share some insight. Dylan is joined this week by Al Whatmough, Director of Product Management - Manufacturing at Autodesk. Al shares his origins in manufacturing, finding opportunity amid acquisitions, and learning to help teams with competing philosophies come together.
You can find Al on IG @al.whatmough
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This week's guest is Melissa Ramos, owner and operator of M95 Machining. Melissa talks about starting her business, dealing with adversity in the industry, a new robot cell, and a recent trip to Autodesk offices in the UK!
Check out Melissa's IG @m95machining
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What do you get when you put two people from Florida and one from Arizona in a room? A whole lot of talk about how great AC is! Dylan is rejoined by Juan March of Jax Precision and Nick Polanosky of P3D Creations this week. Nick and Juan update Dylan on all of the growth they have had since their last episodes. Nick expresses his love for his new toy, a Datron M8Cube. Juan also has a new piece of machinery, a DMG DMU50. All three talk about how they view and manage growth, and discuss what they are looking forward to seeing at IMTS 2022.
IMTS 2022 Instamachinist Meetup - KERN Precision booth #338719 in the South Hall. Wednesday, September 14th, starting at 3pm
You can find the holder/spindle creator script at - https://www.nyccnc.com/NYC%20Uploads/holderCreatorNEW.py
The newest UMC firmware version is - https://www.haascnc.com/service/updates/ngc-software-version-100-22-000-1015-released.html
Check out Juan's IG @jaxmfg
Check out Nick's IG @p3dcreations
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What makes a machinist go home covered in glitter? A Datron of course! This week's guest, David Rahn, joins Dylan to talk about his background in machining, creating production fixturing at his first manufacturing job, and most recently developing an incredibly cool fixture plate system for Datron's (and more) at Develop LLC. Dylan and David deep dive into what its like to run a Datron full-time and some things that might not be obvious at those looking at them.
Check out David's IG @dmrahn101
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