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176 - We don't sell to inch people

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Justin hires his first office employee, Jem catches up on emails using Cursor, and both discuss the challenges of delegating tasks in their growing businesses of delegating tasks in their growing businesses. They cover AirShop new features and a big milestone, 3D printer mishaps, expensive robot maintenance, profit-first accounting discipline, and building new custom product configurators.

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577 days
Strict 7-day flow working well
Cursor inbox catchup
Delegation (email?)
The Shelves drafted
Justin hiring?
PS2 Boxed Up
Robot service in progress, they old

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175 - Trenchcoat tool tags

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem weigh up if expensive trade shows are worth the $15k entry or if walking the floor with a "trench coat" of products is the smarter play. Between squashing bugs in the kitchen and mourning 62% price hikes on magnets, they tackle the absolute loop of shittness that is FedEx losing custom plywood shelves. Plus, Justin notices used Mac prices are on the rise and orders a cardboard shredder.

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Tool Show FU
Thick dentist
Buy Kitta Parts in US [PLACEHOLDER]
Buy Macs, like holding gold
Matthew's Simple Wood Goods Edge Sander
Youtube Playlist of our Songs
Benn Jordan audio prompt injection
Cardboard Expander

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174 - Spreadsheet Queens

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about complicated speaker parts, CAM programming headaches, and why wood routing feels less reliable than metal work. They geek out over Joe Roggenbuck's knowledge-sharing channel, discuss Jem's new Profit First spreadsheet rebuild (RIP Laura), and explore hiring challenges for a growing team. Plus: trade shows, work stops, and late-night coding sessions as a form of meditation.

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Two Years of Profit First
Spreadsheet rebuild, first AI redundancy
Cobra HQ Plus - good simple machine shop content from Joe Roggenbuck @cobraframebuilding
KittaParts Builder v3 - test deployed here
Trying to consolidate or just making excuses?
AirShop Start a Trial now available
AirShop to Fusion in 2-clicks
Going to tool shows?
Mercury bank

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173 - $65,000 and a brick

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0700

Jem quoted big this week while glued to his desk, ditching ChatGPT for Claude and getting his staff into Cursor. His parkour bricked iPhone became surprisingly zen. Justin scored a Tormach autosaw from Seattle, and he's hiring a Shop Coordinator. Both are wrestling with Xero bookkeeping.

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Soggy phone delights ꘎
Dumping Chatty G
New role at PDX CNC - Shop Coordinator
Justin steals a bandsaw - Tormach AF50+
Reconciling should be automatic by now surely!?
Robots via Cursor?
Getting staff into AI workflows - Jon into Cursor
AirShop - Bulk imports, quote billing new

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172 - One-click kanban glory

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Jem's rocking top-tier muffs that isolate a screaming spindle while the guys talk one-click Kanban card glory. They discuss the magic of good- documentation, fighting AI amnesia with markdown, and the logistics of shipping PS2 kits to the States. From bike-ride domain buys to handling trade apathy, it's a heavy look at refining the systems that keep a modern shop running.

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Communication in the trades, what the actual fuck? ꘎
Are you driving Cursor remotely? ꘎
Dylan got good muff recommendation ꘎
Gemini Lead Interview Youtube @Justin Brouillette
HA Dashboard for Bambu
input.button

AirShop upates

New Docs site 😍
6 months 50% off currently!
Kanban carding / printers
QR Scanners are amazing
PS2 Launch

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171 - Slag on my parts

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Jem's dialed-in tumbler workflow is pumping out thousands of little widgets with barely any intervention, while Justin redesigned the Fang clamp packaging to keep up with demand. They swap war stories about terrible powder coaters, Jem races his cousin vs Cursor on a Raspberry Pi battery project, and Justin finds a surprisingly old-school solution to stop Slacking across the shop.

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Engineer versus AI in modbus solution ꘎
Clawtastic ꘎
Love of tumbling ꘎
Cursor is king ꘎
Package Redesign for Fangs
Local Open assistants
Open Claw
Quality issues other vendors
Microscope 10 inch
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170 - Sticker Licker 3000

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Justin literally sold a room of his shop. Jem's questioning if his furniture business is secretly a tech company, someone stayed up til 2am installing sketchy AI agents, and plumbing codes make a surprise guest appearance. Also Fusion's new file types are confusing everyone.

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Praise for Jonny ꘎
Are we a technology company? ꘎
Who buys the stuff?
Backflow preventer for coolant
Jem's new KittaParts Gallery 👈
Dexter Room 👋
New Jem Robot Content
Big Fusion workflow shakeup - Kevin's explainer
🟧 AirShop Updates <> Help Scout
Onboarding Tour and Checklist - little steps to get started
Help Scout integration
OpenClaw
Hacksmith tour by Grimsmo

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169 - Scripting Blender like a coward

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Jem's dealing with wrong-white paint drama and bushfire heat waves while Justin finally cut steel and loved it. They nerd out on slitting saws, spindle grippers, and robot pick-and-place logic. Justin's close to launching AirShop billing, got a tenant for his extra shop space, and is scheming ways to script Blender renders without learning Blender. Classic shop talk with a side of automation dreams.

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Charged 70% less, cost wage ~$25/hr 😂
Justin cut steel 🤦
IPA vs Ethanol
Subleased
Really excited about Gimbel UMC automation - Wafflesandpremix
Saunders Expanding Pins
Robot Probing idea
Blender automation renderings?
New Hoffmann Slitting Saw

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168 - Hole in the wall, glorious

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:15:00 -0700

Jem's recovering from bushfire evacuations and finding thinking work tough after the chaos. Justin's got a glorious new hole between his shop spaces and AirShop is streamlining daily operations nicely. Both are geeking out over Random Routing's insane 48-tool carousel upgrade. Jem's dumped ChatGPT for Gemini, and Justin's testing coated CNC tooling.

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Fires near Jem
5th Axis Kurt DX6 96 Adapter
Quitting my 3 axis reel
Converting Pierson Pallets to Lang 96
AirShop is really smoothing daily operations (Beta users wanted!)
Post Edits, Github shared Haas post
Gemini backing Siri
Home battery project ꘎
Time on the tools ꘎
Hole in the wall! Glorious
Chatty G I've dumped you ꘎
Reanimating grasshopper challenges ꘎
Diode was the right diagnosis ꘎
Home Assistant Green
Fire Ball 🔥
Random Routing with a banger
Aluminum finish quality 😍
Love the Kimla
Post drives the robot
48 tools
Simplicity of PC CAM

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167 - Australian diesel spa

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:30:00 -0700

Justin's been deep in AirShop development over the holidays while Jem dealt with diesel generator drama amid fire danger. They chat five-axis workflow wins, a $30 kid's microscope that's surprisingly shop-worthy, permit nightmares for a simple door, and SendCutSend's wild live machining stream. Plus Chippy vs forklift round two.

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AirShop Incorporated 🟠 Signup airshopapp.com
Digital stocktake ⠄
We got Covid for Christmas
Amazing Microscope - this got me
5ax flow
Full-time Diesel Mechanic ꘎
Lack Gloucester, but once again finding more hours in the day magically ꘎
Chippy Death Plot
Kitta Builder
Bridge Builder game download
SendMillSend

00:00 Back in 2026
02:29 Business Developments and Product Launches
05:35 Sales Performance and Inventory Management
08:33 Family Life and Holiday Reflections
11:14 Innovative Tools and Equipment
14:13 Production Challenges and Strategies
17:04 Customer Engagement and Sales Trends
20:00 Robot River Table
20:28 5 axis Flow
23:22 Project Management and Workflow Optimization
26:23 Community Engagement and Social Media
29:19 Permitting Challenges and Bureaucracy
32:01 Work-Life Balance and Productivity Insights
35:04 Powerline Networking?
37:58 Plans
50:54 Robotic River Rodeo Full

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166 - Dylan shows us the Hermle C250

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem and Justin wrap up the year with tales of inventory headaches, Home Assistant tinkering, and soft jaw frustrations on the new UMC. Dylan Jackson from Within Tolerance drops by to show off his fresh Hermle 250 setup. Plus: electrocution survival stories, air compressor mysteries, and why bricking your phone might be the ultimate productivity hack. Happy holidays from the shop floor.

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Shop automation with Home Assistant (green hub)
Stream Deck
Hacs - obscure 3rd party stuff for HA
Mains cable failure
Fusion MCP
Air leak on UMC
PS2 Turbine experiments
Dylan Jackson joins the show! Within Tolerance - his podcast
Dylan's business, Proteum Machining
Dylan’s sick headphones from 3M
AnyShortcut | Fusion | Autodesk App Store
Product dev
New ATC Pedestal versions
New CNC Tooling
New CNC Tool holders
New Fang Stock

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165 - Salt on the IBC rim

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat new computers, shop reorganizations, and the joy of Facebook Marketplace finds like conveyors and what was sticky in Justin's new IBC tote. They swap notes on year-end revenue wins, FedEx driver diplomacy, and why thermostats are amazing ROI. Plus: Home Assistant rabbit holes, AI voice chat absurdity, and holiday shipping plans.

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Got schooled by AppMan ꘎
Home assistant rabbit hole Todd ꘎
Filled the big hole fast
2026 calendars
49 current small projects
Metaphorical hiking
Absolutely disgusting state of affairs
Roller conveyor
2025 End of Year
Christmas Live Show - join the recording 🇺🇸 Dec 18 - 11:30am PST or 🇦🇺 Dec 19 - 6:30am AEDT

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164 - The filthy assistants

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin catch up after Thanksgiving, celebrating the sale of Justin's YCM mill and his new fiber laser adventures. They swap stories about home automation dreams, robot programming, and the joys of hiring with AI assistance. Plus, a touching tribute to the generous soul who gave Jem his robots.

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UMC Ep2 Youtube
Chatty G voice feels so dumb ꘎
Oh my Packout fever ꘎
Claude 4.5 Haiku looses the plot again ꘎
Opus 4.5 daily drive
Importance of a good sump
Getting daily fiber
Justin bought this 30w Fiber laser
Death
New Hire for PDX CNC?
Home Assistant? - Hacksmith / Grimsmo
Hacksmith Knife Vlogs

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163 - Jokes don't work in space

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem records from a van battling massive audio lag while engineers occupy his shop floor. He celebrates winning Business of the Year and permits for the new home shed. Justin is drowning in rush jobs, finding a surprise in the YCM sale, and daycare lice. Plus, they discuss buying fiber lasers, upgrading the Fusion Bulk importer, and fancy 5-axis calibration tools.

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Rush the rush
Elephant Robotics - Nestworks CNC
.0003,.0006,.0006 (.0076, .0015, .0015mm)
Focused Training
Updated Fusion Bulk Importer to v.2 Add-in
Local awards
Building workshops for other people
Planning permit
Justin buying this 30w Fiber laser
Jem's laserpecker

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162 - Grumpy boss mans

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem's been grumpy after a slow studio sale, while Justin's juggling rush jobs solo. They chat about robot vacuums saving thousands in labor costs, Justin's new task app that harasses you into productivity, coolant mixers, and why reflection time keeps slipping away. Plus hacked Unitree robots spreading viruses like worms. Both feeling the squeeze between email and actual work.

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Solo humpin
Glue ups
Creative Woodworking mini tour
Slave to email ⠄
Unicorn Sales and Support hires?
Luddite floor cleaning ꘎
Grumpy boss ꘎
I need your app ꘎
Shopify MCP coming ST
No reflection makes Jem a dull boy ꘎
More grumpy ꘎
Spray booth build ꘎
Two new robots at PDX CNC
Boss capacity limiting
Unitree robots hacked

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161 - I want my hat back

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin geek out over Jon Klassen. Jem’s selling equipment. They chat UMC updates, marketing consultant wisdom, and why email rules sales plus thoughts on pneumatic air line strategy.

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Jon Klassen books are good
Where is my hat
So many jobs
UMC update, closer
Jem sells his Multicam Router
May sell YCM?
Unhook, dismantle room
Talked to a consultant
Email is best method for sales, don't worry about unsub
Website conversion
AI management
Uses social media to confirm
Finalist business awards in AU
Pneumatic air lines workshop optimisation
Maxline
Camaster Out of Business?

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160 - Does Profit First Work?

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Our biggest Profit First review yet. Jem and Justin break down why the system saved their businesses, how Mercury Bank automation beats manual tracking, and why you don't need to be perfect with it. Plus the psychology of fake scarcity, stealing from the right accounts, and what happens when sales are better than you hoped.

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UMC 🤘
Phil's AU 2024 Fusion Workflow Template Talk
Hot, stressed, sunburnt feeling but great sales
Baby pants obsession
Dian Jin Vise DJ-1217

PROFIT FIRST

Profit First Resources Page
Eric Larson start PF (10%)
2sec lean it
Justin's bank - Mercury
ST Assistant
Restructure - Split Lease and Payroll
New Debt account
New Mercury Distro Days (Fridays)
Weekly vs Fortnight
91% elusive - broke it finally
KittaParts 50%
Trust the system

Starting Accounts

Income
Profit
OpEx
Materials & Freight
Payroll
Lease
Tax

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159 - Nano Banana Daddy

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin catch up after Justin's anniversary trip, discussing his new Haas UMC 5-axis mill installation and Jem's late-night robot programming sessions. They explore the Lang workholding system, debate the death of traditional rendering with AI tools like Nano Banana, and share skepticism about Sora video generation. Justin turns down a massive aluminum router job due to equipment limitations while Jem perfects his ABB dual-robot sanding setup.

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UMC landed, Ep 1 on Youtube
Jem's Robot Workholding
Lang QP 45963
$20k parts no quote
Rendering is dead. ꘎
Nano Banana Daddy
Sora 2
Casey Neistat on AI
Fang shipped!
HTX new video

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158 - Matthew, Lord of Vinyl Box

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin welcome their first-ever planned guest, Matt Swaidan of Simple Wood Goods. The Ohio-based maker discusses his decade-long journey building a modular vinyl storage business, custom CAM software called Beaver, and automated UR robot finishing lines. They explore surviving the 2022 Baltic birch crisis, intentional downsizing, digital marketing strategies, and maintaining boundaries with four kids under six while running a focused manufacturing operation.

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We have our first planned guest, Matthew Swaidan of Simple Wood Goods
Your business, GO
Your background?
So many boxes, did you set out to be a box lord?
Assembly line with UR robot
Software dev experience
https://speckle.systems/
Explain Beaver - Production CAM
Anderson Stratros Nest CNC router
Edge sealing experiments
Odoo
The edge bander retrofit?
How dig out of baltic birch?
Change your design or practices?
New products in mind? How much does the production line limit that?
Online marketing experience
Ad spends 10% of revenue
Epoxy floors?

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157 - Just fang it

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0700

Jem fights corrupted robot flash disks while Justin battles predatory bank loans for his new mill. They discuss 5-axis machining mindset shifts, announce the Fang workholding clamps, geek out over Nano Banana's rendering magic, and debate Notebook LM vs custom AI agents. Plus: PS2 updates and Fusion's new text parameters.

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I bricked the robot ꘎
Brother 100 tool machine
Notebook LM (again) ꘎
Probing lust
Singularity graphs ꘎
Lieing Loaners
Fang Workholding Clamps
Lang Technik

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156 - Mood enhancing week

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem achieves lights-out ABB robot sanding with 3D printed horns and Grasshopper programming. Justin loses one CNC machine deal, finds another, signs the paperwork live on air. They explore Twig and Bot's robot probing, Jem's latest guesting on the Shop Stool Podcast, therapy for humans, and negotiation philosophy.

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High and lows
Hook em horns
Jem on Shop Stool Podcast
💰 UMC?
Twig and Bot Robot Probing
Buy the YCM - reach out, lets make a deal
Always negotiate - lease, machines, jobs
Matthew - Simple Wood Goods
12 inch duct print
Mr Freon AND Leaded gasoline

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155 - Get Alfred a retirement fruit platter

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem gets deep into Grasshopper software building custom robot CAM while Justin keeps drilling thousands of holes on his ShopSabre. They chat about wild HTX Studio YouTube automation, scary tool changer malfunctions, and the eternal struggle of buying used vs new CNC machines. Plus Justin upgrades to a bigger 3D printer and teases his AirShop inventory & quoting software. Plus koala vaccines, and 8020 extrusion workholding in the future?

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Koala Vaccine
Jem in love with Grasshopper
Grasshopper Tutorial Video
HTX Studio! ꘎
Justin is still drilling thousands of holes
Multicam Trident CNC Tool Changer issue
Shopping for mills, how can you tell if a secondhand machine is any good!?
Plywood tombstones no so much good ꘎
Should I use 8020 extrusion for fixtures!?
Robot work holding!? ꘎
Extrusion
J moves are sketchy as in Robot programming
Pierson video
H2S on the way
AirShop update Kanban cards done, testers signup here
Eric Trine like wine

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154 - You can't rush holes

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chew over 100,000 holes for breakfast and why you can’t rush them. They tackle janky probing and a carbon reporting prototype that’s greener than your inbox peach emoji. From Wera distribution deals to David’s Robot Factory, plus a wild mill shopping spree and AI tools that might just save the day. Oh, and an MCP mess you don’t want to miss.

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100,000 holes for breakfast
Condition the hold vac?
Janky probing
Carbon Reporting prototype
PDX CNC is a Wera distributor
8020 extrusion configurations
David's Robot Factory
People with conscious
Eric's call for help
The peach of inbox 20something 🍑
Shopping for mills with Justin
Maybe best use of AI tools ever ꘎ !
ST MCP Big Fuck up

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153 - Jonny Saves Nine Days

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem tackles email chaos while Justin's mill hits the market. Machine upgrades shine as Johnny cuts pencil sharpener cycle time from 17 to 4 seconds, saving 215 hours. AI tools show promise and peril with unexpected email sends. New Bambu H2S printer tempts with bigger build volume. Tool tags expand to Tormach TTS.

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93 yo grandpa, "AI is not new"
MacWhisper
G93 G-code (time to complete)
Jonny make chop chop goodah on the Pencil Sharpener
13,000 minutes of wasted machine time ꘎
Abby working it ꘎
Mirka sanders
New Tormach TTS Tool Tags
Maybe H2S?
YCM sale page
Taking machine suggestions
Near Zero Inbox
Gemini in Inbox

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152 - The Penitentiary of Kansas

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem celebrates his ABB robot's first billable hours sanding dowels while planning a move to a tiny home workshop. Justin plans expansion into a second shop space and finally scores PETG filament after months of shortages. They discuss knockoff products, Profit First wins, and whether sharing manufacturing secrets helps or hurts small makers.

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Vomiting children
PF ups and downs
Justin is taking more space!
How to build in more cash reserve
It's back after 54 days, no warning ⊚
Brick update ꘎
Robots on YouTube ꘎

First KittaParts clone ꘎
Share or protect ꘎
99k vibes ꘎
Kitta Parts Makers Interest?

88% YOY pay increase from PF
20% boost from Quarterly bonus
Weekly off a cliff, the pros and cons of weekly PF cycle ꘎
LB PF Update 91%

Roll of the dice ⠄Simone Giertz - Cortex Interview
First table tennis lunch work ꘎

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151 - The unstoppable em dash

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin wrestle with the unstoppable em dash while debating if butter robots dream of electric toast. They test every to-do app known to humankind and geek out over 3D print infill optimizers. From selling a jet jointer planer to scripting quality-of-life hacks, this episode is a wild ride through fixtures, AI operators, and Laura’s commission win.

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Butter Robot
3D Print Infill Optimizer ⠄
I Tried every To Do App
New Best of RFQ
Gippity 5
I cannot stop the em dash
The unstoppable em dash
besttoolforthejob.py ꘎ scripting quality of life hacks
Decapitalizing together
Sold our Jet Jointer Planer
Fixtures and orientation issues ꘎
We need an AI Operator of AI
Theoretically could have wired a motor in five minutes
Laura wins commission

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150 - Erratic novelty, built-in

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:30:00 -0700

Justin’s car-negotiation bot accidentally seals a deal, while Jem battles a FedEx account freeze. MCP email antics, Help Scout AI tweaks, DHL/Veeqo rates. Jem hacks Fusion posts for ABB sanding, tests soft‑servo, 3D‑prints a probe, and brings back time‑blocking.

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Perfect Saturday night. PP ꘎
It made a deal!
FedEx can eat a bag of D ꘎
Time blocking again ꘎
Abby sands? ꘎
Deep research ABB service docs ꘎
MCP enthusiastic emails ꘎
Task Novelty
Erratic Novelty Task
Soft Servo

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149 - Bots, bottlenecks, and busted sanders

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Justin returns from a family funeral pondering purpose while Jem hobbles with mystery arthritis. Sales roller-coasters, quoting scripts, and busted sanders spark shop talk. Justin battles a sketchy dust-boot customer, they rant about phone addiction, AI helpers, cramped shop plans, and chasing that elusive revenue double.

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Bricked my phone ꘎
Fraud
Mark D - How you break free from habits and patterns that you know you should change.
Rhino runs the show
High custom low product
Ency Robot
Networking old PC to the rescue ꘎
Sander crash ꘎
2-D to 3-D space constraints ꘎
Meta Ray-bans
MagSafe Neck Mount
5700 monolithic html down to 2500 ꘎
New ST 2.0! ꘎

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148 - The smirk of a man who makes software on the fly

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Justin's cooking up ATC pedestals for Avid machines with fancy PEM hardware while Jem's crushing it with 0.6% Shopify conversions. After midnight whiskey-fueled Grasshopper sessions with AI buddy Uncle Sven, Jem finally cracked multi-axis robot sanding and now dreams of weird angled fixtures. Justin unleashes AI on sleazy car dealers who play dumb professionally. Help Scout's AI actually writes decent support emails, and sick kids get robot tours that make everything worthwhile.

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Avid users - New ATC Pedestals coming - want to test?
Shopify MCP "Help customers search, ask, and buy in natural language."
Sentry Error Monitoring
Syntax - MCP #920 episode
CNC sander tool
Grasshopper with Uncle Sven ꘎
Bevels ✅
Fixture design session, 3A break
Get them back ✊
Helpscout continues 📈

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147 - You have to make bad things

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem and Justin explore where new products come from: solving personal shop problems or tackling custom work. Justin rapidly builds a label-making tool, while Jem gets back to wrestling with his sanding robots. The chat shifts to their complex feelings on AI's power and future.

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The early mushy design process
All five sick in a tent
Conf data
Grasshopper success ꘎
Relief of 12 hour workday ꘎
Cloudflare scraping paywall
Penta Solo cancelled
Labeldumper.com
Lots of design mental space talk
CNC sander tool
Isaac Sim - Robot Sim

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146 - Whiskey Git Commit

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin tackle supply chain woes and work-life balance challenges. Justin battles a PETG shortage that's disrupting production while Jem struggles to disconnect from work during a family trip to Queensland. They dive into coding adventures with GitHub, cursor workflows, and Johnny's robot progress back at the shop. Plus brass part mishaps and the perils of not having proper drawings.

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PETG HF OOS
Wot a Git ꘎
Parenting hole ꘎
Cursor needs a wingman or woman ꘎
Unlimited completion and a bottle of whiskey ꘎
Cursor Auto mode
Working code from Jonny ꘎
Scraping Product CAD
First time burned because of no drawings
Things We Love: Skote Outdoors Bought abandon house
Transformative Use - Copyright

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145 - LLM'd myself

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem and Justin dive into decoding coding posers—because who hasn’t faked it till they made it? They tackle the nightmare of a salesperson who just doesn’t sell and brainstorm clever fixes. Notebook LM and CNC router sanders get a shoutout, plus a cheeky chat on submitting products to GPT. Oh, and why an API script beats Zapier for your workflow hustle.

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Coding posers
What to do when your sales person sucks?
Notebook LM
CNC Router Sander
Submit your products GPT
API Script instead of Zapier

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144 - Unhinged fencepost discussion

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:30:00 -0700

Jem and Justin kick off with robot arrival update, plus a rapid coding and with YAML magic. They rave about Help Scout, the best AI chat sidekick ever. SMED shines in action, while the A1 Swapper takes a nosedive. Yeti vlogs sneak in a cheeky ad, and a new mousepad earns ✨life-changing✨ status.

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Apologies late show, Justin meddling
Robot update
Rapid coding project
YAML
Double time (chats)
Best AI help chat I've used - Help Scout
SMED in action
A1 Swapper 📉
Yeti vlogs - Integrated advertisement?!
Apps guy
New Mousepad ✨life-changing✨

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143 - Please, self service

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0700

From slippers in the spray booth to AI in the inbox, Jem and Justin spiral through another classic catch-up, this time knee-deep in robots, CNC automation, and YouTube imposter syndrome. Jem’s moving ABB arms across Victoria in a horse float, Justin’s scripting support bots while dodging scams, and both are obsessing over vacuum cycles and TPU bellows. They chat about vibe coding guilt, the future of toolpaths, and whether sharing too much online is a threat or a gift. Bonus: punting ABBs around the workshop on skates.

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Video Chat GPT 💛
Defense of the Dark Arts (Vibe coding)
Tiny boots up! ꘎
Auto Cleaning
Auto hole clearing
AdamCAD - is it here?
Landscape footage in my phone
A1 Swapper imminent
HelpScout to replace Freshdesk
CAT50 Tool Tags Live
Subscribe Parts Dept Youtube
Wireless mics

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142 - Conjugal visit with my machinist

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin catch up on shop developments, with Justin juggling multiple products in development while Jem shares exciting robot adventures with his machinist. They discuss AI coding breakthroughs with Claude 4, celebrate Profit First successes, and contemplate documenting Jem's robot journey on YouTube. The conversation weaves through tax management wins and four-day workweek benefits.

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CAT50 Tool Tags incoming
Robot conjugal visits
Pecker laser 👍
Milwaukee Packout in my Kitchen - Fabworks 50% off
🧈 Buttertube 👈 subscribe now
Jem before kids video
Claude 4 killed it in a single shot ꘎
Add to cart now live after fixing caps and feet
Android app for Laura ꘎
Tax account 18k spot on PF ꘎ 👏👏👏
Justin 70% of last years pay in 2025
Mercury consulting
Thanks Justin

00:00 Aging Reflections

02:50 Product Development Insights

06:11 Robotics and Engineering Adventures

09:15 Come into my Safety Zone

12:06 Laser Engraving Experiences

15:07 Content Creation and Branding

19:58 YouTube

27:46 AI Coding Updates and Innovations

29:47 Claude 4: A Game Changer in Coding

32:32 Creating Offline Apps with AI

35:22 The Evolution of Business Operations

39:09 Tax Management and Financial Planning

43:08 Profit First

47:01 Business Growth

51:01 The 4-day Work Week and Work-Life Balance

53:56 Tariff sea-saw

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141 - A Nasty of case of SMED

Tue, 27 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Justin’s migrating off Freshdesk, grumbling about outdated UIs and dreaming of integrated tools. He’s knee-deep in Shopify, site redirects, and pondering injection moulding and SMED like it’s a lifestyle. Meanwhile, Jem’s grappling with KittaParts hardware complexity, designing 19” rack kits, inventing dowel-pivot hinges, and vibing with NotebookLM podcasts about ABB RAPID while secretly plotting to laser-engrave everything.

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Freshdesk "free" ending
Disposable software ꘎ Laura 3D viewer
Henry Holsters Tour - Audacity Micro ⠄ BEP
No door APC Brothers
SMED (Single Minute Exchang of Dies)
Lean station
Shipping area
LLM robot programming ꘎
Best part of owning business ⠄Urg. Laura says the coffee.
Phew Shopify back to normal ꘎
PDX CNC Distributors
APSX PIM
Chatter Sync update Masso vs Multicam
Fricken Lasers ꘎
Notebook LM ꘎ - Learn ABB robots
Cities Skylines with Justin
Factorio - Factorio does not fill the niche. It creates the niche.

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140 - Sacrifices to the CNC Gods

Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin talk about machining big aluminum parts, setting up shop spaces, Raspberry Pi projects, file transfer hassles, tool holders, and robot programming. They share wins, frustrations, and practical tips from a busy week in the workshop.

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Workshop layout
Chatter Sync
GH chops
Hydraulic for ISO30?
ISO30 drill chucks? - runout?
RTFM GPT - Shared (Zap)
YCM Dilemma
Upgrade Storage
Sell
Scissors
High stakes machining ꘎ Eagles
Arbour rebuild, awesome old school shop ꘎
Farken CF cards!!!
Hourly rate assessment ꘎
What happens if you scrap client material? ꘎

00:00 Workshop Challenges
02:49 Designing Efficient Workshop Layouts
05:40 Exploring CNC and Raspberry Pi Integration
08:42 Managing High-Value Client Projects
11:31 Tool Holder Innovations and Challenges
14:31 Cash Flow and Robotics in Manufacturing
21:07 Simulation and Toolpath Innovations
23:32 Programming Challenges with Different Robotics
24:50 Dealing with Mechanical Issues
26:55 Collaboration and Community Support
27:41 Machining Techniques and Precision
30:22 Pricing Strategies in Machining
35:44 Evaluating Equipment and Automation Needs
37:59 Leveraging Technology for Efficiency
40:24 Navigating Documentation and Resources

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139 - How many robots, Jem?

Mon, 12 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin talking shop 139 episodes deep and Jem has finally bought the dream robots!

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How many robots did Jem buy? ꘎
7robotics wood MFG ⠄
AWESOME Lean Machine Shop Tour: Pierson Workholding!
Giant ALU parts. 90% reduction - 15.7lbs to 1.55 lb (7.12kg to 0.70kg)
Pierson SmartVac 3
Overwhelm = high
Selling machines
Upgraded Controllers
Snazzy Labs Self Driving for $999
New AirShop Developer?
Holy shit balls RAPID is good ꘎
Crashing windows 98 CNC with 3D surfacing code ꘎
Chatter Sync
Midnight twerking tool offsets ꘎
New regulations on shelving tip over risks ꘎
Blowin' the Ass Sale record away
Brain melt Australian manufacturing week ꘎
Giant ALU parts. 90% reduction - 15.7lbs to 1.55 lb (7.12kg to 0.70kg)
Pierson SmartVac 3

Chapters

00:00 It begins
01:47 Robot Acquisition and Negotiation
04:40 Understanding Robot Capabilities and Industry Impact
07:58 The Future of Automation in Manufacturing
10:44 Programming Robots and Learning New Skills
13:48 Hands-On Training with Robots
16:45 Challenges in Material Handling and Job Quoting
19:42 Innovations in CNC and Vacuum Systems
22:46 Exploring New Technologies and Safety Regulations
30:37 Technical Challenges and Machine Troubleshooting
33:05 The Future of Robotics and Automation
36:38 Innovative Solutions in Manufacturing
37:46 Developing New Projects and Collaborations
39:48 Sustainable Practices in Agriculture
41:44 Sales Strategies and Business Growth
44:47 Product Safety Regulations and Compliance

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138 - Lust for Robot

Tue, 06 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin talk shop robots and multi axis dreams alongside workflow struggles. They share surprising AI insights on personal blind spots, discuss shop music issues, and recount tales of tool discoveries 3D printed clamps and even a shop fire. Plus E Ink displays and hardware platforms.

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Virtual Live Machining with Client
Sick E-ink Dashboard - usetrmnl.com - Justin10 for $10 off
Goebel Insurance - Goebel Furniture
Saved OP3 with a printer ⠄
Simtheory Model Catalogue
Artifical Analysis
Six axis ꘎
Big Ass Annual Sale - May 5-9
Sprutcam
Offensively bad Jazz
M5Stack

Questions!

@proteummach: What is a project that each of you have shelved that you wish you could restart?
@astonjcreative: How do you track and maintain random non work ideas and thoughts throughout the day
Drafts & Voice Notes
@likebutter.au: How many robots should I buy?
@debrisfactory: Style of Endmill or other tool you wish you knew about five years earlier
@forestbirdoriginals: What is the biggest external factor that has impacted your businesses ability to grow ? (positive or negative impact, other than COVID)
@patrickbeseda: Do you use headphones, speakers, or no music in the shop? Or prefer podcasts?

00:00 Morning Routines

01:47 Reflections on Work and Productivity

04:35 Sales Insights and Financial Tracking

07:38 Exploring New Products and Innovations

10:38 Client Interactions and Training Experiences

13:30 Shelved Projects and Future Aspirations

16:21 Robotics and Automation in the Workshop

22:23 Software and Programming for Robotics

24:32 Maintaining Creativity and Idea Management

30:07 Capturing Random Thoughts

31:34 Utilizing Technology for Productivity

33:01 AI and Self-Reflection

36:09 Identifying Personal Bottlenecks

39:12 Navigating External Business Challenges

39:43 Music and Work Environment

45:46 Innovative Tooling Techniques

53:17 Exploring New Technologies

58:17 Insurance and Business Risks

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137 - 16-bit Sex and the City

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin tackle tricky importing issues and economic uncertainty. They chat shop tech including robots and CNC sanding ideas. Updates on Profit First distributions, tax savings, and the cash flow rollercoaster. Plus, beta configurator progress, cool soldering irons, and movie tangents.

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Flip flops economics
Price rises?
OK Go - Love - Sense of loss
Nack iMac stand legacy
Threads on PS1
Can we still make good kids? Good Podcast
PF Distro
New Sheet
Taxes ))<>((
Monday bakery cash slump
Found the best soldering iron TS101 ꘎
KittaParts Beta configurator revenue update
$24,661.42 in 2 months
🚨 Jem to turn cart on again by next week! 🚨
High School Teachers – Justin needs you!
Debris - Zero Dollar Product
Vortex tube cooling, can I 3D print one
Goodfellas

00:00 ello
02:20 Supply Chain Forced Fiasco
09:00 Navigating Pricing Strategies
10:51 Love for Love
13:10 Technical Difficulties.mp4
16:08 Robotics in Filmmaking
18:59 Machinery and Tooling
22:01 Innovation in Sanding Techniques
25:05 3D Printing + Custom Tooling
28:04 Threading and Machining Strategies
30:51 Soldering for Two
32:01 Personal Productivity Tools
33:14 Financial Management and Profit Distribution
35:40 Saving for Taxes
36:51 Debt and Business Cash Flow
43:00 Revenue Targets and Seasonal Slumps
45:01 Sales Workflow and Customer Engagement
48:59 Education Products - Get at Justin!

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Jem Freeman

Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette

Portland, Oregon, USA

PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links

136 - Gorbo and the Guest

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Justin and Jem find a new AI obsession named Gorbo, question their sanity naming products, and discover that borderline-creepy customer texts actually make sales. Jem composts plywood (because why not?), MacBook meltdowns ensue, and robot vacuums run amok. To top it off, Eric (Mel) ends up the show’s first-ever guest.

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DISCUSSED:

✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message option

Lean into the absurd
Gorbo's Swim hole - Wild Video AI
CRYPTID DATING GAME
William Gibson Novel
LIVE for Patrons
Abandoned cart responses
High touch relationship building with leads
Grasshopper animation
Domestic RoboVacs for workshops
PDX's Chippy Shop Robot Vacuum
International shop to a good perspective ꘎
Do more shop visits
Window server issues, have to change my ways ꘎
Compost David from Sydney ꘎
Blue THH
🚨 New LEGO Merch out now
Eric Larson is our first guest!

Chapters

00:00 Gorbo
02:28 Cryptid Dating
05:24 Product Development and Innovations
08:01 Customer Engagement and Marketing Strategies
10:59 Hot White Kitta Parts
13:58 High-Touch Customer Service and Genuine Connections
17:00 Composting Insights and Environmental Discussions
37:18 Exploring Creative Projects and Challenges
40:00 Visitor Insights and External Perspectives
42:34 Shop Visits
47:09 Shop Management and Cleanliness
53:07 Grasshopper and Python Scripting
58:01 Unexpected Guests and Creative Conversations

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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135 - Say something nice

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin catch up on vacation resets, DIY solar dreams, AI wins, shop updates, consulting gigs, slow sales turning a corner, and future plans for guests and maybe a move.

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Time off for Justin
Monster Cable F'd with the wrong guy
Super satisying letter - story from his site
KittaParts Builder gaining momentum
Text line running hot with beta builders ꘎
Thinking about moving Like Butter to the home shop
Patreon Video on Simtheory - another coming
Consulting on manufacturing and Christini (haha) fantasies ZAPPETTINI ꘎
GPT Report writing on the road ꘎
GPT 4.5 nailed my copy writing brief, make me smile and lol ꘎
Passed the Laura test ꘎
GPT 4.5 blew my tokens in 30 mins
Simtheory assistant scraping
AI saves my old robot vacuum ꘎
Put my phone away for 10 minutes and did something I've been wanting to do for years ꘎
Big Guests?!⁉️
PF: Had ALL OF IT
Fake smiles, show time, baby!
Prop on the news ꘎ - Kickerstarter hair archives
Slim Spacers

Chapters

00:00 Goood Morning
01:34 Reflections on Time Off and Parenting
04:37 Legal Battles and Patent Trolls
07:24 Business Challenges and Supplier Issues
09:21 Nostalgia and Early Business Ventures
13:22 Product Development and Innovations
17:57 Sales Strategies and Customer Engagement
22:51 Future Plans and Business Expansion
27:13 Exploring Lithium Battery Opportunities
30:29 Navigating Sim Theory and Marketing Challenges
33:32 Consulting in Manufacturing: Insights and Experiences
37:36 The Impact of AI on Writing and Creativity
45:44 Balancing Work and Personal Life
47:36 Hidden Phone, Happy Daughter
51:01 Future Plans: Guests and Collaborations

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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134 - It's a Vibe

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0700

Justin hosts 25 high school students at PDX CNC for a packed tour and CNC routing live Mount Hood machining session, sharing insights into education, tooling, and shop layout. Jem rebrands his custom furniture configurator to Kitta Parts Builder, phases out VividWorks. They dig into DIY automation—from cobot sanding and Rhino scripting to overnight print bed swapping—and marvel at a spotless European shop using robotic CNC loading with laser-measured sheet stock. Rounding it out: AI companions, part quoting workflows, and the existential joy of printed PETG brushes.

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School tours at PDX
Machining Mount Hood - Steep & Shallow
4am JSON dreams
Vibe coding
85% issues with Cursor! Focus MF
KittaParts Builder replaces paid configurator
So much redundant code! Ooops

Samuel - Random Routing

Excuse me? Backlit racking?
insane - voice to gcode

Second Shift Mentality?
Her, holds up
PDX CNC's first Automated CNC on the way
PDX CNC on Amazon
Throw away script saves hours of work.
Pi, never left us
Printing Brushes
Gimbal Automation - insta

Race of the Lasers ⚡

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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133 - Derogatory cabinets

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:15:00 -0700

Justin and Jem discuss the challenges of running small manufacturing businesses - from unexpected CNC E-stops to the stress of public holidays when you're behind on cash flow. They share their experiences with production documentation, hiring/firing employees, and the constant iteration of products and processes. The conversation covers new materials for Like Butter's Kitta Parts, shipping station improvements, and the potential (and limitations) of 3D scanning for custom work.

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Whoops - Justin published day early on accident

Watching a truck wreck
Hiring: can't imagine ... then ⠄
Justin's got that new Pod Cam
Suzie helping ꘎
Bad Replika AI, "I am useful!"
Low point weekend ꘎
Fuggen public holidays
Trapped vibes
New dowel stock!
Slow here too - worst weekly sales in memory
Audacity Micro "Self Robot"
Cobot vs Humanoid?
Shipping Area Revision
Love my text chat ꘎
Succumb to filthy vanilla cabinetmaking to fill gaps ꘎
Block script success ꘎
Dispatch standup ꘎

00:00 Slow motion truck crash

01:46 Production Process and Material Changes

04:17 Jem's New Stick

06:58 Hiring and Employee Management

09:46 Documentation and Process Standardization

14:40 Fire as well as you hire

17:53 Public Holidays and Work-Life Balance

27:05 Navigating Business Pressures and Personal Well-being

29:11 Unexpected Sales and Client Relationships

31:51 The Challenges of Product Sales vs. Custom Work

34:24 Exploring AI and Automation in Business

36:13 Software Tools for Cabinet Making

38:43 Improving Shipping and Dispatch Processes

50:44 Enhancing Customer Experience and Feedback

54:15 The Future of 3D Scanning and Its Applications

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132 - Lusty Fascinations

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about workshop robots, tumbling systems, and e-commerce headaches. Justin battles Amazon's complex seller requirements while Jem celebrates proper hydration as his secret productivity weapon. The episode ends with Justin's rant about Fastenal's ridiculous account system preventing him from buying simple screws.

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Atlas Humanoid
Rover 6 Wheel Robot
Single phase vac pumps F4 ꘎
PDX CNC BlackBox vacuum distribuitor
500 meters of dowels
40 years to discover this drug!? ꘎ Drink enough water!
Designing interfaces with dictation whilst driving ꘎
React magic ohmygawd ꘎
New Rules to correct overzealous Agent Cursor
Fixed a long standing bug on Shopify
Rant: Fastenal - you sell commodity items but make it super hard to purchase them online? Idiots ⠄
Created account, wouldn't let me buy screws. Contacted local store. They had to submit a "branch account creation" which takes another 48 hours.
Don't be like Fastenal

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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131 - Beeswax, Brushes, and Bathroom Heat

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about shop improvements, from Justin's new dust boot designs to Jem's successful tumbling solution using local beeswax polish. They discuss business challenges like Justin's Shopify glitch that blocked dust boot sales and Jem's Profit First distribution adjustments. Tech talk includes Claude 3.7's capabilities, AI-powered research, and Jem replacing a $350 review app with custom code. The episode wraps with Justin's bathroom heater installation and Jem's table tennis upgrades.

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Blocked Add to Cart Crisis ⠄
Sentry.io - bug finder
KittaConfig Beta
Buy Fucking camera for podcast
Popped a Line - YCM
Oops PF no profit ꘎
Tumbling bees wax sloppy good ꘎

AI ZONE

New Claude 3.7! Party ꘎
One shot config rework attempt, unfair?
Saved $350 and coded a replacement in an hour ꘎
Deep Research 👀 ⠄
Hours and hours in cursor this week ꘎
Slowwwwww cash cows

IMPROVEMENT OF THE WEEK

JUSTIN - HEATER
JEM - TABLE TENNIS

00:00 Potato CAM 4 Lyfe

01:17 Product Development and Prototyping Insights

04:23 Sales Trends and Market Analysis

06:33 Website Functionality and Customer Experience

09:18 Coding Practices and Version Control

12:23 Financial Management and Profit Strategies

16:46 Shopify Add to Cart Nightmare

24:27 Financial Priorities: Paying Yourself First

24:56 Machine Maintenance: The Importance of Listening

30:51 Innovative Solutions: Using Technology in the Workshop

33:40 AI in Manufacturing: Exploring New Tools

39:33 Building Custom Solutions: The Value of DIY

47:21 Shop Improvements: Enhancing the Workspace

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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130 - Don't tell Notion

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat shop, managing the endless stream of emails, building AI agents for everything from Profit First to Therapy and everything in between, Jem has been a naughty boy and Toolpath has bought Chatter!

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Inbox Zero - celebrate or be fearful? ꘎
Could an AI agent help to manage Profit First?
PF home accounts out of hand, lawyers say never split up ꘎
Workflowy ꘎
Workflow apps,
Gemini daily driver ꘎
Cursor
INDUSTRY NEWS:
Toolpath buys Chatter
Al Whatmough on Within Tolerance
Dust Boot product dev
Hustle fatigue
Emotional state too closely linked bank account balance
Instagram @parts.department

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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129 - Coffee, Cobots, and Coding

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem & Justin chat Moccamasters, bad millennial design, and coffee snobbery. They cover AirShop updates, YouTube milestones, and a barrel polishing query. Plus, Vention's new sanding cobot, post-processor woes, Cursor coding tips, and the joys of TextExpander. Laura's back on payroll, profit distribution fixed.

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Moccamaster makes better coffee than I used to
Hello Linda
Thanks for all you that inquired about AirShop
Shandy Vention Sanding Robot Turnkey - website
2025 PF spready upgrade ꘎
New income goal, new accounts, new fixed distribution amounts, 11 months in. ꘎
Added Laura back on the team officially
Jonny post-processor gold star!
Getting cursor chat to talk to cursor composer? Help
Terrible LLM emails this week
New prompt tuning to compensate, still crap.
PS2 rides shotgun ꘎
Slow steppers ꘎
PS2 to States in – Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Barrel tumbling whelp ꘎

Chapters

00:00 Jazzy Hands
03:19 Mother-in-law Coffee Experts
07:54 Launching New Ventures and Community Engagement
10:51 YouTube Success and Content Creation
16:34 Automation in Manufacturing and CNC Challenges
22:22 AI Post-maker
27:00 Navigating Post-Issue Challenges
28:07 Understanding Cursor: Chat vs. Composer
30:03 The Importance of Context in Coding
32:03 Dictation and Its Impact on Productivity
34:48 Degradation of AI Models: A Recent Concern
38:01 Managing Memory in AI Agents
39:53 Setting Up a Local Coding Environment
43:00 Progress on the PS2 Project
44:33 Timeline for Production and Shipping
48:35 Spreadsheet Management and Payroll Insights
51:25 Elevator Ding.mp3

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Portland, Oregon, USA

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128 - Introducing: AirShop

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:15:00 -0700

Justin unveils AirShop, a new app to streamline inventory & quoting, born from his own shop's needs. Jem's sales are up, he's dipping dowels & using AI coding! They discuss automation, 5-axis machines, and website woes, and celebrate good weeks.

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DexArm 😍
Oops went live with AI pricing ꘎
Bulk Price Editor
First GeoCities order ꘎ !!!!
Within Tolerance EP - 246
🟠 AirShop
Holy fugggen shit take my money ꘎
Quoting, inventory, what makes an ERP?
Coding in natural conversation ꘎
How do I finish SQ 👉 Shopify migration? ⠄
Shopify variant hell is back ꘎
Is typing dead ꘎
Finally a good week ꘎
Sex toy dowel dipper success ꘎
Two geocities orders ꘎

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127 - Robot tour therapy

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0700

From nesting software shenanigans to exploring robot-filled shops, Jem and Justin navigate the chaos of running machine businesses. Justin tours a fantastic robot automation shop. They tackle everything from the Bambu firmware mess to pencil sharpener prototypes, while Justin shares his therapy journey. Between testing new productivity tools and fighting cash flow battles, they keep it real about January's challenges and the constant juggle of growth. A classic episode of shop talk meets real life, with a dash of productivity theater and price increase contemplation.

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Nesting stories
OpenNest
BlockEdit
Rhinonest / Rhinocam
The sickness
Share Cart link
80/20 Ideabuilder Extrusion config
Youtube – I toured a robot workshop (😍)
First Cuts on PS2 Pencil Sharpener
Bambu Firmware fiasco
DeepSeek R1
Productivity Theatre Quote Register Nonsense ꘎
Justin gets a therapist
Update Shottr ?! - annoying fellow
Raycast
Bonkers good Jan
Short Week, Still Behind
Cash Flow Struggles
Considering a Weekend Sale
Upcoming Price Increases
Auto Tape machines

Chapters

00:00 New Year Vibes
01:38 Design Software Chat
04:27 Cool Configurators
07:22 Work-Life Balance
09:41 Sick Days
12:22 Workflow Tools
15:06 Online Product Setup
17:39 Extrusion Builds
20:10 First Cuts
21:38 3D Print Talk
22:42 Bambu Drama
25:32 AI & Sim Theory
29:33 Business Talk
30:58 January Numbers
34:44 Marketing Tips
37:07 Productivity Tools
41:25 Therapy Real Talk
43:52 Raycast

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126 - Llama shall have what it demands

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about robot training, viral videos, nesting software woes, and inspired dowel finishing methods. Features shop talk about CNC automation, Fusion 360 pains, and label printing solutions.

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✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message option

New youtube upcoming, tour
UR Playtime UR Cobots and Robots
People are so scared of new ideas (dumb white men) ⠄
Millions more views, mostly hate comments
Millions all round.
Oligarch eyes, vendor lock-in ꘎
Jem's new muse
Nesting in Fusion
More scripts to fix Fusion's massive flaws
Label printing out of Airtable
Pool cue dipping rig success ꘎
Dust boot recommended by Multicam
New PDX Airport killeth
99pi PDX Carpet Episode
Configurator re-skins
Plain Jane HTML hosting within Shopify
Raycast.com - 10% off with link

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125 - Inappropriate drill pressing

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss 3D printing technicalities, coding with AI agents as amateur software developers, barrel finishing of timber components, the value of long form video, Jem is reading profit first again, Notebook LM from Google, the fatigue of the hustle.

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BBL Ideal Printing steps, 0.04mm
Superb Yoda Model
Configurator circles
Cursor coding, AI code workflow
Dedicated Drilling
Barrel finishing
Long term value of long form video
Linus interview with Colin and Samir
Profit first, third time lucky
Notebook LM
Shopify API check out authentication
Hustle fatigue
IG popping orf
Retrospective journalling value

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124 - Cat palace for kids

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Jem and Justin return from holiday breaks and to discuss building cat palaces, AI scripts with Claude. They discuss shop improvements, Gridfinity strategy, and share thoughts on QR codes and self-centering drill jigs. Plus, thoughts on reading habits and notebook psychology.

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Jem's instas serie (shelves), spouse appreciation
Expensive weeks off! ꘎
Cat palace for kids ꘎
Hot Wheels ꘎
Preorder Fiasco - 8 hrs with Claude
Even more Cursor enthusiasm
Kitta Scam Product ꘎
Mercury banking
Scripts, scripts, scripts! – Nack fixes, Label Print on repeat
Nick Cave ꘎
Fresh eyes, new resolutions, bad habits ꘎
Notebook is a place - Verge 2:34:32 (Book) The Notebook - Roland Allen
Slow to make but rewarding ꘎
Where do your QR code labels go to? ⠄
Veritasium QR Code
Drill Jig for DB - awesome suggestions
Cheap Self-Centering Vise
Shirts we got
Op shop = Thrift Shop
Bluey Rabbit in space Sleepytime episode

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123 - Christmas Special

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0700

An extra special/long episode for doing dishes as you collapse into the holiday season. Thanks for listening this year! Jem and Justin.

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✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message option

Year Review - Justin

Biggest things or impacts

Profit First
Printed product expansion
Now have 4ct - X1
CNC tooling
Understated impact of new child

Year Review - Jem

Looking forward
Covid down time and reading profit first
Sense of ownership

Justin Mantra/Theme 2025

Flow
Following 2024 lesson, do the obvious thing
Simplify software stack
Double revenue
Outsource and delegate
Fiverr, Upwork
Virtual assistant?
AI Agents!?!
Robots, automation?
CS offloading - disconnect
Meditating

Jem Mantra/Theme 2025

OPEX creep
DIY Config Launch
Increase product % mix
Get back on the tools (not too much)
Default diary

Other

Eric Larson's - Within Tolerance 5⭐️'s
ChatGPT swings and roundabouts ꘎
Discovered second battery
JUSTIN - make video of offsets on YCM
Another power outage, options
Lean day upcoming
Gemini 2?
CNC Feeds & Speeds Calculator
Cursor.com

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122 - Blue Unicorns & Task List Trauma

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss Mac hardware trends in machining, share their perpetual task management struggles, and explore workshop innovations. A bike-fluencer emerges, they debate Shopify's AI assistant, and using smart lighting for production notifications.

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DISCUSSED:

Next: Year Wrap Episode - Send in here!

Your Themes / Plans for next year!

Decommissioned satellites must re-enter the atmosphere to avoid becoming space debris. Conventional metal satellites create aluminium oxide particles during re-entry, but wooden ones would just burn up with less pollution, Doi said.

Something wrong with me, latest note taking saga
Negative or normal
Getting Things Done
Day Plan - Nack
Best AI Tool Ever - I grow weary, and her time is perilously short 🤣
First brand deal - Tern Orox
Parenting is hard AF sometimes ꘎
3D Print tip - slice by object ⠄
GPT-o1 tries to escape ⠄

When the model was led to believe it would be "shut down" while working toward its goals in these tests, it quietly attempted to deactivate the oversight mechanism 5% of the time, OpenAI said. At one point after the AI found documentation saying it would be replaced by a new model, it tried to abandon ship by copying its data to a new server entirely. To avoid being deleted, some AI models would even pretend to be later versions of their models to trick their developers, what I assume is the equivalent of slapping on a fake moustache and saying "he went that-a-way."

Shopify Sidekick ⠄
PS2 modular milling machine

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121 - Filament Fantasies

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about their appreciation for 3D printing, highlighting a mostly printed filament spool winder. The conversation touches on community-driven platforms like Maker World, the complexities of print settings, and the evolving landscape of 3D printing. They also explore topics like branding, AI tools, and the cultural appreciation of imperfection in Japan.

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✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message option

Final dash in summer
Downgraded IG
Japan imperfect ❤️
Seconds listed ⠄
Flux Ultra
Flux Generated images of Cobot CNC routers
Can someone make an AI Mesh to Solid Body converter? I'll donate.
Amazing free creations
Justin's list of amazing free prints
Bambu X1E
GPT is fired, Claude
Branding PYNOS
Printed linear ways
Turn off read receipts on Instagram!
2025 Nack Calendars are a Go!

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Justin Brouillette

Portland, Oregon, USA

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120 - Low effort flow

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin get back to Book Club with Simon Winchester's "The Perfectionists," discovering how sewing machines became precision's foundation. Between busy shipping weeks and spring production, they test shop automation with Roombas and CNC cobot sanders. Specially recommended countersink gauges, and organizing local deliveries. They find new entertainment in Suno v4, tackle email marketing via Flodesk, and share of Bryan's Shop Stool Podcast.

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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Using a sewing machine as the first grinder for gauge blocks is mind blowing
Guns guns guns
Stuff the British Stole
Pulley Block Machine

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RouteXL
Sawdust Bureau - Table mission
Bryan's podcast - The Shop Stool Podcast
Dirty but effective weekend sales
Huge swing to Nth Melbourne
18 order shipped in a week ꘎
Bit of Airtable love - delivery view and planning
10 thousand springs by Friday
Lazy bot frustrations
System prompt design agent
Suno v4
Countersink gauge from Eric Clear Irons
Hot lap season ꘎
I wanna get serious about robots ꘎
CNC sanding heads
Toolstoday CNC Sanding Attachment
Shop Roomba Video
Flodesk email marketing

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119 - Conical Chamfering

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin celebrate the launch of ThreadBoard! They script a new chat box and let an AI agent control their workspace computer. Claude tries using the configurator, and they find Qwen2.5 Coder 32B is way less lazy than GPT-4o. They tackle measuring and QC’ing ThreadBoard chamfers, possibly with a conical chamfer probe. There’s a follow-up on the Jet HVBS, Patrick from Douglas Fir Design asks about AI voice chat models, Vertical Calendars are in jeopardy, PDX CNC announces an End of Year Upgrade Sale, and they chat about laser engraving.

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ThreadBoard is live!
New chat box scripted!
Keeping score.
Workspace computer controlled by AI agent
Claude tries to use the configurator
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B way less lazy than GPT4o
How to measure and QC ThreadBoard chamfers!?
conical chamfer probe?
Jet HVBS Follow-up ⠄
Patrick (Douglas Fir Design) asks about other AI voice chat models? - Haven't tried but seems promising - Nomi.ai
Vertical Calendars in jeopardy
PDX CNC End of Year Upgrade Sale
Laser engraving - xTool F1

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118 - Heavy Couch Work

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin cover a lot in this episode! Justin’s been working on Zapier SMS magic for show notes, while Jem dives into pricing blocks for the upcoming ThreadBoard launch. They also chat about using Easy CSV Editor and dynamic HTML configurators. Will Justin fire as Jem tunes out the BOM, and they discuss after-hours work and gift-giving—with Justin making custom gift boxes for a special carbide gift. They wrap up by comparing web chat vs. text chat, exploring custom pop-ups, and finishing their thoughts on Extreme Ownership.

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Justin made Zapier SMS magic for show notes
CSV - What use this junk for!? Easy CSV Editor
ThreadBoard Launch Product launch accountability ThreadBoard ꘎
Making pricing blocks in Rhino for ThreadBoard and more products
Is Nack back?
Making HTML configurators - dynamic wall size
I love Cody for VS Code
Will Justin fire me!?!?!? Jem has stopped listening to the BOM
How much after hours work do you do? ꘎
Giftgiving - Justin making gift boxes for that special carbide gift
Podium SMS
Web chat vs text chat - direct contact experiment
Custom pop up for chat box
Labels, CSV, data merging with Dymo app - PDX CNC Video
Debrief field ꘎
Product revision tracking
Finishing up: Extreme Ownership
Leading up the chain

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117 - No time for tracking

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin explore custom configurator development, shop equipment decisions, and tool inspection methods. They answer a bunch of listener questions, discuss transitioning from premium software to DIY solutions, debate the value of time-tracking systems, and share insights on KPI tracking for small manufacturing businesses. Side conversations cover Google Voice limitations and the merits of microscopes for tool inspection.

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KPIs
DXF for Laser Fusion Plugin
Opendesk
Cody
KittaParts config $$$
Comment to DM - KP?
Hammock-ing
Jet 712 👎
Kicked off PS2
Blackhole issue, not an issue 😒
Debriefing Projects
Get a Microscope

Questions

jktableco - Separate phone line for the business? Whole phone or just an app to add it to your phone.
jktableco - Hiring help or professionals, CPA, marketing, website, etc.
debrisbrooms - What is Justin going to buy to one up Jem’s fryer? Any other non-trad tools in the shops?
marc_demontigny - How much looking back at how long things actually took to CAM or cut do you do, and if you do, how do you do it?
marc_demontigny - You incorporate that into future projects?
CNCcut.Melbourne - Any tips to check if a used tool is sharp or blunt? Do you track tool usage in any way? - Lee

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116 - Broken Blackholes

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Kids causing chaos this week as Justin and Jem tackle their small businesses amongst parenting. Conundrums of product fulfillment, shipping efficiency and laser engravers.

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Kids!
Product options and fulfilment
Shipping via courier vs in-house delivery van
Couriers are great!
Automated Laser Engraving xTool F1
Laser engraving with auto conveyor video
Good cash week = good mood?
New TTT and TT options

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115 - Pour one out for Pi

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:15:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat Fusion training, a rampant payroll tool, online guide improvements, AI eco impacts, and frustration with horizontal bandsaws. Is Jem ready to ditch Fusion?

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One-on-one Fusion training
Super scare
Fusion 2D outputting - MapBoards to Export 2D Files from Fusion
Duplicate with Joints 🚨
Gusto - Easy Payroll
QR Blaster
ATC Pedestal Guide - How better?
Checklist Manifesto
Bandsaw Issues - Jet 712 broken part after 3rd use? Binding up
Better ways to make online guides?
Notion
Just make it better, Justin
Camera off, can't be bothered making content right now
Moving away from Fusion modelling
I didn't get to say goodbye, to Pi - Desktop app?
macWhisper
Impact of AI
Voice morphing
These number crunchers
First 1 milli
Grounding - why?
Philip: GtP is new and good, and yall should enbrace the change. Maybe you don't want the first component by drfault, but it far exceeds the old ground (now called pin) which is/was a timeline feature, not like ground. It does away with all of the rigid grouping, and as-build joints to origin, and it also lets you edit the inital 'free move' that we got when inserting a component.

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114 - Lazy pull lean

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about 3D-printed vacuum workholding, crazy insurance lumps, a $420k robot cell, and fun with QR codes. Plus, a peek into Profit First and hitting Q3 revenue goals like butter!

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mmmmmmmachining, distracted fun
3D printed vacuum workholding
Patreon longer 3D fixture walkthrough
Flyback Diodes
Veritasium QR Code
Barcode scanner
Little things job swap
insurance lumps (my lovely lady lumps)
Airtable, Fusion, Insurance,
Multicam support group - Join here
$420,000 robot cell
Twig and Bot

Profit First

Q3 Distribution - 96% of AIM PDX
Q3 Rev 16% over target - Like Butter

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113 - Hands-on wetting device

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss hacking CNC machines, wild AI camera tech, and share insights on Profit First, new tape vendors, and AI voice cloning. And they both start insourcing/outsourcing products where they didn't prior.

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Machine Hacks, Networking, and YCM (Fanuc) Auto Door Release
seconds since epoch
Multicam backtracking
Multicam owners/support group - sign up here
Multicam backtracking
Wild $70 Pi AI Camera

Profit First

Timing Account - Insurance lumps
Capital & Repairs Account
New Tape Vendor
Battery week
Fork
Home system
Shell Game - AI Voice Clone Podcast
Still local curious, local docs functionality
Insourcing parts
Outsourcing parts
PDX CNC On-site CAD/CNC Training

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112 - Wax Dipper Script Job

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about Rhino AI scripting, packaging, CNC maintenance, and business analysis. They discuss machine troubles, vibration reduction, and new tools. The duo ponders business growth and laments missing IMTS.

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GPT-4o Rhino script, 🤡 Claude Sonnet 3.5
Vevor Creaser
Packaging talk, making our own packaging
Masso CNC conversions
Loose wires
Machine servicing
Preventative maintenance
IT manager Jem, fixing all the things
Main CNC PC down
Hydraulic holder much less vibration
Uncomfortable sense when things are going well
SWOT analysis of our businesses
How to take the next steps?
IMTS FOMO
New O Flute Tools - Aluminum

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111 - Dreaming of Automation

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem talk shop every week, discussing their small manufacturing businesses, automation opportunities, AI coding tools and what might be wrong with Jem's machinist rabbit.

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Hydraulic Holder
Amazing automation video (send us more)
UR Cobot Woodshop integration
Talking Robots here
Justin IMTS 2024 Recap video
Fusion scripting success
AI Inception
Cursor AI
Dall-E two years on, Sep '22 to Sep '24
KittaParts 2D Configurator now with musak
01-preview coding trials
60 second reasoning
ChatGPT 01-mini most impressive single shot response
All failed
GPT4o multi-shot refinement worked

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110 - IMTS: (Cheap) Cobots took our jobs

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin recap IMTS, exploring cutting-edge manufacturing tech and creative habits. They dive into industry developments, from innovative cobots to lights-out machining. The duo also discusses software updates, sales updates and Justin's surprising new machine interest.

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IMTS

Dating your creative self
Twyla Tharp - The Creative Habit
Community connections
Cheap Cobot Robot - Igus ReBel
Justin needs a lathe!
Lights Out & Zap - UMC 500 with 25 unique parts Cobot Loaded

PO issues continue, deposit paid
Social media vacay
Wax dipping ice rink
Depth of wax untested

Software Corner

Friction with SimTheory
New OpenAI O1 models
iOS 18 updates

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109 - Open the Pricing Kimono

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem & Justin talk about dealing with problematic clients who like to push small businesses around, the wins of a profit first weekly distribution cycle and Justin's plan for IMTS.

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Bad customer service practices
Purchase order bullies
PF weekly cycle 📈
Numi
Soulver
New timber trials
wax dipper
deep fryer
IMTS - millions of square feet of hotdogs
LB Studio Sale
Gorgias?
Clickup
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108 - The Power Stroker 9000

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about AI tools, workshop equipment, and the future of social media. They ponder business management systems and dream about humanoid robots in their shops.

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ChatGPT sauce
New Saw, no more OP0 - Jet HVBS-712
What's missing/broken from your current ERP? Send us a note!
Humanoid bots, cheaper than cobots

Where to after Instagram?

Forming a connection
Is Patreon the future of the internet?
nest.pdxcnc.com

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107 - Power down, profits up

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about configurator orders, HSK holders, and motivation. They cover software changes, AI advancements, and Profit First financial updates. The pair touches on creativity, skating, and the concept of play.

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4 config orders in a week ❗️
HSK 63F Holders in-process
How many times per week do you have 'stuff this' thoughts?
Motivation, direction.
Power Dump
Skating and creativity
Andy Anderson
Play

Software corner

Dumped Adobe and ChatGPT
Crawling back to Lightroom
Capture One
SimTheory AI
Flux
iOS 18 transcription promise
So ready for AI Siri
Config DIY a year later - GeoCities here we come!

Added Timing and Capital / Repairs Investment accounts
Sofa accounting
6 months in report from LB
Xero vs 'real' numbers

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106 - Automate or bust

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Today’s episode is packed! We talk about the latest configurator update, the future of automated CAM, and how to streamline job shop quoting. Plus, a shoutout to the “Manufacturing Spaces” podcast with Carl Bass and AMA on customer journeys, soft jaws, and the rise of 3D printed homewares. Got insights for IMTS? Share them with us!

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Jam Packed today
Getting my ass kicked
Configurator update?
Ask: if going to IMTS, what are you seeing?

New Podcast: Mfg Spaces - Carl Bass

Fusion godfather, CEO of AD
DFM tool 👏
Automated CAM (obvi but what does that mean for jobs ?)
How do we automate router work?
Job shop work needs automated quoting. Wasting WAY too much valuable time.
Engineers and designers learn better faster with instant tools (quotes, DFM)
integrated data in model files - drawings are silly when we have “perfect models that are just missing how far from the model they can go”
Carl - “it’s like if you feed your dog then pick up the shit and try to figure out what you fed your dog”

AMA

Patrick - I’d love to hear the difference or similarities between the “customer journey” at PDX CNC vs LB. What’s the customer service experience, ya know?
Dylan - On a scale of 1-10 how much do you like softjaws, and why did you say 1?
debrisbrooms - You magically receive 1000 sq/ft to your shop. What do you do with it?
astonjcreative - For Jem Tymbr and Justin increase of 3d printed homewares and their longevity
Alex (masterbowater) - configurations!

Andy Anderson interview on Hawk vs Wolf

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105 - Lust has been reactivated

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin explore the quirky world of tape machines, share tips on optimizing online stores, and get excited about the latest 3D printing technologies. They also chat about keeping a healthy work-life balance and the fun chaos of running a bustling workshop.

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Paper tape packaging - Repair Job
Olympics - Rugby womens 7s
Women's Road Cycling winner
Table Tennis
So bored of socials
Opal
CRO couch time
So far behind on quote it's embarrassing
How are leads being generated in Quotient?
Zapier
Tumbling timber parts
Systems!?
PS2 Progress
International Conversations
IMTS

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104 - D Grade Gucci Board

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about product development progress, a new sticker & tape vendor, and the "Pumpkin Plan." They discuss Jem's bottleneck issues, web sales, and the need for conversion rate optimisation. Plus, updates on Pencil Sharpener 2, KittaParts, ArmorCore, and Like Butter's Quoting Calculator.

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Development Humming
Pumpkin Plan
New Sticker Tape Provider
E-myth Franchisability
Bottleneck Jem - too reliant on
Too much custom work balance
Web slooooooow down 57% YOY
Not making time for conversion rate optimisation
Shut down CNC SEO
PS2 progress
KittaParts materials change challenge
ArmorCore
Like Butter's Quoting Calculator

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103 - No Wuckas

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin celebrate using Profit First bonuses to pay off loans and hitting 130 days with 88% success! They chat about international KittaParts plans, new dowel stock, and reaching 150k monthly with minimal social input. Plus, insights on Google Zero and finding your core audience.

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Danny Meyer, “Customers are not always right, they just need to be heard”
Got me again
used PF bonus to pay off loan 💪
130 days of PF 88% success
International KittaParts plans
New dowel stock incoming
Extruder
6 weeks of low input socials and still 150k monthly reach
Google Zero - Where is your core audience?

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102 - Release the Beast

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin are back with Babe, exploring the product picker Venn Diagram and Kitta Parts Robe. In Software Corner, Clause Sonnet 3.5 faces off against ChatGPT4o. They chat about being on Within Tolerance, profit first, and lightweight plywood

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Back with Babe
Product Picker - Venn Diagram
Made a good video
Kitta Parts Robe
Software Corner
Clause Sonnet 3.5 plays off against ChatGPT4o
Was on Within Tolerance
Profit First: Switched to weekly distributions
Lightweight Plywood

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101 - Is Justin 'Within Tolerance?'

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem is on baby leave, catching up on sleep with three kids at home. In the meantime, Justin is featured on the Within Tolerance podcast with Dylan from Proteum Machining. In this episode, Justin shares his journey of starting Portland CNC, the inspiration behind their innovative dust boot product, and the various challenges they've overcome in the CNC machining industry. He also delves into the complexities of machining furniture, the evolution of their product line, and the unique insights he’s gained from over a hundred episodes recorded with Jem. Tune in for an engaging and informative discussion packed with behind-the-scenes stories and valuable lessons from the world of CNC machining.

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This episode is republished from Within Tolerance Episode #227
Host: Dylan Jackson – Proteum Machining

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100 - Meet Venn Gantt

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Join us for our 100th episode! We get a bit nostalgic, discuss the challenges of product launches, reflect on lessons learned from business coaching, and explore the art of video content creation. Plus, we have a software corner, customer interactions, and potential SEO impacts of archiving products. Also, balancing custom projects with product focus.

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Product Launch - pop n flop
Variant cull SEO
Google search algo
Torn between quotes and product focus ➕1
100 EP - Insta Questions
End of business coaching
Forced to reflect
Software Corner
Rhino slowdown
Desktop App
GPT memories
Boomer AI
Videos on Tooling
Why does 8mm compression cutter squeal?
What do you want to see?
Patreon Changes - Screen Captures, Live Videos?

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99 - Who Needs Sleep Anyways

Tue, 28 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem & Justin have both been up too late again, fixing website code and struggling with CNC nesting labels.

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Both up too late again
Configurator updates
CSS fails at 1am
Nesting labels
MapBoards Pro - $25 👍
ChatGPT4o productivity workflow
Transcription is king
IG wave has crashed
Don't be so damn sloppy Jem
Airtable got the goods
Kitting the Kits
Selling products in kits

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98 - Keep it Spicy Siri

Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem try to remember how this works almost 100 episodes in. New ChatGPT is Jem's design assistant and Justin has launched a new range of CNC tooling! If only Siri would whip us into shape, we'd get so much more done.

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Bleeding out over dinner
ChatGPT 4o access
All of the knowledge, what to ask?
Australian Standards design help
Alexei Sayle Clip
800 Loom videos later... now with AI
Spark Mail
Three month productivity cycle - note taking attrition
Where do you do product pricing?
Numi App
PDX CNC Tooling looking great
Small White Box / Better White Box
Justin's Camera / Lens
Toolpath
Within Tolerance - Al Whatmough RE: Toolpath.com
Pricing sensitivity chatter on IG
Rule 34
Alarmed iOS App

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97 - Beefs Entendre

Tue, 14 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin weigh in on the Drake vs Kendrick's rap beef and start their own beef with Fusion's Nesting Extension. They explore using Rhino with Python, tackle an overwhelming number of tasks, and manage browser tab overload. They also cover ongoing Instagram updates, resolve engraving issues, and tease exciting plans for the 100th episode!

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Aubrey vs Duckworth (Drake vs Kendrick)
Fusion Nesting Extension < Mapboards
Fusion Nifty Corners!
Suggest Classic Episodes
Favorites / Styles Flodesk
Llama 3 Advertiser
Offline super quick
Testing it with Rhino .py
Too many todos
Chasing browser tabs
Dunny phone 2 factor shit test failcakes
Insta Still going
Engraving Issues
Secret Show plannings - yas
100 ep plan?

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96 - Verily, the 'Gram Doth Poppeth Off

Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss the latest Instagram algorithm change that has exploded Jem's account, are split on re-marketing mechanics, and recap old and new Profit First practices. Also, an Airtable ERP class? Plus Llama 3 is out.

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Mr. Influencer
Re-marketing mechanics
Instagram off chops
Killer Month
Ideal work
Configurator landing page top 3
PF Cult
When things go bad? Prepare
How important is net profit AFTER owner draw
Split OpEx to "reduce slush fund effect"
Opex insurance - Timing Account
Material balance
Software
Llama 3
Hugging Face
Airtable ERP class?

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95 - Good morning daddy

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Start your morning with a discussion on GPT memories, beachside podcasting, and LB's first configuration-based Kitta Parts sale. We’ve reached 600 new faces on IG, maintained low-stress levels, and managed those pesky bills. Alba also makes a cameo.

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GPT news: Memory
Beach-casting
First Kitta Parts configuration sale
IG reach 600 fresh faces
PF low stress levels
Paid bills and rent again WTF

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94 - How to train your Unicorn

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss the new Fusion CAD course, recap CNC Router Unicorn training, and explore SCORE mentorship, and AI support programs. They also update you on the latest inventory trends and share their newest musical creations on Udio!

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Keynote ❤️
New Unicorns Trained
New Fusion CAD Course - 🟢
"Superannuation in Australia or "super" is a savings system for workplace pensions in retirement."
SCORE mentorship
AI Group Support Program
Inventory Trends 📈
Full sheet of foam f-up dream
Music gen Udio
Jem - udio.com/songs/9zBpgHP4fpBzCfn6Rb4kV5
Justin - udio.com/songs/9zzykRF9LxL8yCXA2weiPA
Fusion configuration gap in Jem's knowledge - PDX CNC Config Video
Detailing bottleneck
Airtable Page Designer < Interfaces

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93 - Short and Sweet

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem discuss the week in their small manufacturing businesses. New in-person training course prep for Justin and finally the KittaParts configurator is live for Jem.

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Sorry for the abrupt ending from Justin's weird technical glitch.

Justin's making training course content
Photo wall updates and showroom
KittaParts Configurator is live
Config live
Profit First chat
Chasing expenses
Atomic Habits?
My Eyes Hurt
Router Table Setup
Inverted spindle, water-cooled
Intuition and the delegation failures

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92 - Popped my Mirka

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss CNC Unicorn Training, the juggle of multiple roles, and the nuances of financial management. They also touch on the magic of software tools like Text Expander and network setups.

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Popped my Mirka
Push 3
Knock-Out II
CNC Router Unicorn Training at PDX CNC
Wearing all the hats again
Jem is the webmaster for better or worse
Intuition and the delegation failures

Profit First

Profit!
How often to reconcile?
Paid rent for the first time in 6 months
OPEX - Payroll adjustment to pay myself
Dispersal frequency

Software Corner

Text Expander dfate 03 Apr 2024 ddate 240403 @@ email@domain.com
KittaParts Config update
Networking
Hardwiring machines
Scratch and Dent Logistics?

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91 - Already Banned Myself

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat task management, Siri automations, the pros and cons of benches for people vs benches for tasks, CNC aggregates, the obligatory Software Corner plus more on Profit First.

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Siri and automations
I have a bench again!
New Compatibility List
Aggregates
Software Corner
Shortcut List GPTs
Yapping email fail - oops
Justin's Unicorn CNC and CAM training - coming soon!
Profit First
Jumping straight to full TAP percentages
No hidden bank accounts
Killing Big Bills - Mint Mobile
TikTok - would you miss it? Justin loooooooves it.

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90 - Pi, Let's Role Play

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Justin gets some time for "deep work." with Jem & Justin as they explore unique productivity hacks, from Pi Role Play to ditching time tracking. Plus, CNC router tips, savvy quoting strategies, and progress on managing finances with Profit First.

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Deep Work time
Pi Role Play
"Stop Yapping" - GPT
LB – New Beds
Simple Bundles
#73 - Subreddit Comment - 4 spindles
Turn off time tracking
Marc D – What kind of CNC router work do you avoid now? Anything that needs lots of sanding is hard to $ for us.
Mike N – Thoughts on sending itemized quotes or lump sum (ways to reduce sticker shock)
Quotient
Screen Capture Videos in quotes
Notion rollout command K, killing my darling WorkFlowy, crashing Notion
Maintenance Trail

Profit First Playlist

Making more frugal purchasing decisions
New debit cards
Offset accounts in US?
Jumping straight to full tap percentages
No hidden bank accounts
Shifting bill payments to 10/25?

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89 - Smile through the Podcast

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin delve into the ups and downs of running a business, from slow sales to the challenges and rewards of marketing. They share a light-hearted take on the need to "smile through the phone" and the peculiar shift from a private persona to a public, more energetic one when facing the camera. Amidst tales of late-night work sessions and the trials of balancing personal life with business demands, they find solace in the camaraderie of shared experiences and the odd comfort of knowing that perseverance in business often mirrors personal growth narratives.

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Oops I've done it again.
How I Built This – Leatherman
Fusion PITA?
T-Pain Blender
Ableton 10th 25th ✅
PDXC CNC - CNC Router Training - April 2024 👀
First PF distributions
Profit First Playlist
Mercury instant within Xero
Brave Browser
Text Sniper

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88 - Beurre Monté

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin as they discuss contraction and time management. They brainstorm product ideas from beds to DJ stations, and explore software tools like Quotient, Da Vinci Resolve, and Affinity. Both share experience with Profit First and they tackle a question about CNC Shop startups.

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LB contraction
Getting super tight with my time.
Product ideas
Beds
DJ station is sick
Software Corner
Smaller team could mean much smaller software stack.
Quotient is where quotes are sent, consider using it as the primary QR tool moving forward as it was the tools for leads and follow ups included.
Da Vinci Resolve
Affinity Software - Photo, Designer, Publisher
Profit First:
Justin - Picked a bank, set up auto-transfers. Mostly moved deposits.
Question - CNC Shop startup?

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87 - But First, Profit

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem discuss dealing with cash flow issues in their businesses, new financial strategies they are trying based on the book Profit First, banking and software tools they are using like the Spark email app. They also talk about upcoming sales events and how to setup for steel milling!

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Book club: Profit First

Accounts > Automated?
Percentages
Modelling
52-week cashflow
Mercury - PF Bank Justin went with
Fernery
Shopping Slitting Saws
Planning to cut steel
SC: Spark email
PDX CNC Sale
Names
Timing

Profit First Percentages

Real Revenue under $250,000:
Profit: 5%
Owner's Compensation: 50%
Taxes: 15%
Operating Expenses: 30%
Real Revenue $250,000 to $500,000:
Profit: 10%
Owner's Compensation: 35%
Taxes: 15%
Operating Expenses: 40%
Real Revenue $500,000 to $1 million:
Profit: 15%
Owner's Compensation: 20%
Taxes: 15%
Operating Expenses: 50%
Real Revenue $1 million to $5 million:
Profit: 10%
Owner's Compensation: 10%
Taxes: 15%
Operating Expenses: 65%
Real Revenue $5 million to $10 million:
Profit: 15%
Owner's Compensation: 5%
Taxes: 15%
Operating Expenses: 65%

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86 - Tumbled Walnut Knobs

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin as they delve into the intricacies of CNC programming with a focus on tricky fillets, explore Bambu X1 mods, and discuss the creation of Apple Vision Pro. They share insights on Sora's role in AI, navigate through photo management solutions, and recount tales from 'Camp Covid.' The episode also covers financial tips inspired by 'Profit First,' the unique challenges of camping at work, and wraps up with a deep dive into modifying Bambu G-code for optimal printing results.

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Bambu X1 #3 - Coming Mod Video
PDX CNC Tool Tags
Apple Vision Pro making
Sora Open AI
This Day in AI - Sora Episode
MKBHD - Sora
Will Smith Eating Spaghetti
Justin's puzzle knob
Camp Covid
Solved my photo management issues, sorta
Backblaze
Cashflow woes, broke me Thursday
Jem reading Profit First
Camping at work
Jem needs a paddle
KittaParts Configurator
Rhino 8

Modifying Bambu G-code

; filament end gcode

M104 S0 ; Turn off Extruder heater

M140 S0 ; Turn off Bed Heater

G91 ; Set relative positioning

G0 Z10 ; Lower bed 10 mm

M106 P2 S255 ; Aux Fan 100

M106 P3 S255 ; Chamber Fan 100

M190 R40 ; wait till bed is 40º

G90 ; Back to absolute positioning

M106 P2 S0 ; Aux Fan 0

M106 P3 S0 ; Chamber Fan 0

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85 - Phone Booth 5-axis

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0700

In this nail biter, or wait, is it an ankle biter? Jem is still waking up and Justin has had a bajillion coffees. Or has he? We'll never know for sure. 5-axis lust, getting older, learning Fusion 360, the Bezos row boat, plus making workshops better-er. Get on the goose! Read on with your ears already, Candice.

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I Need It - Penta Solo 5-axis
🟥 Secret Show 5 - Specializing: Product vs Service - available now on Patreon
Jem turns 40
Camp trailer
Putting too much into sales
Learning Fusion 360
PDX CNC Intro Series (Free)
Kevin Kennedy - Fusion Masterclass ($)
Jem recommends Bezos Row Boat
Justin - Clay Sculpture Youtuber - hilarious
Rhino Tools - Proving Ground
Assembly area Improved - PDXCNC

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84 - Union Pie Warmer

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin as they dive into the peculiar world of Australian scorpions and their bedtime antics! They'll also discuss the latest on KittaConfig's deadline, remote installations, and the unexpected use of pie warmers. Plus, insights into decoupling time input, pre-June must-dos, product development, and the excitement around the new Haas DC1. Get tips on custom fixture washers, ply table base generators, and innovative dog bone solutions.

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🇦🇺 Scorpions 🏃‍♂️🦂🛌
Deadline on KittaConfig? -
Remote install - totally different
Pie Warmer leads
Quoting machine
Decoupling my time input
What do I need to do before June?
Product Dev? Accountabilities buddies
Custom Fixture Washers
New Haas DC1 - Brother from another Mother
Ply Table Base Generator
What's your dog bone solution these days?
DogBone parameter -
Debris Brooms a good follow
Fire Truck Slides out of Control

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83 - Expensed my Haircut

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Jem and Justin dive into the world of productivity and organization. They discuss the benefits of the Full Focus Planner and the Nack Day Plan for staying on track. The episode also touches on the new PDX CNC assembly area and Jem's fresh approach to the new year with a focus on stationery. They revisit the impactful lessons from "Delivering Happiness" and "Atomic Habits." The duo also shares their experiences with cash flow challenges and the art of making lukewarm calls. Lastly, they return to their ongoing saga with printers, particularly the X1's frustrating habit of printing in the wrong colors.

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Full Focus Planner
Nack Day Plan
Ghost Post about Assembly Area
Jem Rolling into new year
New year, new stationary
Delivering Happiness
Atomic Habits, again.
Summer cash flow woes
Luke warm calls
Back to hating printers
X1 Printing wrong colors

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82 - Additive to Replace Subtractive?

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin are back from holiday break. They dive into the challenge of disconnecting, explore radius gauges on Makerworld, and share their latest workshop upgrades. Hear about their experiments with hot wax dipping inspired by honey-making, and Justin's insights from 'The Machine that Changed the World'. Plus, a look at turning off social media, the potential of offline LLMs, and the intriguing world of 3D printed tool steel. Will additive methods replace subtractive? They also discuss learning CAM and the promise of Fusion, hinting at Fusion GPTs.

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Back from Holiday break

Inability to switch off
Radius Gauges on Makerworld
Workshop improvements
GPT Don attempt
Hot wax dipping, borrowing from honey industry
The Machine that Changed the World - Justin read a book!
Turning off the Gram
Offline LLMs
Printing Fools
3D Printed Tool Steel (Angus, Makers Muse)
Additive will replace subtractive?
Question on Learning CAM
Fusion 👍👍
Fusion GPTs?

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81 - Business, Maker. Business Maker

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin review 2023 and plan for 2024 - delegating growth, strategic impatience, streamlining operations, new products, improving sales.

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Year in Review
Responsible use of materials vs Lean waste
Plans for 2024
Jem – Strategic Impatience
Justin – Delegating Growth
E-myth Tasks to Positions sheet
Machines - Wheels off or Renew?
New Products?
Deadlines?
Lots of little projects
Filament Organization
Tool Reorg
Back on Tools
Solve Sales
Fire Ourselves
Jem needs Buttons
Chatter Sync from CNC Repair man?

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80 - Condiment Regret

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin dive into CNC advancements with Bambu Handy and RhinoCAM, ponder over Rhino Block vs. Fusion, and discuss US-grown maple ply. They share insights on finding industry experts, discuss a new Langmuir Titan 25T Press brake, and talk about the potential of GPT-4's offline version. They wrap up with a call for listener submissions on 2023 reviews and 2024 plans.

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🎉 Send us your 2023 Review / 2024 Plans

Bambu Handy, Handy - Print on the go.
Rhino Block Hindsight - years wasted? Condiment regret.
Rhino obsession as R8 comes out, should I dump Fusion in 2024?
RhinoCAM - choice paralysis - 7 options
Maple ply US-grown
Finding people who are better than us at stuff.
Titan 25T Small Brake 😍 instagram.com/p/C0zHODPOXEk/
LaserBros
ROI Calculator - GPT
ChatGPT Whisper API Text Summarisation
GPT 4 All - Offline version

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79 - Lean Baby

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin are back! Babies, configuration tools, how many drugs can you get into a CNC router, and some neat ChatGPT tricks.

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Laura's Recycled Plastic Chipper
KittaParts Configurator Beta
Dowel Making Machine small version
$153m CNC Router
Babies are the Least Lean - cannot automate a baby
Makemysign - super easy Lean signs for shop?
Backup Bambu
GPT Image to Label Printer

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78 - Hot Apricot Yoga

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Parts Department, Jem and Justin discuss failed products, ongoing improvements in 3D printing, hiring new staff, making progress on workflow systems, using AI to analyse business data, the growth of configurable CAD, and getting coworkers onboard with QR codes.

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Products that didn't do well that you love
That desk²
Whiteboard
Feel like keep making partial or temporary tools / fixes
One True Source (GD, FD, AT)
Source of Product info / Design files
Airtable, Shopify, Veeqo, Linear
Podcast recommendation - Heavyweight
Vividworks Update
Ask for email after N build time
Rhino fever continues
Rhino 8 live
Just right-click!
Josh nailing configurations
OpenAi Announcements - GPTs
Chatter.dev - Fusion connection
Fusion 360 > Fusion
New hire cultural inductions, getting better every time
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77 - Wet and Mouthy

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss printing progress Jem has made after troubleshooting issues with Bambu PETG filament. They talk about tips for Justin as he prepares for upcoming parental leave and the challenges of documenting processes. Jem shares they've hired a new production operator

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Bambu Slicer Update from Justin
Rhino scripting
Rhino 8 and Fusion both behaving
Jonny on the GPT Scripting wagon too now
Revit Scripting - PyRevit
Tips on Parental Leave
Procurement Process Documentation
New hire

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76 - Deleting my Teenager

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Parts Department, Jem and Justin cover a range of topics including using AI to generate product images, keeping legacy products going, workflow automation experiments, the power of paper planners, and launching new products.

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Default diary scorecard
Archive
Lightroom Storage challenges? 📸
AI feedback loop experiments,
Configurations in Fusion
Justin’s script might be the one to help solve our workflow issues with custom KittaParts
May 25, 2023 🤌 - Bambu Slicer at fault?
It's calendar season - 13 years
Slite Lights What are your little coloured lights for studio?

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75 - Time to pull the plug?

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem commiserate about the difficulties of growing their product businesses while still needing to do custom client work to pay the bills. They're impatient with the slow transition and want to steer their companies in new directions. But it's tough when technical problems like Justin's temperamental 3D printer eat up time and mental bandwidth. Still, Jem finds joy tinkering on passion projects in his early mornings. The shopkeeps aired their grievances but remain determined to keep moving forward on the long and winding product road.

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Struggling with delegation vs control. Assertiveness check.
PS Power Update
Free play mornings are back
Tool Holder Holder - New product drop 🍷
100% product overnight vs slooooow burn
3D Printing Issues
Bambu X1E

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74 - Shit Kicker Applications

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss playing language games with AI assistants, hiring for their workshops, automating workflows, balancing polished vs raw social media content, and ongoing machine maintenance issues.

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Let's play a game
A Comic Rip
make automation (Integromat)
Veeqo - multichannel ecommerce shipping (FREE)
Secret Show SS04 - Automate
Bottlenecks in design detailing
Job ad live - Production Operator
PS power filter update
Bearing failure

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73 - Insert Witty Furniture Joke

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin dive into hot manufacturing topics like DC spindle swaps, roboforming advances, smarter factory tech, Aussie wood vs Thor tools, recruiting challenges, and secrets to better production development.

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Forced Tool Swap
Spindle swap, go DC? EMF?
Roboforming Smarter Every Day
Fading Curtains
Aussie Wood vs Thor
Recruitment challenges
Like Butter Job
Secret sauce prod dev
Claude MJ

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72 - Wrong Size Reamer!

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode Jem and Justin chat about experimenting with GitHub to share code for Fusion 360 scripts, using large language models like GPT-4 and Claude for data analysis, drama in the 3D printing community around the new Bamboo MakerWorld platform, and setting up repeatable fixtures and tool setups for machining tricky parts like forks.

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Makerworld - direct from device
feeling mortal
Training videos
My first Fusion script
Bard Updated - and lies profusely
Fabworks.com
keyboard on the PS
GPT quoting feedback 🤯
2 hours of R&D ✅
CNC Router Fixture Setups

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71 - Configured Desires

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem's client bails, pushing project dates while Justin dives deep into Fusion 360 Configurations and his killer script for importing multiple STEP files. Jem’s feeling a bit broken, but the show must go on! We geek out over Airtable automation and MIRO for mind mapping. Also, catch our chatter on the 'Sauls Goodman' print, courtesy of Sidnaique. Don’t miss this one, especially if you love to nerd out on CNC and workflow hacks.

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Fusion 360 Configurations + Parametric Configured Vise Tutorial
Justin's Fusion 360 Multiple-STEP Import Script
Collectively Burned, Broken
Brouillette Airtable Master Automater, how!?
Broken Jem, tapping out, client moved dates.
Default diary overdue reset.
Most Detailed Print Yet - Sauls Goodman by Sidnaique
Mindmap Everything - MIRO

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70 - Beyond the Wonderwall

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Jem and Justin delve into the intricacies of Fusion 360 and Bommer, explore the potential of FloDesk Email for PDXCNC, and stress the importance of ethical tech migration. They also discuss Rhino WIP's compatibility with Apple Silicon and reveal Justin's game-changing Fusion 360 import script. Amidst all the tech talk, Jem shares insights on team management and the success of WIFLE sessions in fostering positivity. The episode wraps up with a look at the necessity of regular CNC servicing schedules. Don't miss out!

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Bommer - Fusion 360
FloDesk Email for PDXCNC
Please Migrate Responsibly
Airplane Mode
Rhino WIP Apple Silicon
Justin's Multiple Import Script for Fusion 360
Finishing with Jem
Team maxed out
WIFLE success, positive energy, gratitude
CNC Servicing schedules
Goodbye

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69 - Less Boot to Lift

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem's got vocal issues but that ain't stopping us. We're talking about growing on Etsy and Amazon while also discussing the struggles of balancing different roles in a small business. Plus, exciting updates on Fusion 360 and the start of our KittaParts Config project.

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Jem has lost 83% of his voice
Expanding Product Platforms - Etsy, Amazon
Wearing of four hats, standard small biz
Bootless in...
Ideogram AI - Midjourney Gravestone Image
Meta Llama 2
KittaParts Config Started ✔︎
Configurations coming to Fusion 360

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68 - App Unitaskers

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin dive deep into tech and tool talk this episode. They hash out the potential of the MacBook M2 for CAD work and debate the best ERP-style apps for machine shops. They chat about the NYC CNC Bourne & Koch shop tour. Got an Avid CNC? Keep an ear out; Dust Boots are coming. Oh, and they're scheming up some wild torture tests for CNC tools. Tune in to get the lowdown.

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MacBook M2
App Mind Map - Miro
Who has a better ERP-style tool?
Team Inbox Email, CRM, Quoting, Chat Internal
Interesting - Katana
Innovation In-flow
Bourne & Koch Tour 2
How would you torture test CNC tools?
IronBark
Dust Boots coming to Avid Machines

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67 - Fusion Summit Descent

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Justin unpacks Fusion Summit details, discusses CloudNC, and a new fast way to import files into Fusion 360. They tackle the tangled web of quoting—should it be simple or super complex? The guys also vent about the production clock ticking too fast and debate whether Gantt charts are a savior or a pain. Plus, a chinwag about the new Airtable AI Beta.

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Fusion Summit Recap
CloudNC
API Excitement
Import Files to Fusion 360 Script (share)
Automation
5-axis
Linking quote lead times to production
Over complication of quoting
Rules of thirds and factor based quoting.
Eric Trine on Quoting
Time crunch in production
Scheduling challenges
Can has Gantt?
Configurator ball drop 🇫🇮
Airtable AI Beta

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66 - Sprinkle the Special Sauce

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0700

From hiring to sales brainpower, Jem and Justin navigate the ups and downs of the business. With wit and insight, they dive into design, quotes, and even a Bambu breakdown. Don't miss it!

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New Hire
Sales
Good Design is Intuitive
Damage Control mode
Send Follow-up SMS for Quote
Custom Instructions (GPT)
Quote building
Sales brain, return of the sleepless nights.
Quotient - I wanna be a power user
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Bambu Down

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65 - Yes Chef

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin as they share a PSA warning about LinkedIn, reveal the lowdown on Bambu ASA Filament, introduce fresh KittaPartsKittaParts accessories, and untangle the web of product naming conventions. The duo then draws parallels between running a workshop and a bustling commercial kitchen, "The Life Aquatic," "Yes, Chef!," and "The Bear." Also a discussion on lean methodology and the powerful insights from "The Checklist Manifesto."

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Writing
Linkedin Locks you into Promoting
Bambu ASA Filament
Kitta Parts New Accessories
Naming conventions
Running a workshop like a commercial kitchen
Lean
The Life Aquatic
Yes, Chef!
The Bear
The Checklist Manifesto

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64 - It's Tinker Time

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin as they discuss new ChatGPT tricks, challenges in AI and Fusion 360's improved performance on Apple silicon chips. Expect laughter, NSFW anecdotes, and an exploration of shop happiness.

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Hiring Corner
Everything I want to talk about is NSFW 🙊 (we really need to record a secret show...)
New ChatGPT trick, quick n dirty, refine prompt.
Huge degradation in ChatGPT
Good podcast on AI - This Day in AI
Pi - Busted chatting to my AI buddy
Fusion 360 for Apple silicon chips M1/M2 - 30% Faster, 40% Less
UI issues and slow startup 👎
Sketch geometry 👎
What makes you happiest in the shop?
Creative flow state, solving problems, making new things.
AI Therapy (no affiliations or recommendations from us)
It's Tinker Time

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63 - Your Questions Answered

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Hosts Jem and Justin tackle your burning queries in this lively AMA episode! They discuss investment in custom work, frame depth cutting dilemmas, debris broom sales, and responsible client-off turning. Hobbyist table saws and creative processes aren't left out either.

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Mike - Exclusive Source?
Pulpo Build UK - Investment into Custom Work
Eric - Clear Irons - Hiring / Custom vs Products
Alex - Adjective Frames - Max depth of cut at bit diameter? Or full send and hope for the best? Or full send with cleanup pass?
Debris Brooms - Goal just product sales? How do you turn off client work responsibly?
"Someone is always willing to go out faster"
HelloBobby Lee? - What hobbyist table saw?
WedgeEdge - Creative Process

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62 - Fancy Tuxedo Advertising

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin are back from their things and ready to titillate. They discuss PDX CNC's hiring process, share their insights from "Answer the Public," explore Meta's new Threads, and ponder the ups and downs of the AU Economy. Plus, they geek out over edge finders and give a sneak peek into the Fusion 360 Summit!

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Back from Vacation / Couch
PDX CNC Hiring - Op Specialist
Answer the Public
Threads
AU Economy 😐
Edge Finders
Fusion 360 Summit

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61 - The Basement Van

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Parts Dept., Jem and Justin delve into the world of fulfillment, discussing the intricate process of counting parts. From drug scales to counting scales, they explore the challenges and strategies involved in shipping pre-orders on time. They also touch upon productivity tools like Notion and Airtable's marketing automation. The conversation takes an exciting turn as they dive into Clip Crates in America, followed by a discussion on Aaron Draplin and Rick Rubin's unique perspective on creativity.

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Counting Parts - Fulfillment
"Drug Scales"
Counting Scales
Shipped Pre-orders on Time 😅
Airtable Marketing Automation
Clip Crates - in America
Aaron Draplin - Book
Rick Rubin - The Creative Act

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60 - What can break your business?

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Justin doesn’t have ears and Jem has not had breakfast. Jem discusses his condition and the importance of not ignoring problems, which can lead to bigger issues. They explore business problems, a practical marketing plan, software updates, and tools like Loom and Google Analytics 4. Plus, they share insights on the new Dust Boot for Laguna SmartShop and an upsell app called King Options.

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New Dust Boot for Laguna
Jem's Condition
Don't ignore problems; leads to bigger problems.
What are the problems in our businesses we're ignoring?
Marketing Plan - In a form that I will actually use it?
Software corner
AT - New List View
Loom in Slack
Google Analytics 4 - old data gone?
Upsell App
King Options

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59 - Coolant Chronicles

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin as they dive into Photoshop Beta, critique coolants, and discuss LB's new General Manager. The duo will take you behind the scenes of their video content planning and product development progress. They'll also talk about the significant changes in Blue Check impressions and discuss LB Spring Clip and a review of Portland CNC's website

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Photoshop Beta - Jems
Coolant Review
LB has a GM
Planning video content, actually planning
Write an outline
Blue Check Changes? - 15k to 90k 30-day impressions
LB Spring Clip - goodwood product
Impromptu Portland CNC Website Review
Product Dev Progress

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58 - Chippy Noo-Noo

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0700

Join Jem and Justin on the latest episode of Parts Department. They dive into the world of manufacturing, discussing Justin's new coolant cleanout machine for the CNC Mill. They celebrate shipping the last ATC pre-orders and explore new orders and ideas. In a heartfelt moment, Justin shares his four-year struggle with infertility and the joy of finally being pregnant. The hosts also review "The Future is Faster Than You Think," a thought-provoking book on technology's impact. They highlight the development of the Laguna Router Dust Boot and discuss Jem's decision to sell out to Meta. Technical insights are shared on geometry selections in Fusion 360. Don't miss this captivating blend of manufacturing expertise and personal stories on Parts Department.

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Chippy Nunu sucking machine (DIY Chip Vacuum for Coolant)
Shipped all ATC - New Orders
A Four-Year Struggle
GM - News - Jem might cut
Book - The Future is Faster Than You Think
Laguna Router Dust Boot coming
Blue Tick - Jem sells out
Geometry Features Selection 👌 Fusion 360 (PDX CNC Video)

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57 - PETG Hot and Slow

Tue, 30 May 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin return, discussing PDXCNC's solutions for PETG printing in warm weather. They share progress on the KittaSauna project and their obsession with custom Airtable forms. They want your questions about Automation for the upcoming Secret Show. PDXCNC Starts their End of Life Guide, and LB mulls over advertising and the journey of lead generation.

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Hot (outside) and Slow (print speed) for PETG
KittaSauna progress
Fillout Custom Airtable Forms 😍
ChatGPT - Browsing, Agent thread
Introduce Topic: Automation for Next Secret Show
Send us your Secret Show questions
Initial PDXCNC End of Life Guide
LB - Back to Ads
Lead gen game leading to breaking thru
Imposter out of context
Like Butter Vision statement

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56 - Bambu Woes & Product Lifecycle

Tue, 23 May 2023 08:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin navigate through Bambu product challenges, shed light on nano bed adhesion, and share fascination for mini octopuses. They also delve into the capabilities of GPT4 plugins, discuss recycling and end-of-life product considerations, and explore handy Shopify apps for search and discovery. Tune in for insightful product development thoughts.

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Dewalt DW616 Router
Bambu Problems
Cute Mini Octopus
Bambu Bed Adhesion - Nano Adhesion
Shopify Search & Discovery App
GPT4 Plugins - Vacuum / Tool force Calcs
Product Lifecycle - recycling, end of life
End-of-life guide
Product Dev includes asking these questions
Plugin Blocking Purchases

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55 - Techniks & TwiggaParts

Tue, 16 May 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin are back, juggling a photoshoot, new CNC tool setup products from Techniks, and intriguing TwiggaParts. Jem shares his amusing CovidLite experience, they delve into the world of GPT4All models, and bring Anthropic into the Slack discussion. They also dust off some old projects for a revival and are inspired by a post from Eric Trine. The episode rounds off with a sneak peek into the world of product lifecycle planning.

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Apologies for the loud router noise 😣 - Justin
Long Time No Photoshoot
New PDX CNC Tool Setup products
TwiggaParts
CovidLite - 5 stars - would recommend
Thinking time
Making space to execute at the moment
GPT4All models
Anthropic in Slack
Panel Tools CNC Tooling
Revival Projects
Eric Trine - Post
Product Lifecycle intro

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54 - The Boys and their Bambus

Tue, 09 May 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss Slite video lights, tooling foam, 3D printing with Printables.com, BambuLabs AMS Hydra upgrade, desiccant dry boxes, Laura Woodward sculptures, private AI, choosing one specialization, sawdust-powered heaters, and Carbide tools.

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Slite video lights - pre-order finally arrived
Tool foam results
Printing madness
Printables.com
PDX CNC on Printables
Hydra Upgrade for BambuLabs AMS
AMS Desiccant Dry Boxes
Laura Woodward Sculptures
Private AI agent for LB
What if you had to choose only one specialisation in the business?
Sawdust-powered water heater
Carbide FTW

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53 - Table Full of Foam

Tue, 02 May 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin discuss a variety of topics related to their work and personal projects, including 3D printers, procrastination, cold calling, milling tooling foam and shipping pre-orders in this episode of the podcast.

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Laura bought a new Bambu X1C 3D printer
Justin's X1C has a backlog of work
Justin is about to machine a big piece of tooling foam
Jem is struggling with cold calling and negative self-talk, also known as "head trash"
Jem had a great prototyping day with a client
Jem admits to procrastinating for fun, coding in GPT4 instead of focusing on a project for Vividworks.
Justin is currently shipping the first ATC Pedestals from a pre-order, discussing the challenges of pre-orders expectation management.

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52 - Bambu Mods & GPT4 Genius

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Join Jem & Justin as they unpack custom packaging showdowns, Bambu mods, AMS upgrades, & GPT4 prowess. Discover S-GPT shortcuts, KPIs, and the art of resurrecting dreams, finding your edge, and mastering deep work. Get ready for a Thursday twist! 🎧🧩

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Custom Packaging ⚡️
Lasers vs knives
Bambu
Mods
AMS Upgrade
GPT4 critical thinking
S-GPT for iOS / Mac Shortcut
KPIs all around
Dusting off the dream
Finding edges to follow
Not finding time for deep work
Thursday scrapped schedule to focus on two key tasks

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51 - Make Feel Nice

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0700

Join us as we chat about Ricky takin' the reins, validating open studios, vacay epiphanies, org chart shenanigans, our shiny new laser, KittaPlanta craze, & low sales woes! 🚀🌴🔋🌱

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1 Year Show Anniversary 🥳
Ricky runs the show
Open Studio Validation
Vacation Clarity
Roles / Org Chart
So Watt
New Omtech Laser
KittaPlanta
Low product sales

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50 - Warping Wonders & Blender Blunders

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Get ready for laughs as we chat about 1-star reviews, warping acetal, and crave some meaty Blender updates! We discuss Melbourne photoshoots, 3D surface quoting, AI object design, and the new Prusa MK4. Is photography dead? Tune in to find out!

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Another 1-Star Review (Rate/Review the Show 📈)
Warping Acetal
Within Tolerance - Bre Pettis
Bre's old podcast
Config progress - gimme some meat
Blender!?!?!
Photoshoot
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3D Surface Quoting in Grasshopper
Is photography dead? Midjourney v5
Designer of AI objects
Prusa MK4 - Announced

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49 - NC my Vac Hold Down

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Join us as we explore the tasty tests of ATC forks, pre-qualification Typeforms, and NC programs! Get ready for a new segment, "Something you love," featuring the Probe Halo. We'll also dive into augmented reality products on Shopify, like the Duct Tower example.

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Pre-Qual Typeform
ATC Forks
NC Programs
New Segment: Something you love
Probe Halo - @pat_at_old_boys
Vivid Works
AR Products Shopify - Duct Tower Example

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48 - 5-Axis Lust and GPT4 $100 Challenge

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode, LB catches Le Rona, plasterboard goes boom, and a new baby pallet is born. Plus, we discuss our 5-axis lust and the risk of burnout. Watch out for trolls! In GPT Corner, we explore GPT Add-to-Cart Links, GPT 4 with a $100 budget, and Textexpander. Jem is obsessed with Linear.app, and we dive into March with GPT 4's Bing summary.

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LB is struck down by Le Rona
Old plasterboard goes bang bang
Baby Pallet Born
5-axis lust (again)
Burnout risk
Trolls

GPT Corner

GPT Add-to-Cart Links
GPT 4 - Bing Summary
GPT 4 - $100 budget
Textexpander -
Jem is obsesssssed ++++
Linear.app
March

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47 - Brooming with Justin

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0700

In this episode, we cover a range of topics including new fixturing, sales performance, digital advertising, brand guidelines, and success metrics. We also discuss the concept of fight, flight, and freeze, as well as access to Bing's Sydney AI, and an interesting new product called KittaPlanta.

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Mother Pallet Born
Series 9 Clamps
Sales 📈 sorta
Digital ad cliff jumping
Traffic drops off, CR up.
Brand guidelines?
Proof of Success (kWh) PDX
Not paying for power with the LB solar system
Fight, Flight and Freeze
Sydney ❤️ AKA Bing Chat AI
KittaPlanta

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46 - New Hire, New Robot

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Parts Department, we have new hires, robot vacuums, and how we're handling delays and power issues.

We'll also discuss Software Corner, where we'll talk about the newest Lastpass breach. Additionally, we'll touch on some interesting details about the Pencil Sharpener & ShopSabre power problems and foamy surprises.

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PC - We made a hire
Justin's Robot Vacuum Video
New Robot Vacuum at PDX CNC - (Amazon)
Big Bad Boi - Makita Robot Vacuum (Amazon) (Zoro)
LB - New hire started
Flanges
We turned off ads
Delays for Days
Art frontage
Lastpass new massive breach
Pencil Sharpener Power Issues
ShopSabre Power
Foamy
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45 - Dreams of Rod Polishing

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Parts Department, we dive into the world of productivity and business tools. From the power of open book management and the importance of keeping a well-stocked pencil case, to the latest updates on Shopify and the benefits of using AI-powered tools like Autowrite. We also explore the value of ChatGPT Plus and Notion, and discuss insider lingo like "Mother Pallet" and "Rod Polishing". So grab a notepad and get ready to optimize your workflow and boost your success! Oh, Chappy, you write like a robot...

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Mother Pallet
Hot Laps
Open Books ✔︎
Pencil Case
Rod Polishing
Shopify AI - Autowrite
Shopify Updates
ChatGPT Plus
Notion
Conversion Rate Optim

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Secret Show 2 - No Cat Palaces

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0700

In the second Secret Show of Parts Department, Justin & Jem talk about saying "No."

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44 - Secret International Love Affair

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode, we talk about a range of topics including blown dry Haas chip fans, architects declaring, physical mailers for repeat customers, and tool room tools for R&D. We also discuss our new Jet combo jointer planer, take a tour of the PDX CNC shop, and learn about multi-axis fixtures. Plus, we share our thoughts on being held accountable and the importance of hide glue. Don't miss out on our bonus game and our upcoming quarterly hangout on Patreon. So get in a Zoom room and join us for a hot lap of energy!

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Blown Dry - Haas Chip Fan
Switching Marketing
Architects Declare
Physical Mailers for Repeat customers?
Being held to account
Hide Glue
Jet Combo Jointer Planer Acquired
PDX CNC 2022 Shop Tour
Multi-Axis Fixtures
Tool room tools for R&D
Airtable Upload to Existing RFQ Inquiry :)
Split shifts
Default Dairy upgrades
Bonus - Game
Hot lap energy
Apple Podcast Reviews - Write us a Review! ⭐️
Get in a Zoom Room - upcoming Quarterly Hangout (Patreon)

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43 - Pro Bono Wine

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Parts Department, hosts Jem and Justin explore the intricacies of new mill parts. Get ready to learn about deburring operations and the ins and outs of Fusion 360. They also delve into the topic of rethinking stationary tools and provide a comparison of combo planer jointers from top brands like Jet, Hammer, and Grizzly. They discuss a new project for the month, "Template Day."

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Sooooo much education in new mill parts.
Deburr Operation 👌
Fusion 360 - Change is hard
Rethinking Stationary Tools
Combo Planer Jointers Jet, Hammer, Grizzly
On-the-House Project/Month? - "Template day"

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42 - Empowering Employees for Better Decision Making

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:30:00 -0700

Jem & Justin cover Software Corner – using an iPhone as a camera for a Mac and review a video on geometry features in Fusion 360. Productivity tools such as Workflowy and Text Sniper are also covered. The importance of ethical business practices and having a strong team is discussed, and a new sales and support role is introduced. The episode ends with a discussion on optimizing sheets for Fusion 360 post-processor edits.

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Days off in the shop, smiles
Software Corner
Use iPhone as Camera for Mac
Fusion 360 Geometry Features Video - Portland CNC
Workflowy
Text Sniper
Shottr - Screenshots + Text Sniper
Kitta Parter - Configurator Details on Secret Show
FU Alaska - "Do the right thing" - from Rob regarding pricing exceptions
Great timing, culture doc on my 6 monthly goal list
Snow plow
Strong interviews, hard to decide, gut vs paper
Workflowy rebuild, everything linking back to the business plan
Dream team, just gotta build sales
New Sales & Support Role
Optimized Sheets - Post Processor Edits

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41 - I Shouldn't Have Worn This Tuxedo

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:00:00 -0700

In this podcast, we discuss the YCM NXV purring, the Kitta config update, Re: a meeting with VividWorks, being back in Compost Land, streamlining shop at PDX CNC, how to turn down work that's too small, qualifying minimum jobs, Software Corner meow, an LB wiki update, upsell app results, and the new Mac Mini M2 Pro.

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YCM Humming
Parabolic Drills
Kitta Config update?
Meeting with VividWorks
Drag n drop example
Compost Land
Streamlining Shop at PDX CNC
How do you turn down work that’s “too small?”
Qualification - minimum jobs
Back on my tubes - Compost update
Software Corner - meow
LB wiki update
Upsell app Results
New Mac Mini M2 Pro

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40 - Farm to Podcast

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Jem's on a farm but we still delve software and the Katz-Moses ripoff product?! and Portland CNC's experience with imitators. Also, welding!

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Farm
Importance of Creative Exploration
Ranch dressing
Welding, that box of parts.
Game development distractions
Stealing IP - Katz-Moses accused by Lee Valley and Union MFG
PDX CNC experience with Stolen IP
Justin found a potential Freshdesk successor 🤦‍♂️

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39 - Gimme the Clicks

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0700

A longer chat covering how to deal with negativity on Meta, customer forms, business mentors, and the power of photography for small businesses.

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FB is yuck
Delete the neg comments
Inquiry Forms (Airtable) - Bypass Tedium for Repeat Customers
Typeform - Tinkering Monkey great use
Google Forms
If no one has a problem with your pricing you're too cheap
New Mentor - P&L Review ✔︎
Shopify Landing Pages
Ads going well for Justin
Influencer marketing - Laguna clickbait
Photography is critical to being a maker
Grand Tour of Photography
Questions? We'll answer on Secret Show
Stuff Made Here – Link to interview
Balance Positive and Negative Feedback

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38 - First Week Back Syndrome

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Justin and Jem discuss starting the year off strong in sales. They talk about the benefits of taking a break from work and deleting social media. They mention using Airtable to build interfaces and emphasize the importance of a clear desk and headspace. They also share their frustration with end of year financial tasks and discuss optimizing their shipping areas.

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Great Sales to Start Year
Switching off from work
Deleting social media - Solutions?
Building Airtable interfaces, first week back headspace, clean desk
Hating End of Year Financial Crap
Optimizing Shipping Area

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37 - Spreading the Good Word of ChatGPT

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem is sick with a fever and stuck in the car at home so please excuse the poor audio this week! Justin and Jem chat about ChatGPT, the final week of the production for the year and PDX's credit in a major motion picture.

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How much does Chat GPT cost per day?
Plywood milling machine enclosures
Project reporting in Airtable
Microvellum software demo
RhinoCAM better than Fusion 360? Moments of frustration.
PDX is Credited in Pinocchio

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36 - Jemmy and Chat GPT

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Chat GPT makes a strong (musical) impression. Bambu X1C is ordered, and the Holidays are stressful – Happy Stressmas

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Chat GPT
Bambu X1C 📦 - AMS, Carbon Fiber, speed, quality
Free Shipping to Australia
Holiday Time Always Stressful

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35 - Practicing Breakthroughs

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Bad Ball-screws, 3D printing two ways, training yourself for breakthroughs, and safewords for Lean Peace.

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PS ball screwed - grease monkey break thru
3D printer saves the day
Bambu X1C Beautiful PETG Baby Pants Test
Beta noodle Fusion crash?
Breakthrus! Train the muscle.
There's no difficult conversations, there's just conversations.
Product Packaging
Lean code words for Peace

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34 - Note Taking Nirvana

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The guys talk get into note-taking, Zettelkasten, Obsidian. Normal stuff too like Fusion 360, 3D Printing and CNC's.

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World Cup
Fusion 360 Apocalyptic Prepping - Project Archiver
Benchmarking Fusion 360
Journaling Experience
Zettelkasten.de / Obsidian.md
Prusa Layer Shifts are Back ☹️
Just Make Parts
FB Ad Success

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33 - Juvenile Designer Syndrome

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Dealing with Bad Vendors, Presented Awards, Stellar Hiring Ideas, and Secret Menu Face Mills

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ATC Pedestals
Black Friday Sales? - All Birds increased prices for BF (donations)
Three people out on Tuesday - Jem in his happy place
LB Awards
Bad Vendor Experience - 16 weeks late
Providing Files?
Hiring Tidbit - Within Tolerance 167 - Jamie Underwood - What's something you fucked up and how did it affect other people?
Emotional amnesia theory vs just being in the moment
Journaling / Justin's version - BTWS - Be Thankful, Write or Sketch
Printer Ink | Face Mill Inserts $411 ASX FM ($776 list)

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32 - Justin's Special Bucket

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The ATC Pedestals Launch which sends Justin into Shopify Variant Hell. The guys talk cameras and videos, and if products can be reviewed like employees?

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ATC Pedestal Launch Imminent 🚀 Video, Product
Shopify Variant Hell
Full = 320 vs Simple = 80 variations
Simple Bundles Plugin

Loving the Sony A7iii
Justin's Camera Monitor
Something you never thought you could delegate
Product Reviews like Employee Reviews?

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31 - Good Weather & Paychecks

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Big November Start for Like Butter, New Shop Nav, New Aluminum CNC Routing, & Help Needed.

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Nov kicks off
New Shop Nav Worked for LB?
CRO bash
Aluminum Routing - Customer Reaction
Lead times ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Short staffed
LB Hiring 👈

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30 - Practicing Kinetic Energy Recovery

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700

YCM Update, Fusion update, multiple breakdowns, chip management, Brother Speedio.

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Mill update!?
Fusion 360 Posts are Updated - Safe Start is now safe
Jem breaks down - last week I said I'm pretty useless and it's great - this sunk in hard later that day
DaVinci Resolve - shiny object syndrome
Brother Speedio Kinetic Energy Recovery (KERS) details
YCM Needs Chip Management
Leaning the Shop
Prusa MK3S+ not broken just 🥵
Patreon - Other levels

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29 - YCM Crash from a Fusion 360 Bug

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Fusion 360 causes a massive YCM crash. New – Support the Show on Patreon to get the Secret Show & more.

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Patreon Launch!

Think of it like paying for business therapy. This is way cheaper.
Tiers for what you're comfortable with
Support the show, help us hire an editor.
$10 or Higher gets you a Secret Show episode

YCM Mill Crash from Fusion 360 Bug (Safe Start misnomer)

Affected Fusion 360 Posts: Fanuc, Matsuura, Syil Syntec, Syntec, Ethereal Halo
PSA - Check your Posts Regularly
Stacked Marketer
Descript Love

All Marketers are Liars - the title of which is a lie.
Waste Expo
Blown Deadlines
Packaging/Shipping included in COGS
LB's Costing / Pricing with Airpower to Shopify 🤤

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28 - Plunging My Face Mill

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem & Justin lament how to kill products, in-housing packaging, a giant tool, PDX CNC's free cost calculator, and who really wears the trousers?

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Laser Chat
Making your own packaging
Giant Tool holder
Killing a Product - RIP
Cost Calculator
Letting go of the reins?
Who wears the trousers?
Big announcement next week 👀

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27 - Swiss Lathe of Wood

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Have we sacrificed enough for the algorithm Gods? Sell, Why sell? No, upsell. Plus willful ignorance.

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Video Traffic Lottery
Mill Pallet Made - Finally
Poka-yoke (ポカヨケ, [poka joke]) is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing" or "inadvertent error prevention".
Anniversary Pencil Sharpener
Jaunt Motors
Upsell / Cross Marketing Apps Assortion (Free); Frequently Bought Together (Paid)
Bored of selling. So fickle.
Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business
Nack Makers Market Recap
What are you willfully ignoring?

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26 - Building a Shack in the Woods

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem contemplates a shack in the woods, September product launch review, and goals for October.

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A shack in the woods
Arrested Development Surrogate
Hot Laps Season
Tana.inc

Product launch Sep?
LB: ⭕️
PDX CNC: ✅ Duct Tower

Marketing Goals - More Videos
PDX CNC Tool Holders
Beyond Delegation
Adding Fixturing to CNC Router

Goals for October
ThreadBoard
ATC Pedestals

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25 - Failure to Delegate

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Are Jem and Justin failing to delegate? PDX CNC Duct Towers and a new Shopify store launches. Both feel gratitude for the podcast and you all.

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Podcast studio/office WIP
Duct Towers 🦆 & New PDX CNC Shopify
Best Day of Sales Yet - PDXCNC
Descript makes editing Video/Audio/Podcast Easy

App Talk
Sleeping on Shopify Automations 😳
Freshhhhhh Desk desires

5hp - servos - BBQ carbide
Are we Failing to Delegate?
Evolving Products Fast - Mentality? Rip off bandaid of change

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24 - How Small is your Bit?

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Justin has a "We Made it Feeling," how long will it last? Shopify transition discussion, Pierson Pro Pallets acquired, Like Butter worldwide? Recruiting for Fusion 360 skills.

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"We made it feeling" - Justin
Dust Boot 2 - LB
Compression Tooling Talk
Shopify Transition Talk - New website transfer attrition
Like Butter Worldwide?
I did it - Pierson Pro Pallet ordered
What's the one thing you would change in my business?
Trademarking costs worth it?
Jem's holiday on the machines
Patagonia Billionaires No more
Recruiting for Fusion driver - junior vs senior?
Young for a software package
Justin's Fusion 360 Optional Parameter Trick

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23 - Boss for a Day

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The guys consider switching positions with the team, number sequencing in G-code, how to embrace change, and have a new Subreddit!

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New Subreddit /r/PartsDepartment
Identity shift blues - Failing to embrace change?
John and John - Outsourced CEO? BOM 288
Pierson Tour NYCNC
Boss for a day?
QC update on dowel PS situation
How do you fix messy Fusion models?
Parameter I/O - Fusion 360 Plugin
Counting up machined numbers? Locker doors, serial numbers etc.
Talk me out of buying a Pierson Pro Pallet (code: IMTS 15% off)
Competitive Pricing vs Expertise
Recommendation: The P repared
Enough - Kevin Cavenaugh TedXPortland

What's your one change?

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22 - Complicated Waste

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Dealing with QA and Bad parts, Over-Complication Waste, Blowing your AI Credits, and the Evolution of Pants Man

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Dealing with QA and Bad parts
"Trust but Verify" - Probably BOM
Sense of Urgency with Vacuum Holder
ATC Pedestals looking Great
Rhino 8 WIP TestMetal
I'm an Apple
Over-complication: A new Lean Waste?
Removing instead of adding
Stable Diffusion
Cortex - The Ethics of AI Art
John Oliver - AI Images (Cabbage)
Jem blew his Dall-E Credits
Pants Man Evolution
Black Books audio clip - He was eating his pants and laughing.
Pattern Recognition book
Compost Research
9 weeks of machine time incoming… (700 sheets)
IMTS FOMO Hard
App Corner: Shottr for Mac
MFG Automation Designer Vention
Factorio
YLNT - Baby on a Dog

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21 - The Naughty Corner

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Motor fires, blown air lines, a semi-load of tubes, thoughts on hiring, and Baby Pants first impressions.

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Slow down
Air fuses
🔥 in vacuum pump
Shipping Baby Pants
Baby Pants first impressions (Jems video)
Cost of Big Tool Shows vs Online Marketing (DMG Mori)
Making Spam with FloDesk
KittaCollin
Tyler says don’t don’t it once
Jem needs a project
Nick Atkins the Boatbuilder on the Shop Stool Podcast
Crazy composting schemes - semi-trailer incoming
Penta Web Machine Simulation
Jem’s wants to hire everyone
Reminder of First Hire
Scouting 365
Jobs at Like Butter & PDX CNC
Assembly Guides
- Sticker name and QR code
- Paper and Email > Automated Email by Product?

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20 - Parametric Beach Holiday

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem in beach mode, Justin in Pants-Production mode. The guys discuss their dream future features of Fusion 360, their next products: KittaColin and ATC Pedestals. Also British Steak Chips.

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Baby Pants Shipped!
Upcoming September LB product: KittaColin
Beach CAD
Gender balance in the industry
Recruiting challenges
PDXCNC ATC Pedestals Progress

What's your dream future of Fusion 360?

Drawings are almost unusable
Parameters are powerful but we want more!
If/then statements
Connect Fusion outside of itself: Zapier!
and Fusion 360 to Shopify 👀

Rob Lockwood Container Method™️
Screen Recording in a quote ➕
British Steak Chips
Justin's UK Trip Vlog

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19 - The Allure of Hotel Curtains

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Fusion 360 is thick in the air, Justin chats from the UK, and Jem has the sniffles. Airtable, Bubble, and App Sheets and the Kitta Parts Configurator comes alive.

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UK?
Autodesk news?
KittaParts Configurator hack - love for Rhino
A most unproductive week
Procrastination/deep work/shutting the door
Send Info Working Right Away for PDX CNC
Fusion 360 Live Machine Connection (HAAS)
RV Company Pizza Tracker
Bubble
App Sheets
Average Ping time between London and Melbourne: 282 ms (16904km / 10503 mi)

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18 - Lubricated Naysayer

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:45:00 -0700

Quotient talk resurfaces, Trouble in Baby Pants Land? Constraints prove beneficial and multiple book recommendations.

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Quotient Reigns Supreme
Trouble in Baby Pants Land?
Do you feel nimble?
Constraints proving better for LB
Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business - Rec from Adjective Art & Framing @adjframes
Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
Ethics of Temporal Parts - IE: Burning Man or Event Companies
Justin traveling, may no podcast?

Titles

The Nimble Slippery Butter
Lubricated Naysayer
Trouble in Baby Pants Space/Land
Jem Says it Gets Better

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17 - My Cabinets Have Been Hacked

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Burt, the New Like Butter product, Mystery of Web Sales, Arachne 3D Printing Slicer, Brothers Neistat, and Epoxy Woodworking Stances?

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Consistency comes from Off-loading Tasks for Jem
PDX CNC Tool Tag Tower - Free 3D Print
Arachne in PrusaSlicer or Cura saving tons of 3D Print Time
Advertising for Services and Products
The mysteries of web sales - July
Burt Bedroom Storage - LB
Don't go live on a Friday
5 Principles of Organization - Van Neistat
Organanised Clip
Casey Neistat - Interview about income about Vlog Income
Education / Sharing at Work without Negative Tone?
Makita Coffee Maker - Amazon
Where do you stand on Epoxy!?
Chair by Chris Tomoya
IKEA Kitchen / Rob Lockwood
Longitude Book
The Bear - Hulu
Aluminum/Aluminium Part Went well

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16 - Justin Confesses

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Justin (and Jem) make a big confession. They also realize sales by business owner is a tool for control. The YCM makes a big aluminum part and Nack might attend a Makers Market that ignites from the +100ºF heat in Portland.

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Nack Maker Fair Prep
Continued Benefits from Business Coaching
Jem handing off HR to Sarah
Mill setups
Custom Tools are a great deal
Justin makes a Confession
Jem makes a Confession
Penta Machine Company
Hiring for Sales - Chicken and Egg
Owner Control by owning sales
We're "special" is maybe more a feeling than
We're also stifling our potential (Justin is)
Commissions? - Bad for team moral?

Qualify Harder
Follow Ups - By Phone is Huge Conversion Boost (LB)
Video Recording to go with Quote

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15 - The Podcast Prepper

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Justin returns from vacation. The guys talk about product design and distribution, Wallaby's in America, and 3D printing.

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Baby Pants update
Wallaby's in America?
LB - Product Launch July
LB Printing Success
Design In-process Products - Airtable
Shapeoko First Op
Distribute Products?
Markups and Margins
Crossbranding
Vacation Non-Productivity?
Podcast Archiver

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14 - Tower of Duck Ponzi Scheme

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The Business Ponzi-Scheme, Duct Tower progress, Our Dream Products, Why Naivety is Secret Sauce, more Dall-E Madness, and OSMO Application.

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EOFY wrap up
Getting beyond the Business Ponzi Scheme
Breakmaster Cylinder

Test-Fit Guarantee - Dust Boot
Attraction to Making Tools
Duct Tower Progress
2 days of machining with Josh
More Dall-E Madness

What's your dream product?
How to Justify your 5-axis Purchase
A Better Nack Desk

Naïvety ✔︎
How to Kill your Products Off
Hobbies?
Gaming
Podcasts
The last Reply All - so many linked memories

OSMO Application - White Scotchbrite, on orbital to spread it
White microfiber polish
Sand with 800 grit
2nd Coat - Repeat

Water-Based Spray Booth

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13 - Spaghetti Pants

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Kitta Parts v2 and Baby Pants have launched, Jem is planning monthly product launches, and the guys discuss why money talk is taboo.

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Baby Pants the Dust Boot Launched ✅
Kitta Parts v2 Launched ✅
Jem is using iOS Focus Modes at work
Jem Handed off Production to Ben
Justin's Spaghetti Pants
LB Monthly Product Drops
Financial Transparency is too Taboo
Profit Chat
Justin Needs a Business Coach

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12 - I'm Gagging for Baby Pants

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0700

It's the Week of Launch: Like Butter Kitta Parts v2, Like Butter Website, PDX CNC Dust Boot (Baby Pants).

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Justin's 3D printing is going well, finally.
PDX CNC Dust Boot Available
Switch cabinet hardware because scarcity
Kitta Parts V2 Launch!
When did you last raise your rates?
Recession Plan
Build up cash in company
Titan's - Losing $100 Million Contract
Responsibility to Team
Like Butter New Website
Improve Conversion Rate
Page Load speed

Simple Bundles
IoT Smart Switch for 3D Printers (Amazon AUS, USA)
Octoprint.org
Jem's 3D Light Prints

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11 - Justin Got Covid

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Justin satiates his FOMO from Jem getting Covid, Jem reports on the Tool Show and the beauty of flying headspace. Both make big progress on their product lines and Dall-E is induced.

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Justin got Covid
Baby Pants update
Tool shopping - industry update - thinking about 5-10 years ahead?
Intuition vs Excel - or why haven't I bought a Prusa yet?
Flying headspace - sketchbook! 🤝
Planning Products with Scarce Materials
Diary - End of planned time but have more quotes to do?
Making it - Aaron 😢 (Note: Death discussed)
Dall-E Mini

Accountabilibuddies

KittaParts v2 - ahhhhh it works!
Nack Wall Kits - Kitting

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10 - Baby Pants Version Hotel

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The guys talk Prusa 3D printer, Text Sniper, progress on Kitta Parts, Nack Wall, and Baby Pants (the PDX CNC Dust Boot).

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Nuphy Mechanical Keyboard
Jem's Default Diary breakthrough
Speed of task notation vs Utility when properly setup
Rob Drydek Podcast - #224 of My First Million
Lists!! The ever overflowing list of things to make and do. Workflowy graveyard.
Review process
Getting Things Done
Do Less - Hidden Brain Podcast
Fixtures - 1 setup don't add more
Oscillating Sanding Head for CNC by GDP
Jem - Tool Show in Sydney

Accountability:

KittaParts dimensions progress
Nack Wall
Kits
Nack Starter Kit
Text Sniper - Snip text from images or basically anything
Baby Pants - Closer but works with 10hp HSD
Online Configurator Developer - Need a "unit"
Making It - Aaron Episode link (Note: Death discussed)

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9 - The Butter Shed

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem tells how Like Butter's Workshop was built, their sustainable efforts like solar-power and sawdust composting. Justin's Prusa is down and Nack Wall is being batched.

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Nack Wall Boxes
Glass is cheaper than acrylic?
Prepping for Photoshoot
LB's Solar-Powered Workshop
Composting Sawdust Study
Solar Panels - 33kw
Makita Robot Vacuum
Makers Space for Old Guys - "Men's Shed"
LB - Rolling Roster of Tasks (Airtable) Specifics are only way to get something done
Pencil Sharpener - Double Ender!

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8 - Screw those Screws

Tue, 31 May 2022 06:45:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about Jem's new Mac, the camera gear and methods they use for photoshoots and the future of digital fabrication.

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Jem's New Mac - 14" MBP M1 Pro
Rhino Mac
Numi
Battery life and wake up time
Baby Pants (PDX CNC Spindle Dust Boot)

Camera Talk

Justin's Sony A7iii
Jem's Fuji X-T4
Photoshoot methods - "Just Shoot" vs Planned Storytelling
Kits are essential in system products
Shopify Bundle Plugins
LB Coffee Table & other new products coming
Future of Digital Fabrication
Internal Growth
How are you getting in the way of this result?
Set up accountability loop?
Maritool Profit based on Scrap

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7 - Just Make Stuff

Tue, 24 May 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The guys both need to Just Make Stuff. Design tools like pen and paper, Rhino, Fusion 360.

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Product Development

Jem: Be bold, say no to developing other people's products and invest in our own!
Product dev ideas
Being led by process or by needs?
The process around new ideas, sketches or straight to CAD? Which CAD first?

3D Printing - PDXCNC ShopSabre Dust Boot Prototype
Octoprint.org
Rhino Vs Fusion 360
Shopify to Airtable - Airpower
Products
Orders
Proof Point icons: Sustainable, well made, free shipping, speed.

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6 - Jem Got Covid

Tue, 17 May 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem comes to us from his car because he got Covid. Discuss best hires and whether freelance marketers make sense? Also, Rigid Tapping on PDXCNC YCM.

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Jem got Covid
Justin needs more contingency
Staff Work Plan if WFH suddenly

Which Hire was most impactful?

Business Manager Hire (Sarah) make a big difference?
The job ad from 2016
Relieving Jem's admin work
Beneficial she was out of the industry?
Years hiring to find Jem clones vs hiring someone who could free up my time.
Hiring friends vs seeking the best candidate

Advertising

Internal / Freelancer?
Social Dilemma
Balancing social media engagement - pros/cons
LB's Advertising Efforts
LB - Facebook - Feels random
LB - Google Ads - feels more transparent and intentional
Justin's advertising is random and not often successful

Justin Rigid Tapped! - Nack Wall T-Clamp
Nack Wall Peg prototype fixturing

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5 - Optimism Override Slider

Tue, 10 May 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Poplar Plywood, Quoting with Quotient, Airtable, Like Butter's 4-Day Week, and Fusion 360 Drawings.

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Sales target from last week, fudging the numbers
PDXCNC RFQ Form
Quoting "parts of a day"
Poplar Parts are... interesting
Friday's off at LB? Do tell
LB - 4-day work week since 2016-17
Jem and Jay try Quotient - the results are in. 👀
Fusion 360 Drawings Experience
Conventions vs getting it done
Controlling Formatting and Conventions 👎
Screen capture to replace client drawings

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4 - Nice Biscuits!

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:00:00 -0700

A full array of topics from cutting 40,000 half-inch holes, Incentivizing Innovation, Quoting with Quotient, 5-Axis CNCs, NDAs, and the Default Diary.

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Both making "Pegs"
Incentivizing Innovation
Like Butter product development - Royalty to team member
Alexei Sayle clip on "Nice" - Dire Straits according to Alexei Sayle
Drilling 40 thousand 1/2" holes in birch ply?
Quoting with Quotient!
Growing Wood Parts
Feeds & Speeds are tough to acquire when starting out
Use the Onsrud Production Routing Guide PDF
NC Pocket's new 5-axis Alpha 4 (omg want)
NDAs
Balancing R&D vs Production - Jem works pre-production on R&D
Default Diary - Break down planned blocks with space between for flexibility; Dedicated quoting block linked with the business manager has been really productive.

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Justin Brouillette

Portland, Oregon, USA

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3 - The Pencil Sharpener

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:45:00 -0700

The Like Butter Pencil Sharpener genesis story is told, power chaos ensues at PDX CNC. CNC crashes, and good old fashioned Robot Talk.

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Justin's Power Fiasco
Jem is on the machines
Justin finding Jem's Instagram on this post

The Pencil Sharpener Genesis

4-axis, 5-spindle custom CNC machine

Pencil Sharpener makes Like Butter's KittaParts
See it in action
Laundromat_mfg - made Pencil Sharpener
Masso G3 Touch Controller

Like Butter Tiktok

PDXCNC Tiktok

Machine Tool Talk

Spanish Timber Turning Co - Intorex
Cameron and Trinity (LB's Routers)
Crashing Machines
Second spindles
Melbourne Kuka Robot with awesome end effectors
Loupe's Robot Chainsaw

Brass Pulls by DKL Custom Furniture

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HOSTS

Jem Freeman

Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

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Justin Brouillette

Portland, Oregon, USA

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2 - Terrible on My End

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0700

The guys talk about LB's Lean Day, company culture, Freshdesk, Quotient, Fusion 360 Nesting, Justin's New Kaeser Compressor, and the YCM CF BIN file update.

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Garnica - Plywood
10 Bullets - Tom Sachs
Discipline of Do Easy by Gus Van Sant
LB Workshop Lean - once a month
Fastcap - 3S Every morning 30 minutes
Handoff from Quoting to Production
Descript - Screen capture software
Where do you host videos?
Freshdesk - Team Email and Articles
Portland CNC's Freshdesk - Use a Team Inbox?
Quotient Quoting
Paperless Parts
De-skill Quoting
Nesting - Fusion 360 - Compare function
Managing staff - Netflix culture deck, challenges, approach etc
Powerful - Patti McCord
Book Justin was thinking of: Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Business Coaching has been helpful for Jem, Justin is jealous.
Both are overwhelmed by owning a business
Justin’s new Kaeser Airtower 7.5c
YCM Mill - Run from MEM Card (Compact Flash) is working! (Video coming)

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HOSTS

Jem Freeman

Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette

Portland, Oregon, USA

PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links

1 - Jem and the Robots

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Jem and Justin chat about custom job shop work vs products, their Airtable ERPs, Justin's brain-dead YCM mill, and consider Profit Sharing and more in the first episode.

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