A show for hobbyists &amp; professionals using CNC machines.

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The boys are finally back! Aaron bought a house, Nick crashed his HAAS 🥳 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The tale of buying a house!

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Aaron and Nick talk about applying gold leaf to a guitar (so cool!), tiny offices, vacuum fixturing, and what to do about litterbugs... Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Fixtures, Litterbugs and Gold Leaf Guitars

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Donate to the Canadian Red Cross&#39;s Ukraine Relief Fund: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CAAaron and Nick express their sadness about what&#39;s happening in Ukraine, as well as trying to cover some normal topics like contractor tools in the machine shop and a dose of space news. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Ukraine, Contractor Tools and Space News

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Aaron and Nick catch up and talk about how difficult it is to remain rational amidst a sea of conflicting information, how Aaron nearly fell in love with a telephone robot, and the amazing technology that went into the James Webb Space Telescope! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Telephone Robots, Skepticism, and the James Webb Space Telescope!

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Aaron eats a dodgy pie and makes some prototype parts. Aaron and Nick talk about goals, new workshops and their equipment regrets... Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bad Pies, Prototype Machining and GOALS

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Aaron and Nick catch up after taking a bit of a break over Christmas, well at least Aaron did, Nick doesn&#39;t believe in vacation!? The guys talk about hiring, company culture, lean, process improvements and more! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Let's Talk Business!

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Aaron and Nick catch up for the last time in 2021! They talk about sim racing, CNC controllers, lights out machining and more! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Racing wheels, CNC controllers and the wrap-up!

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Aaron and Nick catch up and talk about Nick&#39;s new toolholders, how hard it is to manage emails and social media while also running a business. Aaron nerds out about building a CNC controller, and we talk about throwing DARTs in space! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Toolholders, CNC Controllers, and SPACE DARTS!

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Aaron and Nick talk about Nick&#39;s vacuum pump woes, Aaron relates his frustrating experience with a machine tool rep, and the guys discuss SpinLaunch, the company that is literally chucking things into space!SpinLaunch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGO4LtCctTkScott Manley&#39;s commentary video covering SpinLaunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Vacuum Pumps, Machine Reps and Yeeting Things Into Space!

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Aaron and Nick return after a few weeks off. Nick tells us about his brown trousers moment, Aaron cries about a broken spindle motor, Aaron investigates automated finishing in the VMC, and the guys talk about the Firefly Aerospace factory tour! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Near Misses, Blown Motors and Automated Finishing!

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Aaron and Nick talk about their fun field trip to CMTS, and about Aaron finally getting back to lights-out machining! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

CMTS and LIGHTS OUT

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Nick crashes his CNC router, Aaron explodes some tools and both are looking forward to CMTS! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Machine Crashes, Broken Tools and CMTS

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Aaron and Nick invite everyone to come checkout out CMTS with them, talk about Aaron&#39;s awesome new chip fan, the process of hiring new people, discuss 3D printers and answer some listener questions! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

CMTS, Chip Fans and 3D Printing, Oh My!

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Aaron and Nick talk about vaccum fixturing (again), machine maintenance, and ponder what the hell those SpaceX heat-shield tiles are made from??? Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Vacuum Fixturing, Maintenance, and What Are Tiles Made From??

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Aaron and Nick talk about how magical superglue is as a fixturing solution! Aaron tells us how he fixed a stuck bolt with a welder, Nick creates a problem for &#39;future Nick&#39; and the guys finally get around to answering listener questions! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The king of fixtures: Superglue!

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Aaron and Nick catch up after Aaron was away for a week... Aaron fills us in on how he nearly bought a house accidentally, Nick tells us about the hunger games style competition between his CNC machines, and Aaron blathers on about space, as usual! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

House Buying and A Wooden Spoon From Space...

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Nick makes the first real parts on his HAAS, Aaron gets some shiny hydraulic toolholders and on the same day destroys an ER collet holder. Nick learns about CNC spindles, and Aaron yammers on about Space!! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

First Chips, Spindles and Space Cadets

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Nick and Aaron talk about Jeff Bezos&#39;s recent journey to space, SpaceX&#39;s Super Heavy Booster static fire, whether to buy a used high-end CNC machine and dive into the pros and cons of diamond tooling! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Jeff Bezos and Diamond Tooling

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Nick and Aaron talk about shiny new machines they wish they could own, Nick tells Aaron about space news for once, and Nick tells us about the incredibly dangerous router bit that he made!Things mentioned in the show:The &#39;Just Machining&#39; YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I--_63_wysk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I--_63_wysk</a>CNC router with a DIY automatic tool changer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7q5AzYjgo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7q5AzYjgo</a>Okuma Genos M560V (DROOL!): <a href="https://www.okuma.com/products/genos-m560-v" rel="nofollow">https://www.okuma.com/products/genos-m560-v</a>Homebrew Tool Changer for CNC Router: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7q5AzYjgo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7q5AzYjgo</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Incredible Allure of Shiny New Machines

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Aaron and Nick talk about how difficult it can be to ride out the slow periods, Aaron gives us an update on progress with the kitchen knife, Nick tells us how much he hates shipping, we catch up on what SpaceX is up to, and finally talk about resin 3D printing and how it can be combined with metal casting! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Downtime, Space Rideshares and Homebrew Metal Casting

Aaron & Craig talk shop

A show for hobbyists & professionals using CNC machines.