The Digital Fabrication Experiment Podcast

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Ep. 013 - Year End Episode Dec 13, 2018

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Winston discovers everybody drives in LA as he works on reconstituting the little machine shop of horrors. Then there's those little earthquakes at work. Eddie searches out efficiencies as he explores taking on more commercial work in the next few months and finds NYCCNC's Ultimate Guide to Threadmilling a big help in the workshop.

Links
Pocket NC Simulator - https://sim.pocketnc.com

NYCCNC Ultimate Guide To Threadmilling - https://www.nyccnc.com/how-to-threadmill/

Ep. 012 - Maker Road Trip and AU2018 Recap Nov 27, 2018

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Winston and Eddie recap Winston's "Making It Across America" road trip and their inaugural attendance at Autodesk University 2018.

Links
Autodesk University 2018 - Recorded Sessions - https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/las-vegas/recorded-sessions

Scott Moyse’s AU2018 session: 101 Fusion 360 Tips and Tricks - https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/101-Fusion-360-Tips-and-Tricks-2018

Autodesk University recorded sessions from prior years - https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/au-online

No Dumb Questions Podcast (Destin Sandlin and Matt Whittman) - https://www.nodumbquestions.fm

Vince Ramirez - @vince.fab on IG - https://www.instagram.com/vince.fab

Joe Mercado - @sanctum_bespoke on IG - https://www.instagram.com/sanctum_bespoke

Ep. 011 - Autodesk University 2018 Roundtable Nov 17, 2018

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Join us for this AU2018 Roundtable with special guests Al Whatmough from Autodesk, Marvin Groeb from Kern Microtechnik and Dann Demazure from Datron Dynamics as we discuss what's in store for Autodesk Fusion360, generative design, and other Autodesk manufacturing tools, the factory of the future and the story behind the crazy Datron longboard. All on this episode of The Digital Fabrication Experiment recorded on site at AU2018.

Marvin Groeb’s AU2018 session on Adaptive Clearing - https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Definitive-Talk-Adaptive-Clearing-HSM-2018

Autodesk University 2018 - Recorded Sessions - https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/las-vegas/recorded-sessions
Datron - https://www.datron.com/

Ep. 010 - Transcontinental CNC Oct 30, 2018

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Winston gets the shop all packed up and embarks on his epic roadtrip from NJ to the new career in California, the maker's paradise. Hear about some of the interesting makers he'll be meeting along the way.
Eddie makes it snow in sunny Texas with his Pocket NC while thinking about some holiday projects. And the tombstones arrive! The guys are looking forward to their trip to Autodesk University in two weeks.

Ep. 009 - Josh Hacko - Nicholas Hacko Watchmaker Oct 17, 2018

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In this episode Winston and Eddie take you down under to meet Josh Hacko of Nicholas Hacko Watchmaker, Australia's first and only fine watch manufacturer. Learn why it takes over 300 hours of loving labor to produce a single watch that will endure for half a century or longer. And it's not all hand burnished axles and polished pinions either. Josh shares how NHW meshes state of the art CNC machines with old-world craftsmanship as they work to complete their first in-house mechanical watch movement.

Links
Nicholas Hacko Watch on IG (@nicholashackowatch) - https://www.instagram.com/nicholashackowatch/

Ep. 008 - Part-Time All the Time Oct 01, 2018

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Eddie and Winston talk about the stresses of growing their respective ventures while working full time day jobs. And the moves (literally in Winston's case) they are making to do things differently in 2019 and beyond. Find out why Winston will need a transcontinental extension cord for his Nomad while Eddie steels himself for a 4140 steel job and thanks a fellow instamachinist for his help on a recent workholding collaboration. And Winston goes topographic in some walnut.

Links
Chris Lee on IG (@chrislee.design) - https://www.instagram.com/chrislee.design

Bobby Duke Arts YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSC1HqVmTaE4Shn32ihbC7w

Elevated Woodworking - https://elevatedwoodworking.com/

Ep. 007 - Edward Ford Sep 21, 2018

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Winston and Eddie are joined by Mr. Shapeoko himself, Edward Ford. Ed Ford (@shapeoko) shares his motivations for creating the Shapeoko, one of the most popular small CNC milling machines on the planet. And we'll hear all about his and Winston's visit to IMTS 2018 and more. Winston is off to yet another Maker Faire soon while Eddie fixates on 5-axis fixturing once again.

Links
Ed Ford on IG (@shapeoko) - https://www.instagram.com/shapeoko/

Vince Ramirez on IG (@vince.fab) - https://www.instagram.com/vince.fab/

Richard (@jpl_richard) - https://www.instagram.com/jpl_richard/

New York Maker Faire - https://makerfaire.com/new-york/

Develop 3D Conference - October 2 - https://d3dliveusa.com

Carbide 3D - https://www.carbide3d.com

CutRocket - https://cutrocket.com/

EP. 006 - Marvin Groeb Sep 04, 2018

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Winston and Eddie are joined by fellow instamachinist Marvin Groeb (@marvgro on IG) on DFX episode 6. Learn how Marvin combines his formal material scientist education along with a tinkerer's talent for CNC machining to push the limits of surface finish quality in his role at Kern Microtechnik. Hear about how one of the world's highest precision CNC milling machines is designed. And we discuss Marvin's experience with building the ultimate DIY 3d printer, the maker scene in Germany and why less is sometimes more when it comes to single flute end mills.
In a brief shop update we discover that Winston will soon be IMTS-bound while Eddie cleans up the dust after some minor workshop remodeling.

Links

Marvin's IG page (@marvgro) - https://www.instagram.com/marvgro/

Marvin's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTh2mUhpjPQC-Uqj-9u4_jQ

Marvin's Octogon-enclosed DIY delta 3d printer (photo) - https://dfxpodcast.podbean.com/mf/web/8eps9y/Octagon-3D-Printer.jpg

3d-printed lead screw made on the DIY printer (photo) - https://dfxpodcast.podbean.com/mf/web/apwd78/3d-printed-lead-screw.jpg

Nicholas Hacko Watch on IG (@nicholashackowatch) - https://www.instagram.com/nicholashackowatch/

Stephan Gotteswinter on IG (@stefan_gtwr) - https://www.instagram.com/stefan_gtwr/

KERN Microtechnik - https://www.kern-microtechnik.com/en/home/

Kern machining action on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKQPfkSZzR0

Datron - https://www.datron.de/en_gb/start.html

Ep. 005 - Danielle Applestone Aug 20, 2018

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Winston and Eddie have their first guest host on DFX. Danielle Applestone, Founder and CEO of Daughters of Rosie, and former CEO at Bantam tools, joins us for a discussion of our robot future, the early days of the Othermill, and how she is working to bring more women in to fill the growing backlog of well-paying jobs in American manufacturing, before it's too late.

Links
Danielle Applestone at Hackaday Superconference 2017 - https://hackaday.com/2017/12/08/danielle-applestone-building-the-workforce-of-2030/

Daughters of Rosie - www.daughtersofrosie.com

Bantam Tools - www.bantamtools.com

"#trades_women_of_ig" hashtag on Instagram - www.instagram.com/trades_women_of_ig

Develop 3D Conference - October 2 - https://d3dliveusa.com/speakers/danielle-applestone/

Ep. 004 - Desktop 5-axis Aug 07, 2018

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Winston and Ed share their experiences with desktop 5-axis machining and the Pocket NC. It's hammer time at the Little Machine Shop of Horrors, Eddie gears up for gears.
Get your DFX Launch Edition T-shirts - This is the final week to order one (link below).

Links mentioned in this episode
DFX Launch Edition T-Shirt (https://www.storefrontier.com/dfxle)
Autodesk Fusion 360 (Free) Startup License FAQ (https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Do-I-qualify-for-free-use-of-Fusion-360.html)

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