Within Tolerance

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Within Tolerance Episode 80 - Devin Bodony of Lichen Precision Jan 12, 2021

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This week Dylan is joined by Devin Bodony of Lichen Precision. Devin tells us his story getting into manufacturing, starting out building his own cabin and falling into machining looking for alternative power sources. Devin is a true modern Renaissance man and tells us stories about making Stirling engines, designing and building medical device fixtures, testing Nitinol for fracture toughness, building and designing his own bike frames and parts and more!

Within Tolerance Episode 79 - Brian Dinola of Autodesk Jan 06, 2021

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This week Dylan is joined by Brian Dinola of Autodesk. Brian starts off the episode telling Dylan of how he got into manufacturing in his dads jewelry shop, learning CAD,CAM, and programming to make pieces for the business. Brian also talks about joining Delcam, working on Swiss lathes and 5 axis, and utilizing Powermill and Partmaker. Both talk about the Autodesk acquisition of Delcam, and the things moving over from those products and into Fusion 360. Brian gives a different perspective on subscription licenses versus perpetual licenses.

Within Tolerance Episode 78 - Jacob Ellul-Blake of Pantechnicon Design Dec 30, 2020

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This week Dylan is joined by Jacob Ellul-Blake of Pantechnicon Design, a manufacturer of custom espresso machines and parts for espresso machines. Both dive into Jacob's past manufacturing jobs spanning everything from adventure motorcycle gear, to bike mounts, to espresso machines. Jacob shares his experience in hiring employees, what to look for in potential hires, and how to set up processes that help get the best from employees. Dylan talks about his recent addition of his new compressor.

Within Tolerance Episode 77 - John Russakoff of JSP Fab Dec 21, 2020

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This week John Russakoff joins Dylan on the podcast to talk shop and tell us his manufacturing story. From being a pro racer in the Formula Drift series and working in a Aerospace jobshop, to starting his own shop in the corner of an automotive company and his company's CNC journey, John has a great story and lessons to share. John and Dylan commiserate on small CNC memory limits and screw compressors. John tells us about his CNC purchases and deals, and lessons learned about managing power in a small shop.

Within Tolerance Episode 76 - Joe Roggenbuck of Cobra Framebuilding Dec 14, 2020

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This week on the podcast Joe Roggenbuck from Cobra Framebuilding joins Dylan to talk about how he got into manufacturing, purchasing used equipment, finding shop space, and much more. Joe is looking for shop help and talks about his search. Dylan is on the tail end of non-stop rush orders and planning the production of Proteum's Christmas ornament for this year.

Within Tolerance Episode 75 - Gaining Traction with Jeffery Lowery Dec 07, 2020

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This week Jeffery Lowery from Lowery Racing joins the podcast to talk about becoming a machinist, going full-time in your own shop, and growing his business of making flat track motorcycle racing wheels and parts. Jeffery speaks about his love of his new Hurco, challenges using forged blanks, and keeping his business throttle pinned into 2021. Dylan talks about finally cleaning up his Kitamura for sale, more titanium work, and a mistake with his FCR that he was lucky with. Both discuss the first 3 chapters of the book club book, Traction.

Within Tolerance Episode 74 - Things they are a changing w/ @moria_manufacturing Nov 26, 2020

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This week Dylan is joined by Easton Bednarek from Moria Manufacturing! Both speak about ripping through aluminum on their Speedios and start speculating on the new Brother W1000xd1. Easton tells us about his lathe successes and lessons, and his new purchases to make lathe life easier. Dylan tells us about tooling received for a test and an exciting purchase to round out the year. Both answer listener questions including some great Black Friday deals!

Within Tolerance Episode 73 - When Payton is Away, Jake Yates comes to Play Nov 20, 2020

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While Payton grinds to get things ready for Black Friday, Jake Yates comes on the show to guest host! We check in on Yates Precision, hear about their new machinery, some awesome post modifications allowing tons of spindle uptime, and chat about "Herbies" in YPM and Proteum. We discuss some new compressor developments, Pi Holes, Multi axis lathes, and upcoming Black Friday madness.

Within Tolerance Episode 72 - The Rush Nov 12, 2020

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Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Payton talks about inventory management and dealing with moving forward on the upcoming holiday rush. While Dylan deals with the rush of machining parts!

Within Tolerance Episode 71 - Robin Renzetti Nov 04, 2020

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Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Payton and Dylan talk to Robin Renzetti! Robin has been machining since he was twelve years old, still has the same Bridgeport that he bought when he was a kid, and is a machinist on the constant pursuit to absorb knowledge from this trade!

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