Podcast Episodes

Are Your Lean Processes Lean? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E169

Episode 169

Jay and Andrew kick things off with a spirited disagreement over Jay’s decision to take a palm sander to his 1977 Fender Precision Bass. From there, …

2 hours ago

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What CNC Machines, Baseball Bats, and Guitars Have in Common | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E168

Episode 168

What do flying tiny homes, CNC machines, electric guitars, and the Tesla Roadster have in common? More than you might think.

In this episode, Jay and …

1 week ago

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Are You Running Your CNC Machines Too Slow? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E167

Episode 167

This week, Jay and Andrew talk about finding the right balance between speed, efficiency, and quality in the machine shop. After catching up on Jay’s…

2 weeks ago

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Buy It, Build It, or Make Do? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E166

Episode 166

Jay and Andrew talk through the shop decisions that look wrong on paper but make sense once you consider the whole system. That means knowing when ex…

3 weeks ago

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Letting Employees Make Decisions Without Losing Control | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E165

Episode 165

What happens when your business grows to the point where you no longer know everything happening inside it?

Jay and Andrew talk about the strange tran…

4 weeks ago

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Why We Left IMTS Optimistic About Manufacturing | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E164

Episode 164

Jay and Andrew are back from IMTS 2026 with sore feet, too much espresso, and a lot to think about.

They compare notes on what actually stood out at t…

1 month ago

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Get More Optimized, Be Less Flexible? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E163

Episode 163

Andrew and Jay are getting ready for IMTS and talking through what they actually want to find when they get there. The conversation starts with high-…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Don’t Automate Waste | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E162

Episode 162

AI is starting to change the shop in ways that go far beyond ChatGPT.

Andrew and Jay compare notes on the AI tools they are actually using, from autom…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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When to Cut Your Losses in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E161

Episode 161

Andrew recently sold an underutilized CNC lathe, which raises a bigger question: when an investment does not work out as planned, was the money waste…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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When Automation Creates More Work | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E160

Episode 160

What happens when the systems meant to make your shop more efficient start creating more complexity? Can automation be dangerous? When a system works…

2 months ago

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