Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow a 19-Year-Old Built a Tight-Tolerance Machine Shop, Ep #532
Episode 531
Most machine shop owners spend twenty years learning the lesson Stone figured out before he turned 21: get great at one thing, and say no to almost e…
2 months, 1 week ago
Win a Machine, Grow Your Team: One Shop Owner's Playbook for Smart Growth, Ep #531
Episode 531
Most shop owners have stood in front of a shiny new machine and felt the pull. Buy it, and the work will come. Tim Drinkwater of Accurate Machine Pro…
2 months, 1 week ago
The AI Everyone Will Actually Care About at IMTS 2026, Ep #530
Episode 530
AI is going to be everywhere at IMTS this September, and if you walk the floor without a filter, it'll make your head spin. So we brought in someone …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Starting a Machine Shop Felt Less Risky Than Another Corporate Job
Episode 529
Getting laid off twice early in your career could make you crave stability. It did the opposite for Brian Balthasar. After two rounds of corporate la…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Fast Eat the Slow: A Strategy Playbook for the Future of Your Machine Shop
Episode 528
Most machine shops judge a good day by spindle time. If the machines are cutting, we're making money. If they're sitting still, something must be wro…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Stop Complaining About the Skills Gap and Do This Instead, Ep #527
Episode 527
Everybody in manufacturing knows the skills gap is real. Far fewer people are doing anything about it. That tension runs through this entire conversa…
3 months ago
Two Brothers, One Tormach, and the Mission to Bring Honor Back to American Manufacturing, #526
Episode 526
Keith and Patrick Lee didn't start their machine shop with a giant facility, a full team, or a fleet of high-end equipment. They started with a Torma…
3 months, 1 week ago
Built on Saying Yes: Inside a One-Man Machine Shop
Episode 525
Some shop owners are born into machining. Others stumble into it through YouTube, side jobs, and a little bit of "sure, I think we can fit that D11 d…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
From Classroom to Career: The Talent Pipeline Manufacturing Needs
Episode 524
In manufacturing, everyone talks about the skills gap. Fewer people talk about the relationships, systems, and long-term commitment it takes to solve…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
SendCutSend and the Future of Manufacturing: Speed, Scale, and Specialization, 523
Episode 523
Recorded live from the Toolpath Machining Summit at Mammoth Mountain, this episode of MakingChips explores what happens when software thinking collid…
4 months ago