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Curt and Jamie dive into business and manufacturing as one-man shops.

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This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie accidentally speedruns manufacturing because he misread an order and panic-machined a batch of anchor point bodies before realizing they were the wrong version. Meanwhile, Kurt discovers that machining t... more

This week on the The Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie fights anodizing for three straight days, accidentally makes the wrong color parts, redesigns a bandsaw out of pure spite, and discovers that South African customs agents apparently moonlight as pack... more

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Ever wondered how a conversation about burgers turns into industrial automation, toaster engineering, and titanium butt plugs?

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast:

Jamie survives a wedding weekend, immediately goes back to abusing the LK with h... more

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Ever wondered what happens when two machinists get slightly too much caffeine and absolutely no supervision?

This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast:

• One of us falls headfirst into an ERP system that started as “just a quick tool”… and is now b... more

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In this episode of The Lone Machinist, Jamie and Curt are joined by Trevor from Titan Ring Designs, and things get deep… like “question your entire life path while holding a mic” deep.

What starts as a simple chat about machining quickly turns into ... more

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In this absolutely respectable and definitely clean Episode 69 of the Lone Machinist Podcast… things go off the rails in under 2 minutes.

We kick things off with Curt accidentally spending what could’ve been a small mortgage payment on sticker equip... more

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This week on The Lone Machinist Podcast, Curt and Jamie set out to talk about machining… and instead accidentally reinvent software development, question modern civilization, and nearly bankrupt themselves with printers.

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• Curt b... more

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This week on The Lone Machinist Podcast, things go exactly as planned, which is to say, absolutely not at all. Curt successfully fixes a lens right up until the exact moment he completely destroys it, proving once again that “if it ain’t broke, fix i... more

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Curt
Host of The Lone Machinists; discusses shop projects and manufacturing tricks; core voice in candid, tech-heavy conversations.
Jamie
Co-host; provides engineering and shop-floor insights; contributes to conversations with practical, hands-on guidance and project experience.

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Ep. 70: How to Build a Business by Accident with Titan Ring Designs
Q: How did Titan Ring Designs get started and grow from a side project to a full-fledged business?
It began as a personal interest and a few prototype pieces, then scaled through small, iterative sales and a willingness to experiment. Persistence, leveraging existing machining skills, and sharing work publicly helped build a customer base; over time, the business formalized with licensing and ecommerce channels as momentum grew.
Ep. 64: Sausage Polishers & Shop Logic
Q: How would you verify if an electric motor is faulty and how would you repair it?
We'd start by measuring windings and resistance between all three phases to detect imbalances or shorts, then verify insulation to ground. If windings are suspected, we'd check by testing with a different drive or re-wiring to isolate the drive vs motor, and consider rewinding or replacement. If the drive or controller is the fault, swapping components can confirm the culprit; otherwise, motor windings or encoders may need rewinding or replacement. A practical approach is to disconnect the drive, test windings individually, and use a table of phase-to-phase and ground measurements to identify anomalies.
Ep. 58: The Seizure-Inducing Delivery Sensor
Q: Am I still planning on a bigger workshop?
Yes, I am planning to build a workshop that could be around 60 square meters, but it's constrained by a building line.
Ep. 28: Grindzilla
Q: Curt, what are your thoughts on keeping track of design versions and CAD files?
Curt trusts the cloud service Fusion 360 for storing his designs and uses it as his single source of truth, but manually breaks out major revisions to avoid confusion.

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Two-host engineering discussions centered on running one-man machine shops, practical prototyping, and small-batch manufacturing. Episodes emphasize hands-on techniques, shop efficiency, tooling upgrades, and the realities of balancing client work with product development and content creation. Frequent topics include CNC workflows, fixturing, workholding, software tools, and open-source approaches, all delivered with candid humor and a collaborative spirit. The format tends to mix technical tutorials with business considerations like pricing, financing growth, marketing, and contingency planning, making it useful for small-shop owners, makers, and industrial hobbyists exploring independence and revenue via fabrication work.

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