Podcasts by The Digital Fabrication Experiment Podcast

Ep.073 - Reunion from 2023-04-25T15:46:37

It has been ages since the last show but the crew returns for our first 2023 episode. Winston, Chris and Ed catch up on what each is doing these days, the future of US manufacturing and shop goa...

Ep. 072 - The Machinist’s Imperative from 2022-04-01T01:00

Marvin Groeb (@marvgro) returns to DFX! Eddie and Marvin catch up on what Marvin has been doing since he was last on the show.

Winston and Chris have the day off but will be back for the ...

Ep.071 - Spacetime from 2022-03-04T12:24:18

We’re back! Chris updates us on his exciting new job at Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The gang talks SpaceX. Winston is keeping busy at Carbide 3D. Eddie talks 2022 business planning and lessons lear...

Ep. 070 - Xometry‘s Greg Paulsen from 2021-10-26T14:09:20

Winston and Chris talk with DFX guest Greg Paulsen, Director of Application Engineering at Xometry.

Greg talks about his journey into manufacturing and what it means to deliver manufactur...

Ep. 069 - HDM and L.E.O. from 2021-09-20T14:50:59

Winston tells us all about the recently announced Shapeoko HDM. Chris has exciting news. Ed focuses on the business of business.

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Ep. 068 - Cool Runnings from 2021-07-27T16:35:30

Ed finally gets proper AC in the shop. Winston is cooking up a mechatronics camera slider. Chris MIPS up for Fusion.

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Ep. 067 - Vaxxed! from 2021-05-21T12:29:24

Ed goes additive shopping. Chris refines his career/life plan. Winston designs for injection molding. Chris deals with a complicated work holding challenge. Ed dials in speeds/feeds for 2-color ...

Ep. 066 - Shop Update from 2021-05-02T20:45:14

Ed runs a shiny job for John Grimsmo Knives. Chris gets his mill/turn groove on. Winston runs some carbon fiber work. Party Barn sign update.

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Ep. 065 - Haas-o-mation from 2021-04-02T11:20:29

Chris dishes the details on a simple but clever approach to batch machining automation. Ed’s in-machine GoPro rig is a winner. Winston has new machine news for us. 

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Ep. 064 - Supercritical Burnout? from 2021-03-24T01:53:42

The guys talk about the risk of ruining what you love in the transition from hobbyist to professional.

Shop updates and more.

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Ep. 063 - The Great Texas Whiteout from 2021-03-03T19:09:03

Ed gets dumped on. Chris hits his PEEK. Winston jumps into injection molding.

When looking for efficiency improvements in the shop don’t forget the physical workflow.

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Ep. 062 - New Year, More Gear from 2021-02-02T15:34:52

First episode of 2021 and Chris is already anticipating future machine purchases. Winston’s day job is expanding into Haas 5-axis production work. And Ed whacks the warp on acetal parts. Using R...

Ep. 061 - Good Tidings from 2021-01-03T16:43:39

End of year episode. Chris has big news. Winston talks more about the new C3D machines. And Ed is keeping busy with some year-end job shop work.

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Ep. 060- Zach Dunham - Bantam Tools from 2020-11-02T12:10:59

Zach Dunham joins us to talk about Bantam’s new Desktop CNC Milling machine and the unique challenge of bringing a hardware product to market in the middle of a global epidemic.

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Ep. 059 - New For You from 2020-10-13T18:55:41

Winston fills us in on the newly announced Shapeoko Pro and Nomad 3 from Carbide 3D. Shop updates and more.

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Ep. 055 - CNC Dreams from 2020-08-12T19:17:06

Chris and Winston are joined by the ever delightful Sami Woolhiser. They talk about maker burnout and how to deal with it. Lots of great tips on how to tackle big projects by starting small. Edd...

Ep. 054 - Lean&Shine from 2020-08-02T14:14:17

DFX54 - Lean and Shine

Chris goes 5-axis machine shopping at the day job. Ed digs into Neo twinsies and diamond tooling. Winston triggers a conversation about lean improvements around the...

Ep. 053 - Summer Shop Talk from 2020-07-16T16:33:49

The guys have been keeping busy in their respective shops as the mercury rises. Ed squeezes in some fun titanium parts on the Neo between client jobs. Winston knocks out some rockets and his Poc...

Ep. 052 - Daniel DeArco from 2020-07-01T13:09:38

Daniel DeArco joins us to share how he leverages DIY design, prototyping and CNC fabrication to get the perfect shot for his amazingly creative and dynamic video and photography productions.

Ep. 051 - Desktop CNC Golden Age? from 2020-06-16T18:49:22

The guys discuss the exciting new machine recently teased by Bantam Tools. Ed has an update on the new Pocket NC Pro currently under development. Winston wraps up his Skeloko LED bling video. Ch...

Ep. 050 - Ed Rees from 2020-06-05T01:09:06

DFX celebrates our 50th episode with special guest Ed Rees from Saunders Machine Works. Ed talks about his luthier projects which sparked his initial interest in CNC machines. We chat about the ...

Ep. 049 - Shop 'till You Drop from 2020-05-20T23:33:50

Shop updates. Chris takes delivery of his UMC-500. Winston lights up Skeloko Datron-style. Eddie gets to work on his first big commercial job for the Neo. The workholding ecosystem for hobby-cla...

Ep. 048 - Jorge Sanchez - Carbide 3D from 2020-05-06T22:02:47

Carbide 3D’s Jorge Sanchez joins us to talk about the Nomad 883 Pro, the early days at Carbide 3D and much more.

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Ep. 047 - Robert Cowan from 2020-04-21T21:59:18

We are joined by Robert Cowan from BattleBots fame. He shares what goes into designing and fabricating combat robots and the engineering that goes into making a 250 Lb champion.

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Ep. 046 - Viral Vita from 2020-04-07T14:23:19

Sami Woolhiser returns for a chat about maker life under lockdown. Team DFX is working on Covid-19 supplies. Eddie experiments with Fusion’s Rotary machining strategy on the Neo’s 4th axis. Chri...

Ep. 045 - Lockdown Life from 2020-03-25T15:08:41

DFX45 - Lockdown Life Winston lives his best life under the LA lock-down. Chris experiences spindles kisses. Ed gets his new Neo up and running. Bonus content: Chris and Winston talk more about ...

Ep. 044 - Subtractive + Subtractive = Additive? from 2020-03-10T13:26

Shop updates. And new machines all around. Winston updates us on progress with his new 3D printer. The guys discuss coolant and initial tooling strategies for the Neo and UMC-500. Chris recaps h...

Ep. 043 - Chris 2.0 from 2020-02-25T21:17:01

Winston does WORKBENCHcon. Maker? Machinist? The guys ponder labels. Chris ‘haas’ some big news to share and Eddie gets ready for a visit from the new machine stork.

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Ep. 042 - Garage Gab from 2020-02-13T13:14:41

Ed lights up the garage as he enters the final stretch for his Datron Neo delivery. Chris gets a garage of his own. Winston is enticed by additive. Chris designs a hero part for MD&M West. Can a...

Ep. 041 - Sami Woolhiser from 2020-01-29T19:16:33

Winston and Eddie are joined by Sami Woolhiser (@avidcnc & @gosamilee), a Portland maker and digital fabrication evangelist at Avid CNC. Sami shares what she loves about the Portland creative ma...

Ep. 040 - Brain Food from 2020-01-14T14:14:50

The guys discuss learning resources for CNC newbies. Eddie revisits Ti and stainless steel on the Pocket NC V2-50. Chris wraps up his Johnny 5 part. Winston builds an infinity mirror to reflect ...

Ep. 039 - Fine Anni from 2019-12-31T18:08:02

The DFX team recaps the year and talks about what they want to accomplish in 2020 in this last episode of 2019. And of course there are Johnny 5 updates. Happy New Year to all.

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Ep. 038 - Machine Dreams from 2019-12-16T23:59

The guys talk about the risk/reward tradeoffs of buying a vertical machining center. Eddie makes a pilgrimage to Saunders Machine Works. Winston sharpens a pencil for Star Wars. And Chris… lives...

Ep. 037 - The Johnny 3 from 2019-12-07T19:05:22

Ed, Chris and Winston have updates on their respective parts for the Saunders Machine Works Johnny 5 build. Chris makes some big moves at work. The guys probe Winston on a new C3D product. Eddie...

Ep. 036 - Kern Microtechnik from 2019-11-19T23:01

Eddie visits Kern Microtechnik in Eschenlohe Germany and talks with Kern’s head of R&D Matthias Fritz on what it takes to build machine tools capable of world-leading accuracy, precision and sur...

Ep. 035 - Datron Days from 2019-11-05T11:59:29

Datron’s Fabian Puth talks to DFX about the Datron story and how they approach machine design. Eddie gets hands-on with a Datron Neo S2 in Germany and the USA.

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Ep. 022 - Seven Pounds from 2019-05-02T17:23:34

Winston machines away seven pounds of aluminum to roll out his latest big project. Eddie works through some issues with chatter and long reach stub tooling. Winston discovers that copper can alw...

Ep. 021 - Spring Shop Update from 2019-04-20T11:32:04

Winston makes progress on the mystery project he is taking to Bay Area Maker Faire. Eddie finds Pocket NC small piece workholding success with a new collet chuck. The guys talk shop and Winston'...

Ep. 020 - Keeping it 'Fresh' from 2019-04-03T22:38:08

The guys talk about the tension between creating unique designs, sharing and the temptation to simply copy the work of others. Eddie rethinks his delrin gear production workflow in search of a ...

Ep. 019 - Pocket NC - Matt& Michelle Hertel from 2019-03-18T22:20:41

Eddie makes a trip out to Bozeman Montana to talk with Matt and Michelle Hertel, founders of Pocket NC. Hear their story about bringing a 5-axis desktop-class CNC machine to market. We discuss t...

Ep. 018 - High RPM Fun from 2019-03-06T19:38:15

Eddie tests the hot new machine from Pocket NC. But his upcoming visit to their new shop in snowy Montana will surely cool him down. Winston recaps his WorkbenchCon experience and decompresses a...

Ep. 017 - Chris Lee from 2019-02-21T00:02:45

We talk with Chris Lee, fellow instamachinist and Injection Mold Design Engineer at MR Molds. Chris recently made a career pivot from a job in the medical field to a big move into manufacturing....

Ep. 016 - Team Subtractive talks Additive from 2019-02-07T01:29:45

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Eddie and Winston explore where additive fits in their world of team subtractive. Edde talks about his latest production job. Winston is heading to WORKBENCHcon this mont...

Ep. 015 - More Metal from 2019-01-23T13:38:34

Winston finishes his Shapeoko enclosure with only minor regrets. Eddie tests some speeds and feeds for dry Titanium machining. Both guys see some good improvements in surface finish strategies f...

Ep. 014 - A New Year from 2019-01-08T12:08:54

Winston and Eddie close out the year and talk about their plans for 2019. Both guys make progress on their Shapeoko enclosures. Eddie talks surface finishing and Winston updates us on his plans ...

Ep. 013 - Year End Episode from 2018-12-13T02:19:03

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 ex...

Ep. 012 - Maker Road Trip and AU2018 Recap from 2018-11-27T20:47:43

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

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Ep. 010 - Transcontinental CNC from 2018-10-30T21:00:12

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 alo...

Ep. 009 - Josh Hacko - Nicholas Hacko Watchmaker from 2018-10-17T01:30:08

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 lo...

Ep. 008 - Part-Time All the Time from 2018-10-01T19:13:02

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 differen...

Ep. 007 - Edward Ford from 2018-09-21T04:23

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 pl...

EP. 006 - Marvin Groeb from 2018-09-04T12:48:17

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 ta...

Ep. 005 - Danielle Applestone from 2018-08-20T18:09:57

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, t...

Ep. 004 - Desktop 5-axis from 2018-08-07T10:55:12

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 Edit...

Ep. 003 - The Human Touch from 2018-07-24T20:24:15

A conversation about the impacts of automation on society, what people bring to the process, and dealing with self-doubt in the shop.

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Ep. 002 - The Bottom Line from 2018-07-11T00:24:43

Join Eddie and Winston as they discuss their adventures in making stuff while trying to make a profit. Winston talks etsy and his latest out of this world 5-axis aerospace part. Eddie talks wack...

Ep. 001 - A New Conversation from 2018-06-24T16:01:10

Meet Eddie and Winston. Two nerds with a fascination for fabrication. Where did they come from? Why do they Make? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the riveting premiere of T...