Swarfcast

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Latest Episodes

Change, Fear, and Screw Machines–EP 209
February 08, 2024

I cant hire a cam multi-spindle operator who knows what theyre doing! Im throwing out my multi-spindles and going all CNC. These old Acmes, Wickmans, or New Britains pay for themselves every thr

Becoming the Machining Doctor, with Erez Speiser- EP 208
January 31, 2024

Have you ever dreamed about combining your expertise and passions to become an entrepreneur? My guess on todays podcast did just that. Erez Speiser is the creator of machiningdoctor.com, a site for p

3D Printing Houses With Robots, Jonathan Ladouceur-EP 48
January 25, 2024

As the housing market has slowed recently in our current economy, alternative types of construction such as 3D printing with concrete have become more and more relevant. It brought me back to a classi

Precision Machining Class in Session, with Jerod Dailey-EP 207
January 17, 2024

My guest on todays podcast, Jerod Dailey, could have been a mechanical engineer or even a doctor if he wanted to, but instead, he followed his passion and became a journeyman machinist right out of h

Selling Real Cow Bone to Machine Bone Screws! With Mary and Jim Rickert -EP 105
January 10, 2024

Have you ever wondered if bone screws could actually be machined from real tissue? If that were possible, where could one get such bone? What animals would be safe enough? Heres an old favorite episo

Hard Lessons We Learned in the Machining World in 2023–EP 206
January 03, 2024

Happy New Year everybody! On todays podcast, Lloyd Graff and I reflect on the ups and downs of machining world in 2023 and give our thoughts about what we might see 2024. As you would expect, we disc

Manufacturing in Israel, With Patrice Zamor–EP 45
December 27, 2023

We originally published this episode in 2019. It was a better time in Israels history, before the country was savagely provoked to go to war to protect its existance. Israel is a country full of indu

Meeting People Project: My Fellow Treasure Hunter, Steve–EP 205
December 21, 2023

Today Im debuting a new episode series under the Swarfcast umbrella that Im going to put out every so often. From April 19, 2018, until April, 19, 2019, I spent an entire year meeting at least one s

Making Your Manufacturing Company Salable, With Damon Pistulka-EP 204
December 13, 2023

Have you considered whether your business is salable? My guest on todays podcast says only a small fraction of companies have built an organization and leadership structure that makes them attractive

Running a “First Class” Cold Heading Company, with Joe Bennett-EP 135
December 07, 2023

Our guest on todays podcast is Joe Bennett, Vice President of Sales at Seaway Bolt and Specials, a privately held cold heading company in Columbia Station, Ohio, founded in 1957. In the cold heading