# machining (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover machining. Page: Feed: --- ## [Best of Swarfcast: A 67-Year Adventure in Swiss Machining Continues, with Paul Huber-EP 199](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/best-of-swarfcast-a-67-year-adventure-in-swiss-machining-continues-with-paul-huber-ep-199/) _2026-08-19 · Swarfcast_ Today’s guest on the show is Paul Huber, CEO of COMEX, in Monroe Connecticut. Paul is a machinery dealer specializing in cam Swiss automatics. That’s cam Swiss, not CNC. I’m talking about Bechlers, Stroms and Escomatics , not Citizens. Paul is 84, but proudly says feels like he is 60 as he raises his 17-year-old son. He has been working on screw machines for over 67 years, starting as an… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/195_Paul_Huber_AUDIO.mp3) ## [#464 Mentors](https://zencastr.com/z/G-EkDlEe) _2026-08-14 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Hiring Mentors Isotunes hearing protection Costing and process planning [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a7cbc7ac7bf4c5d238d0d53/size/70406828/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/46bee60c-c065-487a-b411-9a7915bda61f.mp3) ## [Down the Rabbit Hole with Justin Gray EP4 - Standard Tools Are the Cheapest Automation You Can Buy](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Down-the-Rabbit-Hole-with-Justin-Gray-EP4---Standard-Tools-Are-the-Cheapest-Automation-You-Can-Buy-e3n9bq8) _2026-08-11 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Justin and Zap are back for chapter four of My Tool Library Is Better Than Yours: Standard Tools Are the Cheapest Automation You Can Buy. Standardizing saves you a little time every day, but the real money is in killing the expensive outliers that blow up a Saturday night. They get into what "standard" actually means (it's not one holder for everything), why drills and taps are the best place to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/124087560/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F429656468-44100-2-37e82605e606c.mp3) ## [Why Onshoring Is Really Happening, with Lloyd and Noah Graff-EP 271](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/why-onshoring-is-really-happening-with-lloyd-and-noah-graff-ep-271/) _2026-08-11 · Swarfcast_ The first quarter of 2026 stunk for Graff-Pinkert’s used machinery business. But fortunately, in the last few months, we’ve made some really good deals, selling old Davenport and Acme screw machines, as well as some expensive late model CNC multi-spindles. Today, Lloyd Graff and I give our take on why the year unfolded this way and what we predict the machining industry will look like for the rest… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/SWARFCAST_270_NOAH_LLOYD_AUDIO_V2.mp3) ## [#463 Vibe coding fun](https://zencastr.com/z/YbIfr6Ae) _2026-08-07 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Satellites and Joe Scott youtube videos DIY linear gage Renishaw OTS wearing tools Shatter by Rob Lockwood Telecentric lens Vibe coding fun [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a7373354b773123cee34886/size/72569132/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/f3d5f398-6a7b-4577-807f-db339b024d1b.mp3) ## [Within Tolerance Episode 281 - Eddie Riddell of Steele & Co Engineering](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-281---Eddie-Riddell-of-Steele--Co-Engineering-e3mvesg) _2026-08-04 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Eddie Riddell of Steele & Co Engineering joins Dylan this week from his one-man job shop in one of the most remote cities in the world. Eddie traces a wild path from a New Zealand apprenticeship to the Australian mines to going out on his own, buying Haas machines sight unseen from across the world and landing on a DN Solutions SMX mill turn. They get into learning G-code out of necessity, why… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/123763024/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2F429220618-44100-2-1c9c51b3ec2fa.mp3) ## [Why We Choke Under Pressure — And How to Fix It-EP 250](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/why-we-choke-under-pressure-and-how-to-fix-it-ep-250/) _2026-08-03 · Swarfcast_ We’re on vacation this week. So we’re publishing one of my favorite Blog/Videos that’s been on my mind lately. I highly recommend you watch the video version of this podcast. Click on the link to go to the video. I won a few big matches on my high school Tennis team, but I was never awesome. I never won the big tournaments. What killed me was that I always had more fun and played better in… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/ILOP6_Mindcoaching_Audio.mp3) ## [Best of Swarfcast: Talking Citizen CNC Swiss Lathes with Marc Klecka – EP 109](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/best-of-swarfcast-talking-citizen-cnc-swiss-lathes-with-marc-klecka-ep-109/) _2026-07-31 · Swarfcast_ Today’s show is the first episode of our new season about Swiss-Type CNC machining. Our guest is Marc Klecka, founder and president of Concentric Corporation , a prominent distributor of Citizen-Cincom CNC Swiss lathes in Cleveland, Ohio. Scroll down to read more and listen to the podcast, or listen with Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts or your favorite app. Main Points Marc talks about his… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/TMW_109_Marc_Klecka.mp3) ## [Within Tolerance Episode 280 - Long Lists and Kinematic Sauce](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-280---Long-Lists-and-Kinematic-Sauce-e3mghtf) _2026-07-24 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ A long overdue catch-up with Dylan and Zap. Dylan owns up to overcommitting the shop and relearning that automation doesn't save you from yourself, then runs through tooling, RO water, and a 3D printer that ate itself mid-print. Zap talks Kinematic Sauce, building systems that persist without him, and why being cheap is the fastest way to sink a shop. Plus neat oil, buying machines the right way,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/123274607/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-24%2F428562962-44100-2-4e0d8f59eca7a.mp3) ## [#462 LLM's and software/hardware projects](https://zencastr.com/z/3Tp-Qjov) _2026-07-24 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Leave yourself a good starting point LLM's and software/hardware projects Linear gage projects Vision system, Keyence vs DIY Blum laser install fixed Air compressors down [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a6262eed1719fb5e705dc64/size/67363244/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/034af81c-f80b-4fa5-8273-425ef62391f3.mp3) ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/suTu4a8C9JW6) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Down the Rabbit Hole with Justin Gray EP3 - Always Be Auditing](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Down-the-Rabbit-Hole-with-Justin-Gray-EP3---Always-Be-Auditing-e3mfb8v) _2026-07-23 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Justin and Zap dig into the idea that a good tool library is never finished. They cover treating it as a digital twin of your crib, promoting tools from bench to standard, and when it's fine to let a specialty tool live outside the system entirely. The theme running underneath it all: seek perfection if you want, just don't let it stop you from starting.Check out Zap's IG… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/123235039/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-23%2F428503045-44100-2-07957cc00a3ee.mp3) ## [Can Work Make You Happy? Ask the Russian in Brazil, with Tatiana Koval-EP 270](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/can-work-make-you-happy-ask-the-russian-in-brazil-with-tatiana-koval-ep-270/) _2026-07-21 · Swarfcast_ My guest today teaches happiness for a living. Which is ironic, because she grew up in a country where smiling at a stranger means something is wrong with you. Tatiana Koval spent 15 years as an HR consultant in Russia. When the war in Ukraine started, saying you were against it could put you in jail. Within days, she left the country with her husband and two sons to emigrate to Brazil. This is a… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/SWORFCAST_269_TATIANA_KOVAL_AUDIO_V3.mp3) ## [#461 DIY metrology](https://zencastr.com/z/05jBjxzr) _2026-07-17 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Blum laser air upgrade and calibration Air compressor bearing issue Hardmilling endmills vacuum workholding Interferometers DIY metrology [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a57d533b5dafe5f9216c99d/size/79465580/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/58822153-28ba-4120-8964-70a4746012c2.mp3) ## [Best of Swarfcast: Tai Chi, Machine Tools, and ALS, with Greg Knight — EP 240](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/best-of-swarfcast-tai-chi-machine-tools-and-als-with-greg-knight-ep-240/) _2026-07-15 · Swarfcast_ Born with no intention of becoming a machinist, Greg Knight says he was drafted into “indentured servitude” at age 16 when his father started a Brown & Sharpe machine shop in their garage. Despite his initial distaste for manual labor, fate had other plans for the psychology, philosophy, religion, and sociology major. I ran into Greg at PMTS 2025 in Cleveland last week, working in the Absolute… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/Greg_Knight_Audio_Podcast.mp3) ## [#460 Toilet bowl float coolant sensor](https://zencastr.com/z/rSfWt9gY) _2026-07-10 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Grimsmo installs a NAS Computer history museum Machine tool manufacturers Toilet bowl float coolant sensor Total process reliability with Blum laser Foam machining Home assistant [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a4e94943a73987299d82631/size/75465836/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/311bd8f4-6e45-4d65-a32a-bc3143390baf.mp3) ## [Down the Rabbit Hole with Justin Gray EP2 - My Presets are Better Than Yours](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Down-the-Rabbit-Hole-with-Justin-Gray-EP2---My-Presets-are-Better-Than-Yours-e3lpq11) _2026-07-07 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Episode two digs into presets to boost throughput in CAM. Justin and Zap break down the golden rule—if you're dialing in feeds and speeds every single program, you need a preset—plus how far the rabbit hole goes with floor finishing, wall finishing, tape-and-glue, and everything in between. Plus why the same carbide in a different holder isn't the same tool at all.Check out Zap's IG… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/122529249/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-7%2F427549480-44100-2-f93aff73cd639.mp3) ## [Army, Amazon, Aerospace, with Nir Levy — EP 269](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/army-amazon-aerospace-with-nir-levy-ep-269/) _2026-07-07 · Swarfcast_ Nir Levy was nineteen years old when he was already commanding a unit in the Israeli army. He managed hundreds of people and logistics with life or death stakes, at an age when most of us were figuring out laundry. After the Israeli army came Amazon, where Nir eventually ran a full manufacturing facility. There, he learned to live by the company’s obsession with getting it right, every package,… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/SWORFCAST_268_NIR_LEVY_AUDIO.mp3) ## [Best of Swarfcast: What If The Employees Owned Your Company, with Rich Gaffney — EP 220](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/best-of-swarfcast-what-if-the-employees-owned-your-company-with-rich-gaffney-ep-220/) _2026-07-01 · Swarfcast_ On this "Best of Swarfcast" episode, Noah speaks with Rich Gaffney, Vice President of Commercial Operations at Sentry Equipment, a 100-year-old manufacturing company in Wisconsin that has been employee owned since 1986. [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/Swarfcast_Rich_Gaffney_AUDIO.mp3) ## [Down the Rabbit Hole with Justin Gray EP1 - My Tool Model is Better Than Yours](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Down-the-Rabbit-Hole-with-Justin-Gray-EP1---My-Tool-Model-is-Better-Than-Yours-e3lb52m) _2026-06-27 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Kicking off Down the Rabbit Hole, a new Within Tolerance podcast for nerds, by nerds. Justin and Zap launch their multi-part series "My Tool Library Is Better Than Yours" with the bootstrap basics: a simple four-folder structure, modeling your holders and tools accurately, and getting roughing and finishing presets dialed in. No money required—just stop building tools from scratch every damn time.… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/122049046/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-27%2F426907547-44100-2-67c22873085e9.mp3) ## [#459 Hardening the automation system](https://zencastr.com/z/YhmkYPRI) _2026-06-26 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Air filtration upgrades Horizontal is gone Hardening the automation system Low temp alloys tested! Challenge - elegant solution, want a way for compressors to shut off [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a3c20ad899af91d2ce18389/size/76232492/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/6725480f-8e6d-4a87-8310-2a1273d75442.mp3) ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AQCZ2kSrhQBH) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Your Scrap Tungsten Carbide Is a National Security Question, Nick Stevens and Joey Marks–EP 268](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/your-scrap-tungsten-carbide-is-a-national-security-question-nick-stevens-and-joey-marks-ep-268/) _2026-06-23 · Swarfcast_ While his nine-year-old son was fighting stage three cancer, Nick Stevens was driving around buying up scrap tungsten carbide just to keep food on the table. It worked well enough that one day, sitting in the hospital room, his son said to him: “Dad, why don’t you just start your own business and be your own boss?” Today Nick and his cousin Joey run JC Metals, going around the country paying cash… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/268_STEVENS_MARKS_AUDIO.mp3) ## [#458 Being proud of yourself](https://zencastr.com/z/20XA0SIA) _2026-06-19 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Being proud of yourself Low melt alloys, again Willemmin robot down Norseman lock insert accuracy Sole sourcing material [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a32e9f0889566a888e17696/size/63929132/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/2a5a0723-fc33-49b2-a4e3-da1d8c7ea1d7.mp3) ## [Within Tolerance Episode 279 - Down the Rabbit Hole with Justin Gray](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-279---Down-the-Rabbit-Hole-with-Justin-Gray-e3kmi2v) _2026-06-12 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Justin Gray catches us up on life post-Toolpath. We get into Justin Gray Labs and his vibe coding kits — along with the security nightmares they're built to prevent. He's also chasing fidget pistons to a two-tenth window on a Syil and Speedio. Then we get into Kinematic Sauce, the calibration algorithm he and Zap built for Speedios, with Fanuc and Haas next. Plus, his new show Down the Rabbit Hole… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/121374239/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2F426002589-44100-2-3e691343e987c.mp3) ## [#457 Blade Show Collaboration Knife of the Year](https://zencastr.com/z/1GfdL4EI) _2026-06-12 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Blade show Collaboration knife of the year White light interferometer working! Robot system hiccups cutting steel Overhaul compressor system Wax fixturing success Waterfall cashflow [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a29ab74b9b5b4e667803369/size/70635500/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/f186131c-16d4-4dcc-8dc3-9dd521e61a94.mp3) ## [The Only Classic Car Wiper Business in the World, with Pat Parnell-EP 267](https://todaysmachiningworld.com/the-only-classic-car-wiper-business-in-the-world-with-pat-parnell-ep-267/) _2026-06-09 · Swarfcast_ Pat Parnell went to buy a classic car for his wife. He ended up buying a company too. Rain Gear Wiper Systems, the only hidden wiper system company for classic cars in the world. After 42 years hauling and installing high-end appliances, his body was done with the heavy lifting. Within a few weeks of stumbling onto this business, he cashed in part of his life savings to buy it. Now at 64, he calls… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/content.blubrry.com/todaysmachiningworldpodcast/The_Only_Classic_Car_Wiper_Business_in_the_World_with_Pat_Parnell-EP_267.mp3) ## [Within Tolerance Episode 278 - Post Summit Clarity with Zap](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-278---Post-Summit-Clarity-with-Zap-e3kfgm5) _2026-06-08 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Two months of catching up with Zap: the Toolpath Summit recap, his Claude-built ERP CritLink processing real money, and his Boise shop dialed in for remote operation. Dylan finally has power, runs the Flex overnight, untangles a kinematic shift on the C250, and survives a titanium job that tried to take him out. Check out Zap's IG @zap.consulting ----------------------------------------- Help… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/121143429/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-8%2F425698800-44100-2-b99918389f6f3.mp3) ## [#456 Wax fixturing and carbon fiber](https://zencastr.com/z/KJXYu_2-) _2026-05-22 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Wax fixturing and carbon fiber Robot outfeed tables SMW machine updates White light interferometer working!? Justin interning at Saunders [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a0df8443061934cbc6ed5fc/size/57447980/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/00cc41c1-ba51-47f4-a6e9-cfa78542185f.mp3) ## [#455 New intern at Saunders](https://zencastr.com/z/l1-R5M3w) _2026-05-15 · Business of Machining_ Topics: Six types of working genius New intern at Saunders Carbon fiber inlays Fishbone diagram Memory rail photo gallery [Listen](https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a0373abd69ad19d4cfc7bcf/size/75885164/audio-files/5a0594ba6ebaa2000f1ebe78/e98638e3-ae7b-4879-ae0c-c50a81e550f4.mp3) ## [Within Tolerance Episode 277 - Matt Blackwell of Blackwell Engineering](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-277---Matt-Blackwell-of-Blackwell-Engineering-e3io3ag) _2026-05-01 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Matt Blackwell spent over two decades fixing jets and flying C-17s before building a one-man backyard shop and a fiber laser fixture business he never planned on. We talk spindle gripping lessons, the messy line between hobby and business, and how a guy in a backyard shop ends up tapping a few hundred thousand holes. Check out Matt's IG @blackwell\_engineering… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/119327504/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-1%2F423257720-44100-2-395cbfb1455eb.mp3) ## [Within Tolerance Episode 276 - Joseph Alonso of Novo Modo](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-276---Joseph-Alonso-of-Novo-Modo-e3hnl0n) _2026-04-11 · Within Tolerance · Within Tolerance_ Joe Alonso tells the full Novo Modo origin story—off-grid childhood, working full-time at 16, a career detour through blindness and Microsoft, and launching a shop on pure conviction with no customers lined up. We dig into his inspection-first approach, keeping shops small on purpose, and why culture fixes more than training ever will. Check out Joe's LinkedIn at… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/ca43718/podcast/play/118264279/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-10%2F421823858-44100-2-185e003adbb72.mp3) ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dny7pSqh6rI3) _2026-04-11 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [Machinist therapy Hotline - Episode 59](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/machinist-therapy-hotline/episodes/Machinist-therapy-Hotline---Episode-59-e3fonqh) _2026-03-01 · Machinist Therapy Hotline · Machinist Therapy Hotline_ Apparently the hotline team have been on holiday, in this come back episode we have a quick catch up and talk about whats next - can we track down the BBQ vest? will there be another MTH photo a day challenge - let us know what you think. Welcome to Machinist Therapy Hotline, the team are ready to take your call... [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a66c6b4/podcast/play/116202769/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-1%2F41ede313-7c99-3d90-212f-629549a7d72c.mp3)