Within Tolerance

You may know him as @ChiefBub from Instagram, or "that guy using the Lang thing in his Haas" but this week's guest Alex Kern has all that to share and more.  Alex joins Dylan this week to talk automation, tool selection, lean improvements, and more!  Check out Alex's IG @chiefbub ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Jeff Hooper set out to build "the cheapest shop known to man" and seems to have succeeded. Dylan is joined by Jeff this week to discuss CNC training, running a job shop on a tight budget purposely, and most importantly enjoying life. Check out the Chip Monkeys Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffHooper and Jeff's IG @chip_monkeys

In a long awaited episode, Dylan is joined by Amish Solanki of SS CADCAM this week.  Amish talks about how he got into machining, buying his 5 axis DMG, approaching difficult jobs, and his struggles (that many in the community share) keeping tooling organized and accounted for.   Check out Amish's IG @sscadcam ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon...

This week's guest has a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, a PhD in Physics, is a software architect by day, and still finds the time to have hobbies in CNC machining and injection molding.  Dylan is joined by John Socha-Leialoha of Random Products this week.  John shares his background in the software industry, discovering machining while working on model railroads, and his long strin...

You may know this week's guest as the man who erected a building around his Duravertical mill. "You gotta do what you gotta do", Says Seth Madore of Liberty Machine, Inc. Dylan and Seth discuss running small businesses, focusing on quality control, and process reliability this week.   Seth shares lessons learned from building a shop at home including additions, power requirements, and ph...

Most great products are born from the frustrations or challenges the creator faces.  Ignite Digi and its co-founder Chris Fox exemplify this, creating amazing camera equipment rooted in personal experience with camera drones and cinematography.  Chris joins Dylan this week to share Ignite's humble beginnings in a garage, their massive growth and acquisition of new machine tools, to their...

This week's guest Travis Mashburn  deals with a material many machinists dislike, composites.  Travis shares his experience cutting carbon fiber, from tool selection, dry vs. wet, and dust collection.  Travis is also retrofitting his own CNC routers at the same time and talks about his experience with Masso controllers. Check out Travis's IG @unlocked_composites  --------------...

Joe Roggenbuck of Cobra Framebuilding has had a whirlwind year since last being on the podcast and is here to share it all! From hiring an employee, to buying his own building Joe has a lot of great information and lessons to share! Check out Joe's IG @cobraframebuilding -----------------------------------------  Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

What do you do when you want to spend less time working in the business, and want to work on the business instead?  If you're Brian Kippen, you start a second shop across the country!   Dylan is joined by Brian this week to talk about forming a second KAD Models location, automation solutions, model making, cars, and more! Check out Brian's IG @kadmodels ----------------------------...

Breaking Taps is a fantastic Youtube channel exploring material science, machining and more!  Zach of Breaking Taps joins Dylan this week to talk new machines, laboriously pouring epoxy granite, failed experiments, and building replicas of the JWST mirror system.   Zach's IG:  @breakingtaps Check out Breaking Taps on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BreakingTaps Breaking Taps JWST...

The roundtable is back!  Easton, Drew, and Jake all rejoin Dylan this week to catch up on new machines, going full-time, broken tools, and more!  Drew is getting the hang of his new (to him) Okuma lathe, Jake is preparing for a weekend of unattended running of his Tsugami, and Easton has been figuring out the world of swiss lathes.  All 4 discuss some of the metrology equipment they...

What sausage goes best with machining? What options do you want on a Hermle? and what does a black spindle mean? are all questions this week's guest, Daniel Römer discusses this episode.   Daniel runs a shop in Germany, born out of the need for his parent company to produce their own parts.   Daniel and Dylan talk about running Hermle CNC's, Freddy coolant vacuums, what a proper pretzel is, and mo...

Fadal's, Brother's, and crazy mountain biking accidents oh my!  Dylan is joined this week by Joe Kaslowski, owner of Random Fabrication.  Joe and Dylan discuss Joe's new Brother Speedio, his experience with Fadal CNC's, running a small shop in his garage, and more!  Go check out Joe's IG @randomfabrication -----------------------------------------  Help support the podcast www....

Dylan is joined this week by Yamazen application engineer, Ryan Nolan.   Ryan shares his backstory growing up in shops, talks Matsuura 5 axis, and shares interesting crash stories.  Dylan and Ryan dive deep into Speedio options, the new W1000 and D00 control, garage machines, and more!  Go check out Ryan's IG @cnc_guy_ryan ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patr...

Dylan is joined by Konstantin Ivanov, CEO of DigiFabster this week.   DigiFabster is a software that can automate a lot of the quoting process and allow customers to check out online, rather than going through the traditional RFQ/PO process.  Konstantin shares his backstory, starting in 3D printing, to forming DigiFabster to allow others to use the quoting system they designed for t...

What does a hardmilling specialist do when he gets home? Make knifes of course! Dylan is joined this week by Jim Vandeveld of HMC Manufacturing, a machinist/knife maker out of PA who is redefining what a "midtech" should be. Dylan and Jim talk about motivation, supportive spouses, building shops, and the fantastic route Jim has taken to be where he is now. Go check out Jim's IG @hmc.mfg ----------...

Fraisa is a tool manufacturer tracing its origins all the way back to 1934! Today Dylan is joined by Doug Funfsinn of Fraisa USA to discuss tool design, planning of cutting tools years into the future, unique applications, and more! Go check out the Fraisa Tool Lab and Doug's IG @fraisa_toollab -----------------------------------------     Help support the podcast www.patreon.c...

Nick Polanosky is back this week to wrap up unfinished topics from 2 episodes ago, talk Datron purchase, and his week off in the shop! Go check out P3D's IG @p3dcreations -----------------------------------------    Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

2021 was a year of change for a lot of past guests and this week's guest John Russakoff from JSP Fab is no exception.  John comes back on the podcast to share the details of the shop move JSP underwent this year, the sale and purchase of machinery, release of their first large assembly product and more.   Dylan and John discuss chip management, cutting tool selection, and favorite S...

Can you start a CNC business with 3d printers?  If you're this week's guest Nick Polanosky, you sure can!  Nick joins Dylan to share the epic saga that is the backstory of P3D Creations. From multirotors, to 3D printers, to his first 5 axis machine Nick's story has the through line of jumping first and building a fantastic parachute on the way down.  Dylan and Nick talk about job sh...

Brad from Hourglass Ingenuity is back on the show and brings with him lots of changes! Brad has moved shops since his last episode and talks about finding a new location and having room to spread things out. Brad also added another Mini Mill to the mix with a 4th axis and has learned lots of new lessons with that. Dylan and Brad talk about the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur and the mental...

Adam Demuth was one of the podcast's early guests and he's back! Adam chats with Dylan this week about new machine acquisitions, harrowing machine crash stories, where he sees his company going in the future, and new metrology equipment. Go check out Adam's IG @adam_the_machinist  -----------------------------------------   Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Lowery Racing has had an amazing year of growth, sales, and going fast! Jeffery joins Dylan again to talk all about how he's handled the past year of business. Both discuss HR/Payroll, staying motivated, shop upgrades and more! Go check out Jeffery's IG @lowery_racing -----------------------------------------  Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

What do a prototype machinist, business owner, and youtuber all have in common?   They all are this week's guest, Stefan Gotteswinter.  Stefan joins Dylan to share his background, talk esoteric machine tools, and what the future of his business hold.  If you've ever watched one of Stefan's videos and wondered what makes him tick, this is the episode for you! Go check out Stefan's IG @stefan_gtwr -...

Starting a career path out of spite might not be a normal path into business, but when  Josh Ogle's attempt to work for a frame builder was spurned it led to just that.  Josh joins Dylan this week to share his excellent tale through manufacturing and all its twists and turns.  From his first company Jericho, to product photography, watches, automotive tuning companies, and now his c...