Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman

Parts Department

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Justin Brouillette (Portland CNC) & Jem Freeman (Like Butter) discuss CNC machines, their product design and manufacturing businesses, and every kind of tool that they fancy. Show Website - https://dept.parts

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Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman

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11 - Justin Got Covid 21.06.2022 46:00

Justin satiates his FOMO from Jem getting Covid, Jem reports on the Tool Show and the beauty of flying headspace. Both make big progress on their product lines and Dall-E is induced. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Justin got Covid Baby Pants update Tool shopping - industry update - thinking about 5-10 years ahead? Intu...

10 - Baby Pants Version Hotel 14.06.2022 51:34

The guys talk Prusa 3D printer, Text Sniper, progress on Kitta Parts, Nack Wall, and Baby Pants (the PDX CNC Dust Boot). Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Nuphy Mechanical Keyboard Jem's Default Diary breakthrough Speed of task notation vs Utility when properly setup Rob Drydek Podcast - #224 of My First Million Lists!! T...

9 - The Butter Shed 07.06.2022 49:29

Jem tells how Like Butter's Workshop was built, their sustainable efforts like solar-power and sawdust composting. Justin's Prusa is down and Nack Wall is being batched. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Nack Wall Boxes Glass is cheaper than acrylic? Prepping for Photoshoot LB's Solar-Powered Workshop Composting Sawdust S...

8 - Screw those Screws 31.05.2022 48:53

Jem and Justin chat about Jem's new Mac, the camera gear and methods they use for photoshoots and the future of digital fabrication. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Jem's New Mac - 14" MBP M1 Pro Rhino Mac Numi Battery life and wake up time Baby Pants (PDX CNC Spindle Dust Boot) Camera Talk Justin's Sony A7iii Jem's Fuj...

7 - Just Make Stuff 24.05.2022 53:25

The guys both need to Just Make Stuff. Design tools like pen and paper, Rhino, Fusion 360. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Product Development Jem: Be bold, say no to developing other people's products and invest in our own! Product dev ideas Being led by process or by needs? The process around new ideas, sketches or st...

6 - Jem Got Covid 17.05.2022 43:23

Jem comes to us from his car because he got Covid. Discuss best hires and whether freelance marketers make sense? Also, Rigid Tapping on PDXCNC YCM. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Jem got Covid Justin needs more contingency Staff Work Plan if WFH suddenly Which Hire was most impactful? Business Manager Hire (Sarah) mak...

5 - Optimism Override Slider 10.05.2022 50:39

Poplar Plywood, Quoting with Quotient, Airtable, Like Butter's 4-Day Week, and Fusion 360 Drawings. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Sales target from last week, fudging the numbers PDXCNC RFQ Form Quoting "parts of a day" Poplar Parts are... interesting Friday's off at LB? Do tell LB - 4-day work week since 2016-17 Jem...

4 - Nice Biscuits! 03.05.2022 47:42

A full array of topics from cutting 40,000 half-inch holes, Incentivizing Innovation, Quoting with Quotient, 5-Axis CNCs, NDAs, and the Default Diary. DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Watch on Youtube Both making "Pegs" Incentivizing Innovation Like Butter product development - Royalty to team member Alexei Sayle clip on "Nice" - Dire St...

3 - The Pencil Sharpener 26.04.2022 47:12

The Like Butter Pencil Sharpener genesis story is told, power chaos ensues at PDX CNC. CNC crashes, and good old fashioned Robot Talk. Watch on YouTube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Justin's Power Fiasco Jem is on the machines Justin finding Jem's Instagram on this post The Pencil Sharpener Genesis 4-axis, 5-spindle custom CNC machine...

2 - Terrible on My End 19.04.2022 48:11

The guys talk about LB's Lean Day, company culture, Freshdesk, Quotient, Fusion 360 Nesting, Justin's New Kaeser Compressor, and the YCM CF BIN file update. DISCUSSED: Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Garnica - Plywood 10 Bullets - Tom Sachs Discipline of Do Easy by Gus Van Sant LB Workshop Lean - once a month Fastcap - 3S Every morning 30 minutes Handoff from Quoting to Prod...

1 - Jem and the Robots 12.04.2022 46:32

Jem and Justin chat about custom job shop work vs products, their Airtable ERPs, Justin's brain-dead YCM mill, and consider Profit Sharing and more in the first episode. DISCUSSED: ✍️ Send us Episode Comments Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links. Jem: Custom jobs Grasshopper for quoting, now Airtable Link Index  Workflowy Airtable - Overall view Technique Base Single dump as...

0 - Introducing - Parts Department 11.04.2022 0:29

Parts Department is a discussion between Justin Brouillette of Portland CNC and Jem Freeman of Like Butter. They talk CNC machines, their product design, and manufacturing businesses, and every kind of tool that they fancy. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or head to https://dept.parts Show Info Show Website Contact Jem & Justin Instagram | Tiktok | Facebook | Youtube HOSTS Jem Freeman C...