Within Tolerance

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...

Born from frustration with a bad light, Okluma and is owner Jeff Sapp create high end EDC lights that are incredibly popular. Jeff joins Dylan this week to share his backstory, talks sub-spindle live tooling lathes, moving the company, and crazy 1000 mile endurance bike races. Go check out Jeff's IG @_okluma_ ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/within...

Have you ever wondered how National Geographic gets those crazy shots right up next to animals? This week's guest, Tom O'Brien is the one to help make those possible. Tom works at National Geographic as a Photo Engineer taking the ideas of photographers and making them a reality. Dylan and Tom talk about cameras, gear, the best shop from the 70s, the Rock, and more! Go check out Tom's IG @mechanic...

Are you tired of having to do calculations to see when a job will be finished? This week's guest Pete Oxenham was, and created his new company Chatter.dev to solve this problem and many more dealing with machine data. Pete tells Dylan of his beginnings in manufacturing, starting with making car parts for his Mustang, to acquiring an Enshu HMC to meet a new customer demand, to starting a software c...

Hot off a record year Andrew rejoins Dylan on the podcast to talk about the unexpected realities of owning a business with such massive growth. From the toll paying taxes takes at a large scale, to moving the entire business to a new shop, to researching and adopting an ERP Andrew has had a year full of immense highs and lows. Dylan and Andrew talk about systems and how they do/do not scale with g...

Easton comes back on the podcast to talk full-time running his shop and all things Moria Manufacturing. Dylan and Easton share crash stories, near misses, and where they see their shops going. Dylan asks Easton about a realization he had about going full-time, and both discuss different CNC control pros and cons. ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/wi...

WT's first guest, Dan Rudolph, returns this week to talk with Dylan about a year of growth, learning, and packing ever more machinery in their shop. Dylan and Dan discuss moving compressors and RapidAir systems. Dan has spent the last year tooling up a process for a difficult part and shares things learned about the long term development process. Dan talks machines with a new Swiss on its way to h...

Joining Dylan this week is James Milne of Fifty50 Knives, maker of some of the finest kitchen cutlery out there. James started off hand making knifes but demand quickly grew to the point where CNC became a need. James tells of buying used machinery, the issues that came with them, and a fantastic story of determination and overcoming these issues. Dylan and James also discuss 3D printing and the b...

 Have you ever wondered how a scientist would approach machining? Wonder no further! Dylan is joined by Marvin Groeb, or @marvgro on IG, System Engineer at Kern with a Masters in Materials Science. Listen in as Marv tells about using the scientific method to test speeds and feeds, shaping with a Kern 5 axis, cutting ceramics and more! Marv brings a wonderful mindset to machining and his backg...

The Yetiman returns! Dylan is joined once again by Jeff Tiedeken of MLS Aerospace and Cutting Time for an episode full of fun stories, lessons learned, and awesome builds. Jeff talks about his adventures spinning up a nuclear project, quantum computers, building show bikes, and accidentally buying a mine. Dylan and Jeff both have new machines with another new one on the way for Jeff, so they both...

All it takes is a brief glance at Uriel's website to know he loves making things. From water treatment to space suit hardware it seems like he's successfully gone wherever his interests take him. Uriel joins Dylan this week to discuss his newest company, Austere Manufacturing, where they are making some incredible soft goods buckles. Uriel talks about the steps taken to get up to speed producing t...