In this episode of the Loan Machines Podcast, Jamie and Curt bounce between small wins and absolute disasters in the shop. Jamie dives into poking around a PLC “just to see how hard it could be,” accidentally saving himself hundreds of dollars and making his machine do exactly what he wants. Curt, meanwhile, declares war on an inkjet printer in the name of responsibility… and loses badly.

Along the way, they talk garage “statues” that never move, clearing mental clutter by throwing things out, fiber lasers and why they’re terrifyingly cool, and why some projects really should’ve gone in the bin years ago. It’s shop talk, light swearing, questionable decisions, and the kind of stories that only happen when you try to fix things yourself.

Links Discussed:

• Jet trains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h4lLYmFtgY  
• Slow Mo Guys - Virtual Boy: https://youtu.be/jW7M8H99x7Y?si=aw0EbklFztmt6S8b
• Brother horizontal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvuYcKNcZ0  
• GTEL Train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXi3siVA_Q  

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Jamie:

• http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering
• https://www.jspeceng.com/

Curt:

• https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/
• https://www.confoundedmachine.com/