In this episode of the Lone Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt dive head-first into shop chaos, questionable safety decisions, and machines that just won’t stop printing money.

Jamie introduces the Bukkake Blaster 7000, a new coolant manifold upgrade that blasts hardcore, while Curt reflects on the joy of a machine running nonstop for hours—hot, moist, and perfectly intolerant from the first part to the last. Along the way, they cover long-run machining, thermal stability, laser mishaps, intrusive pneumatic ideas, and why sometimes the correct fix is simply unplugging the wire.

There’s also a surprise structural failure, a wall that absolutely “didn’t need to be there,” and a healthy reminder that lasers do not care about your eyesight—no matter how confident you feel in the moment.

Machining, lasers, money printers, and safety third. Just another day in the shop.

Links Discussed:

• smart lathe: https://youtu.be/on5yTSBz2tM?si=cNUjLE2XIThAa24l  
• a1 changer: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010477325746.html  
• Tiny Trains: https://youtu.be/DlL3AunnM_I?si=TbpS-hlauXLah6-R    

The Lone Machinist:

• Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/
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• Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store
• Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists

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Jamie:

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

Curt:

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