Parts Department

By Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman

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.

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The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.

Parts Department episodes:

November 18, 2024118 - Heavy Couch Work
Jem and Justin cover a lot in this episode! Justin’s been working on Zapier SMS magic for show notes, while Jem dives into pricing blocks for the upcoming ThreadBoard launch. They also chat about using Easy CSV Editor and dynamic HTML configurators. Will Justin fire as Jem tunes out the BOM, and they discuss after-hours work and gift-giving—with Justin making custom gift boxes for a special carbide gift. They wrap up by comparing web chat vs. text chat, exploring custom pop-ups, and finishing their thoughts on Extreme Ownership.
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DISCUSSED:
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- Justin made Zapier SMS magic for show notes
- CSV - What use this junk for!? Easy CSV Editor
- ThreadBoard Launch Product launch accountability ThreadBoard ꘎
- Making pricing blocks in Rhino for ThreadBoard and more products
- Is Nack back?
- Making HTML configurators - dynamic wall size
- I love Cody for VS Code
- Will Justin fire me!?!?!? Jem has stopped listening to the BOM
- How much after hours work do you do? ꘎
- Giftgiving - Justin making gift boxes for that special carbide gift
- Podium SMS
- Web chat vs text chat - direct contact experiment
- Custom pop up for chat box
- Labels, CSV, data merging with Dymo app - PDX CNC Video
- Debrief field ꘎
- Product revision tracking
- Finishing up: Extreme Ownership
- Leading up the chain
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links
Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
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59min
November 12, 2024117 - No time for tracking
Jem and Justin explore custom configurator development, shop equipment decisions, and tool inspection methods. They answer a bunch of listener questions, discuss transitioning from premium software to DIY solutions, debate the value of time-tracking systems, and share insights on KPI tracking for small manufacturing businesses. Side conversations cover Google Voice limitations and the merits of microscopes for tool inspection.
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DISCUSSED:
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- KPIs
- DXF for Laser Fusion Plugin
- Opendesk
- Cody
- KittaParts config $$$
- Comment to DM - KP?
- Hammock-ing
- Jet 712 👎
- Kicked off PS2
- Blackhole issue, not an issue 😒
- Debriefing Projects
- Get a Microscope
Questions
- jktableco - Separate phone line for the business? Whole phone or just an app to add it to your phone.
- jktableco - Hiring help or professionals, CPA, marketing, website, etc.
- debrisbrooms - What is Justin going to buy to one up Jem’s fryer? Any other non-trad tools in the shops?
- marc_demontigny - How much looking back at how long things actually took to CAM or cut do you do, and if you do, how do you do it?
- marc_demontigny - You incorporate that into future projects?
- CNCcut.Melbourne - Any tips to check if a used tool is sharp or blunt? Do you track tool usage in any way? - Lee
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
53min
October 29, 2024116 - Broken Blackholes
Kids causing chaos this week as Justin and Jem tackle their small businesses amongst parenting. Conundrums of product fulfilment, shipping efficiency and laser engravers.
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DISCUSSED:
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- Kids!
- Product options and fulfilment
- Shipping via courier vs in-house delivery van
- Couriers are great!
- Laser engraving with auto conveyor
- Good cash week = good mood?
- New TTT and TT options
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
38min
October 22, 2024115 - Pour one out for Pi
Jem and Justin chat Fusion training, a rampant payroll tool, online guide improvements, AI eco impacts, and frustration with horizontal bandsaws. Is Jem ready to ditch Fusion?
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DISCUSSED:
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- One-on-one Fusion training
- Super scare
- Fusion 2D outputting - MapBoards to Export 2D Files from Fusion
- Duplicate with Joints 🚨
- Gusto - Easy Payroll
- QR Blaster
- ATC Pedestal Guide - How better?
- Checklist Manifesto
- Bandsaw Issues - Jet 712 broken part after 3rd use? Binding up
- Better ways to make online guides?
- Notion
- Just make it better, Justin
- Camera off, can't be bothered making content right now
- Moving away from Fusion modelling
- I didn't get to say goodbye, to Pi - Desktop app?
- macWhisper
- Impact of AI
- Voice morphing
- These number crunchers
- First 1 milli
- Grounding - why?
- Philip: GtP is new and good, and yall should enbrace the change. Maybe you don't want the first component by drfault, but it far exceeds the old ground (now called pin) which is/was a timeline feature, not like ground. It does away with all of the rigid grouping, and as-build joints to origin, and it also lets you edit the inital 'free move' that we got when inserting a component.
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links
Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
49min
October 15, 2024114 - Lazy pull lean
Jem and Justin chat about 3D-printed vacuum workholding, crazy insurance lumps, a $420k robot cell, and fun with QR codes. Plus, a peek into Profit First and hitting Q3 revenue goals like butter!
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DISCUSSED:
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- mmmmmmmachining, distracted fun
- 3D printed vacuum workholding
- Patreon longer 3D fixture walkthrough
- Flyback Diodes
- Veritasium QR Code
- Barcode scanner
- Little things job swap
- insurance lumps (my lovely lady lumps)
- Airtable, Fusion, Insurance,
- Multicam support group - Join here
- $420,000 robot cell
- Twig and Bot
Profit First
- Q3 Distribution - 96% of AIM PDX
- Q3 Rev 16% over target - Like Butter
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
33min
October 08, 2024113 - Hands-on wetting device
Jem and Justin discuss hacking CNC machines, wild AI camera tech, and share insights on Profit First, new tape vendors, and AI voice cloning. And they both start insourcing/outsourcing products where they didn't prior.
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DISCUSSED:
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- Machine Hacks, Networking, and YCM (Fanuc) Auto Door Release
- seconds since epoch
- Multicam backtracking
- Multicam owners/support group - sign up here
- Multicam backtracking
- Wild $70 Pi AI Camera
Profit First
- Timing Account - Insurance lumps
- Capital & Repairs Account
- New Tape Vendor
- Battery week
- Fork
- Home system
- Shell Game - AI Voice Clone Podcast
- Still local curious, local docs functionality
- Insourcing parts
- Outsourcing parts
- PDX CNC On-site CAD/CNC Training
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
55min
October 01, 2024112 - Wax Dipper Script Job
Jem and Justin chat about Rhino AI scripting, packaging, CNC maintenance, and business analysis. They discuss machine troubles, vibration reduction, and new tools. The duo ponders business growth and laments missing IMTS.
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DISCUSSED:
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- GPT-4o Rhino script, 🤡 Claude Sonnet 3.5
- Vevor Creaser
- Packaging talk, making our own packaging
- Masso CNC conversions
- Loose wires
- Machine servicing
- Preventative maintenance
- IT manager Jem, fixing all the things
- Main CNC PC down
- Hydraulic holder much less vibration
- Uncomfortable sense when things are going well
- SWOT analysis of our businesses
- How to take the next steps?
- IMTS FOMO
- New O Flute Tools - Aluminum
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
55min
September 24, 2024111 - Dreaming of Automation
Justin and Jem talk shop every week, discussing their small manufacturing businesses, automation opportunities, AI coding tools and what might be wrong with Jem's machinist rabbit.
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DISCUSSED:
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- Hydraulic Holder
- Amazing automation video (send us more)
- UR Cobot Woodshop integration
- Talking Robots here
- Justin IMTS 2024 Recap video
- Fusion scripting success
- AI Inception
- Cursor AI
- Dall-E two years on, Sep '22 to Sep '24
- KittaParts 2D Configurator now with musak
- 01-preview coding trials
- 60 second reasoning
- ChatGPT 01-mini most impressive single shot response
- All failed
- GPT4o multi-shot refinement worked
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links
Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
35min
September 17, 2024110 - IMTS: (Cheap) Cobots took our jobs
Jem and Justin recap IMTS, exploring cutting-edge manufacturing tech and creative habits. They dive into industry developments, from innovative cobots to lights-out machining. The duo also discusses software updates, sales updates and Justin's surprising new machine interest.
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DISCUSSED:
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IMTS
- Dating your creative self
- Twyla Tharp - The Creative Habit
- Community connections
- Cheap Cobot Robot - Igus ReBel
- Justin needs a lathe!
- Lights Out & Zap - UMC 500 with 25 unique parts Cobot Loaded
- PO issues continue, deposit paid
- Social media vacay
- Wax dipping ice rink
- Depth of wax untested
Software Corner
- Friction with SimTheory
- New OpenAI O1 models
- iOS 18 updates
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
50min
September 10, 2024109 - Open the Pricing Kimono
Jem & Justin talk about dealing with problematic clients who like to push small businesses around, the wins of a profit first weekly distribution cycle and Justin's plan for IMTS.
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DISCUSSED:
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- Bad customer service practices
- Purchase order bullies
- PF weekly cycle 📈
- Numi
- Soulver
- New timber trials
- wax dipper
- deep fryer
- IMTS - millions of square feet of hotdogs
- LB Studio Sale
- Gorgias?
- Clickup
- Next Secret Show Topic - send us questions?
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links
Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
...more
41min

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How many episodes does Parts Department have?

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