Parts Department

By Justin Brouillette & Jem FreemanBusiness Entrepreneurship Technology Leisure Hobbies

Parts Department episodes

July 12, 202214 - Tower of Duck Ponzi Scheme
The Business Ponzi-Scheme, Duct Tower progress, Our Dream Products, Why Naivety is Secret Sauce, more Dall-E Madness, and OSMO Application.
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EOFY wrap up
Getting beyond the Business Ponzi Scheme
Breakmaster Cylinder

Test-Fit Guarantee - Dust Boot
Attraction to Making Tools
Duct Tower Progress
2 days of machining with Josh
More Dall-E Madness

What's your dream product?
How to Justify your 5-axis Purchase
A Better Nack Desk

Naïvety ✔︎
How to Kill your Products Off
Hobbies?
Gaming
Podcasts
The last Reply All - so many linked memories

OSMO Application - White Scotchbrite, on orbital to spread it
White microfiber polish
Sand with 800 grit
2nd Coat - Repeat

Water-Based Spray Booth

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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
53 min
July 05, 202213 - Spaghetti Pants
Kitta Parts v2 and Baby Pants have launched, Jem is planning monthly product launches, and the guys discuss why money talk is taboo.
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Baby Pants the Dust Boot Launched ✅
Kitta Parts v2 Launched ✅
Jem is using iOS Focus Modes at work
Jem Handed off Production to Ben
Justin's Spaghetti Pants
LB Monthly Product Drops
Financial Transparency is too Taboo
Profit Chat
Justin Needs a Business Coach

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
45 min
June 28, 202212 - I'm Gagging for Baby Pants
It's the Week of Launch: Like Butter Kitta Parts v2, Like Butter Website, PDX CNC Dust Boot (Baby Pants).
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Justin's 3D printing is going well, finally.
PDX CNC Dust Boot Available
Switch cabinet hardware because scarcity
Kitta Parts V2 Launch!
When did you last raise your rates?
Recession Plan
Build up cash in company
Titan's - Losing $100 Million Contract
Responsibility to Team
Like Butter New Website
Improve Conversion Rate
Page Load speed

Simple Bundles
IoT Smart Switch for 3D Printers (Amazon AUS, USA)
Octoprint.org
Jem's 3D Light Prints

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
50 min
June 21, 202211 - Justin Got Covid
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.
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Justin got Covid
Baby Pants update
Tool shopping - industry update - thinking about 5-10 years ahead?
Intuition vs Excel - or why haven't I bought a Prusa yet?
Flying headspace - sketchbook! 🤝
Planning Products with Scarce Materials
Diary - End of planned time but have more quotes to do?
Making it - Aaron 😢 (Note: Death discussed)
Dall-E Mini

Accountabilibuddies
KittaParts v2 - ahhhhh it works!
Nack Wall Kits - Kitting

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
46 min
June 14, 202210 - Baby Pants Version Hotel
The guys talk Prusa 3D printer, Text Sniper, progress on Kitta Parts, Nack Wall, and Baby Pants (the PDX CNC Dust Boot).
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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!! The ever overflowing list of things to make and do. Workflowy graveyard.
Review process
Getting Things Done
Do Less - Hidden Brain Podcast
Fixtures - 1 setup don't add more
Oscillating Sanding Head for CNC by GDP
Jem - Tool Show in Sydney

Accountability:
KittaParts dimensions progress
Nack Wall
Kits
Nack Starter Kit
Text Sniper - Snip text from images or basically anything
Baby Pants - Closer but works with 10hp HSD
Online Configurator Developer - Need a "unit"
Making It - Aaron Episode link (Note: Death discussed)

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
52 min
June 07, 20229 - The Butter Shed
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.
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Nack Wall Boxes
Glass is cheaper than acrylic?
Prepping for Photoshoot
LB's Solar-Powered Workshop
Composting Sawdust Study
Solar Panels - 33kw
Makita Robot Vacuum
Makers Space for Old Guys - "Men's Shed"
LB - Rolling Roster of Tasks (Airtable) Specifics are only way to get something done
Pencil Sharpener - Double Ender!

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
50 min
May 31, 20228 - Screw those Screws
Jem and Justin chat about Jem's new Mac, the camera gear and methods they use for photoshoots and the future of digital fabrication.
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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 Fuji X-T4
Photoshoot methods - "Just Shoot" vs Planned Storytelling
Kits are essential in system products
Shopify Bundle Plugins
LB Coffee Table & other new products coming
Future of Digital Fabrication
Internal Growth
How are you getting in the way of this result?
Set up accountability loop?
Maritool Profit based on Scrap

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
49 min
May 24, 20227 - Just Make Stuff
The guys both need to Just Make Stuff. Design tools like pen and paper, Rhino, Fusion 360.
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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 straight to CAD? Which CAD first?

3D Printing - PDXCNC ShopSabre Dust Boot Prototype
Octoprint.org
Rhino Vs Fusion 360
Shopify to Airtable - Airpower
Products
Orders
Proof Point icons: Sustainable, well made, free shipping, speed.

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
54 min
May 17, 20226 - Jem Got Covid
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.
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Jem got Covid
Justin needs more contingency
Staff Work Plan if WFH suddenly

Which Hire was most impactful?
Business Manager Hire (Sarah) make a big difference?
The job ad from 2016
Relieving Jem's admin work
Beneficial she was out of the industry?
Years hiring to find Jem clones vs hiring someone who could free up my time.
Hiring friends vs seeking the best candidate

Advertising
Internal / Freelancer?
Social Dilemma
Balancing social media engagement - pros/cons
LB's Advertising Efforts
LB - Facebook - Feels random
LB - Google Ads - feels more transparent and intentional
Justin's advertising is random and not often successful

Justin Rigid Tapped! - Nack Wall T-Clamp
Nack Wall Peg prototype fixturing

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
44 min
May 10, 20225 - Optimism Override Slider
Poplar Plywood, Quoting with Quotient, Airtable, Like Butter's 4-Day Week, and Fusion 360 Drawings.
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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 and Jay try Quotient - the results are in. 👀
Fusion 360 Drawings Experience
Conventions vs getting it done
Controlling Formatting and Conventions 👎
Screen capture to replace client drawings

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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter | Instagram | More Links

Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC | Instagram | More Links
51 min

About 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.