Collet What You Will: The Many Types - With all the different collets available, it's confusing. Isn't the good ole' 5C collet all you need. Um, no.

A Blivet In Three Ops: Engineer vs. Machinist - Boy you should hear the arguments between the engineer upstairs and the machinist downstairs. They have the same goal, don't they?

Specialization: Was Heinlein Right?

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

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Focus Is Critical - It's critical for laser cutting, and it's critical for YOU and your business.

When Vendors Get Acquired, Beware. - The story of vendor relationships, and it has a happy ending. Resistance is not futile.

New Toys, Your Questions, And More... - We get a new toy for the shop, it finally snowed, and hope... there is always hope.

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Laser Lessons Learned - Getting the job done with not enough power, Scotty.

The Optimization Process - It gets complicated quickly.

The Gentle Art of Getting a NO - How I turned a brush-off into new shop capabilities, and more money in MY pocket.

Your Questions, And More...

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Lasers: CO2, Fiber, Diode... How To Choose - There are many choices in lasers for the shop and sometimes it's not clear what is appropriate. We discuss the types, the physics behind them, and how they interact with various materials.

Engraving, Cutting: In-House Or Outsource? - Sometimes it is better to send it out than to do it in-house. What is the ROI on a laser? What services are available?

Your Questions, And More...

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Shop Batteries We Need, Prefer, And Avoid - Primary vs. Rechargable, Alkaline vs. Lithium, Duracell vs. Energizer... There are a lot of choices. Let's look at history, facts, and experience.

Shipping: Is Shippo A Win? Canada Strike - Yep, some problems solved and some delivered to our doorstep. There is a little bad news, and a whole lot of good from the shipping department.

Your Questions, And More...

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Is Hard-Milling Hard? - We Ask Adam - Adam Demuth helps us get started in hard-milling. Machine, tool, and workholding considerations. When does hard-milling make sense?

Why I Dumped ShipStation, And Like Shippo - You ever go to a doctor who insists that you use his prescription drugs instead of over-the-counter solutions, and doesn't even understand the science? (I did and... I fired him.) You ever use a product from a company, and when you have a problem the Customer Service department doesn't understand their own product? (Fired them, too.) You ever have the management of a company you fired try to tell you that you are a valuable customer after six months of ignoring your problems. (Aaaand.... fired them, too.) Wait until you hear this story.

Your Questions, And More...

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The Many Lubricants In The Shop - Seriously, how many different ones do we have?!? Do we really need all of them? Can we get Clutter Credits by clearing some out?

Recipes Are Your Business - You can read that two ways, and they are both correct. And no, patents are NOT the answer.

Dryness Update, Your Questions, And More...

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EDM Is Not Just For Dancing. Amazing! - A beautiful gift from a member of our Discord community, LanceK, inspires us to learn more about EDM.

Magnetism and Aluminum: Don't Panic. - This ain't your grandfather's refrigerator magnet. There is a lot more to magnetism than we thought.

Dry Updates, Your Questions, And More... - What does the very slow race to dry look like? We reveal the latest data and discuss.

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[This is an edited version of the locally recorded PFG.Live. The YouTube stream broke for unknown reasons, but all the good stuff is here. Enjoy! - Spencer]

Lapping: Finally Making Flat Mirrors! - After a discussion in the After-Party Round table with Robin Renzetti, I tried a version of what he suggested and started getting some really nice results: mirrors. I am bringing that recipe in for a landing.

Dry-Storage Experiment: Surprising Results! - What we thought would work great, seems to not be so. What we thought would be good is shockingly great!! We think we know why.

What Filament Suppliers Get Wrong - The experiment is already shedding light on three specific changes that filament suppliers should immediately make. We hope they are listening.

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First Humidity Data Points! - A long-ish term experiment has completed it's first week, and the first data points are ... interesting!

1-Micron Diamond Laps Initialized - A set of hand-laps for 1-Micron diamond have been made ready to work, and we discuss the process and preliminary results.

Problem Solving in the News - Yes, SpaceX stuck the landing(s), but the real story is why their problem solving is different.

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