The Digital Fabrication Experiment Podcast

DFX catches up with Luke Bonathan, founder of Beaver CNC, now director of product development at Carbide 3D. Based out of Cheltenham UK Luke is visiting LA this week, where the DFX crew chatted with him about the history of the Beaver HDZ and what it takes to bring a maker product to market.

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Luke Bonathan (@luke.thebeaver on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/luke.thebeaver/

DFX Podcast Instagram Account: @dfxpodcast

Eddie is AWOL at EMO while Winston and Chris hold down the DFX fort. The West Coasters discuss their WESTEC visit. Education vs experience, which is more important in the shop? Chris contemplates his future while Winston’s camping knife project is on point

Eddie and Winston welcome Chris as a permanent third host on DFX. Winston gets TIG-gy with it. Chris is hyped about learning HyperMILL. Eddie is heading off to EMO. Winston indexes the Yoda-Budda. Chris talks meteorite machining. Oh and Eddie drops some big news.

Chris Lee joins us once again to talk about his adventures in machining steels and titanium on the Pocket NC. Winston might make a stab at the spinner world, and Eddie talks tombstones and spills the beans on some exciting Neo news.

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The DFX team is back from Portland and Chris Lee joins us for a recap of Autodesk’s Fusion 360 Academy. We met a few DFX listeners and a whole Marvel Universe of our favorite Instamachinist super heroes. We talk about all the good stuff coming to Fusion later this year and in 2020.

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Matsuura custom fixture developed using Generative Design in Fusion 360 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9-BoJnXM8A

Chris Lee (@chrislee.design on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/chrislee.design/

AvidCNC (@avidcnc on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/avidcnc/

Ed Rees (@spacelyguitars on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/spacelyguitars/

Tom Zelickman (@tjzelick on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/tjzelick/

Aaron Powter (@dctteacher1 on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/dctteacher1/

Angelo Juras (@the_true_croatian_sensation on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/the_true_croatian_sensation/

Tim Paul (@oneeartim on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/oneeartim/

Al Whatmough (@awhatmough on IG) -  https://www.instagram.com/awhatmough/

We land an interview with the Mad Max of hobby machine Instamachinists - Vince Ramirez. Better known as @vince.fab on Instagram, Vince is a talented welder, fabricator and self-taught CNC machinist running his own speed shop in Kyle Texas with a great story to share with us.

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Ed gets a bigger shank. Winston's Nomad goes on the 'O1' diet. Coping with Project Egress envy. Latest news on Winston's acid trip a.k.a. DIY anodizing.

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Winston's latest video explodes on Youtube. Eddie goes shopping. Both guys are turning it up a notch. Winston experiments with DIY anodizing while Eddie counts amps.

Chris Lee joins us again as we discuss the demise of Maker Media (the company behind Make: and Maker Faire). Winston discovers that chip clearing with air is a blast. Chris storms right into simultaneous 5-axis machining with a stormtrooper helmet project. Eddie rides out a storm of his own.

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Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff - https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/make-magazine-maker-media-layoffs/

Chris Lee joins us once again to talk about his and Winston’s trip to Bay Area Maker Faire 2019. Eddie has been busy with Fusion 360. Winston discusses his Shapeoko-based CNC camera rig idea. Chris talks about his new 5-axis crush. And we’re all going to the inaugural Fusion 360 Academy in August.

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