The Lone Machinists

By Jamie Peacock & Curt Van Filipowski (Feat. Jon Dillehay)

Curt and Jamie dive into business and manufacturing as one-man shops.

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How many episodes does The Lone Machinists have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

The Lone Machinists episodes:

May 27, 2025Ep. 22: Parks and Retrofits
Join Curt and Jamie as they go into depth on all the pros and cons of retrofitting an old mill instead of buying a working machine like a sane person.
Links Discussed:

PrintNC Wiki: https://wiki.printnc.info/en/home
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
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1h 18min
May 21, 2025Ep. 21: Interwebs: A New Hope
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Internet breakdowns, UFO Shaped things, and Fusion Training.
Links Discussed:

Makers Muse Mechanism Resource Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOLTtANcuU

Smallest FPV Drone: https://cults3d.com/:2623229
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
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1h 19min
May 13, 2025Ep. 20: My Heart in a Vice with Joshua Firman
Join Curt and Jamie they pick Joshua Firman’s brain on anything and everything. (Vices and beyond)
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
Joshua:

https://www.instagram.com/firmworx_ltd/
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1h 21min
May 06, 2025Ep. 19: From Hot to Not: The Rise and Fall of Heat Shrink Holders
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as the 2-day work week, heat shrink holders, click mechanisms, and journaling.
Links Discussed:

eco hydro: https://www.etp.se/en/product/cnc-metalworking/ecogrip-er--VP-CNC-M-EGER
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
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1h 20min
April 29, 2025Ep. 18: The Anchor Point
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Launching the Anchor Point, Automating processes, and the trials and tribulations of being an “Influencer”.
Links Discussed:

Off da bench
https://youtu.be/b4AK7i8Xo40?si=7OZafMhgDNDGYQ-Z

Within tolerance

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zcehJsKE8a8HxVV9vT3DX?si=bVkTlPgOQhW_-H1qbyQ1DQ

DC Tool Holder
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006324925577.
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
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1h 26min
April 22, 2025Ep. 17: No more smoke signals
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as using goto in G-Code, shipping around the world, and pimping the printer.
Links Discussed:

Heat link https://spaco.org/Blacksmithing/ZVSInductionHeater/1000WattZVSInductionHeaterNotes.htm

Swiss nano https://www.apsx.com/apsx-nano-cnc-swiss-lathe?srsltid=AfmBOopMUdb8xytu4lM8BRycoDB3gXAW8094utxcjqGMfRiGVeAwMciP

Titan link https://tenor.com/en-ZA/view/titans-of-cnc-boom-cnc-machining-cnc-kung-fu-gif-16473568
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
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1h 18min
April 15, 2025Ep. 16: Oopsidizing - Why We Can't Have Nice Parts
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as the Pins, Broken but fixable, and Anodizing lessons learned.
Links Discussed:

Shrik link https://pioneerna.com/access/products/sd_machines.php
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 27min
April 08, 2025Ep. 15: Stir (welding) the Pot
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as the Canada Pen and the perils of not paying attention to your machines.
Links Discussed:

Roetz4.0 https://www.youtube.com/@Roetz40

Anchor Point Newsletter https://anchorpointnews.my.canva.site/

Anchor Point Rant https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTI3MjIwODg0OTIwODU3?story_media_id=3326691877383692295_4140157396&igsh=MWViY2RoanR6aWN4dg==
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 29min
April 01, 2025Ep. 14: Smoke Signals from the Workbench
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as: Letting the magic smoke out…twice; and Ass(embly) Trays.
Links Discussed:

https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaWeissman
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 14min
March 25, 2025Ep. 13: Lock (tail)Stock and a 4th Axis
Join Curt and Jamie as they go into the day to day struggles and decisions of running a solo machine shop.
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

https://www.jspeceng.com/
Curt:

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 21min

FAQs about The Lone Machinists:

How many episodes does The Lone Machinists have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.