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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FAQs about The Lone Machinists:

How many episodes does The Lone Machinists have?

The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.

The Lone Machinists episodes:

November 11, 2025Ep. 46: The Spindle Witch Project
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including Spinderella’s royal crown upgrade, the great ABS hoard, Brick Shit House’s tournament domination, and Fondler 2’s triumphant debut.
They also dive into AI-assisted customer service, VFD tuning woes, round-bar philosophy, and why every shop should have bathroom SOPs.
It’s another week of chaos, craftsmanship, and coolant fumes, with a touch of royalty.
Links Discussed:

Once we were Spacemen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdcjiLEtcVM

Local AI: https://localai.io/

Self-Centering Vices (AliExpress): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008804700687.html
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/
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 14min
November 04, 2025Ep. 45: The Great Coolant Massacre of '25
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Bertha’s farewell move, the Coolant Flood Disaster, Carl’s lucky retrofit, Spinderella’s VFD woes, and why admin work might just be the real horror show.
Links Discussed:

Jamie's phase converter: https://arcweld.co.za/phase-converter-single-three-phas

Wild DIY CNC: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSuntravel

M66: https://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/gcode/m-code.html#mcode:m66

Mediocre maker syil x4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC6kKlsh2sQ&t=638s
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 15min
October 28, 2025Ep. 44: Oil Beats Coolant, Fight Me
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Retrofitting Spinderella, Phase Converters, and Fancier tool options..
Links Discussed:

Delta EMI Filter: https://www.deltaww.com/en-US/products/EMI-Filters/ALL/
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 7min
October 21, 2025Ep. 43: Victory, vengeance, and very questionable tooling decisions
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as The Arival of Spinderella, the magic of the Siemens Oscilliscope, and the frustration of Facebook Scams.
Links Discussed:

Star gazing binoculars: https://www.analogsky.co/

Alternative Camera Firmware: https://thingino.com/

fudion for linux: https://github.com/cryinkfly/Autodesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/
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 12min
October 14, 2025Ep. 42: Tighten It 'Til It Feels Expensive
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Progress with the Goodway, DLCing pens, and Kyocera inserts breaking chips.
Links Discussed:

AJ Toolpath Video https://youtu.be/uozp5MjDl-4?si=GXdGNwizwVFT1VbN

AJ Shop Tour Toolpath https://youtu.be/KQcKLFxpxJQ?si=DuM-lsMAByaV2kHy
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Want to try out Toolpath? Give it a go and get 10% off by using the code TLM10 at checkout: https://toolpath.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 14min
October 07, 2025Ep. 41: Jamie and the Hallucinating AI
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Troubles with Ethercat, PDX CNC benchmark, and gutting the Goodway.
Links Discussed:

Old School Turret Lathe Manual: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89089665293&seq=7

PDX CNC Benchmark: https://portlandcnc.com/blog/2023/7/apple-silicon-f360#gsc.tab=0

thead gauge: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32859323852.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.50.377f18027zdkqX

High precision inch Thread gauge: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000295675687.html

Parts Department Podcast: https://dept.parts/
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 14min
September 30, 2025Ep. 40: Fine, I'll Do It Myself with Noddy's Performance
Join Curt and Jamie as they pick the brain of the man behind Noddy’s Performance Products.
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/
Noddy’s Performance:

Noddy’s Performance Products: https://www.noddysperformance.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noddysperformance/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noddysperformance
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
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1h 24min
September 23, 2025Ep. 39: Hit Me With Your Best Cut
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as a tale of RGB fans, eccentric presses, and how to name a lathe.
Links Discussed:

Silly Shorts (explict): https://www.siirigo.com/collections/best-sellers?spm=..collection_0fe78a52-0f05-4c9a-a0a4-e1bdb3ea92a4.header_1.1&spm_prev=..collection_e3d33a69-d75d-4a01-ab8d-d004b578faab.collection_1.1

Parts Department Podcast: https://dept.parts/
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 7min
September 16, 2025Ep. 38: I love the smell of a retrofit in the morning.
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as CUSMA fun, Harbor install, and blowing up ID tools.
Links Discussed:
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 23min
September 09, 2025Ep. 37: Dare to DIY
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Plane Crashes, Thinking in 100x scale, and Ti screw feeds.
Links Discussed:

DIY Hone / Degreaser thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR11dx064QQ

Reddit DIY Build: https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/11lhh7g/my_diy_vapor_blaster_wet_blaster_id_put_it_up/

Commercial Vapor Hone: https://vaporhoningtechnologies.com/weekend-warrior/

SR71 Link: https://www.e-fliterc.com/product/sr-71-blackbird-twin-40mm-edf-bnf-basic-with-as3x-and-safe-select/EFL02050.html
The Lone Machinist:

Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/

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

Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at: https://subtractmanufacturing.com/
Jamie:

http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering

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

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

https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
...more
1h 14min

FAQs about The Lone Machinists:

How many episodes does The Lone Machinists have?

The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.