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 49 episodes available.

The Lone Machinists episodes:

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/
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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/
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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/
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1h 14min
September 02, 2025Ep. 36: Don't Panic: 4th Axis & FedEx Fails
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Actual customer service (better than you think), Smart lathe sl36 (13000), and how health is wealth.
Links Discussed:

Prescribed reading - Pumpkin plan: https://mikemichalowicz.com/pumpkin-plan/

20um benchy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgQbPdiuUTw

Swiss-Type / Sliding Head Lathes: https://www.chiah-chyun.com/en-US/plist2-swiss-type-sliding-head-lathes

Robot Arm Curt - https://www.ruvionrobotics.com/

alexander rueffer: https://www.youtube.com/@alexanderrueffer (thanks @hamiltonpianos for the link)

Cobot: https://www.igus.co.za/automation/robot-types/cobot
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/
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1h 18min
August 26, 2025Ep. 35: Live, Laugh, Crash
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Tiny tiny bearings, 4th axis, and now we can't go back, and making aeroplane parts.
Links Discussed:

Retroid: https://www.goretroid.com/en-ca/collections/retro-game-system
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/
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1h 18min
August 19, 2025Ep. 34: Siemens School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as Curt’s 2, 1, 1 week schedule, Cycle832, and Jamie reading books.
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/
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1h 18min
August 12, 2025Ep. 33: Video killed the radio star!
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as 4/5th axis Anchor Point, Doctor Who at the medieval fair, and how Justin Gray is a sweetheart.
Links Discussed:

Robot Oblivion: https://www.instagram.com/robotoblivion?igsh=emprNWk4b3hpcGl5

Toolpath: https://toolpath.com/
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/
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1h 17min
August 05, 2025Ep.32: AMAZE AMAZE! You sleep, I watch
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as making screws, tumbling and nebula, and Project Hail Mary.
Links Discussed:

The Blight: https://www.cnczone.com/forums/vertical-mill-lathe-project-log/56549-cnc.html

My Next Masterpiece!!! I Built a Tool Post Milling Spindle Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9g4bvlIMpE

Actionbox emco video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=gqLPubk5SeGSet-f&v=GGVa0gTO7Wc&feature=youtu.be
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/
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1h 23min
July 29, 2025Ep. 31: Scaling Up
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss their week, including topics such as hydraulic holders, Ano upgrades, and thinking in terms of 10x production to find better ways of doing things.
Links Discussed:

Patreon Q&A: https://www.patreon.com/posts/q-for-next-weeks-135203847?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Sunday Nobody: https://www.sundaynobody.com/

Annin Robotics: https://www.anninrobotics.com/
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 12min
July 22, 2025Ep. 30: Subtract This! With Jacob from Zonum Precision
Join Curt and Jamie as they pick the brain of Subtract’s Jacob. Diving into the Deep End on the topic of Subtract Manufacturing.
Links Discussed:

Danica’s article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-talk-cheap-labour-expensive-mistakes-danica-peacock-cqrsf/
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/
Jacob:

Subtract Manufacturing Website: subtractmanufacturing.com

Zonium Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zonumprecision/

Taps And Patience Patreon (for reasons): patreon.com/tapsandpatience
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1h 37min

FAQs about The Lone Machinists:

How many episodes does The Lone Machinists have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.