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 58 episodes available.

The Lone Machinists episodes:

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/
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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/
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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
March 18, 2025Ep. 12: Screw It, Let's Do It!
Join Curt and Jamie as they discuss screws, tools, and tool holding (amongst other things).
Links Discussed:

Link to Jamie's printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1072339-bt30-tool-tags-and-rack/files

Link to Feeds and Speeds Calculator: https://www.harveytool.com/resources/speeds-feeds
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 26min
March 12, 2025Ep. 11: Shear Madness
Join Curt and Jamie as they deal with the chaos of a jam-packed schedule.
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 25min
March 04, 2025Ep. 10: The Man, The Legend, Justin Gray!
Join Curt and Jamie as they interrogate Justin Gray from Tool Path.
Links Discussed:

Link within tolerance with Justin: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Ep2X0g0Rvm9XEiomNcAnR?si=dc78446372434191
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/
Justin:

https://www.instagram.com/justinsgray

https://toolpath.com/
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1h 37min
February 25, 2025Ep. 9: Rough and Tumble
Join Curt and Jamie as they explore the The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Tumblers.
Links Discussed:

Slitting Saw: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004116617362.html?pdp_npi=4%40dis%21ZAR%21ZAR%20231.75%21ZAR%2038.62%21%21%2112.00%212.00%21%40211b813b17404614691585907e3247%2112000029751855223%21sh%21ZA%211908904620%21X&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allItems_or_groupList.new_all_items_2007523639183.1005004116617362

Jamie’s PC Build: https://www.wootware.co.za/in-win-iw-cs-chopingre-ps200w-chopin-pro-200w-titanium-grey-mini-itx-desktop-chassis.html

Curt’s Ask Me Anything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uJ5-D0q_6M
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

FAQs about The Lone Machinists:

How many episodes does The Lone Machinists have?

The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.