This week Dylan is joined by Adam Balogh, Department Chair of Machine Technology at Laney College aka @Laneymachinetech on Instagram. Adam shares with us his backstory, starting in something surprisingly different than machining, to working with Tom Lipton at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, to teaching young aspiring machinists. Adam talks about his projects, 3d printing, keeping students inspired, and more. 

Nickolas Means talk on 3 mile island: https://youtu.be/hMk6rF4Tzsg 

Laney College Machine Technology Department Website: https://laney.edu/machine_technology/ 

Instagram: @laneymachinetech (2x) 

YouTube Channels: Machine Tech Video Blog; Laney Machine Tech 

Berkeley Center for Magnet Technology at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: https://bcmt.lbl.gov/ 

NYC|CNC Tour of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: https://youtu.be/FmmNRaKpBTI 

East Bay Municipal Utility District (Local Water/Wastewater Utility with Repair Machine Shop): https://www.ebmud.com/ 

Terminal Manufacturing Co. (CNC/Manual Job Shop): https://www.terminalmanufacturing.com/ 

Book Mentioned: "The Instructor, the Man and the Job: A Hand Book for Instructors of Industrial and Vocational Subjects" by Charles Allen (Available @ https://archive.org/details/instructormanjob00allerich) 

Source for Inexpensive Quality Surplus Optics: www.surplusshed.com 

Dan Gelbart's Precision Air Bearing Lathe: https://youtu.be/sFrVdoOhu1Q 

Adam's YouTube Series on Autocollimators: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL-aWzAbmoUn435Fq3MEAClddgrsPfXPO