Within Tolerance

What makes AlienTools so out of this world? Travis Leer joins Dylan this week to explain what sets AlienTools apart from the competition, his circuitous journey to tooling, and more! 

Iguana Milling Challenge

https://youtu.be/6NkazMBdHqc

Check out AlienTools's IG @alientoolsgmbh 

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Hot off the delivery of his new swiss Daniel Osborne of OZ Machine Company joins Dylan to talk about knife making, buying and learning swiss machines, grinding blades in a Brother CNC, giant engine blocks, and more! 

Check out Daniel's IG @ozmachinecompany

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Nick Kiefer of Krew Golf shares his incredible story of perseverance with Dylan this week.  From baseball, to long drive competitions, to starting his own putter company, Nick constantly reinvents himself to suit his current circumstances and overcome any obstacle that has been thrown his way. Dylan and Nick talk about workholding, learning to program/machine/weld from nothing, and dropping bombs on the driving range.

Check out Nick's IG @krewgolf

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Dylan is joined by Zolten Glasso from Z9 Machining this week. Zolten talks about discovering machining through Formula SAE, starting his shop, and buying his first 5 axis.  Dylan and Zolten talk all things C250, fun and difficult parts, and making buckets of chips.

Check out Zolten's IG @z9machining

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From applications at Datron to sales at Kern, Dann Demazure has experienced some of the most unique machines out there.  Dylan is joined by Dann this week, who shares his background in working on cars, his introduction to machining through Datron, and his entry into the world of Kern.  Dylan and Dann talk cars, space, high precision machinery and more!

Check out Dann's IG @igsdann

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 Dylan is joined by Josh Firman of Firmworx this week.  Another recent full-timer in his own shop, Josh and Dylan talk about running small businesses, the benefits and perils of running older machinery, and the quest to find more shop space.  Josh shares the details on his FirmVise, talks about recent machinery acquisitions, and shares some great machine crash stories.

Check out Josh's IG @firmworx_ltd

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Dylan gets to scratch that gearhead itch this week with Antonio Brown from Autosports Engineering.  Antonio shares his origins in business as a drop shipper in college, to opening his first shop, purchasing his first machine without any machining experience, to moving his now large shop into a new building and buying more machinery. 

Check out Autosport Engineering's IG @autosports_engineering

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Dylan is joined this week by Matt Hertel, CTO and Co-founder of Pocket NC.   Matt talks about his origins in manufacturing, design choices on the original Pocket NC's, automation, and more.   Most importantly, Matt talks all about their new machine currently in development. From compensation, to the trials and tribulations of creating a more capable machine from scratch, Matt answers many listener questions about this new exciting chapter in Pocket NC. 

Check out Matt's IG @inventorcaptain

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Odds are that you have seen one of Trevor Hirschi's rings across the internet.  Trevor and his company, Titan Ring Designs, make amazing titanium items.  From rings to tie clips and even door handles, Trevor designs and manufactures high end products from his shop in Utah.  Dylan and Trevor talk about the design process, Trevor's background in manufacturing, issues leading to lack of help in shops, and more on this week's episode.

Check out Trevor's IG @titanringdesigns

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You may know him as @ChiefBub from Instagram, or "that guy using the Lang thing in his Haas" but this week's guest Alex Kern has all that to share and more.  Alex joins Dylan this week to talk automation, tool selection, lean improvements, and more! 

Check out Alex's IG @chiefbub

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