Chris Townsend joins me to talk about Eagle Manufacturing, the student-run business at Brown County High School in Indiana. We get into running a real shop with 70 students working short class-period shifts, using ProShop to keep handoffs on track, and giving kids room to fail safely. Plus, why a flat top grill might be the best culture investment in the program.Check out Eagle Manufacturing's IG @bceaglemfg-----------------------------------------Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Chris Townsend joins me to talk about Eagle Manufacturing, the student-run business at Brown County High School in Indiana. We get into running a real shop with 70 students working short class-period shifts, using ProShop to keep handoffs on track, and giving kids room to fail safely. Plus, why a flat top grill might be the best culture investment in the program.Check out Eagle Manufacturing's IG @bceaglemfg-----------------------------------------Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Within Tolerance Episode 285 - Chris Townsend of Eagle Manufacturing

Episode five of My Tool Library Is Better Than Yours. If your shop runs on a standard tool library, those tools need to always be there. Justin and Zap break down Kanban cards, tool tags, and tool storage. Sometimes the answer is a better system. Sometimes it's just more holders.Check out Justin's IG @justingraylabsCheck out Zap's IG @zap.consulting-----------------------------------------Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Episode five of My Tool Library Is Better Than Yours. If your shop runs on a standard tool library, those tools need to always be there. Justin and Zap break down Kanban cards, tool tags, and tool storage. Sometimes the answer is a better system. Sometimes it's just more holders.Check out Justin's IG @justingraylabsCheck out Zap's IG @zap.consulting-----------------------------------------Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Down the Rabbit Hole with Justin Gray EP5 - The System of Systems

Everyone's answer for the best part of IMTS 2026 was the same: the people. Zap, Justin, John Grimsmo, Chris Hopkins, Andrew Henry, and James Meyette join me across four days of mini episodes, recorded from the Kennametal, Rego-Fix, Datron, and Matsuura booths, to talk about what caught their eye. We get into less AI hype than expected, metrology finds in the back rows, high-density workholding done the crawl-walk-run way, and the unglamorous side of running automation overnight. We also talk about a very special knife reveal and a packed meetup, with a massive thanks to Kern for hosting!Check out Zap's IG @zap.consultingCheck out Justin's IG @justingraylabsCheck out Andrew's IG @henryholstersCheck out James' IG @cncappsjamesCheck out Chris' IG @chopkinsmax Massive thanks again to @kernprecision for providing a wonderful place again for the meetup and to @datroncnc @matsuurausa @regofix_group and @kennametal for allowing us to record in their booths! -----------------------------------------Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Everyone's answer for the best part of IMTS 2026 was the same: the people. Zap, Justin, John Grimsmo, Chris Hopkins, Andrew Henry, and James Meyette join me across four days of mini episodes, recorded from the Kennametal, Rego-Fix, Datron, and Matsuura booths, to talk about what caught their eye. We get into less AI hype than expected, metrology finds in the back rows, high-density workholding done the crawl-walk-run way, and the unglamorous side of running automation overnight. We also talk about a very special knife reveal and a packed meetup, with a massive thanks to Kern for hosting!Check out Zap's IG @zap.consultingCheck out Justin's IG @justingraylabsCheck out Andrew's IG @henryholsters Check out James' IG @cncappsjames Check out Chris' IG @chopkinsmax Massive thanks again to @kernprecision for providing a wonderful place again for the meetup and to @datroncnc @matsuurausa @regofix_group and @kennametal for allowing us to record in their booths! -----------------------------------------Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Within Tolerance Episode 284 - The Sea of Kern - IMTS 2026

Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop!

Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop!

&nbsp;Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop!&nbsp;&nbsp;

Within Tolerance Episode 2 - Job Shop Life

Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop!

Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop!&nbsp;

Within Tolerance Episode 1 - Introduce the Hosts

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