Within Tolerance
Within Tolerance
Within Tolerance is a podcast where the hosts talk everything from machine shop work, CAD/CAM, and other manufacturing processes!
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Mar 18, 2020 • 1h 19min
Within Tolerance Episode 38 - Quarantine with my CNC Machine
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! CNC machines can't get COVID right? Today we talk about injection molding and the successes and failures Payton has been dealing with. Then Dylan finally got his pallet system for his machine and is ready to get it on the table!
Mar 11, 2020 • 53min
Within Tolerance Episode 37 - Tony Gunn
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we interview Tony Gunn from Air Turbine Spindles! Tony has lots of interesting stories on how he got into his current position at AirTurbine. From writing hip-hop music while machines are running, to programming CNC machines with excel sheets and floppy disks! He also talks about what AirTurbineSpindles offer in the CNC market and how he has worked for some big name companies shortening cycle times around the world!
Mar 3, 2020 • 1h 8min
Within Tolerance Episode 36 - Owning a shop isn't for everyone
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan talks about his future workflow of quick change workholding and probing cycles. On the flip side Payton just got back from a LEGO convention in Portland and struggles to find the balance of when to stop restocking an old product and move on.
Feb 26, 2020 • 1h 42min
Within Tolerance Episode 35 - Tom Lipton
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we interview Tom Lipton from OxTools! Tom talks about how he started welding when he was only nine years old and how the moved him into machining during highschool. After highschool Tom worked for Clorox doing some VERY interesting jobs. Tom shares some very funny machining stories along with some skills every machinist should know!
Feb 19, 2020 • 1h 15min
Within Tolerance Episode 34 - Probe Peer Pressure
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! We have T shirts now! Head over to BrickTactical.com and get your very own Within Tolerance T Shirt! Today Dylan attempts to talk Payton into buying a probe kit from Haas to offload some time consuming tasks of setting tools manually. Dylan also just wired up his older Brother machine to use his vacuum system to machine some large thin plates! While Payton pushes Dylan to sell his old machine, Dylan pushes Payton to get a probing system. Who will cave in first!?
Feb 12, 2020 • 1h 17min
Within Tolerance Episode 33 - UrbanSurvivalGear
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we interview Kelvin the owner of UrbanSurvivalGear! Kelvin specializes in making bolt action pens for the EDC market. We talk to him about he got started, how he managed to buy machines with little to no money, and how he is expanding his company!
Feb 5, 2020 • 49min
Within Tolerance Episode 32 - Quoting is a Science
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we discuss how to quote quickly and effectively. Dylan also talks about making some lean improvements freeing up mental and physical space! Payton on the other hand is busy turning hundreds of pounds of aluminum blanks into chips!
Jan 29, 2020 • 1h 6min
Within Tolerance Episode 31 - AvantMFG
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we interview Eric Magray from AvantMFG! We talk about how Eric started his machining company from sleeping in his machine shop office and struggling to find job shop work. Now Eric has sold his assets and works for a former customer making 5 axis parts!
Jan 22, 2020 • 55min
Within Tolerance Episode 30 - Unexpected Conversation
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Payton shares his struggles with his injection molding project along with how to keep your cool when things aren't going your way. On the flip side, Dylan is loving his new 3d printer and shares some cool upgrades he is pondering!
Jan 15, 2020 • 1h 3min
Within Tolerance Episode 29 - New Year, New Knowledge
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Payton and Dylan talk about some learning experiences from machining heat sinks, to building an injection mold from scratch! Dylan also added a new machine to his shop!
