

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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Oct 30, 2019 • 59min
Within Tolerance Episode 18 - Andrew McEwen
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan and Payton talk to Andrew McEwen (@laserscanman) on Instagram about everything 3D scanning! Andrew talks about how 3D scanning is a thriving technology that is being used to develop everyday products. Andrew also discusses how 3D scanning is being directly implemented in the design and manufacturing process of large companies!

Oct 23, 2019 • 1h 6min
Within Tolerance Episode 17 - Lit at both ends
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan hints at possibly a new machine in his shop! Then Payton and Dylan talk about wear vs computer comp on their machines. Make sure to post on your Instagram story Wear vs Comp ! Let's settle this debate!

Oct 17, 2019 • 48min
Within Tolerance Episode 16 - Tongue tied
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan shares more success about his vacuum workholding journey as he crushes some thin plate parts! On the other hand Payton stresses about getting another machine and where to put it!

Oct 10, 2019 • 58min
Within Tolerance Episode 15 - All over the place
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan and Payton talk about getting slammed with jobs! Dylan goes into detail about what he has been learning about vacuum workholding. Then Payton talks about getting loads of new work and slowly creeping into automation!

Oct 4, 2019 • 1h 9min
Within Tolerance Episode 14 - Jay Pierson
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan and Payton interview Jay Pierson, the lean master himself! Jay has a workholding company (Pierson Workholding) that focuses on making workholding solutions to make machinists life's easier and more efficient. Jay goes into detail on how he got into the trade along with the techniques he uses to run a successful business in manufacturing.

Sep 25, 2019 • 58min
Within Tolerance Episode 13 - Wanted: Five Axis
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we talk about running small quantities of aluminum parts and how a five axis machine would speed this process up for the both of us. Dylan hints that he is looking into getting rid of a machine and upgrading to another Brother machine. On the other hand Payton talks about debating between a second vertical machine or a five axis trunnion.

Sep 19, 2019 • 1h 10min
Within Tolerance Episode 12 - Adam Demuth
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan and Payton interview Adam Demuth AKA adam_the_machinist on Instagram! Adam is well known in the Instagram community for machining carbide and hardened steels on his small Mori NVD 1500. Adam also talks about the parts he makes along with how he plans to grow his company in the coming years with automation!

Sep 11, 2019 • 49min
Within Tolerance Episode 11 - Do robots dream of tending CNC machines?
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today Dylan made the bold move to reach out to all his customers and follow up for more work! He got it, and lots of it! On the flip side Payton is hard at work machining a large order of brass parts for a local customer. Dylan also talks about his recent visit from the Universal Robot reseller, and Payton and Dylan discuss automation.

Sep 4, 2019 • 52min
Within Tolerance Episode 10 - Well rested and kicking Haas
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we talk about how Dylan enjoyed his labor day weekend and got some shop upgrades in the process! On the other hand Payton continues to run his Haas, this time for 18 hours straight! Making molds with lots of cavities takes a while. Then Payton shares his trials and tribulations with machining a stainless steel casting.

Aug 29, 2019 • 50min
Within Tolerance Episode 9 - The Calm before the Storm
Welcome to the Within Tolerance Podcast! This podcast is where Payton Dean (BrickTactical) and Dylan Jackson (Proteum Machining) talk shop! Today we talk about how Dylan went from extremely busy to extremely slow, this is just how job shop life can be sometimes. It also provides great timing to finish some shop projects that have been sitting. On the other hand Payton has his DM2 running full force, running for the past 36 hours straight and counting crunching out injection molds!


