To confirm that we indeed are back to recording semi regularly here is another episode!  We would like to specifically thank Stefan for our very on topic podcast title!  Also many thanks to Magnus / Philter for the very brief soundbite intro (track was Sunrise from Queen of Crows).  Checkout Philter’s latest album here: https://Philter.no … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 22 – Fixtured Beer and Electro Dance Music →

Many things have happened since we last published a podcast.  Not only has a year almost gone by, but now there are many more machining related podcasts than ever before.  We would like to remind everyone that we are the first and also the worst!  And the bad news is we are back and we … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 21 – The First and The Worst →

Stan Zinkosky of Bar Z Industrial joins us to talk about music, heating treating ovens, and the first day of summer! Some of the things we talk about include: St. Paddy’s Day! Beer, cupcakes, sitting down and black coffee! Stan talks about his Hot Shot 360 heat treating oven sized for home shop work.  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Hotshot360 … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 20 – Hot Shot (360)! →

In this episode learn that Pretzel sticks are universal and one of the snacks that perhaps we home shop machinists can use to break down modern day barriers.  Or maybe join Max and have some good old fashion Americana Ritz crackers and join the 3 of us talk about CAD – a subject that we … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 19 – CAD →

No the podcast is not dead!  After a very large pause (for various reasons – a story for another day) the podcast is back with an episode recorded way back in September.  Nevertheless the conversation is timeless and just as applicable today as it was when it was recorded.  In this episode John Saunders, the … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 18 – NYCNC →

It’s been a long time since we have posted an episode and that has been my (Justin’s) fault.  I won’t go into the details but I wanted to let everyone know that the podcast will continue in the near future.  In the meantime I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 17a – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas →

2 episodes in one month!  We can’t believe it either.  Don’t worry though we didn’t cut on quantity to get it out – this episode is still over 2 hours.  We won’t talk about the quality.  Max, Stefan and Justin give shop updates (it has been about 4 months since Stefan has been on – … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 17 – Home $hop Machini$t →

After a one month hiatus due to a number of reasons (typical of home shop machining), Max and Justin are joined by the King of 16″ South Bend lathes: Tom Utley.  But nobody in the hobby calls him that.  He is King Tutley.  Tom, an engineer by day, is best know in this hobby for … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 16 – King Tutley →

If you are just starting out in your home shop or need a few ideas for your next project you will certainly find it in this episode.  After getting through the craft beer podcast and shop updates, which involve Max getting a tow, Max and Justin talk about useful simple shop tools as well as … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 15 – Snowed, Towed, and Tooled →

When one Phillips isn’t enough.  Recorded in between years as Stefan would say, Max invites his brother Thayer and his father Fred on to join in an end of year discussion with our new semi regular co-host Stefan Gotteswinter!  In this episode we talk about: Fred’s shop that Thayer works out of.  Fred has a … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 14 – Phillipsed →

After over a one month hiatus, Max and Justin are back with episode 13! Some of the things we talk about include: Max has had limited time in the shop.  What does work always get in the way of what we want to do? Justin purchased a sub $200 USD digital read out from eBay.  … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 13 – Have You Checked Your Oil? →

In this appropriately large episode Max and Justin talk shop with the great machinist and skilled Youtuber Adam Booth (ABOM79)! Some of the things we talk about include: Adam’s amazing work ethic Behind the scenes of a successful Youtuber: hard work and dedication Adam’s love and respect for his followers and fans Pride and Ownership:  … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 12 – ABOM79!!! →

In this episode Max and Justin decide to prognosticate about what the home machining shop of the future looks like.  50 or 100 years down the road is it going to be full of modified CNC machines, or will the electronics on those machines render them scrap and only the old school manual machines still … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 11 – Shop of the Future →

In this episode Max and Justin talk with the great Robin Renzetti, Practitioner of the Mechanical Arts (Robin – we hope you have that on your business card!).  We talk about: Robin’s gifted ability of machining and all things mechanical Robin’s resume.  A model of a helicopter rotor head.  And yes, he made very piece … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 10 – Practitioner of the Mechanical Arts →

In this episode Max and Justin talk about finishing and both agree that they are terrible at actually finishing projects.  In fact, it is amazing that this podcast is still being recorded and not sitting on a shelf somewhere collecting dust waiting for completion.  It did actually sit for about a week until Justin managed … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 9 – We Are Finished! →

In this episode Max and Justin take a trip down under, and back to the future, and  talk with John Creasey, an avid home shop machinist from Australia.  As usual the discussion topics vary considerably, but we do talk a bit of machining.  In this episode you’ll find: John and Justin get a little teary … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 8 – G’Day Mate →

In a first for us we manage to get an episode recorded, edited, and posted in about 2 weeks!  Don’t worry we didn’t skimp on the quantity of the recording – this episode is a long as the rest of them (note nothing was said about quality!). In this episode we talk about work holding … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 7 – Work Holding →

Despite our terrible bantering in episode 2, Stefan Gotteswinter decides to come back on.  Max and I think perhaps he might be suffering from poor judgement.  In the longest episode to date we talk about: Stefan’s 1200 km drive to take Richard King’s scraping class and he lets us know some of what he has … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 6 – All Scraped Up →

After getting confused as to what podcast they are recording, Max and Justin talk about hauling machine tools home.  Of course the stories keep getting better and more ostentatious the more they are told.  We also talk about: Max’s work on his Trent Pinion mill Change gears on the lathe – you don’t need that … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 5 – Cake Decorating and Hauling Iron →

Max and Justin invite Dan Sherman on for some general shop talk.  We started talking about what is going on in the shop but in true home shop machinist fashion this episode heads off on several slightly off topic tangents.  Within this episode: Welding and machining, is it a left brain right brain sort of … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 4 – From Grass Cutting to Space →

If you are depressed about what is in the news just listen to this podcast and you won’t have a chance to listen to the news again! In the longest episode to date Max and Justin talk about 10 tools that we find essential to our shops. Buried within this episode: As usual Justin forgets … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 3 – 10 Tools →

It’s been more than a month since our last episode where we said we would try to record an episode 2 times a month.  To make up for it we snagged Stefan Gotteswinter for an interview.  Thankfully he hung around long enough to answer our questions and didn’t seem to be too put off by … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 2 – Über Machinist →

Max and I finally got around to recording our first episode of a brand new podcast!  In our first episode: What’s happening in our shops (it’s getting cold!) High Speed Steel – the Scottish man’s cutting tool of choice, and also most dutchmen Quit spreading rumors about HSS bluing! Don’t feed the monsters: quit buying those … Continue reading Home Shop Machinists Podcast – Episode 1 →