Justin Brouillette (Portland CNC) & Jem Freeman (Like Butter) discuss CNC machines, their product design and manufacturing businesses, and every kind of tool that they fancy.
Show Website - https://dept.parts
Parts Department
Claim This Podcastby Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman
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Justin Brouillette (Portland CNC) & Jem Freeman (Like Butter) discuss CNC machines, their product design and manufacturing businesses, and every kind of tool that they fancy. Show Website - https://dept.parts
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Recent Episodes
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179 - Bill me later, daddy
<p>Justin caught a facing issue on fresh UMC pallets before they could ruin parts, while his Shopboard reel blew up on Instagram. Jem survived a surprise WorkSafe inspection and a brutal $8k robot service bill. The guys talk selling out of ATC Pedestals, $5 McMaster parts versus Haas tax, custom ERP dashboards, and a new quest for decent video editing help. Home Assistant just works.</p><p><u><a href="https://youtu.be/nrInlBbJkog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch on Youtube</a></u></p><p><strong>DISCUSSED:</strong></p><p>✍️ <u><a href="https://pdxcnc.fillout.com/podcast?&episode=rec1X83n2stExaCBh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Comment or Suggest a Topic</a></u></p><ul><li><u><a href="https://airshopapp.com/shopboard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopboard</a></u> goes off, AirShop integrated</li><li>$5 skimmer belts on McMaster from <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/langerman_machine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Langerman Machine</a></u> #9452K451</li><li>Dumb setup for dumb reason</li><li>WorkSafe visit (OSHA)</li><li>Robot maintenance?</li><li>Justin requests:</li><li>Video Editing rec?</li><li>Industrial Engineer rec? IANAE (like IANAL)</li><li><u><a href="https://amzn.to/4cJGcwC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lutron Pico</a></u> 🧑🍳💋</li><li><u><a href="https://amzn.to/42EHp26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shelly 1PM</a></u></li><li>Dashboards</li></ul><br/><p>---</p><p><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f417c29f-a7ed-45bd-8971-65f75abca5f7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Profit First Playlist</a></p><p><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/collection/c85555ac-afd2-40e0-aac3-f4e5af539d11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Classic Episodes Playlist</a></p><p>---</p><p><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://patreon.com/partsdept?ref=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Become a Patreon - Get the Secret Show</a></li><li>Review on Apple Podcast </li><li>Share with a Friend</li></ul><br/><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PartsDepartment/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discuss on Show Subreddit</a></p><p><strong>Show Info</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://dept.parts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Show Website</a></li><li><a href="https://dept.parts/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Contact Jem & Justin</a></li><li><a href="https://dept.parts/insta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://dept.parts/tiktok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tiktok</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/partsdeptpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://dept.parts/youtube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a></li></ul><br/><p>Please note: Show notes contains affiliate links.</p><p><strong>HOSTS</strong></p><p><strong>Jem Freeman</strong></p><p><span class="ql-size-small">Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia</span></p><p><a href="https://likebutter.com.au?ref=pd-episode-bio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Like Butter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/likebutter.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://linktr.ee/likebutter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More Links</a></p><p><strong>Justin Brouillette</strong></p><p><span class="ql-size-small">Portland, Oregon, USA</span></p><p><a href="https://portlandcnc.com?ref=pd-episode-bio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PDX CNC</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pdxcnc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://pdxc.co/link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More Links</a></p>
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