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We Walked In… and Wanted Half These CNC Machines!
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Swiss vs Fixed Headstock Lathe — What’s the Real Difference? | The Lathe Lab Ep.13
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I Walked Through a City of CNC Machines. EMO Hannover Germany 2025
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Machining a Billet Compressor Base on a Small CNC Machine
01:15:42
How Much Can You Do with a Lathe Before You Need a Mill? | The Impractical Machinists 35
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What Lean Manufacturing Looks Like in a 2-Man Job Shop | DK Engineering & Machining Shop Tour
16:38
Why a Machine Shop Owner Went Back to School for CNC Machining
12:38
The Dark Side of Taking Over a Family Machine Shop | Machine Shop Talk Ep.140
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From Setup to Ship: How We Actually Run Lathe Jobs (Part 2) | The Lathe Lab Ep.12
01:26:06
We Scrapped a 29,000 lb Machine & Judged the Dumbest Shop Hacks | The Impractical Machinists 34
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What Happens When GERMAN Tech Meets AMERICAN Production? | Machine Shop Talk Ep.140
08:45
What I Did After Machining a Bore Too Big...
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From Print to Chips: How We Actually Run Lathe Jobs | The Lathe Lab Ep.11
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5 Axis Parts on a 3 Axis Machine?! Here’s My Strategy Part.1 | The CAM Files Ep.7
01:09:06
Tank Cleaning Sucks… and So Does Bad Threading | 33
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Would You Quit Your Job to Build a Shop Like This? | Copper Shed Machine Shop Tour
16:32
The Jobs That Almost Made These Machinists QUIT...
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Wire EDM Punches: Don’t Mess Up Your Skim Cuts & Tabs | Learn To Burn
01:23:22
What’s the Secret Sauce for a Smoother Shop? Hint: It’s Not Just Coolant | 32
10:18
What It’s Like Getting a New Tormach 1500MX | Becoming a Practical Machinist Ep.22
16:38
How to Cut PERFECT Threads on a CNC Lathe | The Lathe Lab Ep.10
10:31
Most Machine Shops Don’t Make It Past Year 3. Here’s Why. | Machine Shop Talk Ep.139
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What I Wish I Knew Before Designing This Part | American Made Ep.3
01:31:48
He Started in a Basement… Now He’s Machining for the Medical Industry | 31
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Shrink Fit Tool holders: Game Changer or Gimmick? | Machine Shop Talk Ep.138
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Why Your Lathe Finish Looks Bad (and How to Fix It Fast) | The Lathe Lab Ep.9
17:33
Family-Run CNC Shop Taking On Jobs You’d Never Expect | Britzman Enterprises Machine Shop Tour
08:23
Why Collaboration Beats Competition in Machining | Becoming a Practical Machinist Ep. 21
01:15:47
3D Printed Cutting Tools?! Yep, It’s Real Ft. ISCAR | 30
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From Raw Carbide to Coated Drill - 100% Made in USA
10:27
Stop Wasting Time on Long CNC Lathe Code – Try G71 | The Lathe Lab Ep.8
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Customer Brought a Part… With No Files. Here’s What We Did
15:24
Wire EDM Setup: Why We Don’t Trust Customer CAD Blindly | Learn To Burn Ep.6
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He's Been Fixing Machines Since He Was a Kid | 29
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I Killed a Profitable Business Line (And You Should Too) EP. 137
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Cutting Internal Threads for Custom Billet Gas Cap on a MILL!
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Do Good CNC Machines Come in Small Packages? | Machine Shop Talk Ep.136
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When to Use G83 — And When Not To | The Lathe Lab Ep.7
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How Much Time Should You Spend Measuring vs. Cutting? | 28
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One Man. Two Machines. One Dream in Action | ZP Machining Shop Tour
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We Answer Your Most-Asked Machine Shop Questions | Becoming a Practical Machinist Ep.21
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This Shop Machines the Materials You've Never Heard Of | Atlas Fibre Machine Shop Tour
16:02
Why We Wire Cut Parts That Should Be Milled? | Learn to Burn
01:15:24
We’ve Been Talking for a Year?! (And We're Giving Stuff Away!)
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From Engineer to Shop Owner: How I Chose My First CNC Machine
24:42
We Asked 6 Machinists to Show Us Their Toolboxes...It Got Weird
08:54
One Machine, FIVE JOBS? What We Learned at DMG MORI Chicago Innovation Days 2025
10:05
My Go-To G-Code Program for Any New CNC Machine
01:19:19
What to Do When Your Machine Shop Gets Too Quiet? | The Impractical Machinists 26
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How to Program & CNC Machine ANY Design from a Simple Photo
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How to Use G92 Threading Cycle on a CNC Lathe | The Lathe Lab Ep.6
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One-Man Shop? Here’s the Coolant I Trust | The Process Ep. 2
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He Makes High-End Film Gear in the Tiniest CNC Machine Shop Ever | Possum Solutions Shop Tour
01:30:23
What It’s Like to Be a Lathe Guy | The Impractical Machinists 25
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What Happens When an Engineer Starts His Own Machine Shop? | Zealous Manufacturing Shop Tour
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How Does Wire EDM Actually Cut Metal? | Learn To Burn
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I Was About to Lose My Dad's Machine Shop Until I Fixed This One Thing | Machine Shop Talk Ep. 134
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Redesigning Our Machine Shop for Real Workflow! | BAPM Ep.19
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Adventures at EASTEC, Shop Updates, and a New Segment?! | The Impractical Machinists 24
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Standardized Tooling: The best Thing I Ever Did | How We Do It Ep.9