The Lone Machinists
The Lone Machinists
Jamie Peacock & Curt Van Filipowski (Feat. Jon Dillehay)
Ep. 71: The World's Cutest Vice (and Other Lies)
1 hour 14 minutes Posted May 6, 2026 at 8:30 am.
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Ever wondered what happens when two machinists get slightly too much caffeine and absolutely no supervision?
This week on the Lone Machinist Podcast:
* One of us falls headfirst into an ERP system that started as "just a quick tool"… and is now basically a full-blown operating system 
* The other accidentally becomes a sticker manufacturer and nearly buys a $2000 mistake off Marketplace
* There's a tiny dovetail vice so cute it should come with a warning label
* We talk shop spaces, power problems, and why 63 amps feels like a personality trait
* And yes… someone designed a magnetic spinning window thing after being peer pressured on Discord (as one does)
Also featuring:
✔ Chip welding rage
✔ Packaging glow-ups nobody asked for
✔ Questionable naming decisions
✔ And the phrase "spinning disk of justice," which is now legally binding
If you like machining, making things, or slowly turning simple ideas into wildly overengineered projects… welcome home.
Links Discussed:
* Template Maker: https://www.templatemaker.nl/en/
The Lone Machinist:
* Website: https://thelonemachinists.com/
* Bonus Content: https://thelonemachinists.com/#bonus-content
* Merch: https://www.jspeceng.com/online-store
* Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheLoneMachinists
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Jamie:
* http://instagram.com/jspec_engineering
* https://www.jspeceng.com/
* https://www.noughticalwh.com/
Curt:
* https://www.instagram.com/confoundedmachine/
* https://www.confoundedmachine.com/
Trevor:
* https://titanringdesigns.com/
* https://www.instagram.com/titanringdesigns