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The Machinists Club
200+ episodes of unfiltered manufacturing conversations. Factory floor dispatches. Interviews with machinists, shop owners, and the people who keep precision manufacturing alive. Hosted by Tony Gunn.
Recent Episodes
The Real State of Reshoring in North America
Panel Discussion
Is reshoring actually happening, or is it just trade show talk? Tony sits down with three shop owners who have landed reshoring contracts to separate signal from noise.
Why 5-Axis Is Not as Scary as You Think
Mark Wilson, Applications Engineer
Breaking down the intimidation factor behind 5-axis machining. Mark walks through the progression from 3-axis to 5-axis and why most shops are closer than they think.
Running a Machine Shop at 25: Lessons from the New Generation
Sarah Chen, Shop Owner
Sarah took over her family's 40-year-old machine shop and immediately modernized operations. Her story of generational transition in manufacturing.
Expo Manufactura: What the Mexican Manufacturing Boom Means for You
Live from Monterrey
On-the-ground reporting from Mexico's largest manufacturing trade show. Tony talks nearshoring, automation adoption, and the talent pipeline.
The Inspection Bottleneck Nobody Talks About
Dr. James Park, Metrology Expert
Your spindle is fast. Your tooling is optimized. But your CMM is a week behind. Why in-process inspection is the next frontier in shop efficiency.
Coolant, Chips, and Chaos: Shop Floor Stories
Roundtable Episode
Machinists share their wildest, funniest, and most educational shop floor moments. Plus lessons learned the hard way.
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