The Impractical Machinists
Welcome to The Impractical Machinists, a podcast for machinists’ who are creative, innovative and a cut above the rest. Join hosts Bradley, Cameron, and Patrick as they discuss everything from CNC machining, tool innovat...
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Also: Eddie Riddell, Pat, Hans Keisler, Titan Gilroy, Michael, Dylan Jackson, Ron Gobbels, Brad Jacob, Taylor Jenkins, Justin Webb, Scott Walrath
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/6/26 | Things Are Changing in Our Shops… Fast | The guys are back from IMTS, and it’s time to get back to reality. In this episode of The Impractical Machinists, Patrick, Cameron, and Bradley look back at their week together at IMTS 2026, from doing live sessions in front of a real crowd to meeting people who actually listen to the podcast (still a little weird). Then it’s back to what’s been happening in their own shops. Patrick talks about what life has been like since going full-time with his shop, including his first late payment, a bi... | 1h 27m 56s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  We Took The Impractical Machinists to IMTS… Here’s What Happened | 58 | What happens when you get The Impractical Machinists together at IMTS for their first-ever live, in-person episode? A lot of shop talk, a little chaos, and more machines than anyone has time (or money) for. Pat, Cam, and Brad sit down live from IMTS to talk about what caught their eye on the show floor, the machines and technology they didn’t even know existed, and the tools and workholding they could actually see themselves using back at the shop. But as impressive as the equipment is, some ... | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | IMTSmachining+4 | — | IMTS | Chicago | IMTSmachinists+5 | — | 24m 24s | ||
| 9/1/26 | machine shopmanufacturing+3 | Justin Webb | TormachZealous Manufacturing | — | machine shopTormach+3 | — | 1h 19m 05s | ||
| 8/25/26 | end millstoolholders+4 | Scott Walrath | CERATIZIT USA | — | end milltoolholder+6 | — | 1h 08m 54s | ||
| 8/4/26 | manufacturinggiveaway+3 | — | IMTSPractical Machinist | — | IMTSmanufacturing+3 | — | 1h 11m 53s | ||
| 7/21/26 | shop storiesmachining+4 | Brad Jacob | Maple Lane Machine and Tool | — | machinistsshop stories+5 | — | 1h 19m 14s | ||
| 7/7/26 | machinist trainingmachine shop challenges+3 | — | Practical Machinist | — | machinistsmachine shop+4 | — | 1h 31m 27s | ||
| 6/23/26 | machiningCNC operation+3 | Taylor Jenkins | Practical Machinist | southern Utah | machinistCNC operator+3 | — | 1h 32m 12s | ||
| 6/9/26 | wire EDMmachining business+3 | Ron Gobbels | Kam Wire EDM Technologies | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | EDMmachining+3 | — | 1h 17m 43s | ||
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| 5/26/26 | CNC machiningbusiness downsizing+3 | Eddie Riddell | Steele Co Engineering | Perth, Australiaone-man CNC machine shop | CNC machine shopbusiness downsizing+3 | — | 1h 56m 52s | ||
| 5/12/26 | machinistsshop management+3 | Pat | — | — | machinistsshop rules+4 | — | 1h 45m 06s | ||
| 4/28/26 | machine shop ownershipquoting jobs+3 | BradIan+1 | Marvel MachiningLakewood Machine & Tool+3 | — | machine shopquoting jobs+3 | — | 1h 00m 16s | ||
| 4/14/26 | full-time workside shop+3 | — | — | — | full-timeside shop+3 | — | 1h 18m 21s | ||
| 3/31/26 | repair workquoting strategy+3 | — | ChatGPT | — | repairquoting+5 | — | 1h 29m 32s | ||
| 3/17/26 | machining tradeaerospace+5 | Hans Keisler | Motor Control TechnologyLockheed+2 | — | machiningaerospace+5 | — | 1h 30m 36s | ||
| 3/3/26 | machiningonline communities+3 | Titan Gilroy | Practical Machinist | — | machiningTitan Gilroy+3 | — | 2h 04m 47s | ||
| 2/17/26 | CNC machiningself-taught skills+3 | Michael | CNCG-code+1 | IdahoTennessee | CNCmachining+6 | — | 1h 23m 08s | ||
| 2/3/26 | machiningcareer path+3 | Dylan Jackson | Proteum MachiningWithin Tolerance | — | machinistengineering+3 | — | 2h 06m 06s | ||
| 1/20/26 | They Ruined a $20K Part During Finishing — Now What? | 41 | What happens when a finisher ruins a $20,000 part — and nobody wants to take responsibility? In this episode, we dive into the real, unfiltered side of running a machine shop. From late material deliveries and unreliable suppliers to finishers damaging parts and offering little more than excuses, we talk through the situations that quietly cause the most stress, lost time, and financial risk in manufacturing. From there, the conversation widens into shop operations and industry reality: How b... | 1h 11m 50s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | “I Just Bought a CNC Machine and Figured It Out as I Went” | 40 | He bought a Bridgeport to make better welding fixtures. That Bridgeport led to YouTube videos. Those videos led to a $7,000 CNC mill. That mill led to a full machine shop. Ty Neff never planned to become a machinist—but once he discovered CNC, he found his thing. Now he's running five-axis parts in LA with a completely self-taught approach. Ty's Impractical Tips: Invest in zero-point work holding—even the budget options pay for themselvesBuild CAM templates for every common operation (especia... | 1h 46m 12s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | "I Started Machining at 12 — I’m Still Learning After 1,000 Shops" | 39 | He started machining at 12 — and after working in over 1,000 companies, he’s still learning. In this episode, Donnie talks about what decades in machining across countless shops actually teaches you — and why experience isn’t just about time on the clock. From growing up in his dad’s shop to walking into unfamiliar machines with no perfect setup, he shares how perspective changes once you stop seeing the industry from only one place. The conversation gets into real shop realities: solving p... | 1h 31m 28s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | They Get It for $3… I Quoted $18. How Do You Compete With That? | 38 | It’s been a weird year for a lot of shops, and we ended up talking about all the stuff you only bring up with other machinists. In this episode, the guys compare how things have been going in their own shops — slower months, surprise rushes, work coming back from overseas, and the kind of quotes that make you shake your head. They swap stories about tariffs, reshoring, customers chasing the cheapest option, and what it actually looks like when parts hop between countries before landing back o... | 1h 38m 25s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | “I Swear Every Job I Start Is Already Late...” | 37 | Another week, another pile of machining problems we didn’t ask for but somehow ended up dealing with anyway. In this episode, the guys dig into Instagram questions and end up covering everything from engraving tools to CAM strategy to finding work for a new shop — all wrapped in the usual chaos of real machine-shop life. They talk about jobs that show up already late, material that’s the wrong size (but you don’t find out until it’s on the machine), tooling that mysteriously disappears righ... | 1h 21m 21s | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | “He Told Me I Couldn’t Afford a Machine…Now He's Asking Me for Quotes." | 36 | Pat Foreman was 18 years old when someone told him he'd never be able to afford a CNC machine. So he quit. Walked out. Called a sales guy on his way home. Three days later, he had a mill sitting in his parents' garage. No family shop. No machining background. Parents were teachers. He learned everything from YouTube and Google. In this episode, Pat walks us through the whole story: stumbling into a machining class that turned out to be a jail diversion program, calling 1-800-HAAS with $300 to... | 1h 20m 37s | ||||||
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