Ep. 65: If You Can't Make It Perfect, Make It Adjustable

Ep. 65: If You Can't Make It Perfect, Make It Adjustable

From The Lone Machinists by Jamie Peacock & Curt Van Filipowski (Feat. Jon Dillehay)

March 25, 2026 · 1h 20m · Season 1 · Episode 65

About this episode

Jamie and Curt discuss tolerance stack-up, workholding techniques, and their experiences with machining and 3D printing.

This week on The Loan Machinist Podcast, Jamie and Curt battle the literal "Demon" of Tolerance Stack-Up, because apparently, adding up a bunch of "tents" actually equals one giant headache Curt scores a $600 lens for sixty bucks and plays a high-stakes game of "Did I just buy a paperweight?" while Jamie contemplates becoming a full-time electrician because Fusion 360's latest update is officially "unusable" We also dive into the oily world of vacuum workholding, where if you aren't pulling enough mercury, you're just turning your shop into an unintentional oil mist sauna Plus, Samo the Marmo presses 10,000 rivets by hand, Jamie breaks his resin printer for a Deadpool bust, and we definitely (mostly) don't talk about Project Hail Mary Grab your calipers and your patience; it's just you, the work, and the machines. Links Discussed: * Noughtical Work Holding: https://www.noughticalwh.com/ 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 Need Work Done? Check out Subtract Manufacturing at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie Peacock, Curt Van Filipowski

Guest: Jon Dillehay

Topics covered

  • tolerance stack-up
  • vacuum workholding
  • Fusion 360
  • resin printing
  • machining

Keywords

  • tolerance stack-up
  • vacuum workholding
  • Fusion 360
  • resin printer
  • machining

Sponsors

Toolpath

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noughtical Work Holding, Subtract Manufacturing, Toolpath

Products: Fusion 360, Deadpool bust

More episodes of The Lone Machinists

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Lone Machinists podcast page.