Parts Department

Mar 04 2025 133 ep. 44 mins 23
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Justin Brouillette (Portland CNC) & Jem Freeman (Like Butter) discuss CNC machines, their product design and manufacturing businesses, and every kind of tool that they fancy. Show Website - https://dept.parts

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131 - Beeswax, Brushes, and Bathroom Heat

Mar 04 2025 51 mins  
Jem and Justin chat about shop improvements, from Justin's new dust boot designs to Jem's successful tumbling solution using local beeswax polish. They discuss business challenges like Justin's Shopify glitch that blocked dust boot sales and Jem's Profit First distribution adjustments. Tech talk includes Claude 3.7's capabilities, AI-powered research, and Jem replacing a $350 revie

130 - Don't tell Notion

Feb 25 2025 57 mins  
Jem and Justin chat shop, managing the endless stream of emails, building AI agents for everything from Profit First to Therapy and everything in between, Jem has been a naughty boy and Toolpath has bought Chatter!Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message optionInbox Zero - celebrate or be fearful? ꘎Could an AI agent help to manage Profit Fir

129 - Coffee, Cobots, and Coding

Feb 18 2025 51 mins  
Jem & Justin chat Moccamasters, bad millennial design, and coffee snobbery. They cover AirShop updates, YouTube milestones, and a barrel polishing query. Plus, Vention's new sanding cobot, post-processor woes, Cursor coding tips, and the joys of TextExpander. Laura's back on payroll, profit distribution fixed.    Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or S

128 - Introducing: AirShop

Feb 11 2025 45 mins  
Justin unveils AirShop, a new app to streamline inventory & quoting, born from his own shop's needs. Jem's sales are up, he's dipping dowels & using AI coding! They discuss automation, 5-axis machines, and website woes, and celebrate good weeks.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message optionDexArm 😍Oops went live with AI pricing ꘎

127 - Robot tour therapy

Feb 04 2025 44 mins  
From nesting software shenanigans to exploring robot-filled shops, Jem and Justin navigate the chaos of running machine businesses. Justin tours a fantastic robot automation shop. They tackle everything from the Bambu firmware mess to pencil sharpener prototypes, while Justin shares his therapy journey. Between testing new productivity tools and fighting cash flow battles, they kee

126 - Llama shall have what it demands

Jan 28 2025 42 mins  
Jem and Justin chat about robot training, viral videos, nesting software woes, and inspired dowel finishing methods. Features shop talk about CNC automation, Fusion 360 pains, and label printing solutions.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message optionNew youtube upcoming, tourUR Playtime UR Cobots and RobotsPeople are so scared of new ideas (

125 - Inappropriate drill pressing

Jan 20 2025 54 mins  
Jem and Justin discuss 3D printing technicalities, coding with AI agents as amateur software developers, barrel finishing of timber components, the value of long form video, Jem is reading profit first again, Notebook LM from Google, the fatigue of the hustle.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message optionBBL Ideal Printing steps, 0.04mm Super

124 - Cat palace for kids

Jan 14 2025 53 mins  
Jem and Justin return from holiday breaks and to discuss building cat palaces, AI scripts with Claude. They discuss shop improvements, Gridfinity strategy, and share thoughts on QR codes and self-centering drill jigs. Plus, thoughts on reading habits and notebook psychology.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message optionJem's instas serie (she

123 - Christmas Special

Dec 24 2024 76 mins  
An extra special/long episode for doing dishes as you collapse into the holiday season. Thanks for listening this year! Jem and Justin.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic - New voice message optionYear Review - JustinBiggest things or impactsProfit FirstPrinted product expansionNow have 4ct - X1CNC toolingUnderstated impact of new childYear Review - JemLooki

122 - Blue Unicorns & Task List Trauma

Dec 17 2024 47 mins  
Jem and Justin discuss Mac hardware trends in machining, share their perpetual task management struggles, and explore workshop innovations.  A bike-fluencer emerges, they debate Shopify's AI assistant, and using smart lighting for production notifications.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:Next: Year Wrap Episode - Send in here!Your Themes / Plans for next year!M4 Mac MiniFusion B