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Taps and Patience | Business and Machining Podcast
Join Harrison from Precision Ingenuity and AJ from Audacity Micro on their weekly phone call about business, life, and of course, machining.
Episodes
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Machining: The board game - Ep. 121 with Justin from Toolpath
In the 121st episode of Taps and Patients, AJ, Jacob, and Justin from Toolpath discuss the usage and features of Toolpath software, emphasizing its role in CAM…
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AI in the Machine Shop - Ep. 120
In the latest episode of "Taps and Patients," AJ and Jacob discuss various topics related to their machining and teaching experiences, including the challenges…
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Dysfunctional - Ep.119
In the 119th episode of the Taps Patients podcast, AJ and Harrison discuss their experiences managing a manufacturing shop, focusing on how hiring employees…
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Life with Employees - Ep. 118
In the 118th episode of Taps and Patients, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss their recent experiences, including Harrison's kayaking adventure where he and his…
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Harrison's new Employees! - Ep. 117
In the 117th episode of Taps and Patients, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss recent events in their respective businesses, including Harrison's hiring of two…
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3 Doosan Spindles Later... - Ep. 116
n the 116th episode of the Taps and Patience podcast, AJ and Harrison discuss various topics related to manufacturing, including machine issues, job…
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I'm Starting a New Business -- Ep. 115 with Producer Jacob
In the 115th episode of "Taps and Patients," hosts AJ, Harrison, and Jacob discuss various topics related to their respective businesses and collaborations…
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Im quitting Xometry... -- Ep. 114
In the 114th episode of Taps and Patients, AJ discusses his upcoming teaching responsibilities, which will involve a new class for General Motors alongside his…
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A Tormach in a Computer Shop? -- Ep. 113 with Luke of Computer Mechanics
In the 113th episode of "Taps and Patients," host AJ, alongside Harrison and guest Luke Aquilina from Computer Mechanics, discuss Luke's journey in the…
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Live From Precision Ingenuity HQ -- Ep. 112
In this live episode of Taps and Patients, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss their current work experiences, with AJ sharing his recent travels for training…
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Curt from Confounded Machine... -- Ep. 111
In the podcast, Harrison and his guest Kurt discuss their experiences managing their respective businesses, including challenges with workload and production…
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More Haas Problems... -- Ep. 110
In this episode of the Taps Patients podcast, AJ and Harrison discuss their busy weeks, with AJ working on a new lathe program and Harrison managing a…
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Harrison is hiring? -- Ep. 109
In the 109th episode of "Taps and Patients," hosts AJ and Harrison discuss their hectic schedules balancing teaching and running machine shops, highlighting…
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This job is killing me -- Ep. 108
Seems like episode numbers got all sorts of mixed up, please bear with us while we work through it!Also seems like AJ's camera decided to die about 2 minutes…
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Slightly Late -- Ep. 107
In the latest episode of "Taps the Patience," hosts AJ and Harrison discuss recent upgrades and challenges faced in their respective shops, including…
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So Much for the January Slowdown -- Ep. 106
In the 106th episode of "Taps and Patience," AJ and Harrison discuss their busy machines and the upcoming open house event at Harrison's shop. They share…
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Harrison Bought a Haas UMC-500SS -- Ep. 105
In the 104th episode of Taps and Patients, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss the challenges they faced over the past few weeks, including illnesses and busy…
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Christmas! --- Ep. 104
The whole gang is here! This week we do our annual Christmas episdoe with the Patreons!
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I Accidentally my TRT --- Ep. 103
Harrison broke his 5th axis after re-posting some old code with a incorrect WCS Set
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Out Of Alignment - Ep. 101
In the 101st episode of Taps and Patience, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss their recent challenges and progress in their respective machining businesses…
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Dylan Jackson and Cerven Solutions! -- Ep. 100!
In this 100th episode of Taps and Patience, AJ and Harrison are joined by Dylan and James as they reflect on the journey of their podcast and share updates…
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Too Much Honesty, Apparently -- Ep.99
in the 99th episode of "Taps and Patients," AJ and Harrison discuss AJ's preparations for receiving a new machine while dealing with challenges in producing…
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How to Not Be a Sh*tty Machine Shop with Chris Zap -- Ep. 98
In the 98th episode of the Taps and Patience podcast, hosts AJ and Harrison converse with Chris Zap of Zappettini Consulting about his extensive travel for…
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Employees vs Robots -- Ep. 97
In the 97th episode of Taps and Patience, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss a variety of topics, including AJ’s recent mishap with recording and their ongoing…
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DN Solutions Continues to Disappoint -- Ep.96
In the latest episode of "Taps In Patients," AJ and Harrison discuss their recent exhausting work experiences, including challenges with machine operations and…
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Harrison Broke His Doosan -- Ep.95
In the 95th episode of the Taps and Patience podcast, AJ and Harrison discuss the challenges they faced with podcast episode releases, including technical…
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LIVE with Justin of Toolpath Labs -- Ep. 94
That is right! Our first ever live episode! Huge Shoutout to Toolpath Labs for providing us with AMAZING hospitality. Definitely go check them out…
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Machining Glass with Prescott of 1z2z Systems -- Ep. 92
I told you that Episode 92 was real! https://www.patreon.com/TapsAndPatience
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IMTS Deadlines -- Ep. 93
In the 93rd episode of Taps and Patience, hosts AJ and Harrison discuss their current projects, with AJ focusing on editing a lengthy video for the Autodesk…
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The Whole Gang is Here! -- Ep. 91
In the 91st episode of Taps and Patience, hosts AJ and Harrison engage in a lively discussion with several Patreon supporters, covering topics such as their…
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Lang With a Thru-Bore --- Ep.90
In this episode of Taps and Patience, AJ and Harrison discuss a series of technical and operational challenges they faced recently. AJ recounts his frustration…
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Harrison Bought a Doosan -- Ep. 89
Harrison bought a new mill! A DN solutions something something. AJ took a trip to tormach, and got to play with a 1500MX for two days…
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More Machining Stresses --- Ep. 88
In the latest episode of "Taps and Patience," AJ shares a humorous yet frustrating experience of bending his phone while setting up parts for machining. This…
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AJ Made A Mistake -- Ep. 86
In the 86th episode of "Taps and Patience," AJ and Harrison kick off with a humorous recount of AJ's recent mishap involving his phone. AJ describes how he…
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Machining: The Musical! --- Ep. 87
In the latest episode of "Taps and Patience," AJ recounts an incident where he accidentally bent his phone while setting up parts for machining. This mishap…
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Taking Breaks, Networking, and Machining Challenges -- Ep. 85
In this episode of Taps and Patience, AJ and Harrison start by discussing the necessity of taking breaks after intense work periods. Harrison shares how he's…
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Stop Teaching Manual Machining -- Ep. 84
We somehow uploaded an old episode. That is now fixed! In this episode of "Taps and Patience," AJ from Audacity Micro and Harrison from Precision Ingenuity…
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More Tooling Troubles --- Ep. 83
Harrison keeps breaking tools or something, i don't remember https://www.patreon.com/TapsAndPatience
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ADHD + Engineer = Machinist | Ep.82
We had some technical difficulties with Spotify, sorry this took so long to upload! We have those fixed now, and the normal schedule will resume. In this…
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Pricing Precision Parts --- ep.81
The episode features a discussion between Harrison and AJ about their current machining projects and business updates. AJ talks about running long cycle parts…
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Make Parts Faster, But Also Not Slower -- Ep. 80
Harrison and AJ delve into the intricacies of machining, sharing their experiences, challenges, and solutions. Harrison discusses the use of roughing and…
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The New Theme Music Almost Killed Harrison - Ep. 79
The podcast features a conversation between two individuals, "AJ" and "Harrison," discussing various aspects of machining and their recent experiences in the…
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The Shop of Theseus -- Ep. 78
In this episode Harrison recounts the challenges he's facing in his machining business, including the stress of managing multiple tasks and expenses. He…
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Implementing Profit First in a Machine Shop -- Ep. 77
AJ sets up the Profit First System! Profit First book: https://amzn.to/3JoPK0z This podcast features a conversation between Harrison and AJ. They discuss…
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More Machine Means More Work -- Ep. 76
In this episode of "Taps and Patience," AJ and Harrison discuss the challenges and successes of their machining businesses. Harrison talks about receiving an…
Taps and Patience | Business and Machining Podcast3 Feet of Teflon -- Ep. 75
In this podcast, Harrison and AJ delve into the intricacies of running a machining business, sharing their recent trials and tribulations. Harrison recounts…
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Trunnion Troubles --- Ep. 74
The podcast segment features AJ and Harrison discussing their recent experiences with machining and 5-axis work. Harrison shares his struggles with setting up…
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Good Jobs That Just Won't Go Away -- Ep. 73
On the seventy-third episode of "Taps and Patience," hosts AJ and Harrison dive into their recent machining and manufacturing adventures. With upbeat music…
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Low Moments and Hard Weeks -- Ep. 72
Harrison and AJ both have rough weeks. Harrison is annoyed with Xometry, and AJ is buried in work. https://www.patreon.com/TapsAndPatience
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The Haas Tech doesn't like Snow -- Ep. 71
Harrison has issues getting A Haas tech to come start up his machine. AJ doesn't mourn the Tormach. Floormats are nice. We got our first Patreon, and Harrison…
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New Shop and No More Tormach! -- Ep. 70
Harrison and AJ, discuss various topics including their experiences with their respective shops and recent activities. Harrison talks about his exhaustion due…
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Debt and the Machine Shop -- Ep.69
Good debt, Bad Debt, and Ugly Debt Sorry for releasing this one late! It failed to upload and I didn't realize it! https://www.patreon.com/TapsAndPatience
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Paperless Parts is Expensive -- Ep. 68
This Podcast discusses various topics related to machining, including a machine breakdown, ordering spare parts, and business decisions. The AJ mentions an…
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Machine Delays --- Ep. 67
AJ and Harrison discuss various topics related to their machining experiences. They touch upon issues such as delays in machine deliveries, challenges with…
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Fixture Fiascos and 5-Axis Fantasies -- Ep. 66
AJ and Harrison engage in a conversation about the challenges of operating in a job shop environment, where unpredictability in workload creates highs and…
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Christmas Party! --- Ep. 65
In this video not only does AJ's wife join us, but so do many of our past guests. Grab some coffee and fruit cake, and come hang out with us! Guests…
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Learning to Focus
This week AJ and Harrison discuss a range of topics. They talk about creating videos, reworking the SWM threadmill Calculator, dealing with high workload, and…
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Wear Comp and Silly Parts
In this thrilling Episode AJ and Harrison discuss inspection tools, a tricky peek part, the AJ's new Flux Vise, Harrisons first venture into wear comp, and…
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No More Turkey
gobble gobble https://www.patreon.com/TapsAndPatience
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Hot Take: Lean Isn't for Everyone
Fund our IMTS Meetup: https://patreon.com/TapsAndPatience In this podcast, the Harrison and AJ discuss various issues and experiences related to machining…