The DFX podcast is an ongoing conversation about making, CNC fabrication and micro scale manufacturing from the perspective of three solo makers and their occasional guest hosts. Co-hosted by Winston Moy (@winstonmakes), Ed Kramer (@ekramer3) and Chris Lee (@chrislee.design).
Episodes
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020
56 min
Winston does WORKBENCHcon. Maker? Machinist? The guys ponder labels. Chris ‘haas’ some big news to share and Eddie gets ready for a visit from the new machine stork.
Links
Georgia Tech Invention Studio - https://www.instagram.com/gtinventionstudio/
Autodesk Fusion 360 Academy Portland - https://academypdx.fusion360.events-autodesk.com/
ManCrafting - https://www.instagram.com/mancrafting/
DFX Podcast - https://dfxpodcast.efk3.com
Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
1hr 6 min
Ed lights up the garage as he enters the final stretch for his Datron Neo delivery. Chris gets a garage of his own. Winston is enticed by additive. Chris designs a hero part for MD&M West. Can a fellow get a drink? Ed struggles to find an ethanol vendor.
Links
MD&M West - https://mdmwest.mddionline.com/
Maker Summer School - https://www.makersummerschool.com/
DIY Perks LED Light Build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhbMnQt14_o
Jan 29, 2020
Jan 29, 2020
49 min
Winston and Eddie are joined by Sami Woolhiser (@avidcnc & @gosamilee), a Portland maker and digital fabrication evangelist at Avid CNC. Sami shares what she loves about the Portland creative maker scene and digital fabrication community building.
Links
Sami Woolhiser (@gosamilee on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/gosamilee/
Sami at work (@avidcnc on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/avidcnc/
Avid CNC Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUURXMoW6I66UPUohD-Dkeg
Frank Howarth (@frank.howarth on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/frank.howarth/
The Trash Hackers Collective - https://trashhackers.org/
Portland Digital Fabrication Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/PDX-Digital-Fabrication-Meetup/
https://dfxpodcast.efk3.com
Jan 14, 2020
Jan 14, 2020
55 min
The guys discuss learning resources for CNC newbies. Eddie revisits Ti and stainless steel on the Pocket NC V2-50. Chris wraps up his Johnny 5 part. Winston builds an infinity mirror to reflect on the depth of his video backlog.
Links
Autodesk Fusion 360 Tutorials - https://f360ap.autodesk.com/courses
Lars Christensen - https://www.instagram.com/larschristensen/
Updated Fusion 360 post processor for Pocket NC - https://cam.autodesk.com/posts/download.php?name=pocket%20nc
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2019
56 min
The DFX team recaps the year and talks about what they want to accomplish in 2020 in this last episode of 2019. And of course there are Johnny 5 updates. Happy New Year to all.
Links
Tutorial Series: Understanding Generative Design in Fusion 360 - https://f360ap.autodesk.com/courses/understanding-generative-design
Dec 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019
51 min
The guys talk about the risk/reward tradeoffs of buying a vertical machining center. Eddie makes a pilgrimage to Saunders Machine Works. Winston sharpens a pencil for Star Wars. And Chris… lives.
Links
Kevin Ellingson (@mechvantage) - https://www.instagram.com/mechvantage/
Saunders Machine Works Training - https://www.nyccnc.com/events/
Free Access to Generative Design in Fusion 360 Until Dec 31 2019 - https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/fusion-360-free-generative-design-until-2020/
DFX Podcast - https://dfxpodcast.efk3.com
Dec 7, 2019
Dec 7, 2019
53 min
Ed, Chris and Winston have updates on their respective parts for the Saunders Machine Works Johnny 5 build.
Chris makes some big moves at work. The guys probe Winston on a new C3D product. Eddie puts in some solid Fusion time working on Neo workholding.
DFX Podcast Instagram Account: @dfxpodcast
Nov 19, 2019
Nov 19, 2019
48 min
Eddie visits Kern Microtechnik in Eschenlohe Germany and talks with Kern’s head of R&D Matthias Fritz on what it takes to build machine tools capable of world-leading accuracy, precision and surface finishes.
Links
Kern Microtechnik on Instagram (@kernmicrotechnik) - https://www.instagram.com/kernmicrotechnik/
Kern Website - https://www.kern-microtechnik.com/en/
NYCCNC Kern Tour (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijl6uDa_kQU
John Grimsmo’s Tour of Kern (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiOouOhEs1A
John Grimsmo Makes a Norseman Part on a Kern (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLiTHuVI0mY
DFX Podcast Instagram Account: @dfxpodcast
Nov 5, 2019
Nov 5, 2019
48 min
Datron’s Fabian Puth talks to DFX about the Datron story and how they approach machine design. Eddie gets hands-on with a Datron Neo S2 in Germany and the USA.
Links
Datron AG on Instagram (@datron.ag) - https://www.instagram.com/datron.ag/
Datron Dynamics on Instagram (@datroncnc) - https://www.instagram.com/datroncnc/
Datron Website - https://www.datron.com/
DFX Podcast Instagram Account: @dfxpodcast
Oct 29, 2019
Oct 29, 2019
1hr 18 sec
Karolyn, better known on IG as @machinegirl_ joins us to talk about her fascination with foundry metal casting, welding and CNC machining and how growing up around manufacturing has had a big impact on her career.
Links
Karolyn (@machinegirl_ on IG) - https://www.instagram.com/machinegirl_
Melfred Borzall Company - https://www.melfredborzall.com/
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - https://www.calpoly.edu
Movie: The Machine Girl - https://www.amazon.com/MACHINE-GIRL-BLU-RAY-Blu-ray/dp/B004818OJQ
DFX Podcast Instagram Account: @dfxpodcast