Rifles, Racing, and Rhinos, with Tim Betts–EP 265
I met Tim Betts a few weeks ago when he was shopping for a Willemin mill-turn we had for sale. One conversation in and I knew he had to come on Swarfcast. Tim told me he’s in the drugs business, the guns business, and horse racing, and that actually makes
Machining Show Business
I attended PMTS, the exhibition put on by the Precision Products Association last week, not really to sell screw machines, but to learn and connect.
Ep. 35 – Graeme Sinclair on Precision Machining in Australia
In today’s podcast we interviewed Graeme Sinclair, owner of Parish Engineering, a prominent precision machining shop in Australia. Graeme has been in the machining business
Hoops Heaven
I have just completed an indolent weekend of imbibing sports on TV: NCAA basketball winnowing 16 terrific college teams down to the Final Four and the
Ep. 34 – Ed Crowley, Master of Insert Tooling
On today’s podcast we interviewed Ed Crowley, owner of Crowley Tool Company, a company that specializes in making custom insert form tools and quick change
Book Review: Merchants of Truth
Just as online shopping has transformed U.S. retail sales, the Internet has also remade the newspaper industry, but in a manner less obvious to most
Guilty Parts?
For many years, I have wavered between being judgmental or agnostic about who I do business with. I felt twinges of discomfort twice this past