The Fabricator Podcast
By Fabricators and Manufacturers Association
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The Fabricator Podcast brings you conversations with people who make things out of metal. We speak with manufacturing leaders, metal fabricators, welders, job shop owners, small business entrepreneurs, artists, marketers, educators, and more.
Host Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief of The Fabricator, and a rotating co-hosts also go beyond discussing just manufacturing and the skilled trades, and chats about pop culture, current events, food, music, movies, comedy, and, of course, robots.
The Fabricator Podcast is presented by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and part of the FMA Podcast Network.
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Applying science to abrasives for better welder productivity
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Rethinking welder training with Marc Levin of Welder Underground
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The story behind Knapheide's 175-plus years of truck manufacturing
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Knowing when to pivot a fabrication business with John Axelberg
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Carrying the torch for oxy-fuel metal art with David Madero
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Roadmapping a career path in welding with Marvin Herrera
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Building an aftermarket off-road fabrication business with Motobilt
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Getting back to work with metal artist Rae Ripple
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Art of design in fabrication with James Geier of 555 International
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Creative collaboration and welding with Brandon Minga of House of RAD
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Bead rolling art with Jarrod Klassen of Twisted Metal Sign Company
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Metal shaping and power hammering with Chris Rusch and Mike Wagner
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Empowering a workforce with Kent Brown of O'Neal Manufacturing
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May 20, 2025 |
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Addressing mental health and PTSD through metal art with Steve Kost
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May 08, 2025 |
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Inside a forward-thinking fabrication business with Kirk McCauley
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Finding deeper meaning in metalworking and art with Hector Ortega
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Fostering a new path: How two entrepreneurs revamped a metal fab shop
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Engineering creative fabrication projects with Mike McCarthy of DCL
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Learning and mentorship in welding with professor Jo Mackiewicz
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Racing, wrenching, and welding with Mike Finnegan at PRI Show
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Streamlining automation processes in water jet cutting with Jet Edge
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Helping fabrication shops expand with Dustin De Haan of Trick Tools
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Becoming a jack of all trades with Chris Zeppieri of Make Everything
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Extending the accessibility of welding careers with Demi Knight Clark
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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From high school hustle to aftermarket business with Blake Hamar
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Learning patience and lessons with metal sculpture artist Sarah Stork
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Clash of the Grinders deep dive with Nate Bowman and Kyle Worzala
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Building submarines and supply chain alliances with Tim Shinbara
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Embracing manufacturing careers, culture, and advocacy with Drew Crowe
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Marketing the human side of metal manufacturing with Emily Wilkins
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Launching rockets and getting back to the moon with Sharon Cobb of NASA
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Going from hobby welder to fabrication business owner with Jay Lockett
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Building rocket stoves and a fabrication business with Chiasson Smoke
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Traveling with the trades and starting a business with Adam Fullerton
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Advocating for the trades and changing lives with Jamie McMillan
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Maintaining and automating Canadian manufacturing with Diane Reko
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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The new rules in the welding industry with Max Ceron of CWB Group
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Developing careers in welding and a sisterhood with Desirée Guzmán
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Achieving goals in high-volume metal fabrication with Matt Brunner
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Lessons in laser cutting technology investment with Jeff Cupples
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Evolving with manufacturing and learning lessons with Chaz Schroeder
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May 28, 2024 |
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Developing a one-stop fabrication shop through community and automation
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May 14, 2024 |
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New-school approach to an old-school family manufacturing business
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May 07, 2024 |
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A Gen Zer's take on the trades and representing the toolbelt generation
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Transforming automated sheet metal fabrication with Caleb Chamberlain
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Managing chaos, manufacturing innovation, rolling up with Brian Steel
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Welding, teaching, podcasting, and business ownership with Jason Becker
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Manufacturing's place in today's political climate with Omar Nashashibi
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Changing company culture and reaping rewards with Todd Ludlow
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Scrap metal art and overcoming obstacles with Michael Bennett
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Next level software automation and efficiency for fabrication shops
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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The shifting manufacturing landscape with The Partner Companies
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Fabricating Hot Wheels and being a rebel welder with Pa'Trice Frazier
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Lincoln Continentals and custom wheels with Emma Sauve of Mobsteel
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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A Rolls-Royce and other SEMA builds with Ryan Fielding of Ringbrothers
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Welding in motorsports with Andy Weyenberg of Miller Electric
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Outsourcing and 3D printing in custom fabrication with iRcustom
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Broadening your mental toolbox in the skilled trades with Joe Clark
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Making art and helping inspire future welders with Staci Martinez
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Winning and fabricating trophies with Tom Patsis of Cold Hard Art
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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The rapid pace of automation and robotics with Aaron Prather of ASTM
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Go-kart fabrication, Fast & Furious, and SEMA with Red Beard's Garage
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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How hydroforming works and serves metal manufacturing with Schuler
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Breaking stereotypes in metalworking with Nikita Adickes of CTEK
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Fabricating doors, blending welds, and pricing jobs with Matt Tyler Designs
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Life coach with a welding helmet: Shanen Aranmor of Weld Like A Girl
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Taking an aerial equipment fabrication business to the next level
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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How a longtime artist became an inner-city Detroit welding instructor
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Myron Elkins: From Michigan factory welder to Nashville recording artist
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Buying a factory, starting a race team, and reviving Detroit with Andy Didorosi
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Finding success in a new welding career with Jessica Considine of Sculpted Roots
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Getting back to manufacturing apprenticeships and proper workforce investment
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Blurring the line between artistic and architectural with Vector Custom Fabricating
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Maker movement: How a metalworker/woodworker turned a craft into a small business
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Revitalizing skilled trades: Overhauling the U.S. education system for a resurgent workforce
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May 30, 2023 |
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Turning setbacks into comebacks and investing in manufacturing culture with Andy Billman
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May 16, 2023 |
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Advice for starting a small manufacturing and fabrication business from scratch
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May 09, 2023 |
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Precision Tube Laser's metal fabrication shop for manufacturing's next generation
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May 02, 2023 |
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Revamping a multigenerational metal manufacturing business with Hickey Metal Fabrication
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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An economist's outlook on manufacturing, metal fabrication, and watermelons
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Building The Fabrication Series and a welder community on YouTube with Justin Merrill
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Creating a fabrication aesthetic, teaching others, and riding Harleys: Part 2 with Cristian Sosa
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Shaping a career in motorcycle fabrication: Part 1 with Cristian Sosa of Sosa Metalworks
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Four generations of bending and rolling heavy metal with Chicago Rolled Metal Products
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Growing a small business with metal and wood: Part 2 with furniture fabricator iRcustom
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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From zero fabrication background to building a furniture business, Part 1 with iRcustom
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Art, AI, 3D printing, welding with the guys from Netflix's Metal Shop Masters
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Welding Women Syndicate founder and AWS award winner: Tiffany Orff
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Garage Bound owner, fabricator, and mentor: Michael Brandt
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Cobots and vintage welders with Nate Bowman and Josh Welton
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Learning to start and run a small business is a skilled trade
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Becoming the Nashville metal guys with Adam Heffner of Maker Table
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Dabs Wellington on welding education and Elon Musk on a goat
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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What's new with metal artist and welder Rae Ripple? Part 2
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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What's new with metal artist and welder Rae Ripple? Part 1
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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A champion for women in manufacturing and the skilled trades
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Marketing for small manufacturing shops doesn't have to be terrible
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 1: Rap Snacks, Bob Odenkirk, and manufacturing's workforce
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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What is The Fabricator Podcast?
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Nov 01, 2022 |