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Four blade makers talk about machining.

Carbide Content


    • Dec 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Carbide Content

    Carbide Content Ep 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 77:42


    Deylan, Jon, and David reflect on the good and bad of the year.

    Carbide Content Ep 49 with special guest Lucas of Squid Industries!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 85:08


    Lucas tries to figure out how a waterjet can crash. Deylan doesn't burn his shop down. David likes his op ones. Jon takes his fine-tuning-fixation to 3D printing. Grant's new Gaboon is a real boon to his business.

    Carbide Content Ep 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 92:45


    Grant is back! Deylan tries Magnacut. David gets into dental equipment.

    Carbide Content Ep 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 54:43


    Bladeshow West. Bendy handles and screwed up screws.

    Carbide Content Ep 46

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 62:17


    Jon sets something on fire. Deylan gets the ball rolling (in his pens). David has the first ever good customer service experience.

    Carbide Content Ep 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 63:57


    Knife shows. Scissors. Reamers. Helicoils. Water Filters. Twice the topics. Half the hosts.

    Carbide Content Ep 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 60:28


    Labels. QC. Why are lathes the way they are?

    Carbide Content Ep 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 58:15


    David fixes the school system. Jon is on another level. Grant and Deylan are on strike.

    Carbide Content Ep 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 69:07


    Jon disassembles another machine. Deylan starts needs a speeder. Grant has a hog nose. David has secrets.

    Carbide Content Ep 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 91:47


    Grant and David are back from Open Sauce. Deylan gets a new lathe. Jon learns what a gib is.

    Carbide Content Ep 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 63:39


    David haas an oopsie. Deylan gets ready to spin. Jon doesn't like when things bend.

    Carbide Content Ep 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 70:32


    Deylan finds a salesman digging through his trash. David fixes his oil sleeve. Jon makes metal less attractive. Grant thinks and shrinks.

    Carbide Content Ep 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 74:32


    Jon finds a bug. David caught a bug. Grant says ugh.

    Carbide Content Ep 37

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 84:54


    Jon's tool library get's sucked into a black hole. David goes crazy trying to explain Haas settings. Deylan prepares for his recital at Blade Show.

    Carbide Content Ep 36

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 64:04


    David haas something new. Deylan says yo. Jon show's his classmates who's boss. Grant's shopping at Saunders'.

    Carbide Content Ep 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 62:12


    Deylan's sleeves are stuck. David buys new sleeves. Grant screws up engraving. Jon screws up engraving.

    Carbide Content Ep 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 71:45


    David has announced the greatest knife to ever exist. Jon takes steps to avoid ghosts. Deylan has 27 high accuracy modes. Grant is looking for Easter eggs.

    Carbide Content Ep 33 Blade Show Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 53:47


    We talk about Blade Show Texas but first we talk about tumbing as required by law in every episode of Carbide Content.

    Carbide Content Ep 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 62:37


    The pottery special.

    Carbide Content Ep 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 47:19


    David learns installing 3 phase has more than 3 phases. Jon faces backlash. Deylan's tool setter isn't set up.

    Carbide Content Ep 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 67:17


    Deylan gets bigger rocks. Grant learns the way of the Syil. David waits for power. Jon probe asplode.

    Carbide Content Ep 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 69:12


    Deylan adopts a Brother. Grant Syils the deal. David Haas some questions. Jon bevels up.

    Carbide Content Ep 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 75:50


    Grant's got better blade toolpaths. Deylan's thinking about pens. Jon's got better blade toolpaths? David sawed something.

    Carbide Content Ep 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 70:44


    End of the year special! What were our best and worst decisions this year? How do you even make decisions?

    Carbide Content Ep 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 56:55


    Deylan is delegating. Jon is assembling. David is thinking of video ideas. Grant is looking for the meaning of Christmas.

    Carbide Content Ep 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 59:11


    Grant on accounting. David on patents. Jon on soap. Deylan on bed asleep, hopefully.

    Carbide Content Ep 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 75:12


    David finally sells scissors. Jon de-rusts his ear. Deylan achieves next level flatness. Grant tries different dressing.

    Carbide Content Ep 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 68:09


    Grant plays musical chairs with grinders. Deylan starts a fire. Jon's head is in the cloud. David might actually sell something.

    Carbide Content Ep 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 59:59


    Deylan's thankful for a new grinder. David's thankful for new jaws. Jon is thankful for probe macros. Grant isn't thankful for anything.

    Carbide Content Ep 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 62:20


    Grant puts tabs all over a new blade design. Deylan thinks his grinder isn't old enough. David gets mad at software again. Jon measures his measuring device.

    Carbide Content Ep 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 81:49


    Grant gets engaged! Deylan finds the bestest end mills ever. David gives heat treating another go. Jon is going to build a tumbler out of a washing machine or something.

    Carbide Content Ep 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 71:29


    Grant solves a blade mystery. Jon disassembles and reassembles his mill. Deylan assembles and assembles some more. David semi-finishes blades.

    Carbide Content Ep 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 67:20


    Deylan discovers a $400 end mill. Everyone wants to make Grant a custom box. David makes cards. Jon doesn't know where to put his parts.

    Carbide Content Ep 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 67:09


    David is excited about photography. Grant is excited by his employee's ideas. Deylan considers pouring epoxy on his fixture. Jon considers grinding in a mill.

    Carbide Content Ep 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 71:07


    Grant doesn't show anything at Blade Show. Jon decides to mix it up and make a fixture. Deylan chops metal with some teeth missing. David is moving a millimeter at a time in every direction.

    Carbide Content Ep 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 63:01


    Grant's on his way to Blade Show. Jon figures out how to double his scrap production. Deylan's machines make scary noises. David breaks diamonds.

    Carbide Content Ep 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 63:08


    Deylan makes a new product in less time than it took for David to get over his cold. Jon designs holes that mortal men can't deburr. Grant gets shark teeth or something.

    Carbide Content Ep 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 58:54


    Where do we want our businesses to go? Grant wants to be big. Deylan wants a Kern. Jon wants to prototype electromechanical devices. David wants to feel less awkward when he asks his friends questions.

    Carbide Content Ep 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 64:09


    Deylan is protected from surges but not tool wear. Grant trains employees and designs a trainer. David does a complete remodel. Jon sees sheep.

    Carbide Content Ep 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 48:25


    David gets organized. Grant has a blast. Jon is still in Lang Gang. Deylan hires a bodyguard to protect children from electricity.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 73:41


    David is angry at Autodesk. Grant wants to vacuum foam. Deylan's grinder breaks and fixes itself. Jon gets what he paid for.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 60:51


    David makes scissors that he might actually sell. Grant tries to find the weirdest object that can be made into a quench plate. Deylan takes a break from machining and flipping knives to find another hobby involving sharp spinning things. Jon goes to the funeral of his own victim.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 54:06


    In this episode we discuss having employees, how many parts should go on a fixture, and what counts as a crash.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 60:35


    Used vs new machines. David, Deylan, Jon and Grant talk about their experiences buying clapped out iron, buying new equipment, and maybe what you should or shouldn't do when buying used or new equipment. The episode descriptions are much more funny when David writes them.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 51:05


    Delyan has no filter... for coolant. David tells you what machine to not buy. Grant explains how a lathe can become a trebuchet. Diamonds are Jon's best friend.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 45:17


    Deylan couldn't make it. Grant throws $1500 out the door. David does bevels fast and everything else slow. Jon wishes someone would stand over his shoulder and question him.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 69:23


    In this Episode, John wacks spines, Grant received his new old mill, David is thinking about fixtures, Deylan woke up at timestamp 00:20:38   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 60:25


    David does a handle ramble. Jon criticizes carburizing. Deylan gets a grinder. Grant narrowly wins a wresting match with his air compressor.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content Ep 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 47:13


    Jon considers sharpening. Grant considers someone else sharpening. David considers carbide crystals. Deylan considers sleeping.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

    Carbide Content: Ep 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 62:36


    Grant gets a new machine. Deylan might get a new machine. David struggles with scissors. Jon struggles with streaking.   https://www.instagram.com/machinewise/ https://www.instagram.com/split141/ https://www.instagram.com/fellowship_blades/ https://www.instagram.com/contraptioncollection/

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