Parts Department Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman
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Justin Brouillette (Portland CNC) & Jem Freeman (Like Butter) discuss CNC machines, their product design and manufacturing businesses, and every kind of tool that they fancy.
Show Website - https://dept.parts
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Short and Sweet
Justin and Jem discuss the week in their small manufacturing businesses. New in-person training course prep for Justin and finally the KittaParts configurator is live for Jem.
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Sorry for the abrupt ending from Justin's weird technical glitch.
Justin's making training course contentPhoto wall updates and showroom KittaParts Configurator is liveConfig liveProfit First chatChasing expensesAtomic Habits?My Eyes HurtRouter Table SetupInverted spindle, water-cooledIntuition and the delegation failures
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC
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Popped my Mirka
Jem and Justin discuss CNC Unicorn Training, the juggle of multiple roles, and the nuances of financial management. They also touch on the magic of software tools like Text Expander and network setups.
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Popped my MirkaPush 3Knock-Out IICNC Router Unicorn Training at PDX CNCWearing all the hats againJem is the webmaster for better or worseIntuition and the delegation failures
Profit First
Profit!How often to reconcile?Paid rent for the first time in 6 monthsOPEX - Payroll adjustment to pay myselfDispersal frequency
Software Corner
Text Expander dfate 03 Apr 2024 ddate 240403 @@ email@domain.comKittaParts Config updateNetworkingHardwiring machinesScratch and Dent Logistics?
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC
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Already Banned Myself
Jem and Justin chat task management, Siri automations, the pros and cons of benches for people vs benches for tasks, CNC aggregates, the obligatory Software Corner plus more on Profit First.
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Siri and automationsI have a bench again!New Compatibility ListAggregatesSoftware CornerShortcut List GPTsYapping email fail - oopsJustin's Unicorn CNC and CAM training - coming soon!Profit FirstJumping straight to full TAP percentagesNo hidden bank accountsKilling Big Bills - Mint MobileTikTok - would you miss it? Justin loooooooves it.
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC
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Pi, Let's Role Play
Justin gets some time for "deep work." with Jem & Justin as they explore unique productivity hacks, from Pi Role Play to ditching time tracking. Plus, CNC router tips, savvy quoting strategies, and progress on managing finances with Profit First.
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Deep Work timePi Role Play"Stop Yapping" - GPTLB – New BedsSimple Bundles#73 - Subreddit Comment - 4 spindlesTurn off time trackingMarc D – What kind of CNC router work do you avoid now? Anything that needs lots of sanding is hard to $ for us.Mike N – Thoughts on sending itemized quotes or lump sum (ways to reduce sticker shock)QuotientScreen Capture Videos in quotesNotion rollout command K, killing my darling WorkFlowy, crashing NotionMaintenance Trail
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Making more frugal purchasing decisions New debit cardsOffset accounts in US? Jumping straight to full tap percentagesNo hidden bank accountsShifting bill payments to 10/25?
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC
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Smile through the Podcast
Jem and Justin delve into the ups and downs of running a business, from slow sales to the challenges and rewards of marketing. They share a light-hearted take on the need to "smile through the phone" and the peculiar shift from a private persona to a public, more energetic one when facing the camera. Amidst tales of late-night work sessions and the trials of balancing personal life with business demands, they find solace in the camaraderie of shared experiences and the odd comfort of knowing that perseverance in business often mirrors personal growth narratives.
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Oops I've done it again.How I Built This – LeathermanFusion PITA?T-Pain BlenderAbleton 10th 25th ✅PDXC CNC - CNC Router Training - April 2024 👀First PF distributionsProfit First PlaylistMercury instant within XeroBrave BrowserText Sniper
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Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC
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Beurre Monté
Join Jem and Justin as they discuss contraction and time management. They brainstorm product ideas from beds to DJ stations, and explore software tools like Quotient, Da Vinci Resolve, and Affinity. Both share experience with Profit First and they tackle a question about CNC Shop startups.
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LB contraction Getting super tight with my time.Product ideasBedsDJ station is sickSoftware CornerSmaller team could mean much smaller software stack.Quotient is where quotes are sent, consider using it as the primary QR tool moving forward as it was the tools for leads and follow ups included. Da Vinci ResolveAffinity Software - Photo, Designer, PublisherProfit First: Justin - Picked a bank, set up auto-transfers. Mostly moved deposits.Question - CNC Shop startup?
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HOSTS
Jem Freeman
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Like Butter
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Justin Brouillette
Portland, Oregon, USA
PDX CNC
Nack
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Customer Reviews
Inspiring
I run a very similar business to both these guys, in the same niche industry, and have followed them both on Instagram for years, so it almost feels like this is being produced just for me.
I’ve often felt like I’m all on my own out here trying to figure out what I’m doing. It’s both comforting to hear how other people are experiencing the same challenges, and inspiring to hear how they are solving them. Every episode gives me at least one idea or thing to try.
Justin and his money issues
To brief this podcast Jem is awesome and Justin whines about money issues and would rather search for the “easy button” then just do work. His pre-order has taken way to long to process now that he already took the money and spent it on a vacuum
Great conversations about CNC work!
Justin and Jim are great to listen to if you’re interested in any type of CNC shop content. Looking forward to learning from them in the future episodes!