The Precision MicroCast

21. Manufacturing in space, ASPE, Novel ultra precision grinding machines.

In this episode Cyrus joins Adam and Josh once again to become a permanent fixture of the pod- discussing his recent trip to ASPE, a deep dive in an obscure and novel grinding machine from Fives/Cranfield. Adam talks about his interest in in-space manufacturing, and the triplet talk through their precision problems.

20. Home-made diamond turning lathe, Shibaura, and IMTS

In Episode 20, Adam and Josh welcome Cyrus Lloyd onto the podcast. Cyrus is a mechanical engineer focusing in precision manufacturing fields. They learn more about his previous and future projects. The trio chat about their key takeaways from IMTS, a fascinating Japanese MTB, and their precision problems.

19. NS Tool Tour, Precision workflows and sanity checks

In this podcast, Josh recounts his recent trip to the NS tool factory in Sendai, Japan. The foreign correspondent report includes a recap of the endmill manufacturing workflow and comments on how the process informs the usage of the specialised tools. Adam and Josh discuss their precision problems.

18. NN1000 Mori Scribing machine, History of Citizen, Erowa and guilloche

In this episode, Adam and Josh discuss an obscure 2010's Mori Seiki Diamond scribing machine, The industrialization of early 1900's Japan through Citizen, and their precision problems involving Erowa-based solutions and C axis guilloche.

17. Zeiss, Optical profile grinders, Scribing and lapping

In this episode Adam and Josh talk about the history of Zeiss. They explore the world of obscure grinding machines, and talk about the interesting manufacturing problems they've recently experienced.