CNC-Today.com wants to know what you think

[Team Pierson]

This is the closest category we could find for a post like this. Hope you're all ok with it.

CNC-Today.com has recently launched a new site featuring a Weekend Podcast with our company's president, Jay Pierson. Please help a broadcast rookie out with some feedback and give him topics that YOU want to hear about. You can find the podcasts at www.cnc-today.com. Thanks and we hope you continue to listen.

[apache405]

i listened to the second episode just now. my first thought was: "FINALLY!!!! some one started a podcast related to CNC."
i do have some notes about the production itself. these are my complaints about most podcasts in general.

distortion is bad, avoid it. i am assuming you are using some sort of digital production tools, once they distort, the sound quality dies very quickly. my second note is the judicious use of editing, there were some sections that sounded like they were dropped into the original audio stream in post production.

just my two cents.

[Jcip]

not much on the site need more links, more cnc info ie tips, help with varies cam sys, whats our industry doing to train new worker, recruiting new workers , Haas is not the CNC company that sell machines, more trade news , where are we headed?
good luck

[Team Pierson]

Easy guys... it's a brand new site. We just need feedback on the podcast. With as many ideas as you have, you should submit an article and see what happens.

[OzarkCNC]

Don't take it to heart, it was their #1 post on the site.

I enjoyed podcast #2.

Since I am about as new to CNC as you can get, I am always looking for good solid information. There seems to be a growing number of us newbies that wants something more from our routers, mills or lathes. It is hard to differentiate good information from bad sometimes.

Ultimately, I would like to turn my CNC router into something that generates income. (Oh wait, I have to build it first!)

I believe this is where a lot of mom & pop businesses get their start.

Initially, it is kind of difficult to implement your thoughts on a full pallet run when 90% of our projects are 1-offs.

Good luck. I will be tuning in to see what you come up with in future podcasts. You may graduate to video segments if it really takes off.

[Team Pierson]

Thanks for the encouragement Ozark. Keep listening because we'll be covering home machine shops in the next episode.

[turmite]

I listened to part of #2. My first impression is the background music is waaaaaaay too long, and annoying! Hey....you ask for feedback...I'm giving it!

I simply did not have the time to spend to listen to the whole thing, but the concept seems like a good idea! I hope you make a go of it.

Mike

ps add video!

[Independent CNC]

Seemed a little annoying to some other people in the room that had no interest in CNC, however, I found it quite interesting and am looking forward to more. If you only talk about chip making machines I will lose interest. Please keep the sheet metal machines in mind and a good topic would be nesting dissimilar parts. Too many small shops want to nest all like parts not understanding the loss of material and the cost of over run parts.

I am sure software will be a touchy subject so just make sure you list the one’s that have the capability and don’t be sold out to the highest bidder.

Sincerely
Independent CNC Programmer
Home Page: http://www.ctcn.net/~3kings

[Louis Roy]

I have listened to episodes one and two, and thought they were pretty good. I have to agree with turmite, the background music is way too long, and too loud. As for the content, I found it interesting and will probably keep listening each week.
I am a CNC machinist almost ready to make the plunge and buy my own machine(s) and try my hand at working for myself, I am looking forward to the show on machining in a rural enviroment, how does a rural manufacturer survive.

Great idea, I hope you are succesful

[Team Pierson]

Originally Posted by apache405 i do have some notes about the production itself. these are my complaints about most podcasts in general. distortion is bad, avoid it. i am assuming you are using some sort of digital production tools, once they distort, the sound quality dies very quickly.

Everything sounds just fine here... Since you're having trouble with "most podcasts in general", you might just need to turn down your speakers.

[apache405]

Originally Posted by Team Pierson Everything sounds just fine here... Since you're having trouble with "most podcasts in general", you might just need to turn down your speakers.

its not my speakers, i assure you (after 4 years of professional audio tech work finding problems by ear is second nature, and problems are pet peeves).
audio distortion comes from many places. the first and most common that i've found is overloading of the A/D converters. the second is editing, the crank it up method only works to 0 dBFS. then it just starts to sound exponentially worse. and lastly the encoder. i assume you are using something optimized for lower bandwidth use, which would explain why i hear distortion and you don't.

basically digital doesnt distort nicely.

i hope i havent scared you with my audio rantings.

[OzarkCNC]

Glad to see the podcasts are still getting hits. I just caught up to episode 6. No real distortion here per se. A little boomy on the bass, but still its not like some of these drive thru restaurant speakers either.

I really identified with #3. It makes me think back about all of the bad previous experiences with running a business and sucking the life out of my family quality time. You can quickly lose perspective especially if you are trying to do this as a transition from a hobby into a business. You want your baby to walk and talk even though it is still in infancy.

My current 'plan' is more to get my router table built to assist me with remodeling my bathroom/kitchen cabinets and then my S.O. and I will also be using it for craft shows to make knick-knacks and maybe some custom one-off wood items.

I never really thought about it as a retail or B-2-B undertaking. I could see where it may lead to that at some point. Who knows. I would hope I would have the common sense to not get in over my head.

Of course, you wre addressing people that spend more money on a machine than I make in a year and not a $700-$1000 hobby router/mill.

Even the micro-hobbiest can learn, so thanks again from one of the little guy wanna-be's.