What's actually killing machinists faster — big corporate shop rules or the chaos of running your own place? This week Pat jumps in as guest host and we go deep on all of it. Lead time strategy that keeps customers off your back, why a $350 pizza might be the best business investment you make this year, and the real reason good machinists walk out the door and never come back.

We get into scrap part confessions, exotic material nightmares, G-code quizzes that stumped everyone, and the one question every machinist eventually asks themselves — if you could start a shop from scratch, what would you actually do differently?

In this episode:

• Lead time strategy that protects your sanity
• Why you should never ship early
• The $350 pizza that saved $4,000
• Big shop vs small shop culture debate
• Scrap part show and tell
• G-code quiz: G18, G96 and more
• No-quote jobs and when to walk away
• Starting a shop from scratch — machines, mindset and mistakes

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Patrick Mcclintock: IG or PM@Job Shopper TN
Cameron Graves: IG or PM@Machiningiscool
Bradley Thomas: IG or PM@Marvel

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