Deric took the week off, leaving Zac and Eric to hold down the fort. We're diving deep into Zac's newest obsession: desktop CNC milling. He's been trying to mill a custom copper water-cooling block for a PlayStation 5 mod and snapping plenty of bits along the way. We discuss the unique challenges of cutting metals like copper, the fluid dynamics of turbulent flow for better cooling, and the steep learning curve of finding the right feeds and speeds using budget bits off Amazon. We also share our skeptical excitement over Bambu Lab's newly announced 3D scanner. We vent about the headaches of cleaning up 3D scan meshes in Fusion 360, the nightmares of scanning shiny surfaces, we even debate old-school police radar jammers versus hanging a CD from your rearview mirror. Finally, we take a brief detour into a rumored AI-generated Adobe software clone.

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We are tackling the harsh reality of desktop metal milling and the even harsher reality of doing favors for family. Zac is diving headfirst into the learning curve of his new desktop CNC mill, attempting to carve custom aluminum water blocks without turning his shop into a glitter bomb hazard zone. Meanwhile, Eric is fighting for his life against burned MDF edges and tiny laser-cut letters for a wedding sign side-quest that spiraled out of control. Deric shares a game-changing dowel jig epiphany using reference boards to outsmart the math. We debate the hidden genius of paint spouts, and discuss the ultimate woodworking superpower: looking someone in the eye and just saying "no" to a dining table commission.

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We've got a packed shop this week, literally. Eric managed to cram his router so full of sawdust it might be reclassified as a dust collector, leading to a deep dive into the fatal design flaws of router table intakes. Zac spent days wrestling with forms for a $40k Canadian government creator grant, which naturally led us down a rabbit hole of how to hypothetically game the system and hire each other. We also tackle the massive implications of YouTube rolling out A/B testing for videos, not just thumbnails, and how it's about to completely turn our editing workflows upside down. Meanwhile, Deric is singing the praises of his new perfectly balanced DeWalt cordless sander while trying to reverse-engineer a doweling jig for a toy box project without breaking the bank. Pop in the earbuds, fire up the dust collector and hang out with us in the shop.

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