The Only Classic Car Wiper Business in the World, with Pat Parnell-EP 267
Pat Parnell went to buy a classic car for his wife. He ended up buying a company too. Rain Gear Wiper Systems, the only hidden wiper system company for classic cars in the world. After 42 years hauling and installing high-end appliances, his body was done with the heavy lifting.

Pasta and Precision Parts, with Antonio Adiletta — EP 140
Pasta machines operate a lot like cam screw machines, Antonio Adiletta told me when I interviewed him for this week’s podcast. Antonio is co-owner of
A Quiet Ride to the Office
Observations made while driving to work this morning. The roads are less traveled. This is an observation by Lloyd Graff in an Acura, not Robert
That “Thankful to be an American” Thing
I lingered in the tourist bus while everybody else filed into the structure. Then I walked down the steps and began to deliberately strip off

Tornos DECO Swiss Meister, Achim Bauer EP 139
On today’s podcast I spoke to Achim Bauer, one of the most knowledgeable people I know about Tornos DECO CNC Swiss machines. His company, Bauer
Always a Player
It’s the feeling that enables me to fall asleep. The kinesthetic memory of the dimpled leather, the seams spaced across the leather ball, feeling it

109 Years of a Machine Shop EP 138
On today’s podcast we’re telling the life story of F.C. Phillips in Stoughton, Massachusetts, a fourth-generation machining company that lived from 1911 until January of

