MEP EP#367: Vapor Wave Reflow

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/podcasts/vapor-wave-reflow">MEP EP#367: Vapor Wave Reflow</a><strong><br></strong></h4><p><strong>News</strong></p><ul><li>May 4th, Bringing back the MacroFab meetup.</li></ul><p><strong>Question From slack: Eric Smith</strong></p><ul><li><strong>How do you find new machines for the factory lines?</strong></li><ul><li>Google</li><li>Youtube</li><li>Vendors</li><li>Resellers</li></ul><li><strong>Do you guys get mailed catalogs?</strong></li><ul><li>Auctions yes. New machines no</li></ul><li><strong>Do you go to conferences?</strong></li><ul><li>I have been but never to purchase a machine<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><li><strong>if you find something which could be potentially good, how do you evaluate it?&nbsp; Is there something like a trial period with the manufacturer?</strong></li><ul><li>Research is key. Evaluation is difficult to do.<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><li><strong>Do you have an examples of machines you purchased but regret? Or examples of machines that helped a lot?</strong></li><ul><li>Mimaki Printer</li><li>Stencil printer</li><li>Datron CNC</li></ul><li><strong>Direct question</strong></li><ul><li>I'd also be curious if you prefer to keep homogenous lines or do you prefer to optimize some lines to a particular task, i.e. Less precise but more throughput.&nbsp; &nbsp; I can come up with good arguments either way. &nbsp; It sounds like you all keep things pretty dynamic and reconfigure fairly often.</li></ul></ul><p><br></p>