Andy Lee of Sienci Labs joins us to discuss his growing CNC business! ToC 0:00: Intro: Jeremy is bad with names 1:00: What is a CNC machine (subtractive process) 1:54: Andy regrets the Sienci name? 3:15: How big is Sienci Labs, are they pet friendly? 5:20: Does Any work for a guinea pig? 6:52: Sienci Labs was a fake company at University of Waterloo? Also see OHM Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/ohm-podcast/episodes/episode-4-scienci 10:25: Following through on a project 13:00: Launching a business through Kickstarter 16:15: Market research? 19:00: Is there another market? Maker vs woodworker 22:00: How big are Sienci's machines? 25:00: Where does Sienci sell their machines? 28:20: Picking up new business and manufacturing skills 31:50: Challenges of having employees 37:35: Coffee Break 38:12: Back! No Paul? 38:55: Progress through products: Mill One, LongMill, AltMill 45:05: Considerations for making the AltMill 51:14: Expanding capabilities, supporting ecosystems 55:03: Machining metal? YES, HAPPY! 56:00: Machining guitars 58:00: Open source philosophy 58:45: Electronics and gSender software 1:02:30: Where do you find Sienci? (see below) They are hiring! 1:03:30: CNC panel computer from POS system 1:05:00: Sign off Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Sienci Labs: Website: https://sienci.com/ Blog: https://sienci.com/blog/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCS4SdQ0sqFhvjitLjh4EsGQ Paul 4 Bit: Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com