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#405 – An Interview with Spencer Wright

Released Monday, 3rd September 2018

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#405 – An Interview with Spencer Wright

Monday, 3rd September 2018

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The Prepared. It’s both a weekly newsletter and an occasional podcast
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Spencer claims he is a fake engineer since he was an english major
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Grew up in the Hamptons doing construction
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Dealing with subcontractors in the construction industry
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Custom bicycle frames for $2K
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Mahogany experience from the construction industry led to a job building custom robot doors for a beach house.
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This is where he brought in his co-host on the prepared Zach Dunham to do audio design (Zach was a guest on this show on episode 350)
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Later they brought in Todd Bailey to do the control electronics (Todd was a guest on this show on episode 194)
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This trio decided to take the MIT online electronics course, 6.002x
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Zach and Spencer built The Public Radio together, which they are still selling.
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This is made and programmed by Worthington Assembly
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Sourcing – finding parts for the robot doors
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They worked out of an old Northrup Grumman facility that used to make jets
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Choice paralysis
- 0:25
Spencer’s full time job is at nTopology
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They do 3D printing software for non-traditional uses.
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We previously talked a little about 3D printing for non-traditional (rocket building at Relativity Space) uses with Brent and Bryce a couple episodes ago.
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DMLS
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Wrote about the titanium / metal powderbed fusion
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CAD software designed for printing implants
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Porous hip cup that bones can grow into.
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Precision Castparts Corp
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Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2015
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Flyknit shoes – Nike
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Trend spotting
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Reducing number of tollgates to bring a product to market
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Procuring parts more easily – most software isn’t great
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MFG.com
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Localization of manufacturing
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US vs China
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Insourcing manufacturing of the Public Radio
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Work instructions using Tulip
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Spencer talked to Rony from Tulip on The Prepared podcast
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Spencer uses PartsBox.io to search for parts in his personal inventory
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Find Spencer on most social media channels as pencerw
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ThePrepared.org
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nTopology.com
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Chris Gammell and Dave Jones' voices span the chasm of thousands of miles each and every week to speak to each other and industry experts about where the field of electronics is moving. Whether it be a late breaking story about a large semiconductor manufacturer, a new piece of must-have test equipment or just talking through recent issues with their circuit designs, Chris and Dave try to make electronics more accessible for the listeners. Most importantly, they try and make the field of electronics more fun. Guests range from advanced hobbyists working on exciting new projects up through C-level executives at a variety of relevant and innovative companies. Tune in to learn more about electronics and then join the conversation! Visit The Amp Hour website for our back catalog of 150+ episodes.

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