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173 - $65,000 and a brick
Episode 17310th March 2026 • Parts Department • Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman
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Jem quoted big this week while glued to his desk, ditching ChatGPT for Claude and getting his staff into Cursor. His parkour bricked iPhone became surprisingly zen. Justin scored a Tormach autosaw from Seattle, and he's hiring a Shop Coordinator. Both are wrestling with Xero bookkeeping.

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  1. Soggy phone delights ꘎
  2. Dumping Chatty G
  3. New role at PDX CNC - Shop Coordinator
  4. Justin steals a bandsaw - Tormach AF50+
  5. Reconciling should be automatic by now surely!?
  6. Robots via Cursor?
  7. Getting staff into AI workflows - Jon into Cursor
  8. AirShop - Bulk imports, quote billing new

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Jem Freeman

Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

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Justin Brouillette

Portland, Oregon, USA

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