# Phil Linscheid (Machining Operations Director, SendCutSend)

- Show: [Just Gonna Send It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it)
- Published: 2025-09-17
- Length: 57m
- Episode: 3
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend

## Summary

Phil Linscheid, Machining Operations Director at SendCutSend, discusses his nonlinear career path from tinkering with RC cars and restoring a 1965 Mustang to leading the company's new CNC machining venture. He reflects on his time at Haas Automation and Thomas Welding, emphasizing that embracing chaos and finding the right cultural fit are more important than rigid five-year plans. Linscheid shares how mentorship from his grandfather and hands-on lab work in college shaped his approach to manufacturing and leadership.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend#t=9) Introduction: Phil Linscheid and SendCutSend's CNC Venture
- [1:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend#t=88) Early Interests: RC Cars and the 1965 Mustang
- [28:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend#t=1699) College and the Decision to Enter Manufacturing
- [33:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend#t=1994) Early Work Experience: Thomas Welding and Internships
- [50:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend#t=3011) Haas Automation and the Value of Chaos
- [54:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/just-gonna-send-it/2025-09-17-phil-linscheid-machining-operations-director-sendcutsend#t=3267) Finding the Right Fit: Career Advice and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- SendCutSend (company)
- Haas Automation (company)
- Numi (company)
- Thomas Welding (company)
- Sierra Nevada Brewery (company)
- Chico State (company)
- 1965 Mustang (product)
- RC 10 (product)

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