# STL 102: The new guy from Nashville

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2016-01-15
- Length: 50m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Beckovic and Matt Kenney welcome new web producer Ben Strano, discussing his background in audio engineering and move from Nashville. The team advises a listener on choosing between a combo jointer-planer and separate machines for a dream garage shop, emphasizing the benefits of separate units for workflow efficiency. They also cover finishing a bench near a fireplace, debating wood choices and fire-resistant finishes, and discuss the practicality of spray finishing versus brushing for home woodworkers.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=1) Introduction and Housekeeping
- [3:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=188) Jointer-Planer: Combo vs. Separate Machines
- [8:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=514) Finishing a Bench Near a Fireplace
- [11:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=698) Welcome to New Web Producer Ben Strano
- [18:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=1084) Spray Finishing: Turbine vs. Compressor
- [24:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=1440) Sharpening vs. Replacing Drill Bits
- [28:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=1714) All-Time Favorite Tool of the Week
- [38:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=2292) Dust Collection and Tenon Fitting
- [43:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-01-15-stl-102-the-new-guy-from-nashville#t=2605) Skewing Planes and Audience Feedback

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Ben Strano (other)
- Lee Nielsen (company)
- Laguna (company)
- Bosch (company)
- Norton (company)
- Taunton (company)

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