title: Within Tolerance Episode 268 - Curt Van Filipowski of Confounded Machine
author: Within Tolerance
contenttype: article
publication: Within Tolerance
published: 2025-10-22T14:15:21
sourceurl: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withintolerance/episodes/Within-Tolerance-Episode-268---Curt-Van-Filipowski-of-Confounded-Machine-e39sl5q
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Curt of Confounded Machine shares how a garage hobby became a thriving EDC pen brand. We dive into retrofitting a Hardinge, moving to a Syil X5 , iso-grid grips, entropic anodizing, and his new “Mech One” mechanism.
Rigibore RADS video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0pM5cKUKSA
Check out Curt’s IG @confoundedmachine
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