Business of Machining
John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives and John Saunders of Saunders Machine Works discuss their success, struggles, goals and more as machinists, business owners and entrepreneurs.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 426
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
#246 - CMM for the Poor Man, Dealing with Fraud, Okuma, Ripple on Spine of Knife
TOPICS:
- Fraud and small businesses: Don't be emotional; make a protocol!
- Okuma Training & Pre-Staged Tooling Quirk in OSP: Post Processor Solution?
- Starrett Optical Comparator & Mitutoyo Elec…
00:48:22 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
#245 - How To Stay On Track
TOPICS:
- Student internships & explaining machining to a 16 year old.
- Willemin updates!
- Grimsmo purchased an optical comparator and it is incredible.
- Horizontal milling machines.
- Saunders' Okuma is g…
00:42:51 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
#244 - Willemin, Okuma Genos M660, Automation, and More!
Topics:
- Grimsmo shares exciting updates about the powered up Willemin as Saunders eagerly awaits word on his own Willemin!
- Loading Code Onto Machines (Sneakernet, Ethernet, and Floppy Disks)
- Deep Di…
00:46:29 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
#243 - New Machines, New Adventures & Humbling Experiences
TOPICS:
- Saunders had a humbling experience shooting and editing a video to completion again! Watch here.
- New air compressors.
- Optical comparators.
- 8 Deadly wastes - D.O.W.N.T.I.M.E
- Saunders is getti…
00:44:33 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
#242 INCREDIBLE TRADE SHOW FINDS! EMO MILANO 2021 and CMTS 2021
Topics:
- Okuma TMAC Tool Monitoring & Tracking - POCKET SIZED INDUSTRIAL 5-AXIS MACHINE BY CHIRON - Automation Systems (HERMLE RS-1) - Heat Shrink Automation Cell - Zeiss Microscope - Robots VS Cobo…
00:47:45 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
#241 - Cross Training, Record Kern Run & Okuma Is On The Way!
TOPICS:
- "Clouds & dirt"
- Saunders is improving Lex work orders.
- Email screenshots to [email protected]
- Saunders is jumping into different roles.
- Grimsmo had the kern running for 39 hours! …
00:46:23 |
Fri 01 Oct 2021
#240 - When the Music is Playing, You Gotta Dance.
Topics:
- 240 is a special number! Grimsmo and Saunders share their experiences with the Volvo 240.
- Shipping & Receiving at SMW Needs Work and LEx (ERP System) Has become a Nightmare
- WIllemin: …
00:41:36 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
#239 - Week Of Programming & Dealing With Knockoffs
TOPCIS:
- Saunders chats about LEX and what ERP systems cannot handle.
- Grimsmo had a week off from the shop and was able to get tons of programming done.
- Willemin is almost up and running!
- Saunders re…
00:44:32 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
#238 - Conditions are NEVER Perfect
TOPICS:
- Power Surges at GK after a night of thunderstorms - Haas Tap Recovery is GREAT! - Scary Haas Software Bug on Haas - Internet Speed: Don't Overlook Your Router's Limits! - Live Stream about…
00:40:39 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
#237 - How To Run & Operate A Small Business
TOPCIS:
- Saunders toured 3rd gen machine in Utah.
- John & Erik finished their latest book and are working closer than ever.
- Inventory management.
- Ted Lasso!
- Flood sensors and coolant filling.
- High fee…
00:48:44 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
#236 - What gets measured gets managed
TOPICS:
- Spindle Utilization - Both Johns calculate the weekly percentage of working hours for their machines and discuss factors that affected those outcomes.
- Don't let the ERP become the company P…
00:44:38 |
Fri 27 Aug 2021
#235 Planning For The Future & Asking Why
TOPCIS:
- Mental health in running a business.
- Asking why 5 times.
- Saunders got a new machine! Okuma M660!
- All about surface grinding and finishing.
- Robot Pallet Loader?
- Process reliability.
- Think of …
00:47:32 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
#234 Tool Time! Endmills, Process Reliability, Cost Per Edge, and Hardmilling
Topics:
- Accountabilibuddies & Truth
- Relentless by Tim Grover
- Hardmilling Speeds & Feeds
- CBN Endmills for Norseman
- Variable Feedrate & CNC Acceleration/Deceleration
- Adam the Machinist: Carbide for H…
00:45:21 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
#233 - Pouring gas on the fire
TOPICS:
- CBN Endmill testing.
- Humble vs confidence.
- Saunders building accounting data to LEX.
- Grimsmo is going to use oil on the willemin.
- Rushing emergency parts.
- Saunders solves lathe chatter.
- Sa…
00:44:03 |
Fri 30 Jul 2021
#232 - Business and Product Nomenclature, Willemin Oil VS. Coolant, and More
TOPICS:
- Naming Products and Businesses
- Willemin Update: Oil or Coolant? While the machine can run both, after a 17- year run with oil, the experts advise Grimsmo not to change. Fire suppression is a…
00:46:57 |
Fri 23 Jul 2021
#230 CNC Machine Washdown System Update, Shipping, Customer Service, and Freight Debacle, Threading 4140 Steel, Exciting Fusion 360 Updates & More!
Topics:
- Saunders Get Hosed by the DIY CNC Machine Washdown System
- Plastic VS Brass Quick Disconnects
- Grundfos MQ3-35 Pump
- The Worst Freightmare Ever: A Perfect Storm
- Customs Duties & Warranty Work
- T…
00:46:25 |
Fri 09 Jul 2021
#229 - "You're an owner, act like it!"
TOPICS:
- Saunders' grandfather has a great quote: "if something is wrong, and it can be fixed, fix it, and if you can't, don't worry about it".
- International shipping via DHL.
- Grimsmo bid on his firs…
00:44:45 |
Fri 02 Jul 2021
#228 - CMMs, Norseman Tolerances, Business Visions, & Tours to Miltera and Born & Koch
Topics:
- Tour of Miltera
- CMM machines and Tolerances on Norseman Features
- Born & Koch - Grinding Wheels on a Mill
- Sweetwater Sound, Inc. - Business Plans and Visions
- Willemin Update
- Stainless Steel …
00:45:33 |
Fri 25 Jun 2021
#227 - Javascript Courses, Work Offsets In 5 Axis & Kern Alarms
TOPICS:
- Grimsmo tries to figure out a Kern alarm he has never seen before.
- SMW got their new DT2 milling machine and it is QUICK!
- Saunders is taking a Javascript course to edit post processors bet…
00:44:00 |
Fri 18 Jun 2021
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