Business of Machining

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• Business Problem Solving & Developing Systems
• DIY Coolant Washdown System
• Shipping, Customer Service
• Air Compressor/Drain System IoT Failure
• Google Sheet To Do List
• Thingyverse RC F1 Car: 3D…

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• Being vulnerable & making decisions.
• Moving and reorganizing areas of both shops.
• CORE VALUES.
• Traction by Gino Wickman
• Saunders installed a coolant washdown system.
• Chip management & drai…

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• Both John's are reading Traction by Gino Wickman. Has tons of great information.
• What are the most important numbers to monitor in your business?
• Do you watch cash on hand on a daily basis…

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• Grimsmo shares an update about firing his father
• How the justice system relates to owning a business
• Saunders leans toward LEx tracking inventory and communicating with Shopify's API
• Astron…

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• This week Saunders & Grimsmo give a deep dive into all their employees and what they do.

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• Grimsmo quits (this is a good thing, we promise)!
• ERP Systems & Purchase Orders
• Raw Material Shortages
• Willemin (Mill-ish) coming to Grimsmo Knives from Ohio
• Haas VF-3 & Haas DT-2 for produc…

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• How do business leaders spend their time inside their company?
• Saunders wants to hire a machinist or an operations manager.
• Saunders did an awesome tour with Area 419.
• DT1 Favorite machines.
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• Area 419 Tour will be premiered on YouTube Monday April 19th, 2021 at 1:30 PM EDT! 
• Cashflow, Loans, and Post Covid Economic Impacts
• Grimsmo's purchased a used Willemin
• Neodymium Magnets
• Sw…

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• Saunders is settling in and working very hard on some updates to the shop this past year.
• Grimsmo dives into new coolant dispenser.
• Being a parent and teaching your kids cool stuff!
• Oil vs c…

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• SMW and Grimsmo in limbo between the lone bootstrapper and leader of a team
• Plurality of Swisses. Saunders and Grimsmo discuss production volume, process reliability, and other decision maki…

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• Grimsmo crashed a Renishaw spindle probe on the Mori.
• Saunders hired an intern just to focus on Johnny Five!
• Orbit mechanical water timer for filling coolant.
• Should we both get another sw…

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• Just Start! Saunders and Grimsmo discuss the importance of context and relativity when it comes to business advice.
• SNAP OUT OF IT! You may not realize you're in a comfort zone!
• Work Smarte…

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• Saunders' makes something awesome that went to the bottom of the ocean!
• Machining titanium
• Fusion 360 Tool Library issues and fixes
• Catching up on backorders.
• Shipping delays and organizin…

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• Learning - The importance of Curiosity and the Dunning-Kruger Effect (overestimating your competence)
• 3D Printers for Dual Extrusion
• Pivotal Machinist Moments - Area 419 Tour, Never Stop Quit…

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• Saunders talks about his experience with quitting his day job and when you should to.
• Do you spot holes in machining?
• Saunders goes into a huge rabbit hole of 3d printing.
• Lathes, Lathes and…

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• Does a College Education Matter? Grimsmo and Saunders share their different paths and initial interests BEFORE they got into CNC machining.
• Someone is looking for a new machinist---could it…

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• Reaming holes.
• Endmill coatings and storage.
• Grob factory tour.
• Tool like time and replacement methods.
• Johnny Five returns.

Links:

https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/09782467

TOPICS:

• Trusting Instincts
• Social proof for marketing and branding
• Creative Fixturing and Workholding
• Grimsmo and Saunders Approved Tools!
  • Grimsmo's Favorite Gripper Pad
  • The "I can't believe it exi…

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• Ordering Lathe Material - Purchasing/procurement
• Finances in Business
• What makes you happy?
• Growing a business in 3 stages
• Lathe talk
• Past due accounts receivables?
• Creating your own cnc m…