Business of Machining

• Saunders on feeling overwhelmed and a defining moment at Pierson Workholding.
• Can daily tasks actually KILL your business?
• "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of you…

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• Saunders is starting 2021 off great with their ERP system and staying busy with orders.
• Saunders also tells us about his broken tool on the lathe.

• Grimsmo has been getting their Okamoto …

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• Grimsmo starts us off with a smooth lead in
• SMW Product Demand Increases & The Struggle to Reduce Lead Time 
• Super Helpful Tools & Gadgets (Scales & Pallet Jacks)
  • https://www.northerntool.…

2020 has been a wild year, and we are sure you are tired of hearing about it by now. But here at the Business of Machining we decide to reflect on the positives. Thank you to everyone for being with …

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- Podcast Feedback & Developing a Consistent Opening Statment - Strategy: Learning Your Customer Base & SEO - Email from Brewery | ERP VS Wiki - Covid Hits Close to Home at SMW - Staffing A …

Grimsmo makes a big move and purchased a Okamoto surface grinder! Saunders' offers his input and general advice on purchasing new machinery. The boys talk about the potential of using "Slack" in thei…

Business of Machining has now reached it's 200th episode! That's 3.84 years of "private" conversations about manufacturing and growing small businesses. 

A sincere thank you to the listeners out ther…

Saunders & Grimsmo are ending of the year with expansion! Both shops are on similar growth paths in their respective shops. Grimsmo has hired on Pierre to help boost production, while Saunders has hi…

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• Auctions, Warranties, and Riggers
• Is Saving Money the Ultimate Purchase Factor?
• Developing Decision Making Framework
• Formalizing the Interview Process
• Tom Lipton's Test Jig
• Pierre - New to …

The boys have been crazy busy this week. Saunders' and his team have developed a little bit of a safe word around the shop. PINEAPPLE! This signifies that the person is safe. For example, if you hear…

Today the Johns are reppin' each other by sporting SMW and GK tees. 

Grimsmo Knives Tee SMW Tee

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• Orange Vise Tour
• Grimsmo's Next Machines
• Process for Pressing Bearings into Bearing Cages
• S…

Have you ever had such a premium custom table experience that ruined every other table in the world for you? Well Saunders has! He is loving the MakerPipe table systems to make some custom solutions …

RASK KNIVES ON HOMESTRETCH, LIGHTS OUT MANUFACTURING, LATHE CRASHES, DATA & TOOL LIFE MANAGEMENT, MACRO VARIABLES, Q PARAMETERS, FUSION 360 BUG, PROVENCUT PART SERIES, and MORE!

Machining Verbiage T…

John & John go over the never ending struggle of the classic make vs buy scenario. This time they are talking about making a custom shipping table to help speed up Saunders' work flow. Grimsmo has a …

Solopreneurs, Robots & Payloads, ERP + Inventory Tracking, Brix, Automated Coolant Distribution, and MORE!

Business of Machining Podcast = The Manufacturing Entrepreneurcast

You CAN Be The Crazy Guy…

Grimsmo has made some glorious progress on the kern. They have finalized an auto grinding routine for Rask blades. While Saunders' and their team have been toying with the idea of buying a Horizontal…

RASK PROGRESS, THREADMILLING, WORKHOLDING FIXTURES, 5-AXIS ROTARY TOOLPATHS, DIAMOND BURNISHING, GRINDING, SURFACE FINISHES, PROBING, & TOOL BREAKAGE DETECTION.

KERN IT UP. Grimsmo machines his own …

The year 2020 has not been exactly how we have imagined it. But it is in full swing for both Saunders' and Grimsmo, especially in the ERP department. Saunders' is cooking with LEX and Grimsmo is full…

This podcast is GOOD VENTING and BAD VENTING all things manufacturing and entrepreneurship.

Blade to the Grindstone After taking Saunders's advice (perhaps a bit too literally) Grimsmo takes a Zedaro…