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
#266 - Achievements, Automation, and After-Hours CNC Machining
TOPICS:
- Okuma Horizontal: After Hours Machining Dream - Why We Bought a Horizontal Video - Fusion 360: Changing Tools at Master Library Level? - Renishaw Probing, Okuma Probing, and Macro Variabl…
00:47:29 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
#265 - Focusing Employee Potential & New Machines?
TOPICS:
- Grimsmo is expanding!
- Never Split The Difference - Buy Now
- Dedicating employees are doing so much more!
- Saunders had a dumpster fire of a morning.
- Grimsmo probing issues on the Kern.
- Saund…
00:39:37 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
#264 - "I love you but there's an Okuma MB-4000H out there."
Topics:
- Okuma MB-4000H Arrives at SMW
- 3 Tombstones Loaded
- Training on Collision Avoidance to Begin
- Delayed Chip Conveyor Appears
- Important PSA about Buying CNC Machines & Paying Invoices
- Zeiss D…
00:39:36 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
#263 - Choosing Managers, Touring Shops & Oil Troubles
TOPCIS:
- John & John share their recent persectives on life & sharing information online.
- Custom quotes in Shopify.
- Choosing manager, book on "setting the table".
- Grimsmo is going to play in a CMM ro…
00:51:24 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
#262 - Normalcast, Swiss makes Ghee, and the Okuma MB-4000H is Here!
Topics:
- Grimsmo's Swiss could have an air leak OR a bad batch of coolant
- Okuma MB-4000H is here but the coolant tank is delayed!
- Willemin, Kern, and Speedio Updates
- Saunders shares his tour experien…
00:42:30 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
#261 - Solocast, Brief History Of Grimsmo Knives
TOPICS:
John Grimsmo breaks down the barrier with a brief history of starting Grimsmo Knives. Its not always easy, but it is the most rewarding thing that they have ever set out to achieve. Personal …
00:09:30 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
#260 - Solocast, Okuma MB-4000H, and Quality of Life Post Modifications
TOPICS:
- Saunders and his team anxiously await the Okuma MB-4000H
- Building Inventory + Moving Machines
- Programming Tombstones
- Post Modifications: Date & Timestamp & G11 Coordinate Plane Rotation
- …
00:07:19 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
#259 - FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS
TOPCIS:
- Sharing info on YouTube.
- Buying machines and how to choose their options.
- FOCUS UP!
- DIY chip conveyor and paper band filter.
- Coolant control.
- Buying horizontal machines and Brother Speedio.
- …
00:47:13 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
#258 - "Like any machine tool nerd, I was thinking about tool changers in the shower." - Saunders
TOPICS:
- Don't ignore Windows 7 & Fusion 360 Incompatibility Warning! Windows 7 causes CAM kernel errors.
- Visual Studio Code: Hot Exit = Hot Mess. Disable hot exit to prevent VS code from reposting o…
00:49:37 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
#257 - CNC Training Classes!
TOPICS:
- Grimsmo removed a spindle on their Willemin.
- Saunders is bringing back CNC training classes. Click me for more.
- Grimsmo is building a new CNC router.
- Saunders has passed a fixture plate off …
00:47:40 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
#256 - Snow Day, Parking Lot Woes, & Brother Speedios
TOPICS:
- How to have a crappy day (vendor issues, forklift gets stuck)
- Grimsmo considers adding 2 Brother Speedio Machines
- Graphite EDM Vacuum Setup, Manual Indexers, UR Robots
- Purchasing Horizontal …
00:49:46 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
#255 - 3 Axis Machines | What To Buy & Why?
TOPCIS:
- Horizontal Machining centers for 3 axis machines.
- Renishaw touch probes. Double vs single touch.
- Grimsmo thinking hard about buying a Datron Neo.
- Saunders is still dreaming about a Hermle RS…
00:51:45 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
#254 - Robots DO Call In Sick!
Topics:
- KERN calls in sick at Grimsmo Knives
- Pride in Work & Small Business Culture: Read Small Giants!
- Last Part for Willemin Arrives Today!
- Eumach Spindles
- 3D Printing: Voron & Prusa
- Haas DT-2
- Sa…
00:43:46 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
#253 - Business Of Machining | Year In Review
TOPCIS:
- A year in review from both Saunders & Grimsmo.
- Taking guilt free time off.
- Grimsmo got a Voron v0 3d printer.
- Performance reviews for employees.
- Putting pride into your work.
00:46:39 |
Fri 31 Dec 2021
#252: When Small Business Growth Outpaces Efficiency
TOPICS:
- Small Business Growth & Efficiency
- Staffing Concerns
- Handling Potentially Fraudulent Orders
- Work Culture & Employee Impact
- Eumachs, Power Outages, and New Quenching Plates for Heat Treat
- …
00:42:28 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
#251 - 3 Things That Changed Our Business This Year
TOPCIS:
- Winding down 2021.
- 3 Things that Grimsmo and Saunders that changed their businesses this year.
- Deep dive into ERP systems.
- Grimsmo ran their Kern for 136.5 hours last week!
- What makes us suc…
00:44:15 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
#250 - "Whenever we buy new machines, obviously there's learning curve but not a fixing curve!" - Grimsmo
TOPICS:
- Bootstrapper VS Life Style Creeper: Which Gets a Seat at the Table?
- Production Hurdles at GK - Machining - Heat Treat - Surface Grinding - Processes - Tabbing Strategies: AutoDesk...we need …
00:45:46 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
#249 - Growing From Nothing
TOPCIS:
- Small Giants: Great book about growing a company.
- Sourcing a new chain hoist.
- Cogsdill burnishing tool.
- Business Vs. Personal life.
- Measuring the pressure on the arbor press.
00:45:54 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
#248 - "The Trades Have Been Good To Me" - Tom Lipton
TOPICS:
- DIY a Monochromatic Light Source & Optical Flats from Ukraine
- Geeking Out: Zeiss- From Eye Doc to CNC Machine Shop
- ERP System Development: Are We There Yet?
00:45:10 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
#247 - Problems & More Problems
TOPICS:
- Saunders got his Okuma chip conveyer this morning.
- Horizontal milling machines.
- Haas lathe origin went wonky.
- Grimsmo is diving into optical flats. Watch this!
- Rask blade surface finish issu…
00:48:05 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
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