#419 Reinvest or take out money?
TOPICS: UPS knives to Blade Show still stuck in Atlanta 465 Custom stainless steel Firechrome material Reinvest or take out money? Was there a point where you wanted to throw in the towel?
Jun 27, 2025•47 min
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.
Episodes
#418 Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025
TOPICS: Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025 Saunders crashed the Okuma Moduleworks visited SMW
Jun 13, 2025•47 min
#417 Normal days vs rework days
TOPICS: Kern runs great now! Normal days vs rework days High, Low, Buffalo Blade Show 2025 465 custom material Helicoil stories
Jun 06, 2025•50 min
#416 Johnny Five AI audio
TOPICS: Coolant maintenance Kern is fixed! We realigned B axis ourselves Johnny Five AI audio Setup sheets Automating bevel grinding
May 30, 2025•50 min
#415 Kern crashed
TOPICS: Kern crashed VM3 coolant actually went bad Surface grinding with Robin Renzetti
May 23, 2025•51 min
#414 Surface grinding on the Tormach PSG
TOPICS: Toolpath team visited SMW Mechanical pencil deep dive Measuring grinding wheels Wogaurd coolant sucker upper https://www.wogaard.com/coolant_saver.html Surface grinding on the Tormach PSG Topper machine auction video WATCH THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcPDZB11A9w 3d printing big parts
May 16, 2025•47 min
#413 Smelly coolant
TOPICS: Speedio looping the program over and over Saunders programmed a part in Toolpath Waterjet profile is wrong Johnny Five is under control! Smelly coolant
May 09, 2025•46 min
#412 Renzetti 1-2-3 blocks
TOPICS: Toronto knife show Grindmilling Toolpath mistake Arda and ERP systems Renzetti 1-2-3 blocks Johnny 5 turned on for the first time!
May 02, 2025•49 min
#411 Cycle time evaluations
TOPICS: Superglue fixtures Toolpath.com Passion for machines and projects Cycle time evaluations Grindmilling
Apr 25, 2025•53 min
#410 Prussian Blue is amazing
TOPICS: Prussian blue is amazing. Bambu H2D 3d printer Calibrating a 5 axis machine Hand scraping deep dive Tormach 1500 MX
Apr 18, 2025•47 min
#409 Hardmill all the things
TOPICS: Mentality around tariffs Button lock geometry Buy prussian blue Hardmill all the things
Apr 11, 2025•48 min
#408 Dedication to our Willemin 408MTs
TOPICS: Robots Demagnetizing 4140 bars Rolex Johnny 5 track drives Probing for accuracy
Apr 04, 2025•48 min
#407 First Hundred knives and lessons learned
TOPICS: Fusion PSA on heights tab Measuring ultra precision Heat treating improvements Tormach 1500mx updates
Mar 28, 2025•44 min
#406 Surface grinding deep dive
TOPICS: Business insurance Thermal compensation on Speedio Surface grinding deep dive Shop improvements
Mar 14, 2025•49 min
#405 Why are lathe parts not round?
TOPICS: Gorilla Stand indicator holder! Why are lathe parts not round? Thermal growth on the Speedio Okuma fake CMM Heat treating 440c and carbide clumping Dishwashing parts at home
Mar 07, 2025•47 min
#404 Life as a small business owner
TOPICS: Making ultra flat precision washers Fjell knives are starting to selling Custom ultra precision indicator stands Tarrifs Post heat treat hard turning Hardmilling success
Feb 28, 2025•50 min
#403 Make decisions and dealing with the consequences.
TOPICS: Make decisions on your own, as long as you're willing to deal with the consequences. CHATTER machine monitoring Robots! Mastering youtube Dial test indicator stand Surface grinding and lapping Tormach 1500mx
Feb 21, 2025•52 min
#402 "Delegating is sometimes just as simple as delegating"
TOPICS: "My Willy is doing great" - Grimsmo Kern was purchased by Ametek. "Delegating is sometimes just as simple as delegating". Auto serial numbers on Okuma Vapor degreaser Diamond lapping Bad 3d printing
Feb 14, 2025•51 min
#401 Stress in your business
TOPICS: Heat treated A2 dimensions Grimsmo Fjell update Robot loading solutions Endmill consistency
Feb 07, 2025•51 min
#400 Episode 400 baby!!
Intern or full time machinist? DOITS 100 Fjell knives Hardmilling and tool life Chatter machine monitoring installed at SMW
Jan 31, 2025•48 min
#399 Too much on my plate
TOPICS: Project management at Saunders Tolerance ranges and scrapping parts Python script deep dive Robots to change workpieces and pallets Willemin part release... magnetism? Too much on my plate
Jan 24, 2025•49 min
#398 Python script to create the perfect toolpath!
TOPICS: NYCCNC has been purchased by DSI Hardmilling Kolsterizing process by Bodycote 5 axis automation and robotics DOITS finally work - Shrink the project - Cannot think about it Grimsmo grinding improvements - Python script to create the perfect toolpath!
Jan 17, 2025•54 min
#397 Team oriented wishlish
TOPICS: 2025 changes DOITS Leadership roles Measuring runout in toolholders 5 axis automation at Saunders? Team oriented wishlish Fjell production update
Jan 10, 2025•50 min
#396 Raspberry Pi in the shop
TOPICS: Oscilliscope readings on Heidenhain Tool life in A2 steel Raspberry Pi in the shop Tour of Henry Holsters Project management in 2025
Dec 20, 2024•47 min
#395 Tracking tool life
TOPICS: Willemin air lines all replaced Saunders is using metric hardware Microscopes in the shop Tracking tool life Machining A2 The ultimate Clamps Lapping precision holes
Dec 13, 2024•51 min
#394 DIY 3d printed machine tools with concrete!
TOPICS: DIY 3d printed machine tools with concrete! Flextures and insane tolerances Machining soft blades in the Kern is slow, but better Patterning stress Hardmlling tool life? Chatter machine monitoring
Dec 06, 2024•53 min
#393 Fusion tips and tricks
TOPICS: Google Appscripts does awesome stuff Notes to yourself in Fusion 360 and other Fusion tips and tricks Hardmilling update! Hard grindmilling too. Heat treating ideas
Nov 29, 2024•54 min
#392 Hardmilling puckchucks on Okuma
TOPICS: Hardmilling puckchucks on Okuma Heat treating ovens Fjell pocket clip success! Prusa new printers
Nov 22, 2024•51 min
#391 50 tidbits by Dave Arneson
TOPICS: Hardmilling endmills came in Heat treating and worried about warp Kern still dropping tools Kind words from a listener Solution to Saunders' tolerance issue 50 tidbits by Dave Arneson https://www.airbearings.com/old-pages/news/50-tidbits Lapping for flatness and shiny!
Nov 15, 2024•41 min
#390 Take your kid to work day
TOPICS: Take your kid to work day Saunders bought another lathe "I'm stumped" - Saunders Wazer waterjet at Grimsmo Hardmilling
Nov 08, 2024•48 min
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