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Business of Machining

John Grimsmo & John Saunders•businessofmachining.libsyn.com
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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.

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#389 HARDMILLING!!

TOPICS: Kern is down! Internal inventory levels HARDMILLING!! Magnetic chucks Seville Classics cabinets and tables

Nov 01, 2024•51 min

#388 Creating videos for Youtube

TOPICS: Kern tool changers issues Creating videos for Youtube 11:-- error, 30 seconds missing Replacing glass on CNC machines Video - "The universe is hostile to computers" - Veritasium Artwork at home Flocking tumbler liquids DIY fixture rack

Oct 25, 2024•52 min

#387 How do you spend your day

TOPICS: Saunders: "Grimsmo, project management is not your strong suit" How do you spend your day DSI free Fusion Fridays Regofix tool change station What's a good 5 axis with pallet changer? Heat treating in argon?

Oct 18, 2024•52 min

#386 Leading and coaching strategies

TOPICS: Safe start all operations Listening to the "Aquired" podcast Leading and coaching strategies Hardmilling blades and Puckchucks Laser probing grinding wheel accuracy

Oct 11, 2024•56 min

#385 How to hold incredible tolerances reliably?

TOPICS: Checking in with your team after being on vacation Veritasium video on QR codes Grimsmo Fjell updates! How to hold incredible tolerances reliably Forcing a pause between each operation in Fusion Hardmilling

Oct 04, 2024•52 min

#384 Consultants in manufacturing?

TOPICS: Podcast feedback from IMTS Threadmill design change caused issues Hardmilling features after heat treat Saunders recap of IMTS Consultants in manufacturing?

Sep 20, 2024•48 min

#380 Rask blade issues

TOPICS: Accounts receivable issues Okamoto surface grinder Rask blade issues New Willemin at SMW

Aug 16, 2024•49 min

#379 What systems do you use?

TOPICS: Time off with family Inbox zero Getting everything DONE What systems do you use? Smart AI stuff? Machines and processes

Aug 09, 2024•48 min

#378 Venturi coolant sucker upper

TOPICS: Book recommendation: 6 Types Of Working Genius Venturi coolant sucker upper Normalizing steel for flatness Solar power for a shop? E-paper display: "#17 Using e-ink (epaper) Price Tags (Shelf Labels) for everyday needs" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCkMu57S_YA

Jul 26, 2024•50 min

#377 Tour of Willemin and Kern in Europe

TOPICS: 10 year anniversary of being in Ohio factory tour of willemin in switzerland and Kern in germany Grimsmo Blum update and blade grinding

Jul 19, 2024•49 min

#376 Kern ballscrew replacement

TOPICS: Saunders Okuma Genos spindle update Completely off the grid time off Kern ballscrew replacement Speedio high accuracy mode weirdness G68 coordinate shift

Jul 05, 2024•52 min

#375 Saunders needs a new spindle

TOPICS: Saunders needs a new spindle Grimsmo Blum probing issues Gen 3 mod vises in productions Macro programming!!!

Jun 21, 2024•47 min

#373 Great, good, and important companies

TOPICS: Grimsmo pulling late nights to get his new knife done for Blade Show Purchases that are important or not. How to lead others and push them Great, good, and important companies Does anybody actually use PVA support?

Jun 07, 2024•50 min

#372 Do I need a "reset"?

TOPICS: Do I need a "reset"? Al Whatmough and Carl Bass leadership skills Grimsmo prepping for blade show Hardness testing UMC350 5 axis machine

May 24, 2024•49 min

#371 Saunders pushed the PuckChuck to failure

TOPICS: Grimsmo exploded a 440c button Saunders pushed the PuckChuck to failure Building the shop to be easy Adding a bubbler to a coolant tweaking Puck chuck fixtures on the VF2 Building the dream machine from scratch

May 17, 2024•45 min•Ep. 371

#370 Integral knife button tweaking

TOPICS: Integral knife button tweaking Thermal growth on steel Optical comparator with Baty screen 3d printing brim and build plates Zero gravity tool suspension device - Sloky torque devices Johnny 5 build Offset on horizontal got reset!

May 10, 2024•45 min

#369 Creativity vs Productivity

TOPICS: Creativity vs productivity Saunders' Willemin is gone Project management Johnny 5 robot update BlackFox Machining box cutter clip Awkward DOITS phase

May 03, 2024•50 min

#368 Weird door alarm on Okuma

TOPICS: weird door alarm on Okuma Product design and prototyping Tolerancing parts Nut runner torque wrenches Lapping parts FLAT Johnny 5 robot!

Apr 26, 2024•47 min

#367 Saunders yard sale open house

TOPICS: Saunders yard sale open house Wall control (pegboard) Drill press upgrades SMW puck chucks and fixture plates Willemin calibration procedure Probe tips Al Whatmough

Apr 19, 2024•50 min

#366 Future Goals and Happiness

TOPICS: Local Ohio Machinist and makers group https://forms.gle/CSLjYSQshDqDCWRE6 Chemistry and filtration of liquids Future goals and Happiness 3 examples of the "rule of inverse Pi" Scissor lift sold Tall castle grips Anodizing crate Grimsmo grinding consistency on Speedio Saunders bent a probe tip Comparing shop cleanliness and organization

Apr 12, 2024•51 min

#365 double tape and glue method

TOPICS: double tape and glue method Saunders open house April 13 Willemin crash CNC machines of the Future Looking for an aluminum machine LIGO gravitational device Nut runner torque device Drilling holes efficiently

Apr 05, 2024•50 min

#364 Sense of Community

TOPICS: Latest hyperobsession - Chemistry Saunders yard sale! Local Machinist and makers group Grimsmo's Week in Review video Life hacks Nakamura window shattered, replacement is in. Torque wrenches Interested in a Central Ohio Machinist & Makers meet up? Fill out this form - https://forms.gle/CSLjYSQshDqDCWRE6 SMW Yard Sale LINK: https://saundersmachineworks.com/collections/equipment-for-sale...

Mar 22, 2024•56 min

#363 Loneliness in entrepreneurship

TOPICS: Loneliness in entrepreneurship banking relationships Kosterising heat treat New Willemin coming to Saunders Frustrated with IOT devices Selling tools at the open house LINK IN DESCRIPTION WITH OPEN HOUSE DETAILS: https://saundersmachineworks.com/collections/equipment-for-sale/products/yard-sale...

Mar 15, 2024•49 min

#361 Grimsmo's new knife

TOPICS: Grimsmo's new knife I love heat treating! Should I get a Brother Speedio R650? Crashed the Speedio probe Quality of life improvements

Mar 01, 2024•45 min

#360 Being too nice or too driven to your staff?

TOPICS: Being too nice or too driven to your staff? Grimsmo's Willemin needs pneumatic work Solved the Horizontal chip sorting issue Cash management Exit interviews Repair parts process bins

Feb 23, 2024•50 min
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