Business of Machining

<p>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.</p>

#439 Checklist for buying machines

Topics: * Latest obsessions *     - recycling used coolant *     - foam * 2026 roadmap *     - what do people want? *     - execution.   *     - collaborative planning *     - Complete each task in a way you're proud of * Checklist for buying machines * SMW Brother is installed! * Grimsmo Speedio quest for ultra precision * Embarassing Babmu moment

12-19
52:29

#438 Pissed: Motion sensors when moving machines

Topics: * Within Tolerance podcast shoutout * Pissed: GPS sensors when moving machines * First part on SMW's Brother * Speedio optimization at Grimsmo * SMW Dec 18th hosting Toolpath webinar * Grimsmo vision system deep dive * Ai tip - feeding it the right imformation * Shopify integration

12-12
50:53

#437 White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision

Topics: * White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision * Solving other people's problems, not just your own * Saunders travelled to Lights Out Automation, Metalquest, Autodesk, Lambcrafted, and Johnny Five * New Speedio and UMC * Historical financials

12-05
52:16

#436 Blocking wax

Topics: * Blocking wax * Measuring porosity in metal * Nesting software * White light interferometer * Audio issues fixed?

11-14
49:24

#435 Kern float sensors

Topics: * Audio issues on podcast? * Waterjet mod vises * Kern float sensors * The power of vision systems and AI

11-07
41:27

#434 Measuring anodizing hardness

Topics: * Should we die with zero? * Measuring anodizing hardness * Engineering change notifications * Home assistant * Foam update * Video on probing * Lights Out Automation - integrator

10-31
52:25

#433 15 minute time tracker and critical task lists

Topics: * Foam update * Rachel Whiteread art exhibit * 15 minute trackers * Mailcall from Abom79 * Buying a paving company * Water filtration

10-24
51:36

#432 Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams

Topics: * Stress relieving titanium * Robot flip fixtures * Foam update * Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams * Probing too much * Telescopes and lenses

10-17
56:01

#431 Tariffs

Topics: * Tariffs * Visit to Tuck's Garage * Johnny Five is almost alive * Speedio S700 purchased! * Fieldly.ai (necklace pendant) * DIY foam inserts

10-10
51:50

#430 Tough days

Topics: * Tough days * CMTS tradeshow * Selling machines and building the shop * Gorilla Stand micro adjustment * Kuka arm rubber scraper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS4Bpr2BgnE * Influencer marketing

10-03
46:50

#429 Cheat sheet for different AI's.

TOPICS: * Watchmaking * CA Glue * White light interferomety * DIFFRACTION LIMITED VIDEO MUST WATCH: * https://youtu.be/MgQbPdiuUTw?si=cvqbxAIJuswziIl9 * Cheat sheet for different AI's.  * Notebook LM * Tool wear issues on small parts

09-26
50:11

#428 Selling the Okuma horizontal

TOPICS: * New computer specs * UR10e robot * Building a white light interferometer * Watchmaking * Selling the Okuma horizontal * Finishing Johnny Five

09-19
52:52

#427 White Light Interferometry

TOPICS: * Tradeshows, Kern Precision days * Adam from Laney Machine Tech * Cyrus from Cylos Garage * White Light Interferometry * SMW expanding pins

09-12
56:23

#426 Drilling and tool life

TOPICS: * Drilling and tool life * Through spindle coolant * Speedio S500 details * Argon results in heat treat * Gorilla stand

09-05
40:36

#425 Machining graphite

TOPICS: * Argon purging heat treat bags * Revisiting tool life in steel * Tapping, form tapping, threadmilling * Machining graphite

08-29
53:48

#424 I hate rework

TOPICS: * I hate rework * Aligning the Erowa chuck on the Kern * Expanding clamps * One piece flow vs batchwork

08-22
48:34

#423 What's the ideal retirement home shop?

TOPICS: * Saunders smashed his finger * Met NileRED * What's the ideal retirement home shop? * Corporate Saga pens * Inventory * Vapor blasting

08-15
46:49

#422 AI vs search engines

* I vs We in business * Dave Precise:  "The best decision is the one that will let you make the next decision faster" * AI vs search engines * 5 axis work * Vapor honing

08-01
49:01

#421 Atlanta retrieval mission

TOPICS: * Atlanta retrieval mission * Kern coolant float fixed-ish * Johnny Five motor gears * M2 buttons * Dave Precise episode on Within Tolerance

07-11
50:43

#420 Johnny Five electrical schematic

TOPICS: * Air compressor and coolant problems * Johnny Five electrical schematic * M2 steel testing * Hard threading * Prototyping 5 axis parts

07-04
45:36

Connor Purington

are you still accepting submissions for 30 second clips about how this podcast may have help you? if so where can I submit? thanks guys! happy holidays!

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Karthik Senapathy

Why don't you dunk your finished parts in a can/drum of oil to prevent rusting? Maybe you can tie it and tag the thing you tie it with

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