Info

Business of Machining

John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives and John Saunders of NYC CNC discuss their success, struggles, goals and more as machinists, business owners and entrepreneurs.
RSS Feed
Business of Machining
2024
March
February
January


2023
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2022
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2021
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2020
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February


All Episodes
Archives
Now displaying: June, 2022
Jun 24, 2022

Topics:

  • Task Lists and Being Overwhelmed
  • Hiring Employees, Time Management, Efficiencies
  • Priority List: Dump & Triage Tasks
  • Okuma Fixture Offset Calibration
  • Horizontals with Intrinsic 4th Axis: No rotation around center line!?
    • Tool Orientation in Fusion 360 doesn't seem to work for Saunders
  • Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems
  • Internal Conflict Between Nerd & Entrepreneur:  A 15 Year Debate
  • Robots. Saunders gets random call from a guy at Tormach. Use for demagging material?
  • Horizontal Fixture Overhaul
Jun 17, 2022

TOPCIS:

  • John & John chat about what it is like to be a self taught machinist.
  • Saunders made a little bit of a mistake on the horizontal.
  • The boys chat about having no manager only roles inside their company.
  • Grimsmo got the Zeiss CMM installed to help measure EVERYTHING!
  • The benefits of using glass materials for accuracy.
  • Chip thinning and rubbing on endmills.
Jun 10, 2022

Topics:

Tool Life & Part Finish Issues
Grimsmo & Saunders brainstorm solutions for less than ideal tool life and part finishes.
- Speeds & Feeds
- Brand Loyalty & Tools That Don't Cut It (pun intended)
- Tool Coating
- 2D Contour Wall Finish
- NYC CNC Chip Thinning Calculator
- Coolant VS. Dry Cutting with Through-Spindle Air blast
- Reaching Occluded Precision Features

CNC Machines
- Kern makes a move on skates
- Minor Tweaks to the Erowa Pallet System
- Brother Speedio headed to Grimsmo Knives
- ZEISS CMM, where are you? Also, who is going to learn Calypso!?
- Converting the Willemin from Metric to Imperial

Lives of Entrepreneurs - The Second Half of Your Life
- Hobbies
- Accepting Changes Gracefully
- The Importance of Developing Meaningful Friendships


NYC CNC Training Classes are BACK!

Jun 3, 2022

TOPCIS:

 

  • Saunders is machining parts for Johnny 5
  • What is a tool room?
  • Coolant & air conditioners.
  • Grimsmo has a daunting task to move the Kern over to make room for the speedio.
  • Saunders did an oil change on the horizontal and jammed up the chip conveyor.
  • Knife grinder discussion.
  • Expoy tombstone is in!
1