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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.
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Now displaying: February, 2023
Feb 24, 2023

Topics:

  • Lapping plates
  • wood blocks in the router
  • Willemin!
  • Okuma is running deep into the night
  • expensive power bills
  • Machining Cast iron
  • Material inventory
  • Sharing responsibilities
  • breaking taps
  • sacrificial wood block in the router
  • Inspecting parts and improving processes

 

Feb 17, 2023

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Feb 10, 2023

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  • "the world is not perfect".  Making parts to tolerance.
  • cutting foam
  • Insurance claims
  • Lasers!
  • making small parts with vacuum
  • Lapping parts to ultimate flatness
  • Willemin install at SMW

Feb 3, 2023

Topics:

  • Team meetings
  • hiring shipping staff and leading a Team
  • feedback from listeners
  • Detent ball dropper in Grimsmo's Kern works!
  • Tool load monitoring on the Okuma
  • laser engraving!
  • Saunders has the LS3655 100w laser
  • Saunders' Willemin machine arrives tomorrow!
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