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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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#313 "Ways to automate a shop without spending 6 figures"
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Mar 10, 2023
Topics:
Origin of John and John meeting in 2015
Saunders gave a speech: "Ways to automate a shop without spending 6 figures"
Youtube content!
Willemin!
swiss machines and dual channel machines
DIY Spectrometer and lasers
visit shops and bring questions
can we implement automated workholding?
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#312 Cast Iron lapping plates
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Mar 3, 2023
Topics:
Willemin updates!
Cutting wood in Grimsmo's router to clean endmills
Lasers!!!
Saunders had a huge win on the Horizontal
Cast Iron lapping plates
Visit to Borne and Co
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#311 Sharing responsibilities
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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
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#310 CNC training classes
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Feb 17, 2023
Topics:
Machining cast iron is dumb
Grimsmo making hand-lapping plates
Saunders giving a keynote speech on Okuma 2023 Technology Showcase
Link:
https://www.okuma.com/events/okuma-2023-technology-showcase
CNC training classes
Bambu 3d printer
Willemin
Lasers!
Packaging!
Inventory of products
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#309 "The World Is Not Perfect"
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Feb 10, 2023
Topics:
"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
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#308 Hiring Shipping Staff and Leading a Team
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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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#307 Distractions and losing time
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Jan 20, 2023
Topics:
Distractions and losing time
tool life hacks on Haas machines
Grimsmo's router works!
Grimsmo's Willemin works too!
Henry Holsters visited SMW
Inventory and sub assemblies
Detent ball dropper designs
CAM help for Saunders
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#306 Drilling An Angled Hole
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Jan 13, 2023
Topics:
oil failure on Okuma horizontal
Grimsmo's Kern got a new tool changer dampener
vacuum pump for CNC Router
all about returning products
process bins!
drilling an angled hole
logging information, standardizing
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#305 Machining copper tips and tricks
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Jan 6, 2023
Topics:
Grimsmo's CNC Router
Saunders got a Saga pen for Christmas
Machining copper tips and tricks
process bins
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#304 Python script for tool setup is working!
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Dec 30, 2022
Topics:
Saunders is getting a Willemin!
Purchase process, options chosen, etc.
Machine shop insurance
Saunders python script for tool setup is working!
ChatGPT and Dall-E
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#303 Dedicate tools for dedicated parts
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Dec 23, 2022
Topics:
Surface grinding blades, milling fixture plates, flatness flatness flatness!
ISO9001 certification
Implementing procedures through the shop
Dedicate tools for dedicated parts
Inventory count
Foam
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#302 Growing a team, getting them to solve problems
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Dec 16, 2022
Topics:
New full-time employee at SMW
Hiring and firing
Grimsmo's lathe machinist taking a month vacation
really tough week at SMW
complicatons of robots
sharing your vision
Fusion 360 video
Growing a team, getting them to solve problems
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#301 Managing Your Tasks
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Dec 9, 2022
Topics:
Saunders went to North Carolina, shop ran well without him!
Autodesk event
Grimsmo working on improving his Kern, toured a flavor factory
Saunders toured an egg factory
Tracking process flow through the shop
Managing your tasks
Crashing machines
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#300 I love lathes
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Dec 2, 2022
Topics:
I love lathes
Planning workflow on automated CNC machines
Saunders updating fixtures
Grimsmo's router and custom foam
custom oil bottles for nano oil
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#299 Custom Fusion 360 Tool Management script!
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Nov 25, 2022
Topics:
Grimsmo's CNC router is coming together
Design review meetings
Custom Fusion 360 tool management script!
Willemin coolant or oil.
IMTS tooling claim
PNMU insert for 4140
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#298 Year In Review
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Nov 18, 2022
Topics:
year in review
packaging, costs
Continuous improvement, lean manufacturing
Routers, Willemin, etc.
GoPro and audio technology
Selling used CNC machines
"Greg" buying manufacturing companies
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#297 Printing with TPU flexible filament
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Nov 11, 2022
Topics:
Saunders got 2 new Haas machines delivered for their training classes
Grimsmo building their CNC router
printing with TPU flexible filament
Taco Bell and Okuma crashes
recording quality audio
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#296 Deal with tough conversations like a pro
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Nov 4, 2022
Topics:
Grimsmo's Willemin machine
dealing with tough conversations
Creating a metrology lab
Mill-Turn machines, Tsugami, Willemin, Mazak
Long term thinking
Reverse osmosis water systems for coolants
building an enclosure for Grimsmo's CNC router
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#295 - There's A Better Way To Communicate
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Oct 28, 2022
Topics:
Designing a chip conveyor
replacing a Blum probe
costs to service machinery
stop using e-mail for internal communication
duplicate SKUs, Shopify
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#294 Making Custom Porsche Parts, Chip Management on the Speedio and MORE
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Oct 21, 2022
Topics
Saunders running his horizontal mill 18 hours a day
Making custom Porsche parts
kids in the shop
Grimsmo crunched the probe tip on his Speedio with custom programming
Chip management on the Speedio
probing, manual programming
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#293 releasing a new case for Saga printer, Autodesk Fusion meetup in December and more!
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Oct 14, 2022
Topics
Grimsmo releasing a new case for their Saga printer
3d printing for production
cardboard packaging
Autodesk Fusion meetup in December
https://www.dsi-mfg.com/
fusion-summit-2022
multiple computers for workflow
tool breakage control
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#292 Machining is the coolest thing ever
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Oct 7, 2022
Topics:
Machining is the coolest thing ever
"failing as a business leader if we don't purge our junk"
"what do I want in the next 6 months"
how to hire and train new people quickly?
Variance accounting
SMW online training classes
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#291 "The only constant is change"
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Sep 30, 2022
Topics:
"The only constant is change"
Near fatal car accident for SMW employee and how it affects the company
Saunders' wife filling in
perpetual biggest failure?
can do great things when able to focus, but...
4 new employees at SMW in the past 72 hrs
Tornos update from Grimsmo
Running machines unattended overnight
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#290 Authenticity in Marketing
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Sep 23, 2022
Topics
Fired up after IMTS
Authenticity in marketing
Willemin booth at IMTS, all about lathes!
Takeaways from the show
shop update video
Mini chip conveyor on the Speedio machine
Check valve on coolant nozzles
Opportunity cost of being an entrepreneur
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#289 Live at IMTS 2022
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Sep 16, 2022
John Saunders and John Grimsmo recorded this episode live at IMTS 2022 where they talk about new tools and great fans at this epic tradeshow!
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