Topics: 

- 240 is a special number! Grimsmo and Saunders share their experiences with the Volvo 240. 

- Shipping & Receiving at SMW Needs Work and LEx (ERP System) Has become a Nightmare

- WIllemin: Something is Definitely Missing 

- Air Compressors and Paralysis by Analysis 

- Why Aren't We Making Money? Livestream

- Shiny Happy Challenge Coins from Vince 

- 3D Printed Chip Augers for the Haas 

- Tweaking Tool Life on the KERN 

- Fresh Desk: A way to centralize customer service and communication for small businesses

TOPCIS:

• Saunders chats about LEX and what ERP systems cannot handle.
• Grimsmo had a week off from the shop and was able to get tons of programming done.
• Willemin is almost up and running!
• Saunders received the Shapeoko HDM.

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TOPICS: 

- Power Surges at GK after a night of thunderstorms
- Haas Tap Recovery is GREAT!
- Scary Haas Software Bug on Haas
- Internet Speed: Don't Overlook Your Router's Limits!
- Live Stream about LEx ERP System
- Grimsmo's Vacation
- Grimsmo Explains 75 Hard
- Power to the Willemin
- The Excitement of Buying Used Machine Tools

TOPCIS:

• Saunders toured 3rd gen machine in Utah.
• John & Erik finished their latest book and are working closer than ever.
• Inventory management.
• Ted Lasso!
• Flood sensors and coolant filling.
• High feed endmills.
• DHL Issues.

TOPICS: 

• Spindle Utilization - Both Johns calculate the weekly percentage of working hours for their machines and discuss factors that affected those outcomes.
• Don't let the ERP become the company POS!  
• Internal Culture & Branding 
• Mori Spindle Time Increase - Grimsmo is tracking spindle time so he can make in-process tweaks to get MORe out of the Mori
• Upcoming Business Videos That Everyone Needs
  • Why isn't my business making money!? 
  • Economic Downturns & How to Protect Your Business
• Warranty Repairs for GK: Is there a good solution?
• WILLEMIN, KEARN, & ESA INSPECTION
• Shipping Errors - Saunders and Grimsmo share recent shipping mistakes and preventative measures to implement. 
• Grimsmo Bros Book Club: Erik and John are reading Attraction by Gino Wickman to make big plans for the future of GK.  Is this the Grimsmo Finer Things Club!?

TOPCIS:

• Mental health in running a business.
• Asking why 5 times.
• Saunders got a new machine! Okuma M660!
• All about surface grinding and finishing.
• Robot Pallet Loader?
• Process reliability.
• Think of something you are grateful for every night.

Topics: 

• Accountabilibuddies & Truth
• Relentless by Tim Grover
• Hardmilling Speeds & Feeds
• CBN Endmills for Norseman
• Variable Feedrate & CNC Acceleration/Deceleration
• Adam the Machinist: Carbide for Hardmilling
• Zedaro Cutting Tools (WNT, Ceratizit, etc.)
• De Boer Tool in Toronto, Canada
• Weird Alarm on KERN
• Saunders considers custom drills
• LSC, Sandvik, Magical McMaster
• Process Reliability Disciples 
• Cost Per Edge
• Dobson Pipe Organ Fire & Pipe Organ Tuning Tools

TOPICS:

• CBN Endmill testing.
• Humble vs confidence.
• Saunders building accounting data to LEX.
• Grimsmo is going to use oil on the willemin.
• Rushing emergency parts.
• Saunders solves lathe chatter.
• Saunders playing with a new shop layout.

TOPICS:

• Naming Products and Businesses
• Willemin Update: Oil or Coolant? While the machine can run both, after a 17- year run with oil, the experts advise Grimsmo not to change. Fire suppression is a must!
• CHANGE THAT WHEEL! Grimsmo creates an alert for the KERN.
• CNC ALARM: Tool Radius Too Large & Cutter Compensatio
• Fusion 360 View Toolpath, Show Points, and Smoothing
• Rodico Putty - Green > Blue?
• Machine Tool Weldments VS. Castings
• Resonance VS. Dampening by Spencer Webb
• Tornos: Cracked Guide Bushing
• Communication for Small Businesses
• Liquid Nitrogen Generator?
• Shipping & Freight (we assure you, there's nothing too large for a freight carrier to lose). 

TOPICS:

• Grimsmo got their Willemin delivered.
• How to be eternally optimistic.
• Ted Lasso - Show
• The Last Dance - Show
• Atomic Habits - Book
• Relentless by Tim Grover - Link
• Winning by Tim Grover - Link
• Saunders got their ERP system all knowing.
• Saunders Marketing director is doing great!

Topics:

• Saunders Get Hosed by the DIY CNC Machine Washdown System
• Plastic VS Brass Quick Disconnects
• Grundfos MQ3-35 Pump
• The Worst Freightmare Ever: A Perfect Storm
• Customs Duties & Warranty Work
• Ted Lasso - A Dose of Optimism & Leadership
• Threading 
• Fusion 360 Imperial VS. Metric for .STL file export & Improved Contour Selection
• Multi-Part Probing & Renishaw Macros
• Re-cutting Chips, High Feed Mill, Swiss Cheese Fixture

TOPICS:

• Saunders' grandfather has a great quote: "if something is wrong, and it can be fixed, fix it, and if you can't, don't worry about it".
• International shipping via DHL.
• Grimsmo bid on his first machinery auction!
• Saunders is still fine tuning coolant washdown system.
• Kern senses pallets loading.
• Airtags to track shipments?

Topics: 

• Tour of Miltera
• CMM machines and Tolerances on Norseman Features
• Born & Koch - Grinding Wheels on a Mill
• Sweetwater Sound, Inc. - Business Plans and Visions
• Willemin Update
• Stainless Steel SFM & Endmill Chipping

TOPICS:

• Grimsmo tries to figure out a Kern alarm he has never seen before.
• SMW got their new DT2 milling machine and it is QUICK!
• Saunders is taking a Javascript course to edit post processors better.

TOPICS:

• Business Problem Solving & Developing Systems
• DIY Coolant Washdown System
• Shipping, Customer Service
• Air Compressor/Drain System IoT Failure
• Google Sheet To Do List
• Thingyverse RC F1 Car: 3D Printed Parts & Inspiration
• Pro-Active Machine Shop Maintenance
• Learning the KERN - Mid Routine Program Restart: Heidenhain Block Scan, Haas Setting 36
• Programming G-Code using Visual Studio Code Detecting Syntax Errors
• Grimsmo Knives Shop Tour Video
• Fluke Power Meter Determines Power Availability for Willemin
• Growth Vs. Scaling: Approaching with Caution
• Sister Tools & Multiple CNC Mills
• Lathe Tooling & Tool Life
• Seco Quick Change Toolholder on the Swiss
• Capto Toolholders for the Nakamura
• SMW Fixture Plate Packing & Shipping Process

Check out Spencer Webb's IG @spencer_webb_nh for Kinetic Precision PFG Stones

TOPICS:

• Being vulnerable & making decisions.
• Moving and reorganizing areas of both shops.
• CORE VALUES.
• Traction by Gino Wickman
• Saunders installed a coolant washdown system.
• Chip management & draining coolant.
• Renishaw probe batteries.
• Draining air compressors!

TOPICS:
- Chip Trapper VS. Freddy
- Machine Shops & Climate Control
- Regularly Scheduling Maintenance
- DIY Washdown system for the Haas?
- 3D Printing a Detent Dropper Mechanism Creality LD002H
- Information and Operations Overhaul at SMW
- Communicating Important Information for Team

TOPICS:

• Both John's are reading Traction by Gino Wickman. Has tons of great information.
• What are the most important numbers to monitor in your business?
• Do you watch cash on hand on a daily basis?
• Standardize info without the noise.
• Grimsmo is trying to machine acrylic, which is tougher than it looks.

Topics:

• Grimsmo shares an update about firing his father
• How the justice system relates to owning a business
• Saunders leans toward LEx tracking inventory and communicating with Shopify's API
• Astronaut Hangout: Outer Space, Infinitesimal Perspectives, & UFOs
• GK Seco Tool Update
• Swiss IRL - Setup, Material, Guide Bushings, Turning Centerless Ground Material
• Willemin - A Customs Nightmare
• Helpful Advice for Decision Making - More alternatives = Better decisions
• KERN - Tool Life & Pallet Management

TOPICS:

• This week Saunders & Grimsmo give a deep dive into all their employees and what they do.

TOPICS:

• Grimsmo quits (this is a good thing, we promise)!
• ERP Systems & Purchase Orders
• Raw Material Shortages
• Willemin (Mill-ish) coming to Grimsmo Knives from Ohio
• Haas VF-3 & Haas DT-2 for production at SMW!
• KERN & lights out production
• Diagnosing Tool Life Killers & Solutions (Chip Evacuation, Fusion 360 Adaptive with Ramp Taper Angle, tool coatings, through spindle coolant, flute count, magnetism, and more!)
• Higby Threads, CNC Lathe Love, Master Ring Gauges
• Dimension Drawings for QC at SMW
• Fusion 360 FINALLY allows threading with a grooving tool!

TOPICS:

• How do business leaders spend their time inside their company?
• Saunders wants to hire a machinist or an operations manager.
• Saunders did an awesome tour with Area 419.
• DT1 Favorite machines.
• "Leadership is being present."
• Lathe facing passes and how to get the best finish.
• Saunders QC bin for diamond parts is getting better and better.

TOPICS: 

• Area 419 Tour will be premiered on YouTube Monday April 19th, 2021 at 1:30 PM EDT! 
• Cashflow, Loans, and Post Covid Economic Impacts
• Grimsmo's purchased a used Willemin
• Neodymium Magnets
• Swiss Miss - Saunders Decides Against Swiss for Reversible Inserts
• CNC Lathe Probing & Tooling Options
• Business Mindset - The Shift from Preparer to Reviewer

TOPICS:

• Saunders is settling in and working very hard on some updates to the shop this past year.
• Grimsmo dives into new coolant dispenser.
• Being a parent and teaching your kids cool stuff!
• Oil vs coolant.
• Grimsmo talks about ordering two new lathes!
• Cycle time speed increases across different machines.

TOPICS:

• SMW and Grimsmo in limbo between the lone bootstrapper and leader of a team
• Plurality of Swisses. Saunders and Grimsmo discuss production volume, process reliability, and other decision making factors for buying new CNC lathes
• I'm Nak sure if I need a Willemin or Nak. Grimsmo and Saunders debate about whether or not the Nak should be let go in favor of a Willemin Mill Turn
• Sourcing centerless ground 17-4 Stainless
• Bar feeders & Automation
• Area 419 Tour of the new shop gets Saunders dreaming big. The tour is set to premiere on YouTube on Monday, April 19th!
• GK products like the SAGA, Norseman, and Rask increase in demand
• Superordinate Shop Goals - Giving the team a unified vision
• Renishaw Probe Replacements = Worth It!