Business of Machining

Dec 12 2024 394 ep. 45 mins 1.7k

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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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#394 Tracking tool life

Dec 12 2024 51 mins

TOPICS: * Willemin air lines all replaced * Saunders is using metric hardware * Microscopes in the shop * Tracking tool life * Machining A2 * The ultimate Clamps * Lapping precision holes

#394 DIY 3d printed machine tools with concrete!

Dec 05 2024 53 mins

TOPICS: * DIY 3d printed machine tools with concrete! * Flextures and insane tolerances * Machining soft blades in the Kern is slow, but better * Patterning stress * Hardmlling tool life? * Chatter machine monitoring

#393 Fusion tips and tricks

Nov 28 2024 53 mins

TOPICS: * Google Appscripts does awesome stuff * Notes to yourself in Fusion 360 and other Fusion tips and tricks * Hardmilling update! Hard grindmilling too. * Heat treating ideas

#392 Hardmilling puckchucks on Okuma

Nov 21 2024 51 mins

TOPICS: * Hardmilling puckchucks on Okuma * Heat treating ovens * Fjell pocket clip success! * Prusa new printers

#391 50 tidbits by Dave Arneson

Nov 14 2024 41 mins

TOPICS: * Hardmilling endmills came in * Heat treating and worried about warp * Kern still dropping tools * Kind words from a listener * Solution to Saunders' tolerance issue * 50 tidbits by Dave Arneson * https://www.airbearings.com/old-pages/news/50-tidbits * Lapping for flatness and shiny!

#390 Take your kid to work day

Nov 07 2024 48 mins

TOPICS: * Take your kid to work day * Saunders bought another lathe * "I'm stumped" - Saunders * Wazer waterjet at Grimsmo * Hardmilling

#389 HARDMILLING!!

Oct 31 2024 50 mins

TOPICS: * Kern is down! * Internal inventory levels * HARDMILLING!! * Magnetic chucks * Seville Classics cabinets and tables

#388 Creating videos for Youtube

Oct 24 2024 51 mins

TOPICS: * Kern tool changers issues * Creating videos for Youtube * 11:-- error, 30 seconds missing * Replacing glass on CNC machines * Video - "The universe is hostile to computers" - Veritasium * Artwork at home * Flocking tumbler liquids * DIY fixture rack

#387 How do you spend your day

Oct 17 2024 51 mins

TOPICS: * Saunders: "Grimsmo, project management is not your strong suit" * How do you spend your day * DSI free Fusion Fridays * Regofix tool change station * What's a good 5 axis with pallet changer? * Heat treating in argon?

#386 Leading and coaching strategies

Oct 10 2024 55 mins

TOPICS: * Safe start all operations * Listening to the "Aquired" podcast * Leading and coaching strategies * Hardmilling blades and Puckchucks * Laser probing grinding wheel accuracy