Episodes
TOPICS: * Grimsmo exploded a 440c button * Saunders pushed the PuckChuck to failure * Building the shop to be easy * Adding a bubbler to a coolant tweaking * Puck chuck fixtures on the VF2 * Building the dream machine from scratch
Published 05/17/24
Published 05/17/24
TOPICS:   * Integral knife button tweaking * Thermal growth on steel * Optical comparator with Baty screen * 3d printing brim and build plates * Zero gravity tool suspension device * - Sloky torque devices * Johnny 5 build * Offset on horizontal got reset!  
Published 05/10/24
TOPICS: * Creativity vs productivity * Saunders' Willemin is gone * Project management * Johnny 5 robot update * BlackFox Machining box cutter clip * Awkward DOITS phase  
Published 05/03/24
TOPICS: * weird door alarm on Okuma * Product design and prototyping * Tolerancing parts * Nut runner torque wrenches * Lapping parts FLAT * Johnny 5 robot!  
Published 04/26/24
TOPICS: * Saunders yard sale open house * Wall control (pegboard) * Drill press upgrades * SMW puck chucks and fixture plates * Willemin calibration procedure * Probe tips * Al Whatmough
Published 04/19/24
TOPICS:   Local Ohio Machinist and makers group https://forms.gle/CSLjYSQshDqDCWRE6 Chemistry and filtration of liquids Future goals and Happiness 3 examples of the "rule of inverse Pi" Scissor lift sold Tall castle grips Anodizing crate Grimsmo grinding consistency on Speedio Saunders bent a probe tip Comparing shop cleanliness and organization
Published 04/12/24
TOPICS: double tape and glue method Saunders open house April 13 Willemin crash CNC machines of the Future Looking for an aluminum machine LIGO gravitational device Nut runner torque device Drilling holes efficiently  
Published 04/05/24
TOPICS: Latest hyperobsession - Chemistry Saunders yard sale! Local Machinist and makers group Grimsmo's Week in Review video Life hacks Nakamura window shattered, replacement is in. Torque wrenches Interested in a Central Ohio Machinist & Makers meet up? Fill out this form - https://forms.gle/CSLjYSQshDqDCWRE6 SMW Yard Sale LINK:  https://saundersmachineworks.com/collections/equipment-for-sale
Published 03/22/24
TOPICS:   Loneliness in entrepreneurship banking relationships Kosterising heat treat New Willemin coming to Saunders Frustrated with IOT devices Selling tools at the open house   LINK IN DESCRIPTION WITH OPEN HOUSE DETAILS: https://saundersmachineworks.com/collections/equipment-for-sale/products/yard-sale  
Published 03/15/24
TOPICS: hardmilling Prototyping new products Reaming holes Viewer mail
Published 03/08/24
TOPICS: Grimsmo's new knife I love heat treating!   Should I get a Brother Speedio R650? Crashed the Speedio probe Quality of life improvements
Published 03/01/24
TOPICS: Being too nice or too driven to your staff? Grimsmo's Willemin needs pneumatic work Solved the Horizontal chip sorting issue Cash management Exit interviews Repair parts process bins
Published 02/23/24
TOPICS:   Grimsmo's new knife has a blade! Saunders yard sale!  Sat April 13, 2024 inverse of the Rule Of Pi Programming on the Horizontal Having a hard time selling 2 Haas machines carbon fiber double tape method
Published 02/16/24
TOPICS: Gridfinity bins and inserted tooling 75 Hard Grimsmo's new Employee What's more accurate, axial or radial cuts? diamond burnishing on swiss LTL freight stress Labeling fixtures with paint Speedio tool touchoffs Saunders sorting chips  
Published 02/09/24
TOPICS: override process sheets and process bins Kids and work Days Off In The Shop is a failure Gridfinity! Grimsmo's erowa and Speedio update Automation and pallet changing Hardmilling   
Published 02/02/24
TOPICS Knifemaking Tuesdays are back! Multi color 3d printing Breaking drill bits Fusion Trim toolpath Days Off In The Shop is difficult, but wonderful Grimsmo's Speedio and Erowa are hooked up! Heat treating pullstuds
Published 01/26/24
TOPICS:   Grimsmo's plans for the year Naming products Days off in the shop - Best business decision EVER New employee at Grimsmo Knives Releasing new products Tom Lipton mentor Saving time and money
Published 01/19/24
TOPICS:   Days Off In The Shop ("Doits") Taking Purchasing off my plate Tracking and quantifying order issues Magnetic chip separator Variation between fixtures  
Published 01/12/24
TOPICS: Coming in hot for 2024.  Reflecting and planning. Buckling down for a tough year. Grimsmo Buyer's Choice, new knife model Grimsmo's Eumach machines Selling CNC machines How do we buy cleaning supplies Dual color 3d printing for text  
Published 01/05/24
TOPICS:     ·         Wen_mir_langwilig_isch How is lights out affecting cost benefit with the side eye on the time spent for process reliability?   ·         Burnandturnfabrication Name one thing that you didn’t think would change the business but made the company.   ·         Benji_fost  thoughts on haas pulling the UMC 350 from commercial sales?  Do you feel left high and dry?   ·         Felixwin2710 “Hey, I’m currently 19, and I’m in the process of building a...
Published 12/29/23
TOPICS:   Business existentialism FOCUS Facemill blew up Horizontal deburring
Published 12/22/23
Topics:   Defining the vision of your company Dedicating time to organize the shop Post processors scrap metal company designing a new knife
Published 12/15/23
TOPICS: Distributing tasks among the team SmarterEveryDay Nasa video - watch it! End-of-year goals  DSI video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubQ1LLYvaaU 4th-grade class lecture DLC coatings on pens and knives Costing mistakes
Published 12/08/23
TOPICS: Grimsmo's CMM is producing interesting results!   Bad fixtures are bad! Probing too much isn't always a good thing Personal goal failures "The Machine That Changed the World" book The era of lean manufacturing Mailcall request - [email protected] Mentors and advisors  
Published 12/01/23