John Grimsmo & John SaundersBusiness, Technology
John Grimsmo & John SaundersBusiness, Technology
John Grimsmo & John SaundersBusiness, Technology
John Grimsmo & John SaundersBusiness, Technology

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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.

  • #324 We Want to See Everyone Win
    TOPICS: We want to see everyone Win Shop rags Kern spindle is coming in 2 weeks Willemin updates! The future of manufacturing? ChatGPT heat treating parts
  • #323 Kern update, it is running!
    TOPICS: Kern update, it is running! Planned downtime Lost packages in shipping Lapping and flatness Saunders air conditioner fix Fixturing Ideas Haas purple grease Link:
  • #322 Willemin Machines Are Awesome!
    TOPICS Willemin machines are awesome! Yates precision IG link Kern needs a new spindle Saunders had to fix a Helicoil
  • #321 Prototyping SMW Zero Point Fixtures
    TOPICS: The cost of team trips and lunches Grimsmo visits the Elliott Matsuura Joint Open House Youtube! Grimsmo's CMM Prototyping SMW zero point fixtures
  • #320 Removing yourself from the company
    TOPICS: Removing yourself from the company Okuma tool load monitoring SMW purge of old stuff Gridfinity! Process bins Haas lubrication system We're selling some equipment, workholding, etc! Info at https://www.nyccnc.com/for-sale/
  • #319 The life of a business
    TOPICS: The life of a business Unwillingness to let go of control Giving a tour to Toyota employees Storing production tools Selling unused tools Process bins! Chip build up on the Okuma
  • #318 Fire hazards with oil machines
    Topics: SMW Okuma is 1yr old! cash budgeting and spending money A2 bushings heat treat Formlabs resin printer Willemin making the Saga clip Fire hazards with oil machines Process bins!
  • #317 SMW Zero point system
    Topics: MTDCNC visited Grimsmo Net 30 customers SMW Zero point system Willemin 2d wrap toolpaths 140 hours a week of Kern run time Fastems Tool life management Bambu 3d printer
  • #316 Willemin works! From both teams!
    TOPICS: Biscuits with the boss Willemin works! From both teams! Pipe organs hiring Kern crash at Grimsmo Bambu 3d printer
  • #315 Interviewing and hiring people
    TOPICS: Interviewing and hiring people Lasers! Bambu 3D printer Shipping processes and job turnover Willemin and oil
  • #314 Shipping mistakes led to innovation
    TOPICS: Willemin progresses from both teams! Shipping mistakes led to innovation Lifestyle creep Bambu 3D printer dedicated tools in machines
  • #313 "Ways to automate a shop without spending 6 figures"
    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...
  • #312 Cast Iron lapping plates
    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
  • #311 Sharing responsibilities
    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...
  • #310 CNC training classes
    Topics: Machining cast iron is dumb Grimsmo making hand-lapping plates Saunders giving a keynote speech on Okuma 2023 Technology Showcase Link: CNC training classes Bambu 3d printer Willemin Lasers! Packaging! Inventory of products
  • #309 "The World Is Not Perfect"
    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
  • #308 Hiring Shipping Staff and Leading a Team
    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...
  • #307 Distractions and losing time
    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
  • #306 Drilling An Angled Hole
    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
  • #305 Machining copper tips and tricks
    Topics: Grimsmo's CNC Router Saunders got a Saga pen for Christmas Machining copper tips and tricks process bins