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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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
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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: https://saundersmachineworks.com/products/smw-zero-point-system
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TOPICS Willemin machines are awesome! Yates precision IG link Kern needs a new spindle Saunders had to fix a Helicoil
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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
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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/
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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
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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!
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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
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TOPICS: Biscuits with the boss Willemin works! From both teams! Pipe organs hiring Kern crash at Grimsmo Bambu 3d printer
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TOPICS: Interviewing and hiring people Lasers! Bambu 3D printer Shipping processes and job turnover Willemin and oil
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TOPICS: Willemin progresses from both teams! Shipping mistakes led to innovation Lifestyle creep Bambu 3D printer dedicated tools in machines
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#313 "Ways to automate a shop without spending 6 figures"
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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