Business of Machining podcast

Business of Machining

John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives and John Saunders of Saunders Machine Works discuss their success, struggles, goals and more as machinists, business owners and entrepreneurs.

John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives and John Saunders of Saunders Machine Works discuss their success, struggles, goals and more as machinists, business owners and entrepreneurs.

 

#437

#437 White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision

Topics: ---White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision ---Solving other people's proble... more

05 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:16

05 Dec 2025


#436

#436 Blocking wax

Topics: ---Blocking wax ---Measuring porosity in metal ---Nesting software ---White lig... more

14 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:24

14 Nov 2025


#435

#435 Kern float sensors

Topics: ---Audio issues on podcast? ---Waterjet mod vises ---Kern float sensors ---The ... more

07 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:27

07 Nov 2025


#434

#434 Measuring anodizing hardness

Topics: ---Should we die with zero? ---Measuring anodizing hardness ---Engineering chang... more

31 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:25

31 Oct 2025


#433

#433 15 minute time tracker and critical task lists

Topics: ---Foam update ---Rachel Whiteread art exhibit ---15 minute trackers ---Mailcal... more

24 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:36

24 Oct 2025


#432

#432 Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams

Topics: ---Stress relieving titanium ---Robot flip fixtures ---Foam update ---Raspberry... more

17 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:01

17 Oct 2025


#431

#431 Tariffs

Topics: ---Tariffs ---Visit to Tuck's Garage ---Johnny Five is almost alive ---Speedio ... more

10 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:50

10 Oct 2025


#430

#430 Tough days

Topics: ---Tough days ---CMTS tradeshow ---Selling machines and building the shop ---Go... more

03 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:50

03 Oct 2025


#429

#429 Cheat sheet for different AI's.

TOPICS: ---Watchmaking ---CA Glue ---White light interferomety ---DIFFRACTION LIMITED V... more

26 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:11

26 Sep 2025


#428

#428 Selling the Okuma horizontal

TOPICS: ---New computer specs ---UR10e robot ---Building a white light interferometer -... more

19 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:52

19 Sep 2025


#427

#427 White Light Interferometry

TOPICS: ---Tradeshows, Kern Precision days ---Adam from Laney Machine Tech ---Cyrus from... more

12 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:23

12 Sep 2025


#426

#426 Drilling and tool life

TOPICS: ---Drilling and tool life ---Through spindle coolant ---Speedio S500 details --... more

05 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:36

05 Sep 2025


#425

#425 Machining graphite

TOPICS: ---Argon purging heat treat bags ---Revisiting tool life in steel ---Tapping, fo... more

29 Aug 2025

53 MINS

53:48

29 Aug 2025


#424

#424 I hate rework

TOPICS: ---I hate rework ---Aligning the Erowa chuck on the Kern ---Expanding clamps --... more

22 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:34

22 Aug 2025


#423

#423 What's the ideal retirement home shop?

TOPICS: ---Saunders smashed his finger ---Met NileRED ---What's the ideal retirement hom... more

15 Aug 2025

46 MINS

46:49

15 Aug 2025


#422

#422 AI vs search engines

---I vs We in business ---Dave Precise: "The best decision is the one that will let you m... more

01 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:01

01 Aug 2025


#421

#421 Atlanta retrieval mission

TOPICS: ---Atlanta retrieval mission ---Kern coolant float fixed-ish ---Johnny Five moto... more

11 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:43

11 Jul 2025