John Grimsmo & John Saunders

Business of Machining

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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.

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John Grimsmo & John Saunders

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

#435 Kern float sensors 07.11.2025

Topics: Audio issues on podcast? Waterjet mod vises Kern float sensors The power of vision systems and AI

#434 Measuring anodizing hardness 31.10.2025

Topics: Should we die with zero? Measuring anodizing hardness Engineering change notifications Home assistant Foam update Video on probing Lights Out Automation - integrator

#433 15 minute time tracker and critical task lists 24.10.2025

Topics: Foam update Rachel Whiteread art exhibit 15 minute trackers Mailcall from Abom79 Buying a paving company Water filtration

#432 Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams 17.10.2025

Topics: Stress relieving titanium Robot flip fixtures Foam update Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams Probing too much Telescopes and lenses

#431 Tariffs 10.10.2025

Topics: Tariffs Visit to Tuck's Garage Johnny Five is almost alive Speedio S700 purchased! Fieldly.ai (necklace pendant) DIY foam inserts

#430 Tough days 03.10.2025

Topics: Tough days CMTS tradeshow Selling machines and building the shop Gorilla Stand micro adjustment Kuka arm rubber scraper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS4Bpr2BgnE Influencer marketing

#429 Cheat sheet for different AI's. 26.09.2025

TOPICS: Watchmaking CA Glue White light interferomety DIFFRACTION LIMITED VIDEO MUST WATCH: https://youtu.be/MgQbPdiuUTw?si=cvqbxAIJuswziIl9 Cheat sheet for different AI's.  Notebook LM Tool wear issues on small parts

#428 Selling the Okuma horizontal 19.09.2025

TOPICS: New computer specs UR10e robot Building a white light interferometer Watchmaking Selling the Okuma horizontal Finishing Johnny Five

#427 White Light Interferometry 12.09.2025

TOPICS: Tradeshows, Kern Precision days Adam from Laney Machine Tech Cyrus from Cylos Garage White Light Interferometry SMW expanding pins

#426 Drilling and tool life 05.09.2025

TOPICS: Drilling and tool life Through spindle coolant Speedio S500 details Argon results in heat treat Gorilla stand

#425 Machining graphite 29.08.2025

TOPICS: Argon purging heat treat bags Revisiting tool life in steel Tapping, form tapping, threadmilling Machining graphite

#424 I hate rework 22.08.2025

TOPICS: I hate rework Aligning the Erowa chuck on the Kern Expanding clamps One piece flow vs batchwork

#423 What's the ideal retirement home shop? 15.08.2025

TOPICS: Saunders smashed his finger Met NileRED What's the ideal retirement home shop? Corporate Saga pens Inventory Vapor blasting

#422 AI vs search engines 01.08.2025

I vs We in business Dave Precise:  "The best decision is the one that will let you make the next decision faster" AI vs search engines 5 axis work Vapor honing

#421 Atlanta retrieval mission 11.07.2025

TOPICS: Atlanta retrieval mission Kern coolant float fixed-ish Johnny Five motor gears M2 buttons Dave Precise episode on Within Tolerance

#420 Johnny Five electrical schematic 04.07.2025

TOPICS: Air compressor and coolant problems Johnny Five electrical schematic M2 steel testing Hard threading Prototyping 5 axis parts

#419 Reinvest or take out money? 27.06.2025

TOPICS: UPS knives to Blade Show still stuck in Atlanta 465 Custom stainless steel Firechrome material Reinvest or take out money? Was there a point where you wanted to throw in the towel?

#418 Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025 13.06.2025

TOPICS: Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025 Saunders crashed the Okuma Moduleworks visited SMW

#417 Normal days vs rework days 06.06.2025

TOPICS: Kern runs great now!   Normal days vs rework days High, Low, Buffalo Blade Show 2025 465 custom material Helicoil stories

#416 Johnny Five AI audio 30.05.2025

TOPICS: Coolant maintenance Kern is fixed!  We realigned B axis ourselves Johnny Five AI audio Setup sheets Automating bevel grinding

#415 Kern crashed 23.05.2025

TOPICS: Kern crashed VM3 coolant actually went bad Surface grinding with Robin Renzetti

#414 Surface grinding on the Tormach PSG 16.05.2025

TOPICS: Toolpath team visited SMW Mechanical pencil deep dive Measuring grinding wheels Wogaurd coolant sucker upper https://www.wogaard.com/coolant_saver.html Surface grinding on the Tormach PSG Topper machine auction video WATCH THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcPDZB11A9w 3d printing big parts

#413 Smelly coolant 09.05.2025

TOPICS: Speedio looping the program over and over Saunders programmed a part in Toolpath Waterjet profile is wrong Johnny Five is under control! Smelly coolant

#412 Renzetti 1-2-3 blocks 02.05.2025

TOPICS: Toronto knife show Grindmilling Toolpath mistake Arda and ERP systems Renzetti 1-2-3 blocks Johnny 5 turned on for the first time!

#411 Cycle time evaluations 25.04.2025

TOPICS: Superglue fixtures Toolpath.com Passion for machines and projects Cycle time evaluations Grindmilling

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