Business of Machining
Episodes
#456 Wax fixturing and carbon fiber
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Wax fixturing and carbon fiber Robot outfeed tables SMW machine updates White light interferometer working!? Justin interning at Sa...
#455 New intern at Saunders
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Six types of working genius New intern at Saunders Carbon fiber inlays Fishbone diagram Memory rail photo gallery
#454 Going nuclear on changes
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: ERP updates Prompt engineering 19 hours of footage from California Brother S500 + UR robot 3d surfacing vs 2d contour Painters tape on t...
#453 Grimsmo's shop tours around California
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Mammoth summit recap "Do you wnat to be right, or do you want to make money?" - Jim Belosic"40/70 rule" - Jim Belosic Raise your prices? N...
#452 Mammoth Summit
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Chairlift conversations
#451 Claude programming
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Mammoth ski trip Shantaram book Claude programming Internal purchase orders UR robot deburring Custom step drills
#450 Growth eats cash for breakfast
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: SMW buys more machines - growth eats cash for breakfast Oil contaminating encoders Fusion sketch slowness and diffraction gratings Coolant...
#449 Don't go chasing waterfalls
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Dollhouse of SMW custom tips for dial indicators bismuth, wax, thermopolymers Blade fixturing Ai automations Don't go chasing waterfalls...
#448 Everything in the world is triangles
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Shipping and tarrifs Fishbone diagram Clamping induced distortion Managing our growth
#447 Shop layout in CAD
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Shop layout in CAD Slip roll? UR robot on Speedio Haas machine for sale White Light interferometer Non contact measurement
#446 Speedios automated
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: UMC400 coolant dribble Speedio automation White Light interferometer Ai Agents Johnny Five
#445 SendCutSend machining
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Motorized ball valves and "Shelley plus one" and "switchbot" Diffraction Limited "Micro Manipulator Project" White light interferometer&nbs...
#444 Stuff I forget
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Shop renovations and office updates Grimsmo lathes are back up and running Shop phone systems Stop the bleed course Vibration sensors Be...
#443 Webcams watching our robots
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: POE camera tracking machine alarms Python programs to display DPRNT data Measuring systems Grimsmo's office update Lathe updates Trond p...
#442 Speedio automation
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Speedio automation Social media addictions Mammoth Ski Trip White Light Interferomety! Johnny Five update Grinding
#441 Keyence microscope demo
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Tool life and strategy Okuma Horizontal for sale Keyence microscope demo Custom python programs Bar-feedio Expectations in a shop
#440 Be present
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: 2026 goals for the year Be present Speedio automation cell Evaporating coolant Grimsmo is on a quest to learn everything there is to know...
#439 Checklist for buying machines
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Latest obsessions - recycling used coolant - foam 2026 roadmap - ...
#438 Pissed: Motion sensors when moving machines
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Within Tolerance podcast shoutout Pissed: GPS sensors when moving machines First part on SMW's Brother Speedio optimization at Grimsmo SM...
#437 White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision Solving other people's problems, not just your own Saunders travelled to Lights Out Automatio...
#436 Blocking wax
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Blocking wax Measuring porosity in metal Nesting software White light interferometer Audio issues fixed?
#435 Kern float sensors
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Audio issues on podcast? Waterjet mod vises Kern float sensors The power of vision systems and AI
#434 Measuring anodizing hardness
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Should we die with zero? Measuring anodizing hardness Engineering change notifications Home assistant Foam update Video on probing Ligh...
#433 15 minute time tracker and critical task lists
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Stress relieving titanium Robot flip fixtures Foam update Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams Probing too much Telescopes and lenses
#431 Tariffs
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Tough days CMTS tradeshow Selling machines and building the shop Gorilla Stand micro adjustment Kuka arm rubber scraper: https://www.yout...
#429 Cheat sheet for different AI's.
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Watchmaking CA Glue White light interferomety DIFFRACTION LIMITED VIDEO MUST WATCH: https://youtu.be/MgQbPdiuUTw?si=cvqbxAIJuswziIl9 Che...
#428 Selling the Okuma horizontal
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: New computer specs UR10e robot Building a white light interferometer Watchmaking Selling the Okuma horizontal Finishing Johnny Five
#427 White Light Interferometry
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Drilling and tool life Through spindle coolant Speedio S500 details Argon results in heat treat Gorilla stand
#425 Machining graphite
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Argon purging heat treat bags Revisiting tool life in steel Tapping, form tapping, threadmilling Machining graphite
#424 I hate rework
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 axi...
#421 Atlanta retrieval mission
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: UPS knives to Blade Show still stuck in Atlanta 465 Custom stainless steel Firechrome material Reinvest or take out money? Was there a po...
#418 Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025 Saunders crashed the Okuma Moduleworks visited SMW
#417 Normal days vs rework days
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Coolant maintenance Kern is fixed! We realigned B axis ourselves Johnny Five AI audio Setup sheets Automating bevel grinding
#415 Kern crashed
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Kern crashed VM3 coolant actually went bad Surface grinding with Robin Renzetti
#414 Surface grinding on the Tormach PSG
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Toolpath team visited SMW Mechanical pencil deep dive Measuring grinding wheels Wogaurd coolant sucker upper https://www.wogaard.com/coola...
#413 Smelly coolant
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Speedio looping the program over and over Saunders programmed a part in Toolpath Waterjet profile is wrong Johnny Five is under control! ...
#412 Renzetti 1-2-3 blocks
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Superglue fixtures Toolpath.com Passion for machines and projects Cycle time evaluations Grindmilling
#410 Prussian Blue is amazing
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Prussian blue is amazing. Bambu H2D 3d printer Calibrating a 5 axis machine Hand scraping deep dive Tormach 1500 MX
#409 Hardmill all the things
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Mentality around tariffs Button lock geometry Buy prussian blue Hardmill all the things
#408 Dedication to our Willemin 408MTs
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Robots Demagnetizing 4140 bars Rolex Johnny 5 track drives Probing for accuracy
#407 First Hundred knives and lessons learned
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Fusion PSA on heights tab Measuring ultra precision Heat treating improvements Tormach 1500mx updates
#406 Surface grinding deep dive
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Business insurance Thermal compensation on Speedio Surface grinding deep dive Shop improvements
#405 Why are lathe parts not round?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Gorilla Stand indicator holder! Why are lathe parts not round? Thermal growth on the Speedio Okuma fake CMM Heat treating 440c and carbid...
#404 Life as a small business owner
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Making ultra flat precision washers Fjell knives are starting to selling Custom ultra precision indicator stands Tarrifs Post heat treat ...
#403 Make decisions and dealing with the consequences.
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Make decisions on your own, as long as you're willing to deal with the consequences. CHATTER machine monitoring Robots! Mastering youtube ...
#402 "Delegating is sometimes just as simple as delegating"
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: "My Willy is doing great" - Grimsmo Kern was purchased by Ametek. "Delegating is sometimes just as simple as delegating". Auto serial numb...
#401 Stress in your business
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Heat treated A2 dimensions Grimsmo Fjell update Robot loading solutions Endmill consistency
#400 Episode 400 baby!!
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intern or full time machinist? DOITS 100 Fjell knives Hardmilling and tool life Chatter machine monitoring installed at SMW
#399 Too much on my plate
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Project management at Saunders Tolerance ranges and scrapping parts Python script deep dive Robots to change workpieces and pallets Wille...
#398 Python script to create the perfect toolpath!
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: NYCCNC has been purchased by DSI Hardmilling Kolsterizing process by Bodycote 5 axis automation and robotics DOITS finally work - Shrink...
#397 Team oriented wishlish
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: 2025 changes DOITS Leadership roles Measuring runout in toolholders 5 axis automation at Saunders? Team oriented wishlish Fjell product...
#396 Raspberry Pi in the shop
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Oscilliscope readings on Heidenhain Tool life in A2 steel Raspberry Pi in the shop Tour of Henry Holsters Project management in 2025
#395 Tracking tool life
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Willemin air lines all replaced Saunders is using metric hardware Microscopes in the shop Tracking tool life Machining A2 The ultimate C...
#394 DIY 3d printed machine tools with concrete!
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: DIY 3d printed machine tools with concrete! Flextures and insane tolerances Machining soft blades in the Kern is slow, but better Patterni...
#393 Fusion tips and tricks
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Google Appscripts does awesome stuff Notes to yourself in Fusion 360 and other Fusion tips and tricks Hardmilling update! Hard grindm...
#392 Hardmilling puckchucks on Okuma
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Hardmilling puckchucks on Okuma Heat treating ovens Fjell pocket clip success! Prusa new printers
#391 50 tidbits by Dave Arneson
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Hardmilling endmills came in Heat treating and worried about warp Kern still dropping tools Kind words from a listener Solution to Saunde...
#390 Take your kid to work day
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Take your kid to work day Saunders bought another lathe "I'm stumped" - Saunders Wazer waterjet at Grimsmo Hardmilling
#389 HARDMILLING!!
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Kern is down! Internal inventory levels HARDMILLING!! Magnetic chucks Seville Classics cabinets and tables
#388 Creating videos for Youtube
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Kern tool changers issues Creating videos for Youtube 11:-- error, 30 seconds missing Replacing glass on CNC machines Video - "The univer...
#387 How do you spend your day
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Saunders: "Grimsmo, project management is not your strong suit" How do you spend your day DSI free Fusion Fridays Regofix tool change stat...
#386 Leading and coaching strategies
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Safe start all operations Listening to the "Aquired" podcast Leading and coaching strategies Hardmilling blades and Puckchucks Laser prob...
#385 How to hold incredible tolerances reliably?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Checking in with your team after being on vacation Veritasium video on QR codes Grimsmo Fjell updates! How to hold incredible tolerances r...
#384 Consultants in manufacturing?
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Podcast feedback from IMTS Threadmill design change caused issues Hardmilling features after heat treat Saunders recap of IMTS Consultant...
#383 Saunders is at IMTS in Chicago
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: IMTS tools and technologies Hard gaging CMM Machines Grimsmo played with a Wire EDM
#382 Morning Chats, Machining Hacks, and Fatherhood Facts
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Family vs business Aluminum fixtures Autodesk CAM Challenge IMTS 2024 planning Rego-Fix PG hydraulic pressing unit Wire EDM Machines
#381 Being in the right mindset to make good decisions
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Grimsmo's family vacation Alarms on Machines American Precision Museum in Vermont Kern toolsetter issues Okuma break detect issues Elect...
#380 Rask blade issues
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Accounts receivable issues Okamoto surface grinder Rask blade issues New Willemin at SMW
#379 What systems do you use?
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Time off with family Inbox zero Getting everything DONE What systems do you use? Smart AI stuff? Machines and processes
#378 Venturi coolant sucker upper
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Book recommendation: 6 Types Of Working Genius Venturi coolant sucker upper Normalizing steel for flatness Solar power for a shop? E-pape...
#377 Tour of Willemin and Kern in Europe
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: 10 year anniversary of being in Ohio factory tour of willemin in switzerland and Kern in germany Grimsmo Blum update and blade grinding
#376 Kern ballscrew replacement
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Saunders Okuma Genos spindle update Completely off the grid time off Kern ballscrew replacement Speedio high accuracy mode weirdness G68 ...
#375 Saunders needs a new spindle
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Saunders needs a new spindle Grimsmo Blum probing issues Gen 3 mod vises in productions Macro programming!!!
#374 Grimsmo's Blade Show adventure
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Grimsmo's Blade Show adventure Johnny 5 robot progress!! Fusion "ground to parent" Shop maintenance?
#373 Great, good, and important companies
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Grimsmo pulling late nights to get his new knife done for Blade Show Purchases that are important or not. How to lead others and push them ...
#372 Do I need a "reset"?
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Do I need a "reset"? Al Whatmough and Carl Bass leadership skills Grimsmo prepping for blade show Hardness testing UMC350 5 axis machine
#371 Saunders pushed the PuckChuck to failure
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Grimsmo exploded a 440c button Saunders pushed the PuckChuck to failure Building the shop to be easy Adding a bubbler to a coolant tweakin...
#370 Integral knife button tweaking
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Integral knife button tweaking Thermal growth on steel Optical comparator with Baty screen 3d printing brim and build plates Zero grav...
#369 Creativity vs Productivity
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Creativity vs productivity Saunders' Willemin is gone Project management Johnny 5 robot update BlackFox Machining box cutter clip Awkward DOI...
#368 Weird door alarm on Okuma
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: weird door alarm on Okuma Product design and prototyping Tolerancing parts Nut runner torque wrenches Lapping parts FLAT Johnny 5 robot! ...
#367 Saunders yard sale open house
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Saunders yard sale open house Wall control (pegboard) Drill press upgrades SMW puck chucks and fixture plates Willemin calibration procedure ...
#366 Future Goals and Happiness
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Local Ohio Machinist and makers group https://forms.gle/CSLjYSQshDqDCWRE6 Chemistry and filtration of liquids Future goals and Ha...
#365 double tape and glue method
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: double tape and glue method Saunders open house April 13 Willemin crash CNC machines of the Future Looking for an aluminum machine LIGO gravi...
#364 Sense of Community
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Latest hyperobsession - Chemistry Saunders yard sale! Local Machinist and makers group Grimsmo's Week in Review video Life hacks Nakamura win...
#363 Loneliness in entrepreneurship
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Loneliness in entrepreneurship banking relationships Kosterising heat treat New Willemin coming to Saunders Frustrated with IOT device...
#362 Prototyping new products
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: hardmilling Prototyping new products Reaming holes Viewer mail
#361 Grimsmo's new knife
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Grimsmo's new knife I love heat treating! Should I get a Brother Speedio R650? Crashed the Speedio probe Quality of life improvements
#360 Being too nice or too driven to your staff?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Being too nice or too driven to your staff? Grimsmo's Willemin needs pneumatic work Solved the Horizontal chip sorting issue Cash management...
#359 The inverse of the Rule Of Pi
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#358 Gridfinity bins and inserted tooling
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS: Gridfinity bins and inserted tooling 75 Hard Grimsmo's new Employee What's more accurate, axial or radial cuts? diamond burnishing on swiss L...
#357 Override Process Sheets and Process Bins
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Autom...