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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TOPICS: Atlanta retrieval mission Kern coolant float fixed-ish Johnny Five motor gears M2 buttons Dave Precise episode on Within Tolerance由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Air compressor and coolant problems Johnny Five electrical schematic M2 steel testing Hard threading Prototyping 5 axis parts由johngrimsmo
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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?由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Crazy adventures at Blade Show 2025 Saunders crashed the Okuma Moduleworks visited SMW由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Kern runs great now! Normal days vs rework days High, Low, Buffalo Blade Show 2025 465 custom material Helicoil stories由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Coolant maintenance Kern is fixed! We realigned B axis ourselves Johnny Five AI audio Setup sheets Automating bevel grinding由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Kern crashed VM3 coolant actually went bad Surface grinding with Robin Renzetti由johngrimsmo
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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…
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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由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Toronto knife show Grindmilling Toolpath mistake Arda and ERP systems Renzetti 1-2-3 blocks Johnny 5 turned on for the first time!由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Superglue fixtures Toolpath.com Passion for machines and projects Cycle time evaluations Grindmilling由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Prussian blue is amazing. Bambu H2D 3d printer Calibrating a 5 axis machine Hand scraping deep dive Tormach 1500 MX由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Mentality around tariffs Button lock geometry Buy prussian blue Hardmill all the things由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Robots Demagnetizing 4140 bars Rolex Johnny 5 track drives Probing for accuracy由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Fusion PSA on heights tab Measuring ultra precision Heat treating improvements Tormach 1500mx updates由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Business insurance Thermal compensation on Speedio Surface grinding deep dive Shop improvements由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Gorilla Stand indicator holder! Why are lathe parts not round? Thermal growth on the Speedio Okuma fake CMM Heat treating 440c and carbide clumping Dishwashing parts at home由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Making ultra flat precision washers Fjell knives are starting to selling Custom ultra precision indicator stands Tarrifs Post heat treat hard turning Hardmilling success由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Make decisions on your own, as long as you're willing to deal with the consequences. CHATTER machine monitoring Robots! Mastering youtube Dial test indicator stand Surface grinding and lapping Tormach 1500mx由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: "My Willy is doing great" - Grimsmo Kern was purchased by Ametek. "Delegating is sometimes just as simple as delegating". Auto serial numbers on Okuma Vapor degreaser Diamond lapping Bad 3d printing由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Heat treated A2 dimensions Grimsmo Fjell update Robot loading solutions Endmill consistency由johngrimsmo
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Intern or full time machinist? DOITS 100 Fjell knives Hardmilling and tool life Chatter machine monitoring installed at SMW由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: Project management at Saunders Tolerance ranges and scrapping parts Python script deep dive Robots to change workpieces and pallets Willemin part release... magnetism? Too much on my plate由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: NYCCNC has been purchased by DSI Hardmilling Kolsterizing process by Bodycote 5 axis automation and robotics DOITS finally work - Shrink the project - Cannot think about it Grimsmo grinding improvements - Python script to create the perfect toolpath!由johngrimsmo
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TOPICS: 2025 changes DOITS Leadership roles Measuring runout in toolholders 5 axis automation at Saunders? Team oriented wishlish Fjell production update由johngrimsmo
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