Business of Machining

John Grimsmo & John Saunders

  • 50 minutes 30 seconds
    #451 Claude programming

    Topics:

    • Mammoth ski trip
    • Shantaram book
    • Claude programming
    • Internal purchase orders
    • UR robot deburring
    • Custom step drills
    10 April 2026, 4:00 am
  • 51 minutes 16 seconds
    #450 Growth eats cash for breakfast

    Topics:

    • SMW buys more machines - growth eats cash for breakfast
    • Oil contaminating encoders
    • Fusion sketch slowness and diffraction gratings
    • Coolant maintenance
    • ShopVR
    • Watchmaking deep dive
    27 March 2026, 4:00 am
  • 52 minutes 40 seconds
    #449 Don't go chasing waterfalls

    Topics:

    • Dollhouse of SMW
    • custom tips for dial indicators
    • bismuth, wax, thermopolymers
    • Blade fixturing
    • Ai automations
    • Don't go chasing waterfalls
    • Precision microcast podcast
    20 March 2026, 4:00 am
  • 52 minutes 45 seconds
    #448 Everything in the world is triangles

    Topics:

    • Shipping and tarrifs
    • Fishbone diagram
    • Clamping induced distortion
    • Managing our growth
    13 March 2026, 4:00 am
  • 53 minutes 47 seconds
    #447 Shop layout in CAD

    Topics:

    • Shop layout in CAD 
    • Slip roll?
    • UR robot on Speedio
    • Haas machine for sale
    • White Light interferometer
    • Non contact measurement
    6 March 2026, 5:00 am
  • 50 minutes 43 seconds
    #446 Speedios automated

    Topics:

    • UMC400 coolant dribble
    • Speedio automation
    • White Light interferometer
    • Ai Agents
    • Johnny Five


    20 February 2026, 5:00 am
  • 52 minutes 21 seconds
    #445 SendCutSend machining

    Topics:

    • Motorized ball valves and "Shelley plus one" and "switchbot"
    • Diffraction Limited "Micro Manipulator Project"
    • White light interferometer 
    • SendCutSend machining
    • Scrapped 30 blades
    • Put a moat in the calendar
    13 February 2026, 5:00 am
  • 50 minutes 14 seconds
    #444 Stuff I forget

    Topics:

    • Shop renovations and office updates
    • Grimsmo lathes are back up and running
    • Shop phone systems
    • Stop the bleed course
    • Vibration sensors
    • Best productivity tip: "Leave yourself an unbelievably easy spot to pick it up the project again"
    • Stuff I forget
    • Speedio automation cells
    6 February 2026, 5:00 am
  • 54 minutes 26 seconds
    #443 Webcams watching our robots

    Topics:

    • POE camera tracking machine alarms
    • Python programs to display DPRNT data
    • Measuring systems
    • Grimsmo's office update
    • Lathe updates
    • Trond power strips with mounting ears on Amazon
    30 January 2026, 5:00 am
  • 54 minutes 21 seconds
    #442 Speedio automation

    Topics:

    • Speedio automation
    • Social media addictions
    • Mammoth Ski Trip
    • White Light Interferomety!
    • Johnny Five update
    • Grinding
    23 January 2026, 5:00 am
  • 53 minutes 18 seconds
    #441 Keyence microscope demo

    Topics:

    • Tool life and strategy
    • Okuma Horizontal for sale
    • Keyence microscope demo
    • Custom python programs
    • Bar-feedio
    • Expectations in a shop
    16 January 2026, 5:00 am
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