Business of Machining
John Grimsmo & John Saunders · johngrimsmo
Show overview
Business of Machining has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 468 episodes. That works out to roughly 360 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 50 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 29 episodes already out so far this year. Published by johngrimsmo.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 468 episodes#468 IMTS 2026 recap, Microscopes, people, and deep knowledge
#467 Spindle gripping
#466 Hearing about automation, implemting it, owning it
#465 Saunders might double their shop space??
#464 Mentors
#463 Vibe coding fun
#462 LLM's and software/hardware projects
#461 DIY metrology
#460 Toilet bowl float coolant sensor
#459 Hardening the automation system
#458 Being proud of yourself
#457 Blade Show Collaboration Knife of the Year
#456 Wax fixturing and carbon fiber
#455 New intern at Saunders
#454 Going nuclear on changes
#453 Grimsmo's shop tours around California
#452 Mammoth Summit
#451 Claude programming
#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
#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