Business of Machining

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

Topics: Dollhouse of SMW custom tips for dial indicators bismuth, wax, thermopolymers Blade fixturing Ai automations Don't go chasing waterfalls Precision microcast podcast

Topics: Shipping and tarrifs Fishbone diagram Clamping induced distortion Managing our growth

Topics: Shop layout in CAD  Slip roll? UR robot on Speedio Haas machine for sale White Light interferometer Non contact measurement

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

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

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

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

Topics: Speedio automation Social media addictions Mammoth Ski Trip White Light Interferomety! Johnny Five update Grinding

Topics: Tool life and strategy Okuma Horizontal for sale Keyence microscope demo Custom python programs Bar-feedio Expectations in a shop

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 about ultraprecision manufacturing

Topics: Latest obsessions     - recycling used coolant     - foam 2026 roadmap     - what do people want?     - execution.       - collaborative planning     - Complete each task in a way you're proud of Checklist for buying machines SMW Brother is installed! Grimsmo Speedio quest for ultra precision Embarassing Babmu moment

Topics: Within Tolerance podcast shoutout Pissed: GPS sensors when moving machines First part on SMW's Brother Speedio optimization at Grimsmo SMW Dec 18th hosting Toolpath webinar Grimsmo vision system deep dive Ai tip - feeding it the right imformation Shopify integration

Topics: White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision Solving other people's problems, not just your own Saunders travelled to Lights Out Automation, Metalquest, Autodesk, Lambcrafted, and Johnny Five New Speedio and UMC Historical financials

Topics: Blocking wax Measuring porosity in metal Nesting software White light interferometer Audio issues fixed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TOPICS: Prussian blue is amazing. Bambu H2D 3d printer Calibrating a 5 axis machine Hand scraping deep dive Tormach 1500 MX

TOPICS: Mentality around tariffs Button lock geometry Buy prussian blue Hardmill all the things

TOPICS: Robots Demagnetizing 4140 bars Rolex Johnny 5 track drives Probing for accuracy

TOPICS: Fusion PSA on heights tab Measuring ultra precision Heat treating improvements Tormach 1500mx updates