Business of Machining
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#474 Hiring an everything person
#473 Grinding ceramics
#472 Machining hightlight - bar fed mill
#471 Cam templates and MCP
#470 Visiting SS Cadcam in Squamish BC
#469 Crappy week at the shop
#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
#448 Everything in the world is triangles
Topics: Shipping and tarrifs Fishbone diagram Clamping induced distortion Managing our growth
#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
#446 Speedios automated
Topics: UMC400 coolant dribble Speedio automation White Light interferometer Ai Agents Johnny Five
#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
#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
#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
#442 Speedio automation
Topics: Speedio automation Social media addictions Mammoth Ski Trip White Light Interferomety! Johnny Five update Grinding
#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
#440 Be present
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
#439 Checklist for buying machines
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
#438 Pissed: Motion sensors when moving machines
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
#437 White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision
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
#436 Blocking wax
Topics: Blocking wax Measuring porosity in metal Nesting software White light interferometer Audio issues fixed?
#435 Kern float sensors
Topics: Audio issues on podcast? Waterjet mod vises Kern float sensors The power of vision systems and AI
#434 Measuring anodizing hardness
Topics: Should we die with zero? Measuring anodizing hardness Engineering change notifications Home assistant Foam update Video on probing Lights Out Automation - integrator
#433 15 minute time tracker and critical task lists
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
Topics: Stress relieving titanium Robot flip fixtures Foam update Raspberry Pi Home Assistant and webcams Probing too much Telescopes and lenses
#431 Tariffs
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
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
#429 Cheat sheet for different AI's.
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
#428 Selling the Okuma horizontal
TOPICS: New computer specs UR10e robot Building a white light interferometer Watchmaking Selling the Okuma horizontal Finishing Johnny Five
#427 White Light Interferometry
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
TOPICS: Drilling and tool life Through spindle coolant Speedio S500 details Argon results in heat treat Gorilla stand
#425 Machining graphite
TOPICS: Argon purging heat treat bags Revisiting tool life in steel Tapping, form tapping, threadmilling Machining graphite