Business of Machining - Episode 91
11/02/18 • 48 min
Happy Halloween! Dry Ice anyone? It’s super cool! (pun intended) Check out this project another machinist did with dry ice.
Grimsmo talks about the benefits of quenching your blades in dry ice after heat treat, and is working on a palette that will also improve the process. Saunders is also working with dry ice to blast parts.
Before you become a mad machinist for Halloween, maybe this solution will fix your mill:
Did your machine stop working? Grimsmo tried many different ways to fix his Mori, but in the end he just had to UN-press his emergency stop button...and turn his machine off and on about ten times.
Keeping track of mistakes and solutions
It’s not just parts a machinist/entrepreneur needs to track, it’s also thought processes. Learn about how Saunders and Grimsmo use documents on their computers, and ERP software to keep track of everything going on in their shops and minds.
“It’s important to be able to easily search for the solution” - Saunders
SAUNDERS WANTS YOUR OPINION
Saunders is comparing different ERP softwares, so if you have implemented or used the small business ERP software from SAP, Oracle, or Odoo, Saunders wants to hear from you! You can contact him here.
The Grimsmo Team has a new addition to the shop: an Engis 24” plate lapping machine! No training required. Grimsmo and Saunders discuss the extent to which training is valuable for new machines.
Check out Grimsmo’s Instagram for pics of the new machine, and stay tuned on their YouTube channel for a video all about it.
Saunders is clearing up the shop to make more room. His philosophy to help him get it done?
“If we’re not using it, it’s not making us happy, and it’s not part of our story, it goes” - Saunders
Jumping write into November
Grimsmo does not have a completed pen and it’s the end of October, BUT he still thinks he can get pens into production in November.
Save your business A LOT of money by thinking about exchange rates
The Grimsmo Team is 100% Canadian! But their customers aren’t, which means not all their banks should be either. Grimsmo shares the plan that he and Barry hatched to save money on the business by thinking about exchange rates, monthly costs, service fees, and product subscriptions.
“For every transaction through Shopify, we’re paying a percentage transactional fee” - Grimsmo
That’s all for now folks!
Happy Halloween! Dry Ice anyone? It’s super cool! (pun intended) Check out this project another machinist did with dry ice.
Grimsmo talks about the benefits of quenching your blades in dry ice after heat treat, and is working on a palette that will also improve the process. Saunders is also working with dry ice to blast parts.
Before you become a mad machinist for Halloween, maybe this solution will fix your mill:
Did your machine stop working? Grimsmo tried many different ways to fix his Mori, but in the end he just had to UN-press his emergency stop button...and turn his machine off and on about ten times.
Keeping track of mistakes and solutions
It’s not just parts a machinist/entrepreneur needs to track, it’s also thought processes. Learn about how Saunders and Grimsmo use documents on their computers, and ERP software to keep track of everything going on in their shops and minds.
“It’s important to be able to easily search for the solution” - Saunders
SAUNDERS WANTS YOUR OPINION
Saunders is comparing different ERP softwares, so if you have implemented or used the small business ERP software from SAP, Oracle, or Odoo, Saunders wants to hear from you! You can contact him here.
The Grimsmo Team has a new addition to the shop: an Engis 24” plate lapping machine! No training required. Grimsmo and Saunders discuss the extent to which training is valuable for new machines.
Check out Grimsmo’s Instagram for pics of the new machine, and stay tuned on their YouTube channel for a video all about it.
Saunders is clearing up the shop to make more room. His philosophy to help him get it done?
“If we’re not using it, it’s not making us happy, and it’s not part of our story, it goes” - Saunders
Jumping write into November
Grimsmo does not have a completed pen and it’s the end of October, BUT he still thinks he can get pens into production in November.
Save your business A LOT of money by thinking about exchange rates
The Grimsmo Team is 100% Canadian! But their customers aren’t, which means not all their banks should be either. Grimsmo shares the plan that he and Barry hatched to save money on the business by thinking about exchange rates, monthly costs, service fees, and product subscriptions.
“For every transaction through Shopify, we’re paying a percentage transactional fee” - Grimsmo
That’s all for now folks!
Previous Episode
Business of Machining - Episode 90
Shootin' the Breeze Grimsmo and his son, Leif, pay Saunders a quick visit. TURNS out, machining isn't the only thing he's precise about. Saunders digs into his quality engineering obsession.
How to Win Friends & Influence People is a life-changing read. Do yourself a favor and get a copy by clicking HERE!
Family Heirlooms Everyone says they look AND act like brothers, so when Grimsmo becomes the owner of a sentimental Kennedy toolbox, it just feels right.
TUFF STUFF Jack Roman from Tuff Writer Pens features GK in his EDC (Every Day Carry) + Micro Manufacturing Documentary. Tuff Writer Pens
Next Episode
Business of Machining - Episode 92
Anodizing Paintball Guns, a Brochure, and a Parking Lot
Jay Pierson's story of past failure in his MHub speech conjures entrepreneurship jitters of 2010 for Grimsmo. Failure is almost a pre-requisite for success and as a major industry player points out on the NYC CNC forum, "You first have to exist [in other people's minds]."
Click HERE to Watch Jay's Speech
Don't forget: the successful people you admire today were once standing in your shoes.
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