Topics:

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



#446 Speedios automated

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

#445 SendCutSend machining

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

#444 Stuff I forget

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

#443 Webcams watching our robots

Topics:

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

#442 Speedio automation

Topics:

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

#441 Keyence microscope demo

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

#440 Be present

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





#439 Checklist for buying 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

#438 Pissed: Motion sensors when moving machines

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

#437 White light interferometer and Grimsmo Vision

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.

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