Knowledge Hub – Machines
Fixing programming issues on the Kern
Kern software fixes The Kern software is complex, and once in a while it needs fixing! View video here: What software runs the Kern Micro CNC machine? The Kern Micro CNC machine typically runs...
We are making custom screws on our Willemin!
How to make custom screws on the Willemin Today we're going to be using our Willimin to make a custom screw. Here is a brass test screw. We're going to do it in brass at first. It is a relatively straightforward screw, but it's got a very thin head, very fat diameter...
Replacing the spindle wiring on the Willemin 408MT
How we replaced the spindle wiring on the Willemin 408MT This is our Willemin 408 MT. It's a 2004 model and I bought it almost a year ago, and then it came a few months after that.We were all excited and we ordered the bar feeder as well. To get it all put together...
Operating A Swiss Lathe at Grimsmo Knives
John explains how we operate our Swiss Lathe My name is John Grimsmo and I have a problem. I love lathes! I love lathes so much I bought the Swiss lathe several more. Today we are going to focus on the Tornos Swiss Lathe. I want to give a quick overview of how it...
Getting To Know The Okamoto ACC SA1 Surface Grinder
John explains the Okamoto ACC SA1 Surface Grinder John Grimsmo talks about the Okamoto surface grinders. We have had this surface grinder in the shop now for a couple weeks and in this video we are going to deep dive into it. What we've learned in the past few weeks,...
How to Install and Set Up the Nakamura Tome CNC Lathe
John Grimsmo discusses how to install and set up the Nakamura Tome CNC Lathe Our new Nakamura Tome CNC machine came yesterday. I want to see this thing get plugged in, it is wired up, it just needs to be kind of levelled and him go through all this stuff make sure it...
How we make Saga Parts on the Nakamura AS-200L
Nakamura AS-200L - How We Make Saga Parts I am going to show you our Nakamura lathe and some of the parts that it makes for our Saga pens every single day. The Nakamura is a CNC lathe Pierre is going to be helping us explain this machine today. This excellent CNC...
What does an $8,400 vacuum get you? Freddy CHU
The $8,400 Vacuum from Freddy Everybody seems super extremely happy with the Freddy Ecovac 200. There is a bigger one, they make a model 300 but they don't sell very many of them. The 200 is a great standard size, it's a couple hundred pounds, a hefty beast but it...
Replacing a spindle on the Kern Micro
Replacing a spindle on the Kern Micro We are replacing the spindle on the Kern Micro CNC machine. After three years of ownership, basically I've crashed it one too many times and it's been mostly fine but that combined with running high RPM up to 42 000 RPM more than...