Seems like an excellent guy to work for! Not to mention how impressive the machine collection is! I put in a resumé last week. This place looks like a dream job for a machinist.
I have known his dad Wes for years, Dennis was about 10 years old, we had a shop across the street,we helped each other in lots of ways tooling, gave each other work, a great relationship baled each other out more than once. And then Dennis "grew up' suddenly he is programming running the shop and when it comes to the new technology he passed myself and his dad up at 200mph and picking up speed,lol I often told his dad how lucky he was to have 2 great sons. I have 2 great daughters not interested in machining lol. I have 51 years in the trade Dennis is the real thing in all aspects of life. He has my total admiration and respect, Great Kid
Dennis and all his Brothers, and his actual brother, and his Mom. This video had it all. Expected to see the wakeboat parked inside until another Grob shows up.
“Just go outside and walk the dog” That’s a great problem solving time!! Relaxed with the pup so brain is thinking clearly. I also love thinking about fixturing while riding 🚴, deff helps solve some issues!! 😎
As a software engineer at MSFT whose first project laid the foundation for Remote Desktop in the late 90s, this video made me happy seeing someone using it as it was envisioned.
Im a 30 year old machinist and have only been in the trade for about 5 years. I love the trade and am jealous of this guys time put into the trade. I wish i had learned about it sooner. Love his energy.
I have a fancy new CMM in my shop and now I'm just excitingly waiting for training day so it can start making me a better machinist too! nice shop tour!
These are the best videos on the channel man always love these tours! Endless inspiration! This shop is awesome and this dude has some serious vision! Thanks for sharing!
You know John, when I watch a vid on shops like this, it blows my mind the investment and work the dude puts into everything. Makes me both impressed and driven by guys like this. I only have two hobby machines (the 440 and 770mx) but I love the thrill of working 80 hours a week and I am constantly dreaming of having a shop like his. But I'd take yours too! Thanks for all you do, I rewatched this one today while I'm pumping out some 2000 spring battery terminals for handheld satellite emergency location transmitters. Using an arbor press to assemble so I needed something to watch while I work! Hope all's well out there ohio. Say hello to Jared for me!
it brings memory back seeing Mori Seiki NH 5000 it's a very nice and stable machine one of the thing star is very nice is to dual motor it's make its more precise and stable it is competing with KITAMURA MYCENTER HX630I to be my favorite horizontal the only thing I am think that is missing on them is a Heidenheim controller but they are very good for production and both machines are very stable and precise. I enjoyed watching very much
95% of the work at my company is semiconductor for lam too. They are hard to work for! They control your process once it’s dialed in you can’t make a single change without recertification. Can’t even change the coating of an endmill, can’t add anything to coolant, and so much more
Great tour. Shout out to the puma 240m. Curious 🤨 what’s the difference between a brother and a robodrill? Does one do anything better then the other or is it just preference ?
They are similar machines once you have them running. They have been talking about that on his podcast a bit lately because john grimsmo is buying a brother soon
@@Awfultyming That’s why I was asking I know he has a relationship with the robo dealer, having just bought the cmm of them. I guess it just a preference or availability thing then.
How many people work at this company? I ask out of interest as I have seen smaller shops with more people get less done. I hurt my back earlier this year and the realisation is coming that I can't stand at a machine for hours on end anymore and while I was always aware of automation, I now often ask why does someones value need to be on their ability to stand at a machine when the machine can be made to do the work and the worker can be doing something else. Great video.
@@dennisrathi Umm this was meant for John who just ordered his first horizontal mill I believe (not a Grob). Great shop mate and congrats on the move. All the best from Down Under
@@dennisrathi thanks for sharing your shop with us. Myself and my wife work with my parents running a manufacturing business in Australia. Sometimes I think there is more stress in working with family than from the actually process of running a business but I really enjoy it and the guys we have working for us.
He didn't get ahead by buying and staying with Haas and FADAL 3 axis CNC machines. He learned Siemens NX at an early age instead of Mastercam. Unfortunately, I never worked for a small machining job shop owner this sharp.
Brother is a Japanese company, they're big in the printing world (along with Canon and Epson, also Japanese) and their Speedio's are very competitive against Fanuc (Japanese again) Robodrills, allthough Fanuc does offer 5-axis Robodrills whereas Brother doesn't offer true 5-axis Speedio's, only 3+2
Would love to get more background on why businesses like this one move from (densely industrialised?) California to (wilderness) Idaho? Evidently I am not American..
Dennis is the 5th big shop I know that exited CA for anywhere else. The big tech companies don't care so much about location, they want parts at the lowest cost and the highest quality. They also have insanely good FedEx accounts so everything can be overnighted. (I was doing parts for an Intel project and had to ship something to Germany overnight, so the manager I was working with gave me the Intel FedEx account number. I walked in, gave the address and was quoted $179. Remembered I had the Intel account to ship on... $12.50. Even the FedEx retail guy was floored).
We're not wilderness lol we just aren't a massive metropolitan area. It's much cheaper to do pretty much everything here compared to California. Lots of business tax credits etc as well.
As an non US American I have always wondered why every body in these shops wears safety glasses the whole time. Even visitors. Ist there a rule or something like that? At my workplace there are only safety glasses required if the Machine is not shielded enough. On any modern CNC machine with an enclosure no one wears safety glasses.
@@anselml2928 with air nozzles and the chance of foreign objects going into the eye in those settings, it is an issue. And OSHA governs this in the USA yes.
HAAS machines are 'medium level', and are much used in many companies. When need 'high level' there is other brands. Groob has a factory in the USA also, where many machines for the local market are manufactured
I run an NTX1000, and it's so much fun, and is such a beast compared to Mazaks and other lesser brands. Super easy to set up with transfer and "done in one" operation. We put a HALTER stacking robot system on it. I use the turret for rough, and B axis for finishing, since it will hold +-0.005mm all day every day in aluminium, while the turret is more prone to drifting by +-0.01mm during the day. It's amazing to use in Inconel as well, super rigid machine. Machining in both spindles at once is so convenient, and I don't think I could ever go back to a machine with only one channel. We're looking into a CMZ TTL, and I cant wait to try out superimposed machining with XZ axis on the sub spindle.
I work for Dennis here. He's the coolest boss I've ever had. He's also insanely talented at what he does.
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Seems like an excellent guy to work for! Not to mention how impressive the machine collection is! I put in a resumé last week. This place looks like a dream job for a machinist.
you can tell he knows his stuff by the way he answeres everything in an instant. no "i need to check that" or "employee will tell you"
He's my boss, he's a damn genius
Everyone wants a boss like this guy. Having ran an NTX2000 for 5 years, he's 100% about mill turn being a completely different animal
I work there and he's one of the coolest guys I've ever had the pleasure to work for.
Shut up mike
I have known his dad Wes for years, Dennis was about 10 years old, we had a shop across the street,we helped each other in lots of ways tooling, gave each other work, a great relationship baled each other out more than once. And then Dennis "grew up' suddenly he is programming running the shop and when it comes to the new technology he passed myself and his dad up at 200mph and picking up speed,lol I often told his dad how lucky he was to have 2 great sons. I have 2 great daughters not interested in machining lol. I have 51 years in the trade Dennis is the real thing in all aspects of life. He has my total admiration and respect, Great Kid
Wes worked for me for a number of years.
Dennis and all his Brothers, and his actual brother, and his Mom. This video had it all. Expected to see the wakeboat parked inside until another Grob shows up.
finally a new job shop tour video. thats what im watching the most on this channel
“Just go outside and walk the dog”
That’s a great problem solving time!! Relaxed with the pup so brain is thinking clearly. I also love thinking about fixturing while riding 🚴, deff helps solve some issues!! 😎
As a software engineer at MSFT whose first project laid the foundation for Remote Desktop in the late 90s, this video made me happy seeing someone using it as it was envisioned.
Well ty for making my job easier 🤙
Im a 30 year old machinist and have only been in the trade for about 5 years. I love the trade and am jealous of this guys time put into the trade. I wish i had learned about it sooner. Love his energy.
I work with him and his father at this shop. They're both amazing
It's a great time to find that better job
Excellent video John, that dudes got the energy to mill parts with his bare teeth
It comes in a can
@@rlockwood2 nah he's like this all the time. Just how he is. Great boss.
@@rlockwood2 send me two boxes for starters
This guy's energy is awesome! Love to see the enthusiasm and the knowledge. Great tour! Very impressive shop.
You can tell that this guy is very passionate about his trade.
Dude loves this trade and has passion for it, great to see.
Awesome shop tour. I've been waiting for this one.
Wow some machinery there. Just amazing to listen to you 2 discussing all the pro's & cons.
Regards.
Steve.
Holy crap! What an amazing shop!
Over 1 hour of awesomeness...
My favorite videos to watch is machine shop tours
Outstanding shop and tour! Thanks for putting this together
Wow, another amazing shop!
Perfect shop , he knows what he is doing.
I have a fancy new CMM in my shop and now I'm just excitingly waiting for training day so it can start making me a better machinist too!
nice shop tour!
These are the best videos on the channel man always love these tours! Endless inspiration! This shop is awesome and this dude has some serious vision! Thanks for sharing!
PS. theres a typo in Dennis's name for IG in the description. there's an extra H in there.
When I grow up, and have my own Machine Shop.... I want this guy working for me....! Cant imagine this guy "relaxing" lol Good Tour....Thanks!
All that technology and yet the good ole Bridgeport is still present
Insane tour! super interesting mix of machines and fixturing. Id love to work here
this shop is insane
Very intelligent young man. Great thanks
Awesome video, love these Shop tours
Love every video!
I just put in a resume here last week! Amazing place!
You know John, when I watch a vid on shops like this, it blows my mind the investment and work the dude puts into everything. Makes me both impressed and driven by guys like this. I only have two hobby machines (the 440 and 770mx) but I love the thrill of working 80 hours a week and I am constantly dreaming of having a shop like his. But I'd take yours too! Thanks for all you do, I rewatched this one today while I'm pumping out some 2000 spring battery terminals for handheld satellite emergency location transmitters. Using an arbor press to assemble so I needed something to watch while I work! Hope all's well out there ohio. Say hello to Jared for me!
Wow what a great shop and great video!
Nice job Dennis! Looking good!
Best tour yet. WOW
Tough call, the Starrett tour was quite amazing...
@@precisionarc good point
cool shop, cool job
Awesome tour
What cool cat Dennis is!
Fantastic!
Thanks for thjis video!
You're really working hard there
it brings memory back seeing Mori Seiki NH 5000 it's a very nice and stable machine one of the thing star is very nice is to dual motor it's make its more precise and stable
it is competing with KITAMURA MYCENTER HX630I to be my favorite horizontal the only thing I am think that is missing on them is a Heidenheim controller but they are very good for production and both machines are very stable and precise.
I enjoyed watching very much
Inspiring!
This guy knows his stuff......
Telented and mind blowing person 🔥
Hah! I was taking a class at SJSU around that time.
Damn nampa ! you could have come visit !
Smart dude
where i work we have 4 Grobs nothing but problems why did my shop get 4 lemons? Glad to see you got Grobs that work.
That dude is awsome
Dam That's good management right.. work with the works..
Awesome shop!
Are the brothers with the erowa robot just for prepping Stock that goes into the grob?
No, we use them to do second and third op on a lot of parts.
Drill body life tracking: Why not use an automatic center punch to put a little dimple on it somewhere each time you change inserts?
Hello,
What is the brand/model of the computer you have next to the milling machines?
Thank you.
Minipc. You can finish on Amazon
95% of the work at my company is semiconductor for lam too. They are hard to work for! They control your process once it’s dialed in you can’t make a single change without recertification. Can’t even change the coating of an endmill, can’t add anything to coolant, and so much more
I have built alot of stuff for the Lam facilities. Even then they are super critical about details.
@@k..............1622 yes they are!
Only 2 cmms? Strange to see so much going on in the production area but the qc dept. Looks like it's just being setup.. with 1.5 employees?
Great tour. Shout out to the puma 240m. Curious 🤨 what’s the difference between a brother and a robodrill? Does one do anything better then the other or is it just preference ?
Brother has their own controller and to robodrills run Fanuc.
They are similar machines once you have them running. They have been talking about that on his podcast a bit lately because john grimsmo is buying a brother soon
@@Awfultyming
That’s why I was asking I know he has a relationship with the robo dealer, having just bought the cmm of them. I guess it just a preference or availability thing then.
Does the brother have a higher horsepower spindle?
at 22.30 Dennis speaks about pro shop. has anyone got the full name or website please that please?
Regards Luke.
Grob are very good and stable machines for processes capability. Made in Germany says everything.
... except most of the ones in the US are now made in the German state of... Ohio.
@@LumaLabs LOL DAMN GERMANS - JK I LOVE MY GERMAN FRIENDS IN MN/OH
How many people work at this company? I ask out of interest as I have seen smaller shops with more people get less done. I hurt my back earlier this year and the realisation is coming that I can't stand at a machine for hours on end anymore and while I was always aware of automation, I now often ask why does someones value need to be on their ability to stand at a machine when the machine can be made to do the work and the worker can be doing something else.
Great video.
Any thoughts on why you didn't go with Grob for your first horizontal mill?
Grob didn’t have a horizontal then
@@dennisrathi Umm this was meant for John who just ordered his first horizontal mill I believe (not a Grob).
Great shop mate and congrats on the move.
All the best from Down Under
@@dennisrathi thanks for sharing your shop with us. Myself and my wife work with my parents running a manufacturing business in Australia. Sometimes I think there is more stress in working with family than from the actually process of running a business but I really enjoy it and the guys we have working for us.
Cool 😎and
This is a great shop. Seems impossible to keep every spindle running.
He didn't get ahead by buying and staying with Haas and FADAL 3 axis CNC machines.
He learned Siemens NX at an early age instead of Mastercam.
Unfortunately, I never worked for a small machining job shop owner this sharp.
Can I set something like this up in AFRICA?
i would just like a job cleaning the parts and staring at the machines .
I thought that brother cnc are a cheep chinese cnc , I did not expect to see them in such a shop, that changed what I think about them.
Brother is a Japanese company, they're big in the printing world (along with Canon and Epson, also Japanese) and their Speedio's are very competitive against Fanuc (Japanese again) Robodrills, allthough Fanuc does offer 5-axis Robodrills whereas Brother doesn't offer true 5-axis Speedio's, only 3+2
Why does that Dennis guy look like a robot?
I dunno but he speaks like he's had at least one too many Monster Energy Drinks.
1 hour deepfake of rathi.AI
Would love to get more background on why businesses like this one move from (densely industrialised?) California to (wilderness) Idaho? Evidently I am not American..
Cost of living and quality of life I'd guess.
Lower taxes likely paid for the move and the building in one year.
Dennis is the 5th big shop I know that exited CA for anywhere else.
The big tech companies don't care so much about location, they want parts at the lowest cost and the highest quality. They also have insanely good FedEx accounts so everything can be overnighted.
(I was doing parts for an Intel project and had to ship something to Germany overnight, so the manager I was working with gave me the Intel FedEx account number. I walked in, gave the address and was quoted $179. Remembered I had the Intel account to ship on... $12.50. Even the FedEx retail guy was floored).
Lower taxes. Actively supported by local gov (you're making jobs). Better cost of living. So glad we moved
We're not wilderness lol we just aren't a massive metropolitan area. It's much cheaper to do pretty much everything here compared to California. Lots of business tax credits etc as well.
Dudes super charged spazoid.
When tools get broken you loose any gains plus production time. So process reliability is more important than how fast the program can be run.
We would have had more than 20 people in the inspection shop.
REALLY
Dang here I am at 41 working for my dad and we can only afford a 1991 Lebond Makino mill and a 2000 Haas lathe.
KEEP GRINDIN - WE DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP -
1:12:00 imagine getting a bad CAD file but not as bad as getting a bad drawing
I am weirded out by the fact that almost no one is wearing safety glasses, not even while blowing out the machines…
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2:42 slow men slow you not understand
Legit shop but none of the guys wearing safety glasses blows my mind....one mistake and that's all she wrote.
As an non US American I have always wondered why every body in these shops wears safety glasses the whole time. Even visitors. Ist there a rule or something like that?
At my workplace there are only safety glasses required if the Machine is not shielded enough. On any modern CNC machine with an enclosure no one wears safety glasses.
@@anselml2928 with air nozzles and the chance of foreign objects going into the eye in those settings, it is an issue. And OSHA governs this in the USA yes.
@@aschnaub1 Thank you for the explanation. Yes, compressed air and chips are a dangerous combination.
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That guy need to learn to breath alittle between sentences. Nice shop!
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GROB's are built in Bluffton, Ohio. Not in Germany.
These machines were built in Germany. They were built before Grob started building in Ohio
@@dennisrathi OHIO? WISONCISN? MINNESOTA? GERMANY? SAME DAMN THING. STILL A BUNCH OF KRAUTS LOL
AMERICAN MACHINE SHOP WITHOUT HAAS MACHINE, WHAT A SAD
HAAS machines are 'medium level', and are much used in many companies. When need 'high level' there is other brands. Groob has a factory in the USA also, where many machines for the local market are manufactured
I run an NTX1000, and it's so much fun, and is such a beast compared to Mazaks and other lesser brands. Super easy to set up with transfer and "done in one" operation. We put a HALTER stacking robot system on it. I use the turret for rough, and B axis for finishing, since it will hold +-0.005mm all day every day in aluminium, while the turret is more prone to drifting by +-0.01mm during the day. It's amazing to use in Inconel as well, super rigid machine. Machining in both spindles at once is so convenient, and I don't think I could ever go back to a machine with only one channel.
We're looking into a CMZ TTL, and I cant wait to try out superimposed machining with XZ axis on the sub spindle.