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    Transition from low volume to production

    I’m in the load up the machine with parts and do the short run stuff on another machine. Do you still own your Haas TM? You can add a tool changer to that after the fact. It still has its limits but it’s upgrading a piece of iron you already own and don’t have to rig.
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    My employee is too slow.

    I do ok with the small run stuff by myself, but it’s not a scalable model.
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    Another Slow down Thread

    I don’t see much risk there. Your opinion of their performance aside. A Haas mini mill is probably the easiest machine tool in the world to sell.
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    Slick Move, Slowing Economy Tactic

    I’m sorry to hear that. It was refreshing to have a contributor that was a small shop having some success. Rather than the typical hotdog stand rhetoric.
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    Is a tip to another shop's workers appropriate for end of major job?

    Management at a couple, owner now. I think people value my authenticity. If that costs me some work from a sensitive Sally so be it. I don’t trust men who claim no vices.
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    Is a tip to another shop's workers appropriate for end of major job?

    Y’all got a stick in your ass. I’d be stoked for a paid trip to the titty bar, beers, illicit substances. Sinning is fun you should try it some time.
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    Getting work from companies like SPACE X,BLUE ORIGN,TESLA ETC

    There can be some validity to this. I realize all the nonsense that goes into working for a company like that. But I used to work for a company that the bulk of their business was doing tier 2/3 Navy work that they got because they were an approved vendor for Electric Boat even though the amount...
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    Coolant-Barrel vs Bucket?

    Very happy with trim e206, been around forever. A bucket is $150
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    A humble request for mentor. Potential new shop.

    You’re not going to get support across the board here about a Haas specifically, and we don’t need to hash that out here for the 1000th time. But I would put a small machine in your garage and get a job. When you’ve added a few more machines and don’t have time to have a job anymore quit.
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    why are machine shop owners so bitter

    I ran out faster
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    why are machine shop owners so bitter

    I think the hour glass holding my fucks had a bigger passage than most.
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    Gifts to send to long time customers and vendors. What have you done?

    Only 41 liquor stores in the entire state and closed on Sundays. My liver would be so confused.
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    Medical or Aerospace Certification worth it?

    I worked for a company as they got AS9100 certified. As I’m sure you know AS9100 includes ISO9001. Achieving AS9100 was twice the money of stand-alone ISO9001 and I’d wager 3-4 times the work. AS makes you encompass all OSHA regulations and whatever else they can dream of to a T. ISO just...
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    Owner issues.....anybody else get 'stuck' ? (Not A/R issues)

    I can appreciate that
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    A humble request for mentor. Potential new shop.

    Wasn't Darin's last known location Texas?
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    A humble request for mentor. Potential new shop.

    Well, I wish you the best of luck. The people in the world that become very wealthy all have big brass balls when it comes to risk tolerance. Realistically though, unless you have a pile of savings to live off of and possibly even pump into the business for a while, odds are you'll be auctioning...
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    A humble request for mentor. Potential new shop.

    I'm not sure there's many banks looking to fund a 5 axis to a guy that's unemployed and has zero dollars revenue or even PO's in their start up right now. The type of work and equipment you're talking about sounds like a quantum leap from where you're standing now. I highly suggest you get a...
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    Blanket Orders

    I hate net30 as much as the next guy. It's the single biggest stress point on me in my young business. If I didn't accept it though the amount of work I have would be near zero. Any of my large customers would laugh me out the door if I even suggested it.
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    Craigslist funny time!

    Dude posts his entire life story in the eBay add...
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    Hiring a machinist from one of your customers

    Did you just answer yourself?

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