ProblemSolver
Plastic
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- Mar 16, 2018
Hi all,
This is my first post, and I am excited to be a part of this community!
I work for a shop that has around 22 employees, and the company is trying to find the best way to earn a little bit of money using our machines when our main job-shop line of business is not using them at all. Do any of you have ideas of what we could make and sell easily at a discounted price? Currently we are looking into machining swords, knives, titanium wedding bands, and engraved metal pens. Essentially, we would make the swords, knives, and other products, put them on Ebay (or some other platform), and sell them at a reasonable price that only covers the variable cost of making them plus a little profit. The company will not count overhead and fixed costs not incurred directly due to making the items. Essentially, we are liquidating our excess capacity by putting it on "clearance" like any department store does with their excess inventory.
The majority of the work our company does is through our fabrication shop, but we have quite a few CNC mills and lathes.
Here is a list of the machines we have to work with in the shop:
- Atrump Mill 3 axis mill outfitted with CNC controls
- Cincinnati 20V Mill
- DeVlieg Horizontal Boring Mill
- Haas SL-20-T
- Haas EC1600
- Haas ST 20 SS
- Haas ST40L Turning Center
- Haas VF4
- TOS Trenchin Engine Lathe
- Lion Engine Lathe
I look forward to your input!
This is my first post, and I am excited to be a part of this community!
I work for a shop that has around 22 employees, and the company is trying to find the best way to earn a little bit of money using our machines when our main job-shop line of business is not using them at all. Do any of you have ideas of what we could make and sell easily at a discounted price? Currently we are looking into machining swords, knives, titanium wedding bands, and engraved metal pens. Essentially, we would make the swords, knives, and other products, put them on Ebay (or some other platform), and sell them at a reasonable price that only covers the variable cost of making them plus a little profit. The company will not count overhead and fixed costs not incurred directly due to making the items. Essentially, we are liquidating our excess capacity by putting it on "clearance" like any department store does with their excess inventory.
The majority of the work our company does is through our fabrication shop, but we have quite a few CNC mills and lathes.
Here is a list of the machines we have to work with in the shop:
- Atrump Mill 3 axis mill outfitted with CNC controls
- Cincinnati 20V Mill
- DeVlieg Horizontal Boring Mill
- Haas SL-20-T
- Haas EC1600
- Haas ST 20 SS
- Haas ST40L Turning Center
- Haas VF4
- TOS Trenchin Engine Lathe
- Lion Engine Lathe
I look forward to your input!
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