DieselMater86
Aluminum
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2015
- Location
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
I just got a CNC Plasma to start up my small shop with a business partner. We have a contract stating you leave with the machinery you came in with etc.. I'm fixing to officially open up shop in the next few weeks to general public. I have some materials on hand that I think will be more widely used at first. Then any big job I will setup as half up front to cover materials and rest at finish of job. I put a feeler out before even getting the machine and had tremendous feedback and even at 50% of said people actually do business with me I'm not losing out on startup cost. The Shop is behind my house so no rent just electric and time.
So are there any pointers of do's and don'ts. I know they are all different for sure. I grew up with a family business that flourished into 5 business until 9/11 took out a lot of the stability in the companies we did work for. As far as the Machining side I have been a Job Shop and Tool & Die Machinist for 10 years. Going to use this little machine to build Capitol to buy my 1st CNC Mill and start making better money. I have contacts in the machining community that will give me work if I ever bought a machine. So obviously that Phase 2 of this venture.
So are there any pointers of do's and don'ts. I know they are all different for sure. I grew up with a family business that flourished into 5 business until 9/11 took out a lot of the stability in the companies we did work for. As far as the Machining side I have been a Job Shop and Tool & Die Machinist for 10 years. Going to use this little machine to build Capitol to buy my 1st CNC Mill and start making better money. I have contacts in the machining community that will give me work if I ever bought a machine. So obviously that Phase 2 of this venture.