On Oct 9, 6:46*pm, "Snag" wrote:
Denis G. wrote:
On Oct 9, 6:53 am, "Snag" wrote:
Denis G. wrote:
On Oct 8, 4:57 pm, "Snag" wrote:
Tim Wescott wrote:
In home repair, a guy who can come in the door, fix a leaking hose
to a wash machine, tighten a door hinge or two, repair an outlet,
and clean the gutters on his way out is called a "Handyman".

If you're addressing a market that doesn't seem to have built-in
monikers, consider using adjectives related to "versatile",
"cross-discipline", etc.

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And that's why my business is a "Handyman and Repair" business and
my motto is "I can fix almost anything !" .
And the business is starting to grow ... got kinda nervous there
for a while , but happy clients are your best advertisement , and
I'm starting to get a few passing my name out .
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Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

I've talked with people who've gone into business for themselves and
it sorta terrifies me. I don't think that I'm ready for that leap.

This isn't the first time for me . Before I got into cabinet shop
work I ran a home repair/flooring install business . Got tired of
the hustle , worked for somebody else the last 18 or so years . But
people just aren't all that interedted in hiring a man my age , and
so here I am , back in business again . Got a few more skills now
too , last go-round I didn't have all the metalworking machinery .
Recently , I've been fabbing and installing lock boxes on AC
condenser cages . Couple of bucks for material , and I'm getting 45
bucks each for them . Works out to just under $30/hour average ...

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Cool!

I met someone up here in the Milwaukee area who started a small
business fabbing oil coolers for English motorcycles. *He sold me his
HF 3-in-1 shear-brake-roller when he got something better to work
with.

I've been working on my Harley , a rubbermount touring model . Replacing a
drive belt , which involves a partial disassembly of the rear suspension ..
Took some measurements today , I might be making a frame/suspension part out
of SS for a bud who rides a similar model . I was just thinking how cool it
would be to be able to program that part on a CNC mill and walk away ... and
come back about an hour later and take a finished part worth about 200 bucks
a pair off the machine .
* But I don't have a CNC mill - yet .
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I'll bet that few people could have predicted what technology could
have brought with personal computers. Maybe someday CNC machines will
be as common as personal computers. I'd like to get my hands on one
too, but at this stage I'm probably over-reaching. I'm still learning
and having fun with the manual machines that I have.