On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:47:09 -0500, Tom Gardner wrote:

I recently befriended two guys that started up a machine shop and they
also do stampings on a couple of old presses. Nice guys, and they have
done stuff for me that I was too busy or machines tied up. Their work
was OK and the price was right.

They are pretty hungry and are looking for work to pay the bills. What
kink of jobs would be the easiest for them to find and what kind of jobs
would be the most lucrative? I know, every machinist in the world wants
the answer to those questions.

I suspect that the answer depends on them, their equipment, and the
nature of the economy around them.

If they've got a couple of old manual machines, then probably just
repairs and prototyping. If they've got NC machines and the know-how to
program them, then some sort of short-run manufacturing.

Beyond that -- I dunno. I think every new business needs to go through a
stage where they're starving and learning.

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Tim Wescott
Control system and signal processing consulting
www.wescottdesign.com