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CNC mill owners, do you make any money from your machines
Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am
thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks |
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CNC mill owners, do you make any money from your machines
On Jul 21, 8:47*am, Ignoramus9140
wrote: Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks I have been wanting to do that with MGB parts but at present have not bought a CNC mill yet. Allready learned it way too much work for the buck using manual machines |
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CNC mill owners, do you make any money from your machines
On Jul 21, 8:47*am, Ignoramus9140
wrote: Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks What about adding the 3D scanner to the system like the one featured on Jay Leno a while back? That's what I really want to do |
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CNC mill owners, do you make any money from your machines
Iggy,
I think the odds are not in your favor, but this machine will allow you to cut radiuses, arcs, scrolls and do threads, which are very difficult to do manually. I envy you and I wish you success with your mill. I would love to have an NC mill, but cannot justify its cost for a hobby. Steve "Ignoramus9140" wrote in message ... Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks |
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On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:47:53 -0500, Ignoramus9140
wrote: Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks Here is one of my clients..... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLACK...22063 2543428 http://cgi.ebay.com/10-GM-TRUCK-CAR-.../360056039138? He makes the antennas on an OmniTurn I sold him. Does a fair small business. Has one parttime guy running the lathe or packaging. A lot of the other wiring stuff he has for sale ( a ****load) is simply drop shipped from a wholesaler. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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On 2010-07-21, Steve Lusardi wrote:
Iggy, I think the odds are not in your favor, but this machine will allow you to cut radiuses, arcs, scrolls and do threads, which are very difficult to do manually. I envy you and I wish you success with your mill. I would love to have an NC mill, but cannot justify its cost for a hobby. So far, my cost is up to $1,628. It is somewhat understated due to use of consumable materials that I do not count, such as wire and fork terminals etc, and some things that I bought and did not use. But it would not make a huge difference. I still have not sold the original CRT monitor, which would reduce my final cost. i "Ignoramus9140" wrote in message ... Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks |
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.... I'm not sure what kinds of parts you are looking at, here. Gun parts, motorcycle parts, truck customizations, or whatever. if these parts are commercially available, it will be REAL hard to compete with people who pick up stuff at flea markets and flip it on eBay. I have some ideas.I am not really obsessed with it, I just want the mill to pay for itself. I am sure that I can make more money from my websites than from metal mangling. I am actually sitting in the Google office in Chicago right now, in a meeting for select local Adsense publishers. I will have a one on one optimization session in 50 minutes. i My son does a bit of this. he did A LOT more while he was laid off. He does fairly obscure stuff like lower A arms out of titanium for racing four wheelers, all stainless exhaust cooler bypass assembly for Ford diesels. He also buys broken snowmobiles and four wheelers and parts out on eBay if they can't be quickly repaired. Now that he's working 7 days a week he's let his listings expire as he stocks out. He called his time off "enjoyment' as he was actually taking home more income without a job. The key would be a niche and something that's not that easily made. The two examples above involve both welding and machining on difficult materials. karl |
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On 2010-07-21, Karl Townsend wrote:
My son does a bit of this. he did A LOT more while he was laid off. He does fairly obscure stuff like lower A arms out of titanium for racing four wheelers, all stainless exhaust cooler bypass assembly for Ford diesels. He also buys broken snowmobiles and four wheelers and parts out on eBay if they can't be quickly repaired. Now that he's working 7 days a week he's let his listings expire as he stocks out. He called his time off "enjoyment' as he was actually taking home more income without a job. The key would be a niche and something that's not that easily made. The two examples above involve both welding and machining on difficult materials. Karl, if your sone was making more $$ doing that sort of stuff, wy did he decided to go back to a regular job? I am sure that he had good reasons, etc, I just want to know. I am facing somewhat similar issues, though of course not with CNC manufacturing. i |
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Ignoramus9140 wrote: On 2010-07-21, Karl Townsend wrote: My son does a bit of this. he did A LOT more while he was laid off. He does fairly obscure stuff like lower A arms out of titanium for racing four wheelers, all stainless exhaust cooler bypass assembly for Ford diesels. He also buys broken snowmobiles and four wheelers and parts out on eBay if they can't be quickly repaired. Now that he's working 7 days a week he's let his listings expire as he stocks out. He called his time off "enjoyment' as he was actually taking home more income without a job. The key would be a niche and something that's not that easily made. The two examples above involve both welding and machining on difficult materials. Karl, if your sone was making more $$ doing that sort of stuff, wy did he decided to go back to a regular job? I am sure that he had good reasons, etc, I just want to know. I am facing somewhat similar issues, though of course not with CNC manufacturing. i Usually when they indicate they were "making more money without a job" means their monthly net was bigger than their monthly pay check, but they usually neglect the comparison with the items in the "job" pay that don't appear in the pay check, such as insurance and retirement contributions. |
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"Ignoramus9140" wrote in message ... On 2010-07-21, Karl Townsend wrote: My son does a bit of this. he did A LOT more while he was laid off. He does fairly obscure stuff like lower A arms out of titanium for racing four wheelers, all stainless exhaust cooler bypass assembly for Ford diesels. He also buys broken snowmobiles and four wheelers and parts out on eBay if they can't be quickly repaired. Now that he's working 7 days a week he's let his listings expire as he stocks out. He called his time off "enjoyment' as he was actually taking home more income without a job. The key would be a niche and something that's not that easily made. The two examples above involve both welding and machining on difficult materials. Karl, if your sone was making more $$ doing that sort of stuff, wy did he decided to go back to a regular job? I am sure that he had good reasons, etc, I just want to know. I am facing somewhat similar issues, though of course not with CNC manufacturing. i The unemployment would run out, the company that laid him off took him back. |
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CNC mill owners, do you make any money from your machines
"Ignoramus9140" wrote in message ... Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks I know of a couple of guys that do nothing but motorcycle parts. They are pretty well known in that circle so you need to find a "sponsor" in the cult. |
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On 2010-07-22, Buerste wrote:
"Ignoramus9140" wrote in message ... Do any of you guys who own CNC mills, sell your products online? I am thinking of something like this: say, I find some part that sells on ebay and that is easy to make. I would write a program to make it and then would list that stuff on ebay. I would then only make them when they are actually purchased so I do not sit on a pile of inventory. Has anyone tried doing that sort of thing. Thanks I know of a couple of guys that do nothing but motorcycle parts. They are pretty well known in that circle so you need to find a "sponsor" in the cult. I do not really like motorcycles, but if I did, I would definitely explore that area. i |
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On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:45:50 -0500, "Karl Townsend"
wrote the following: ... I'm not sure what kinds of parts you are looking at, here. Gun parts, motorcycle parts, truck customizations, or whatever. if these parts are commercially available, it will be REAL hard to compete with people who pick up stuff at flea markets and flip it on eBay. I have some ideas.I am not really obsessed with it, I just want the mill to pay for itself. I am sure that I can make more money from my websites than from metal mangling. I am actually sitting in the Google office in Chicago right now, in a meeting for select local Adsense publishers. I will have a one on one optimization session in 50 minutes. i My son does a bit of this. he did A LOT more while he was laid off. He does fairly obscure stuff like lower A arms out of titanium for racing four wheelers, all stainless exhaust cooler bypass assembly for Ford diesels. He Whassa "exhaust cooler bypass", Karl? Oh, EGR cooler for turbo? also buys broken snowmobiles and four wheelers and parts out on eBay if they can't be quickly repaired. Now that he's working 7 days a week he's let his listings expire as he stocks out. He called his time off "enjoyment' as he was actually taking home more income without a job. Why the hell did he go back to "work"? Keep up a special insurance policy? And why is he working 7 days a week for less?!? Workaholic? The key would be a niche and something that's not that easily made. The two examples above involve both welding and machining on difficult materials. Cool. -- Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711 |
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On Jul 21, 10:08*pm, "Buerste" wrote:
... I know of a couple of guys that do nothing but motorcycle parts. *They are pretty well known in that circle so you need to find a "sponsor" in the cult. The parts that wear or break are usually highly stressed, heat- treated, and may need custom tooling like spline cutters. I was thinking specifically of the starter shaft for a custom Harley that would have taken me days to copy. However the bike has quite a few low stress sculptured parts, if you have artistic abilities. jsw |
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