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

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

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

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

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

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


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and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch

"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.

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

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