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    Short/Long term future of manual/repair shops?

    also nothing to add
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    Short/Long term future of manual/repair shops?

    edit: nothing to add here
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    Short/Long term future of manual/repair shops?

    so something like this then: “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” pretty cool you can trace your ancestry back that far...not that there is any reason to believe it
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    Short/Long term future of manual/repair shops?

    Didn't your dad or grandpa fight in the American Revolution to escape that crap? Yet we still get to live with it.
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    Short/Long term future of manual/repair shops?

    Wonder what the result would be if the shoe was on the other foot, eh?
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    Short/Long term future of manual/repair shops?

    Uh, not really. This was the last area left on PM where you didnt have to read 5000 posts arguing about which news source/politician is lying. I actually enjoy reading some politics and history, but this is mind numbingly dull. It's like watching a couple kids call each other dumb and argue...
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    Recommendations on current production lathe manufacturers

    Yeah, the Mori clones are the only modern machines I've seen and run that hold a candle to the good old american iron. They dont have the same feel, not even close, but they can take a cut and handle metric threads. I was keeping an eye out for a used one for some time, but my CNC has taken over...
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    Recommendations on current production lathe manufacturers

    Lot of guys think highly of these: Whacheon U.S.A., Inc. - Commercial Lathes - Used Lathe Equipment & Parts - www.whacheon.com I've run them and they are solid machines (mori seiki clones). I think toolmex makes a good quality lathe also, but never had the chance to run one. If you are doing...
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    New Haas Bridge Mills look kind of interesting

    On the 3axis config, they look like about 1/2 the machine a Doosan BM would be...and the doosan BM is about 1/2 of a SNK, MHI, Okuma, or even the box way Doosan offering. I was wondering about a Dooan BM next for steel, but the spindle torque is kind of lame and still 50% more than Haas.
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    Darin Neagle (aka William Neagle)

    Sorry there are 2 facts here. Darrin is still a con man.
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    Darin Neagle (aka William Neagle)

    The only absolute fact here is you can nuke any good thread if you toss in Trump's name. Also what happened to 1/2 the OPs posts?
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    Pay Rates for employees. New to Expert.

    The hotdog cart was what a gentleman from Houston, garyE i belive, told everyone who posted a starting a new shop thread on this site in the 2010-2012 range to buy, instead of starting a shop. Basically the textbook definition of opportunity cost.
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    Customer Provides Third Party Drawings

    A 50yr old leblond would fall into industrial machinery but thats not what I had in mind. Molds, pumps, presses, custom machines, etc. New(ish) stuff.
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    Customer Provides Third Party Drawings

    Yep this is normal here also. At least for industrial machinery and tooling.
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    Pay Rates for employees. New to Expert.

    That's essentially the hotdog cart argument. Believe whatever you want, but the reality is that at some point in owning a business, especially a new one, there are going to be huge demands on your time if you want to succeed.
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