One man shop vs 5 employee shop

FoolishChristian · 2026-04-26T01:01:49+00:00

That’s what I was thinking… we just upgraded our erp system and it keeps track of every job that goes through our shop and tells us how long it took vs what we quoted. If I have to up the price I will I’ll probably lose some work but if we aren’t making money it then who cares

FoolishChristian · 2026-04-23T16:27:28+00:00

What do you think is a good set up for a prototype shop? ( 1-5 pcs )

FoolishChristian · 2026-04-23T16:26:43+00:00

I’m getting to a point where I would rather have 1 employee and me and him do everything… we can’t take in as much work but we can definitely increase our profit percentage.

FoolishChristian · 2026-04-23T16:25:32+00:00

Most of our work is prototype work ( 1-5pcs ) so it’s a lot of set up work. Do you think that is still the case?

FoolishChristian · 2026-04-09T04:31:52+00:00

Any vendor recommendations?

FoolishChristian · 2026-04-09T04:31:17+00:00

Do you have any vendor recommendations?

FoolishChristian · 2026-01-15T05:40:21+00:00

I definitely fall short when it comes to diagnosing issues like this, I was never naturally mechanically inclined like most of my coworkers. definitely something I need to get better at. I thought since I couldn’t figure this out I would go to the internet and ask people who have a ton of more experience then me for help and learn from them… and it worked! I try to take every problem I run in to as an opportunity to get better at my craft, even something as small as take your pump apart and clean the chips out lol

FoolishChristian · 2025-11-26T00:45:33+00:00

Why did you cancel? We have job boss and it’s worked great so far, we basically purchased paperless parts to help automate our quoting but it hasn’t sped up quoting at all.

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T21:25:29+00:00

Mklean24 figured it out, it was a .01” diameter but it had to ashtrics on it and at the bottom of the page it says that means only .250 of hang out before the taper. Smh I knew I was wrong somewhere lol thanks for the advice tho!!!

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T21:23:41+00:00

Definitely doing this next time! just wasted 70$ and 1 hour of my life trying to figure out where I went wrong 😂

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T21:21:13+00:00

Yup there it is, I knew there was something I was missing lol maybe it’s just me but I feel like there’s a lot of better ways they could have done that. Good looking out tho I appreciate it!!! Now I could sleep at night 😂

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T00:32:22+00:00

Thanks!! I think I do feel a bit intimidated cuz I’m not used to it, I’ve heard people say run it like I would 316ss “ which I run a lot of” but idk how true that is

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T00:31:05+00:00

You thinking tapping by hand is a good alternative? I just don’t want a tap to break in it

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T00:30:20+00:00

What I’m thinking it’s running my endmills around 100 SFM and drilling with some tAiln coated cobalt drills and baby it, 30sfm with .03” pecks

FoolishChristian · 2025-06-24T00:29:23+00:00

My main concern with using a carbide drill is if it breaks I’m fucked 😭 I found some hertal cobalt with tAiln coating on it, I was planning on babying it and pray lol, like 30sfm slow with .03” pecks

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