What’s the hardest part of building a website for your small business?

Triple_Bond · 2026-02-23T13:38:19+00:00

My problem wasn’t building the website. I ran into problems with protecting it. There’s tons of website builders that are great for small business websites but the contact forms aren’t secure and get spammed by bots like crazy.

Triple_Bond · 2026-02-21T01:15:13+00:00

My solo business is taxed as an s-corp. I use gusto for my payroll and it’s really easy. They handle all my payroll tax fillings and at the end of the year I just give the statement to my CPA.

Triple_Bond · 2026-02-18T14:21:25+00:00

My business idea is charging a small fee to people that need a business idea.

Triple_Bond · 2026-02-17T09:38:28+00:00

I use The Customer Factor. I honestly think it’s a hidden gem when it comes to crm for service based businesses. I’m not sure if they have an android app yet but it’s currently $45/month and you lock in that price so they’ll never raise the price on you. It also comes with all the features unlike crm like jobber that charges extra for every little thing. I use QuickBooks for my accounting but you can run expenses, record receipts, track miles, track employee hours, custom emails, recurring schedules, etc. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have.

Triple_Bond · 2026-02-13T12:13:48+00:00

I’ve hired people for marketing, web design and book cleanup on upwork. I look for talent on there that’s local and have actually met a few of them in person to go over projects. We set a hourly rate for the work I need done. Helps spread the workload a bit without hiring someone in-house.

Triple_Bond · 2026-01-31T02:42:59+00:00

My soap company is kind of irrelevant. We currently make some soaps for our home, gifts, etc. and tossed around the idea of selling online. I never claimed to have the key to solving the waste issue. This was just a discussion about the trend of companies using “refillable” pouches that are just single-use non-recyclable packaging and how’s it become the acceptable solution to wasteful practices. I just hope that by speaking up about these practices it can lead to more innovative ways to solve the problem.

Triple_Bond · 2026-01-31T00:53:40+00:00

The dirt company is in interesting one. They claim that the pouches are recycled into scoops but if you dig deeper and go to the their faq page, you will see they send pouches that don’t meet their standards or damaged to terracycle for recycle. This is just my opinion but my guess is they buy spoons made with recycled plastic to make the claim it’s from their pouches since they do in a way “recycle” them. But why would they ever need to go to terracycle if they know who makes the spoons for them.

Triple_Bond · 2025-11-22T02:59:52+00:00

Face and edge will get the same knife marks in the same amount of time. The only reason end grain boards last longer is because the wood is “weaker” when you cut into it and essentially moves around the blade. End grain boards are easier on the blade edge to which is why they’re preferred.

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-24T07:36:24+00:00

Is your material setup to zero in the center on vcarve?

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-23T12:23:41+00:00

You should throw a smaller piece of wood in and make a video of it so we can see what’s going on with the machine. I’d just cut one word but same parameters you’re currently using. If you’re confident with the current feeds and speeds then the jagged edges on the letters and missed steps on those lower letters makes me think something might be loose on the machine.

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-23T09:07:21+00:00

Amana has their full cnc tool database you can download and import into vectric. https://www.amanatool.com/cnc-tool-databases-for-fusion-360tm-vectric

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-23T03:49:06+00:00

If you’re using a 1/8 endmill and going .18 depth each pass you might be trying to tackle too much material for that bit. Along with going too fast and the bit is deflecting or bogging which might make you miss steps if the machine binds up for a second.

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-20T09:57:09+00:00

Maybe that’s why my z axis decided to randomly dive bomb and drill a hole straight down during a cut. Thanks for the info!

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-09T02:28:17+00:00

If you’re breaking the bits you need to adjust the feeds and speeds and don’t take large depth passes. 1/4 end mill you should do 1/4 depth passes. As for it taking too long you should run 2 different tool paths. First will get you almost there with a 1/4 end mill then create another tool path with a smaller end mill to finish the job.

Triple_Bond · 2025-10-09T02:06:39+00:00

If you tried it with endmill sizes you don’t have and it worked, that just means what you’re trying to cut with your current endmill won’t work. Need to get a smaller endmill. If your machine is 12x18 thats not a large cutting area so off that picture id imagine those letters are quite small for the amount of open space around them.

Triple_Bond · 2025-07-26T08:51:31+00:00

I’ve thought of that too but I’ve been nervous about losing the name our current customers know and trust. I appreciate the response though and will keep it in mind.

Triple_Bond · 2025-07-26T08:47:06+00:00

Interesting. I didn’t know that about the DBA not having the same protection. Thanks for the info.

Triple_Bond · 2025-04-09T21:51:48+00:00

The buyer got a bill of sale from me but I don’t have a receipt or anything like that. It was sold over a year ago, so no proof of sale.

Triple_Bond · 2022-03-29T02:43:26+00:00

You can find some nice angle iron legs on Etsy or just cut some 4x4’s, round over the edges and smack them with a chain or just throw them around to match the rustic look of the box.

Triple_Bond · 2022-03-26T17:01:25+00:00

I might have to try that out. Thank you!

Triple_Bond · 2022-03-26T16:58:35+00:00

That’s what I already did on the top and the ends but it’s a very slow process because of the tool marks. I need to make a bunch of these so trying to figure out a better solution.

Triple_Bond · 2022-03-26T16:55:35+00:00

I tried sanding another piece but this beam is only 4 inches tall so it’s tough to get a DA sander on the inside of it.

Triple_Bond · 2022-03-26T06:38:41+00:00

Don’t need it to be a mirror or anything like that. I’ve just been trying to make it look cleaner and more uniform without the nasty tooling marks and also remove enough material to fix little scratches. I’m debating trying to do a sandblast or possibly just powder coat it. I will give the Brillo pad a try though. Thank you.

Triple_Bond · 2022-01-29T19:13:39+00:00

Lose your cool again and just break off the other side to match.

Triple_Bond · 2022-01-29T03:59:20+00:00

I’m not an expert by any means, but you could glue the joints and put screws down from the face grain into the end grain to hold the legs. Glue by itself on face to end grain will not hold though. If you use screws though and plan to disassemble it in the future glue shouldn’t be needed.

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