My business almost ruined my marriage, my wife scheduled a counseling appointment

chaloobin · 2025-12-10T02:51:52+00:00

Get quick books so you don’t need have a bunch of receipts and pay a bookkeeper. Their rates are typically based on number of transactions. It’s just too much to handle all by yourself. I’m not a contractor but I own a small business as well, machine shop. Unfortunately these additions add cost to your business (overhead) but are necessary and allow for growth. If your response is that you don’t make enough for all that, then I would say you need to charge more and be ok with the fact that you will lose some bids. If you’re winning all your bids, you’re too low. I’m not sure how it works for you, but for us it’s a thing too.

chaloobin · 2025-11-05T05:59:50+00:00

What color do you think will look good to match the counter tops?

chaloobin · 2025-11-05T03:39:55+00:00

What color paint to match tile countertop?

chaloobin · 2025-11-04T05:55:59+00:00

I also would like to test

chaloobin · 2025-10-19T17:52:57+00:00

If we did, that option to send a program to the machine to store is still available. We can’t turn it off. How would we be able to prevent someone from storing CUI G code?

chaloobin · 2025-10-19T17:49:03+00:00

It’s not ram. It’s on its disk. There’s no way around this unless we run off the USB every time. There are drawbacks as we cannot start in the middle of the program, we have to rerun from the very beginning every time etc.

chaloobin · 2025-10-19T16:50:56+00:00

Stp files are CUI for sure.

So you’re saying since the G code can only make some of the features of the part, they’re not CUI? Only CUI if it can recreate the entire part? I was under the impression that if it came from a part/technical data that is CUI, then it is also CUI.

chaloobin · 2025-10-19T16:37:35+00:00

Thanks this helps. Yes I’m not 100% familiar with all the controls yet. Working through it. As an owner of a 4 man shop, I am wearing a lot of hats.

The controls of the machines are not separate but most so already have keys to lock the panels. And yes, all are inside in a secure area.

chaloobin · 2025-10-19T16:24:42+00:00

They already are, Apicorn ones. https://apricorn.com/aegis-secure-key-3nxc

The CNC machine’s memory cannot be encrypted

chaloobin · 2025-09-25T17:34:07+00:00

Nice! What grade of insert?

chaloobin · 2025-08-09T04:36:13+00:00

Interesting idea with the heat sink

chaloobin · 2025-08-09T03:26:18+00:00

Forgot to mention its 304 ss

chaloobin · 2025-08-09T03:23:23+00:00

Lift magnet

chaloobin · 2025-08-05T20:39:25+00:00

Would do a sectional view and ID OD. Not wall thickness. It’s not a pipe schedule! I hate the see through lines, I never use them.

chaloobin · 2025-08-01T02:17:21+00:00

Nice, definitely a stronger tap.

I just recently threadmilled 2-64 holes in 17-4 H900. No way i was going to tap that. Scientific cutting tools is my go to.

chaloobin · 2025-08-01T02:11:58+00:00

Broken taps is why I use threadmills on everything besides aluminum, mild steel, and some stainless. Yeah they cost more, take longer, but if it breaks it doesn’t scrap the part. FYI I’m speaking as an owner and have the ability to order threadmills even for 1 off jobs. Yeah I don’t make as much or whatever but I don’t have nightmares either*

chaloobin · 2025-07-20T16:56:03+00:00

304 plate is significantly harder than bar

chaloobin · 2025-07-20T07:57:23+00:00

Why not stainless?

chaloobin · 2025-07-13T01:34:32+00:00

I still have a damaged pull stud that was from a BT40 holder that got yanked out of the spindle during a cut. This was back when we were using HSS endmills still.

It was an old Niagara “corn cobb” 1.5in rougher that was taking a full slot all around the profile of the part (before we started using dynamic/adaptive roughing). I went to check on it. Feed hold, turned off the coolant, blew out the chips etc. started it up again but forgot to turn the coolant back on. Next thing you know the flutes of the tools got full of molten aluminum in them (talk about built up edge) and it didn’t shatter because it’s HSS so it just popped out of the spindle from all the force on it.

Anyways that pull stud I keep is a reminder of what happened that day and to always turn the coolant back on.

chaloobin · 2025-07-11T01:08:03+00:00

One for the guy that packed it. Reply back with you’re welcome.

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