01/27/2023
A question was posed to machine shop owners – if you could do it all again knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?
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01/19/2023
As a manufacturing business owners we hope to see RFQs cross our desks, but there are a few things that raise an…
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01/06/2023
Ian Sandusky from Lakewood Machine is back again to discuss some of his favorite manufacturing trends of the past year…
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12/28/2022
With so many tooling manufacturers and vendors out there, it can be extremely overwhelming to choose what tools…
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12/19/2022
This GIANT box of tooling was sent to his shop from Walter Tools and we’re going to be opening it up and taking a look…
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12/08/2022
How do you help motivate your employees toward excellence? On this episode of MACHINE SHOP TALK, Ian addresses this common issue….
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11/25/2022
You do some design work on your own time, for the company you work for. Now, another company wants a copy of the drawings. Is that legal?
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11/16/2022
What do you do when you spend all the time quoting out a job, and now the customer wants to…Episo
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11/04/2022
Using top-notch cutting tools will always guarantee you the best results, but is it always the best approach?
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10/28/2022
So you run a hot job as a machinist, somehow, you messed something up along the way, and now the boss wants you to come in…
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10/19/2022
Attending trade shows can be expensive. With so much available online, is there still value in attending in-person events?
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10/07/2022
Over a million square feet of machinery, tooling, workholding, under one roof. This isn’t just a machinist’s wildest dream, this is IMTS 2022…
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09/26/2022
You got a request for quote, you quoted the work – and now the purchaser is coming back either asking for a price reduction. What do you do?
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09/08/2022
If you got something quoted out at multiple places, do you let the other competitors know that they didn’t get the…
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08/31/2022
Have you ever had to spend days trying to troubleshoot a job where nothing seemed…
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08/22/2022
Imagine walking into your shop and turning on the lights – only to find machines still running from the day before, and pallets of finished parts ready…
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08/18/2022
What do you do when an employee leaves to seek greener pastures, only to ask for their job back weeks or months later?…
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08/12/2022
What would you do if you were approached by a company looking to rent out space in your shop, and some of your machines?…
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