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Interesting point of view from the labor side. I wonder if there is a bit of technological curve the US doesn't have as well in design and setup of manufacturi

by matt_s 9y ago

Interesting point of view from the labor side. I wonder if there is a bit of technological curve the US doesn't have as well in design and setup of manufacturing facilities. let alone the machines that make machines.

HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
Not really. You can find pretty much any skill you need here. The only real issues are (a) how much you pay for it and (b) how much of it there is. b drives a :-) For a while, there was a fellow on a machining/manufacturing site I frequent who was getting textile manufacturing business going in LA by automating the living hell out of it. I believe he had purchased a failed business and figured out he could make money by automating everything he could and having a small labor force to do the things that were too difficult/expensive to automate. Like most people, he stopped posting after all his problems were solved (about 3 years ago), but it was an interesting read for a few months.
- icantdrive55 9y ago
  Could you share that site? I'm interested in matching/manufacturing. If you want? On another note, my estranged sister makes a Very good living making/selling women's shoes in LA. I say estranged because she is not a good person. She manipulated a angry man when he was at his worst. He was my father. She basically took all his money to start her business, which left my mom with not much. (Yes--I use this site as a journal. I just don't care anymore.) As to her shoes, they are very labor intensive. She designs them, and hires immigrants to put them together. She does have good taste, and her finished products look good. Women, especially on LA, buy these shoes at $300 to $700 a pair. Yes--crazy? To any budding entrapenuner, don't rule out women's, or men's shoes. I'm currently trying to break into making custom men's shoes. Basically cashing in on the high end custom sneaker craze. Making custom shoes is very labor intensive. My biggest delima right putting on 3 mm x 7 mm brass adornments. The adornments look like little shiny parallelograms. I use a kick press. I need to make a machine, or buy a machine that puts these adornments on the leather. Anyways--I'm just venting. I would like to know that site. I belong to a machining site, but it's just about machining. not much manufacturing. My sister is proof manufacturing is still taking place in America, but she pays these people minimum wage, and that only started when she had real assets to lose. And when she learned about what can happen if you don't have Workman's Comp. So she has probally twenty employees. All are paid minimum wage. The work is boring, and repative, and there's no future. Only my sister is living in a mansion, with two vacation properties. Capitalism is great! I just don't know some times. I do know her huge profits are due to cheap, willing labor, and her good taste. She doesn't want to go overseas because she hates all tech. She's a proud Luddite. She thinks it's cute she can't use a computer for anything other than email. Plus, she needs to keep a close eye on the quality. And "Made in America" is one of her selling points. My point is manufacturing is going on here, and I'm using this post as therapy today.

by matt_s 9y ago

HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago

Not really. You can find pretty much any skill you need here. The only real issues are (a) how much you pay for it and (b) how much of it there is. b drives a :-) For a while, there was a fellow on a machining/manufacturing site I frequent who was getting textile manufacturing business going in LA by automating the living hell out of it. I believe he had purchased a failed business and figured out he could make money by automating everything he could and having a small labor force to do the things that were too difficult/expensive to automate. Like most people, he stopped posting after all his problems were solved (about 3 years ago), but it was an interesting read for a few months.

icantdrive55 9y ago
Could you share that site? I'm interested in matching/manufacturing. If you want? On another note, my estranged sister makes a Very good living making/selling women's shoes in LA. I say estranged because she is not a good person. She manipulated a angry man when he was at his worst. He was my father. She basically took all his money to start her business, which left my mom with not much. (Yes--I use this site as a journal. I just don't care anymore.) As to her shoes, they are very labor intensive. She designs them, and hires immigrants to put them together. She does have good taste, and her finished products look good. Women, especially on LA, buy these shoes at $300 to $700 a pair. Yes--crazy? To any budding entrapenuner, don't rule out women's, or men's shoes. I'm currently trying to break into making custom men's shoes. Basically cashing in on the high end custom sneaker craze. Making custom shoes is very labor intensive. My biggest delima right putting on 3 mm x 7 mm brass adornments. The adornments look like little shiny parallelograms. I use a kick press. I need to make a machine, or buy a machine that puts these adornments on the leather. Anyways--I'm just venting. I would like to know that site. I belong to a machining site, but it's just about machining. not much manufacturing. My sister is proof manufacturing is still taking place in America, but she pays these people minimum wage, and that only started when she had real assets to lose. And when she learned about what can happen if you don't have Workman's Comp. So she has probally twenty employees. All are paid minimum wage. The work is boring, and repative, and there's no future. Only my sister is living in a mansion, with two vacation properties. Capitalism is great! I just don't know some times. I do know her huge profits are due to cheap, willing labor, and her good taste. She doesn't want to go overseas because she hates all tech. She's a proud Luddite. She thinks it's cute she can't use a computer for anything other than email. Plus, she needs to keep a close eye on the quality. And "Made in America" is one of her selling points. My point is manufacturing is going on here, and I'm using this post as therapy today.