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Reading the article about what is inside... Why not turn the whole thing into a museum? So people in the future, in the age of 3D printers, will know how thing

• dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  Because running a museum requires a constant input of money and there are already many measuems that house manufacturing equipment. She's probably contacted museums already and they've probably either told her that none of the equipment she has is of historical significance or that they'd love it but they don't really have a budget for acquiring stuff. There is somewhat of a surplus of old machine shop (basically what this business was) equipment. People retire, sell most of their stuff to other shops or individuals and keep a few of their most versatile machines for themselves (and their kids then sell or scrap them). Stuff doesn't usually get scrapped until it's a) totally clapped out or b) inherited by someone wealthy enough that they're not gonna bother selling old machines for a grand or two and would rather just call a scrapper to clean everything out. Also, the larger size machines that most production shops like this aren't worth much because the market is basically limited to other shops and a few industrious individuals and other shops already have equipment (and if they don't they're rarely buying old stuff).
  • Varcht 8y ago
    Do industrial themed apartments, have a mini museum up front with a couple of the cooler machines and measuring tools. If she needs to keep machining to satisfy her fathers wishes save a couple 1000 sq/ft and buy a few modern CNC machines that can do the job of the existing antiques.