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Serviceable does not imply profitable (though profitable implies serviceable). As much as I love lugging around rotary tables and indexing heads a machine shop
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
Serviceable does not imply profitable (though profitable implies serviceable).
As much as I love lugging around rotary tables and indexing heads a machine shop that makes triple digit part quantities would be stupid to run old machines (too many man hours per part) and a repair machine shop would be stupid to finance a new 5-axis.
Equipment in most industries moves from low margin, high duty cycle operators to operators with either higher margins and/or lower duty cycles.
- AngryData 7y agoYeah but it is great equipment to have in a garage ready to go all around the country. So much shit is thrown away because you need some new little piece machined or repaired that you can't buy. It's not worth it to a machining business, but to some individual at home with a waiting machine and time on their hands? They could make a good deal making simple replacements pieces or parts for things.