dirty white boy
50 yr old Juvenal delinquent
what all machines would be needed to do machine shop work? bore and deck blocks and heads? whats a good serdi machine cost?? crank grinder??
My uncle ran a machine shop his whole life and he always said that the 3 phase electrical service was the key.
He was able to run just about any machine he wanted.
Yeah, everybody says trucking is easy. BS, they ain’t got a clue the sacrifice, and submission you must endure among other crap!ant but 2 in my area and one only dose the engines thay build. the other old man teaching his grand son but thay dont do cranks. its what i wanted to do after high school but ended up a truck driver instead! wanting outta trucking!! dont reckon ill be opening a machine shop no time soon...thanks yall!
Mag testerwhat all machines would be needed to do machine shop work? bore and deck blocks and heads? whats a good serdi machine cost?? crank grinder??
A good thick floor to support the equipment that may weigh... say 14 thousand pounds!what all machines would be needed to do machine shop work? bore and deck blocks and heads? whats a good serdi machine cost?? crank grinder??
To the OP... Go ask one of those shops for a job. Every machine shop I know of is willing to train the right guy and you are still a young guy.
The machines are the smallest cost. Finding a bed mill is expensive you'll need that to do various block work. The tooling will be the biggest expense. One good cutter and you will need several is up to $1000 . A carbide end mill is $100 to $500. So tooling to do the work is over a couple hundred thousand. Torque plates for every block must be made or bought. $300-$700 each motor.
My son worked at a engine shop for years . He knew what machines to get to start off. He bought three machines new the rest he bought at sales and rebuilt them . Bridgeport mills are the only old mills you can get parts for easy. Make sure you have III phase electric. We are moving to a commercial property and getting III phase. Last month the electric bill using a phase converter was over $500. III phase hot tanks and block ovens take the most electric.
Make sure you have a good clientele and reputation . You'll get more work by word of mouth from satisfied happy customers.
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Good young machinists are hard to find. He hired some and fired all of them. One guy was surfing the net on the phone while running a lathe.
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This. If you’re young and motivated you can get a job there, with the goal being learn of all and buy them out in the future.
Great advice, starting small.
Its even difficult to find a place that turns drums and rotors anymore. A simple brake lathe.
(I used to operate the blue Ammco lathe with my eyes closed, remember the chatter belts?)
I guess most people replace drums and rotors since the steel isn't what it used to be.
We've still got one. We did a lot of business just off that lathe, but most of the time the rotors/drums are at or below the discard thickness.Great advice, starting small.
Its even difficult to find a place that turns drums and rotors anymore. A simple brake lathe.
(I used to operate the blue Ammco lathe with my eyes closed, remember the chatter belts?)
I guess most people replace drums and rotors since the steel isn't what it used to be.
i tryed to do that yesterday, came home and started this post! wish there were more shops around to try and get in at! really just would like to learn the skills as much as i can, always found it fascinating! ill look into the auctions and stuff to do heads, thanks!This. If you’re young and motivated you can get a job there, with the goal being learn of all and buy them out in the future.
It is my understanding that "new" drums should be turned before use. I believe it as my new ( un-turned) drums still pulse my peddle.Haven't turned a drum or a rotor since 2001ish? Didn't make sense when even then rotors were available for $20 each and drums were becoming a thing of the distant past. Of course I remember the chatter belts--wrap um tight and even then on big bus drums they'd still sing their song's. J.Rob
i tryed to do that yesterday, came home and started this post! wish there were more shops around to try and get in at! really just would like to learn the skills as much as i can, always found it fascinating! ill look into the auctions and stuff to do heads, thanks!
The bonuses of youth are (hopefully) ...i wish, im 50 yrs old with teenage kids, house paid for... im to rooted to move! might cold commute if i could find the right opportunity tho!not to sound too abrupt but like college or some economic conditions - go to where the opportunity is. If it’s not local, move. The bonuses of youth are (hopefully) health in yourself and family, and boundless energy for something you’re passionate about. Now’s the time. Go find a job doing what it sounds like you’re passionate about and if you need to move- move. Your future will be very promising once you realize you do what you have to do to make it.