machine shop?
This is good advice and kind of what I was blessed to have happen to me. I've also been blessed with the task of setting up two machine shops from nothing but four walls and a roof-learned a lot of "What do I need and what would I do different if I could do it again type things" The final and most important blessing was starting in a machine shop as an apprentice that was very well equipped and my mentor was and still is an amazing Machinist. I then found employment in a tool and die room and a major die casting company, then I found myself working in an all CNC equipped shop. I'm not sure you can really "dabble" in this trade 'cuz I kinda jumped in with both feet and knew I would be making "chips" in one capacity or another.
To the OP, Start small and I mean small if you aren't made of money. Cylinder head work is where the $$ is. The first piece of dedicated engine "equipment" or tool I bought was a cam bearing installation tool. Online auctions are also a new way of keeping an eye out for equipment at least for me. I purchased this CNC bed mill recently and thankfully it came with some tooling and toolholders but I still had to buy a quality machine vise--this one alone was $1000.00 but..... it costs what it costs. J.Rob
p.s. Oddly enough I find my cleaning equipment is the most used and important in my shop.
This is good advice and kind of what I was blessed to have happen to me. I've also been blessed with the task of setting up two machine shops from nothing but four walls and a roof-learned a lot of "What do I need and what would I do different if I could do it again type things" The final and most important blessing was starting in a machine shop as an apprentice that was very well equipped and my mentor was and still is an amazing Machinist. I then found employment in a tool and die room and a major die casting company, then I found myself working in an all CNC equipped shop. I'm not sure you can really "dabble" in this trade 'cuz I kinda jumped in with both feet and knew I would be making "chips" in one capacity or another.
To the OP, Start small and I mean small if you aren't made of money. Cylinder head work is where the $$ is. The first piece of dedicated engine "equipment" or tool I bought was a cam bearing installation tool. Online auctions are also a new way of keeping an eye out for equipment at least for me. I purchased this CNC bed mill recently and thankfully it came with some tooling and toolholders but I still had to buy a quality machine vise--this one alone was $1000.00 but..... it costs what it costs. J.Rob
p.s. Oddly enough I find my cleaning equipment is the most used and important in my shop.
