My childhood friend got into machining pretty early and worked at a machine shop for about 10 years. After gaining a good reputation at this shop he started small bought a mill and a lathe and kept them in his garage at home. After awhile he started his own machine and welding business very small, it’s grown pretty good since them with CNC lathes and mills and what not. He mostly does wood industry repairs and Tig welding, he’s 36 years old. My advice would be try and learn what you can at any machine shop. That’s what I did he taught me the basics of mill and lathe work. Now the place I work for pays me side work to run the mill at about 100$ per hour. Its not a ton of side work but it’s better than nothing.
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