[Fot] Fully equipped machine shop for rent

[McKearn McKearn]

Friends.
The shortage of machinists is as real as the shortages of everything else
lately and more,,
   I've been a tool and die maker for 35 years and am working as a mold
maker in a plastics company. I'm thinking 35 years is about enough.
In my opinion there is a very low level of appreciation for the skills that
a quality machinist has to have and the amount of diverse knowledge that is
needed to do "decent" (perfect) work.
  If I can be so bold to suggest that if you have an excellent machine shop
in mind, you should reach out to the guy actually making the chips.  Tell
him he's a lost breed and a valuable service and encourage him to stick it
out. Maybe even buy him an ice cream cone .
             P.J.


On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 7:39 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Common issue, apparently, the machinist i work with is 70, Reading Pa,
> would like to sell or lease to own. He’s been trying for a few years.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 15, 2023, at 7:59 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I don't know about the rest of the country but in Central Texas we are
> running out of machine shops willing to work on our LBC's. Then again the
> hamburger joints and repair shops can't find workers, so I guess it's just
> a sign of the times. My machinist is looking to retire. He has a shop full
> of equipment and a right hand man but tells me he needs two other
> machinists to run the business the way he wants it run. He can't find them
> but I suspect that he hasn't tried hard enough. We were talking this week
> and I asked about what he would do with all the equipment and he said he'd
> probably just keep it and do some work here and there. I asked if he
> considered leasing out the business, and his eyes lit up. He has a decent
> sized shop and no idea how to advertise for such a thing. I don't either,
> but I told him I'd look into it. If anyone has any ideas how one would
> advertise to find someone both qualified and interested in running a
> machine shop please let me know.
> >
> > Bob Kramer
> >
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