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Started by Monsterlover, January 31, 2011, 03:39:33 PM

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Speeddog

#1635
March 15, 2018, 07:26:57 PM
Square parts in the lathe and round parts in the mill.  ;D
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Monsterlover

#1636
March 15, 2018, 07:28:31 PM
Probably something in our water
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#1637
March 15, 2018, 07:31:29 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on March 15, 2018, 07:26:57 PM
Square parts in the lathe and round parts in the mill.  ;D
Square peg...round hole?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Speeddog

#1638
March 15, 2018, 08:58:15 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on March 15, 2018, 07:31:29 PM
Square peg...round hole?

I'm not so sure.  [laugh]

So many decisions being made, things in isolation can look crazy.
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DesmoDiva

#1639
March 16, 2018, 03:58:55 AM
Shiny nuts!
'01 ST4 Yellow
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ducpainter

#1640
March 16, 2018, 04:00:04 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on March 15, 2018, 08:58:15 PM
I'm not so sure.  [laugh]

So many decisions being made, things in isolation can look crazy.
Probly the water. ;D
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#1641
March 16, 2018, 04:38:53 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on March 16, 2018, 04:00:04 AM
Probly the water. ;D

Yeah. Water.

Let's go with that ;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#1642
May 16, 2018, 04:33:33 PM
Well, the shit finally hit the fan.

The shop has been very busy since the start of the year. At this pace we'll beat last year if things stay the way they are now.

But that's the thing. They're not staying as is. We're moving several levels up the food chain.

I got connected with a new customer, friend of a friend sort of thing. Same story I've heard often.  Bad quality, spotty delivery etc.

I saw the bad parts. I would never have sent them out the door looking they way they did.  But that's just me.

Anyway, I've done a lot of quoting, about 12 parts all in all. Long term we're set to become their prime supplier for these valve components.  In the short term we're getting set to make a bunch of parts that have been redesigned and are going to replace old design parts already in the field.

Their first order with me is gigantic, in my eyes. These guys could grow us 3-7x where I'm at now.

:)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Randimus Maximus

#1643
May 16, 2018, 04:44:17 PM
Congrats, ML!

That big leap of faith you took sure seems to be paying off.

[beer]

Monsterlover

#1644
May 16, 2018, 04:53:16 PM
Thanks!

The check isn't here yet though ;)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#1645
May 16, 2018, 05:00:02 PM
You'll be fine... ;)...

but...machines are easy to find.

Where are you gonna find warm bodies that can run them?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


stopintime

#1646
May 16, 2018, 05:14:32 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on May 16, 2018, 04:33:33 PM
.......

Their first order with me is gigantic, in my eyes. These guys could grow us 3-7x where I'm at now.

:)

... and give them a firm grip around your balls.

At least set up a separate company to serve them. Legally waterproof sealed off from your first company.
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

ducpainter

#1647
May 16, 2018, 05:21:33 PM
Quote from: stopintime on May 16, 2018, 05:14:32 PM
... and give them a firm grip around your balls.

At least set up a separate company to serve them. Legally waterproof sealed off from your first company.
There's always that.

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#1648
May 16, 2018, 06:09:15 PM
Quote from: stopintime on May 16, 2018, 05:14:32 PM
... and give them a firm grip around your balls.

At least set up a separate company to serve them. Legally waterproof sealed off from your first company.

There's really no need. We're set up to handle this kind of thing.  We're pretty well protected.

I pay a lot for insurance.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speeddog

#1649
May 16, 2018, 08:40:45 PM
I have ugly stories and even uglier memories about this sort of thing ending badly.
Does not mean that has to happen or always happens.

As long as you have contingency plans built around the eventuality of that purchasing agent saying "No more." and walking out your front door.

A former employer had a customer who was providing 50% of our work, evaporate over a few months.
We collapsed about a year and a half later.

Maybe it's the water we northern european people drink.
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(951) 640-8908

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