--===============8656111952358625544==
--000000000000dee80405f6fade12
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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=E2=80=AFPM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.tea=
m.net>
wrote:
> Common issue, apparently, the machinist i work with is 70, Reading Pa,
> would like to sell or lease to own. He=E2=80=99s been trying for a few ye=
ars.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 15, 2023, at 7:59 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > =EF=BB=BF
> > 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 jus=
t
> a sign of the times. My machinist is looking to retire. He has a shop ful=
l
> 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 the=
m
> 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
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > fot@autox.team.net
> >
> > http://www.fot-racing.com
> >
> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> > Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fo=
t
> > Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/sjanzen@me.com
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> fot@autox.team.net
>
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
> Unsubscribe/Manage <http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage>:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/mckearn2@gmail.com
>
>
>
--000000000000dee80405f6fade12
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<div dir=3D"ltr">Friends.<div>The shortage of machinists is as real as the =
shortages of everything else lately and more,,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0I've be=
en a tool and die maker for 35 years and am working as a mold maker in a pl=
astics company. I'm thinking 35 years is about enough.</div><div>In my =
opinion there is a very low level of appreciation for the skills that a qua=
lity machinist has to have and the amount of diverse knowledge that is need=
ed to do "decent" (perfect) work.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 Tell him h=
e's a lost breed and a valuable service and encourage him to stick it o=
ut. Maybe even buy him an ice cream cone .</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0P.J.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 7:39=E2=80=AFPM Scott Janzen =
via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>>=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Common =
issue, apparently, the machinist i work with is 70, Reading Pa, would like =
to sell or lease to own. He=E2=80=99s been trying for a few years.<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
> On Mar 15, 2023, at 7:59 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:=
fot@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> =EF=BB=BF<br>
> 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 ag=
ain the hamburger joints and repair shops can't find workers, so I gues=
s 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 talk=
ing 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 ha=
s a decent sized shop and no idea how to advertise for such a thing. I don&=
#39;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 ru=
nning a machine shop please let me know. <br>
> <br>
> Bob Kramer<br>
> <br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> <a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team=
.net</a><br>
> <br>
> <a href=3D"http://www.fot-racing.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br>
> <br>
> Donate: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html"; rel=3D"noreferrer"=
target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
> Archive: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive"; rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href=3D"http://www.t=
eam.net/pipermail/fot" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.team=
.net/pipermail/fot</a><br>
> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/f=
ot/sjanzen@me.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.n=
et/mailman/options/fot/sjanzen@me.com</a><br>
> <br>
> <br>
_______________________________________________<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net<=
/a><br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.fot-racing.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">=
http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br>
<br>
et=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive"; rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href=3D"http://www.team.n=
et/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://www.team.net/pipermail/fot<br>
t/mckearn2@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.tea=
m.net/mailman/options/fot/mckearn2@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
--000000000000dee80405f6fade12--
--===============8656111952358625544==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
_______________________________________________
fot@autox.team.net
http://www.fot-racing.com
Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
--===============8656111952358625544==--
|