Subject: Re: [Fot] Fully equipped machine shop for rent

From: Scott Janzen via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:09:17 -0400

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.

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> On Mar 15, 2023, at 7:59 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> 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. 
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From: Greg Blake via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:57:17 -0500

Seems like it might be a good business to start up if one had the time and knowledge 

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From: McKearn McKearn via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 21:03:32 -0500

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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 <[email-masked]=
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> 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.
> > =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
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<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&#39;ve be=
en a tool and die maker for 35 years and am working as a mold maker in a pl=
astics company. I&#39;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 &quot;decent&quot; (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&#39;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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt=
; 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>
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&gt; On Mar 15, 2023, at 7:59 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; I don&#39;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&#39;s. Then ag=
ain the hamburger joints and repair shops can&#39;t find workers, so I gues=
s it&#39;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&#39;t=
 find them but I suspect that he hasn&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Bob Kramer<br>
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