Posted this in the General Machining forum with no response. Thought this might be a better place for it.....
Just a general question for all of the zone members. Post your stories about how you started your shop. What gave you the idea to go out on your own? Would you do it again? How did you find your first cutomer(s) and build your customer base? How did you buy your first machine? New or used? CNC or manual? When did you hire your first employee? Here's your chance to tell how it was done how you would do things different.