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One of the tasks at which the ShopBot excels is processing sheet materials. I love that I can slide a sheet of melamine or plywood onto the table and a few minutes later pull off a small pile of parts, ready for edgebanding and assembly. If you have done your design … Continue reading >>> Secondary Operations and Machine Calibration If you’ve been following our previous articles you’ll know that we have been sharing all of our secrets for creating a successful product line, marketing it to a particular group of people, packaging it so people will be falling over themselves to buy it and finally, getting the product on the internet and out … Continue reading >>> Recipe for a Successful Business Part 4 Getting the word out In the last articles we have gone from thinking about possible products all the way to fixturing your CNC equipment and then packaging and shipping. But how are your potential customers supposed to know that you sell the exact product they’ve been searching for? You’ve got to now get … Continue reading >>> Recipe for a Successful Business Part 3 Last month we explored how to figure out what products would work best for starting your own small business. We talked about identifying your interests, and trying to come up with an item with broad appeal and a low price point. We discussed briefly the idea of using scraps, or lesser in … Continue reading >>> Recipe for a Sucessful Business #2 In this series of articles, I am heading in a little different direction than previous ones. In the past, I have written how I use the ShopBot to cut parts, hold them in place, and little extra gadgets, tricks, and accessories that can be added to the ShopBot. This series will give you ‘food … Continue reading >>> Recipe for a Successful Business Part #1 We’re just back from the IWF show in Atlanta. This show is the largest woodworking machinery show in the US. In the past, we’ve found it a good place to let a wide range of woodworkers see our tools, learn how they can address production needs of small shops and also suit manufacturing processes … Continue reading >>> The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly … Again |
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