From Engineer to Shop Owner: How I Chose My First CNC Machine

So, you want to start a machine shop from scratch? Now comes the most daunting and difficult decision that needs to be made. What machine do you buy? 🤔🤷‍♂️
Here are 5 categories that can help make that decision a bit easier. Justin breaks out the categories and gives a bit of insight into how he went from Engineer (we know, BOOOOO!) to machine shop owner.
If you’re starting from scratch and unsure where to begin, Justin breaks out these steps for any machine purchase, whether it was a multi-million dollar manufacturer in his engineering career to the boot-strapping method of starting his own shop.
If you have gone through this process or something similar, drop your ideas and methods in the comments below!

Chapters:

0:40 COST
02:57 CAPABILITIES
09:20 SERVICEABILITY
11:34 OPTIONS
15:36 INFRASTRUCTURE

Connect with Justin Webb from Zealous Manufacturing:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zealous_mfg/

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