Chris Padilla
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Exciting times, Bob!!!

The building, etc., is covered under our very comprehensive homeowners insurance. They are fine with an incidental small craft business. That may not...

An eclectic lot.

Some of my larger tools are portable but all have quick disconnects for the DC. If I a running any tool but my drill press or my mortiser, the DC is...

Metric router collets are indeed available, albeit are not easy to come by, especially in North America. 20mm and 30mm saw arbors and 30mm shaper...

I have been extremely happy with the folks at Acuity for the business insurance. The premium is indeed based on annual gross, as well as industry,...

Steve, this is indeed a good discussion and as you note, the same thing applies to all kinds of investment decisions.

It can be frustrating to deal with delays in having your "laire" setup for play, but it's also good to look at it from the other direction: You're...

Some days it runs nearly 8 hours if I have a lot of CNC work. Some days it doesn't run at all. If I'm using a machine that requires collection, the...

I do not think it's nuts in any way, shape or form to do things legally. But there certainly is a cost involved. And LLC or S-Corp is also necessary...

I really, really like that table...execution, material choices, design, everything! Those little inlays are kewel..and will certainly be a...

I wish I could dedicate that much of my mind to a new shop, but I gotz a lot to do to prepare this property for sale so we can get it on the market...

Devices like that monitoring thing have been replaced by stuff like separate off-peak meters for certain devices. The home we are in process of...

So for me, that "financial balance" would emphasize the question about "what could I do by owning and fully controlling the machine's availability to...

What Andrew said...it can be very useful for both heavier hand-held work as well as a great, low cost solution for a secondary router table setup...

There's no one way that's best for sure. I LOVE my holdfasts and use them a lot. In fact, they are the reason my bench top has three rows of .75"...

I like big compressors...I cannot lie. :) I'd not want anything less than the 3hp 60 gallon IR I have in my shop, honestly.

Kinda a math problem, Steve...is your rental cost any way approaching your projected amortized investment cost in the machine plus the ongoing...

It's still a business, Dave...some may be more informal about it, but this forum area is not going to be limited to any one small group. That's not...

As someone who does some repair-type electrical work in a commercial setting, I hate twisted wires for a number of reasons. The biggest is that it...

This forum will be very helpful to young ones starting out. Save, save, save your profits. Live UNDER your means. Pay attention to the economy and...

Tom, there are many of us who take commissions but don't earn our living from woodworking. The business concerns are the same outside of scale.

Nope...only about 6 miles "as the crow flies" and the 'Creek is in the same place. My shop moves, too...I'll just have a smaller space for a bit...