How To Set Up A Cnc Machine Shop
Hullo all,
I have 6 years experience using CNC and transmission machines and am looking to start my own precision engineering sub-contracting visitor and somewhen produces my ain product. I will be working on my own to start with.I take a workshop sorted the size of a double garage complete with three phase and roller door.
I accept formulated a list of local competitors and customers with a programme to send a package including covering alphabetic character, pamphlet, and a machined sample of something useful with my company name (eastward.g pen pot). I also have a contact to exercise a decent website.
I have allowed �13,000 to first up a used plant list:
Manual manufactory = 3000
Manual lathe = 2000
Pedestal drill = 300
Tapping machine = 350
Linisher = 150
Bandsaw = 130
Surface Table = fifty
Bench grinder = 150
Misc. tools = 200
Compressor = 700
Enco mini CNC mill = 1500
CNC turret manufactory = 4500I volition exist doing this on the side whilst doing my current task in order to build up a big enough customer base before going full time.
Does anyone have whatever advice on things I have missed please?
Thanks
Common cold cut chop saw possibly for cutting upwards some stock earlier machining. You lot would also need a good selection of drill/taps, dies and cutting tools/tips for your machines.
Also take you allowed cash for a basic stock of materials? What about CAD and a pc? Are yous going to do any CAD work before machining or are you going to plan everything of the machines?Ian
Formulate all of the above into a business plan, you can download these off the net. Take your figures then double it, give yourself targets to be done by.
If the nagging gets really bad......Go a bigger shed:naughty:
Ok, thanks guys. I'll be doing transmission programming to brainstorm just hopefully as my customer base of operations grows and I tin leave my total time chore I'll become for a Haas Super Mini Mill ii with OneCNC CAD/CAM. I'll download the business plan template too. Thanks again!
I am not sure the �200 you take immune is going to be anywhere nearly enough for pocket-size tools eg. Mics, slips, cutters and even coolant(nosotros pay �60 for a 25 litre barrel). Indexable tip tools for turning/milling are a modest fortune on their own. I'yard not trying to put a downer on your efforts, just but trying to pass on some feel in these matters.
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accountantbest communication is get your cocky a plan,set goals, advertise, and you do know the first 2 years or then no to lilliputian income for your efforts
I wish y'all all the luck in the earth just please walk into this with your center'south broad open up
James
do yous accept a rent to pay or are you lot working from domicile
EDITED: Sorry, simply reread the original post - I thought you lot meant your workshop was your double-garage. I'll leave the commencement few questions in identify in case it'south useful for someone else merely I appreciate they may not exactly use to you
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Then you lot'll exist using part of your property for business purposes?Have y'all checked that there are no restrictions on the property? A search on the land registry costs a few pound and should warn you about whatever restrictive covenants affecting the property (ie not to be used for business concern purposes)
Have you lot considered that part of your property may now attract business concern tax rather than council tax?
Have you discussed it with the insurance visitor assuming you take house insurance? You may need to alter the insurance as it would probably exist invalidated by running that kind of business from dwelling house, especially considering the value of the equipment bought.
//--->Is there the potential that business customers will visit the location or that y'all volition visit theirs? If so, have yous considered Public Liability Insurance? As a subcontractor are y'all prepared (ie insured) to deal with claims that the component you lot made was somehow wrong, causing damage to the customer'south equipment/loss of turn a profit etc?
I'd recommend a meeting with a decent accountant (who will be your new greatest dearest when they help y'all and your new greatest detest when y'all go the bill), and bank check if your banking concern has any advisors for modest businesses.
There are a one thousand thousand questions you need to ask (and answer) that volition employ to any kickoff-up. Hopefully the answers aren't going to cease yous proceeding, but y'all actually demand to make sure you've asked them.
The biggest trouble with a business organisation is rarely the bodily business organisation itself, it's all the paperwork and hoop-jumping that goes effectually keeping it legal.
All that being said and washed, best of luck with the venture, I hope it works out well for you :tup:
Last edited by Rogue; ten-09-2011 at 12:33 PM.
Thanks for your advice guys, the workshop will be the unused downstairs section of a family members industrial unit of measurement so I wont accept rent to pay until i commencement making some money. Likewise, my mums fiance happens to be an accountant, and my blood brother is an expert in spider web design and then everything is falling into identify :-)
Thank you Rogue, i will look into public and product liability insurance too. Purchased my first lathe today - Harrison M300. Lovely machine!
You can offset selling equally a "sole trader", no paperwork required. If you lot want to limit your liability just tell an accountant, they can set a new visitor in their sleep. All-time affair almost that is you pay 20% corporation revenue enhancement on your profits and take your money tax free as a dividend.Insurance is easy if your concern is on the list, employing people is a nightmare. When yous form a company you go all the paperwork for that, but if you band them and promise never to use anyone they excuse yous. Adjust to pay your NI postage past directly debit, about �12 a month.
I did it, after years of living in fright of "da dominate" I don't take one. Sometimes I work all hours, but I don't accept to, it's a liberation
Y'all've got to remember to pay yourself the minimum wage though.
I know a local guy who's visitor got fined considering he wasn't paying himself the minimum wage for the number of hours he was doing!
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