So I’ve got a 3D printer—one of those high-end industrial ones that can actually fuse metal—but even then, when you're trying to manufacture actual tools, it’s still a massive pain. You hit limits with the resolution and things just fall apart once you try to finish them. Not that I need to lecture anyone here; most of you probably already know this stuff...
I've seen some nonsense posted lately, but let’s be real—this equipment isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
And for the students out there? Keep dreaming about discounts for now...
Thanks, I already sorted most of it out—just some minor paperwork left and then I'm officially tied up with the LLC (see my previous post again)... yeah, whatever.
As for friends... honestly, that's just nasty. But hey, that's just how we roll, right?
Yeah... I've already poured everything into my small business—running an LLC through a buddy right now. ...but hey, I'm looking into setting up a formal corporation next... (you know, that old joke about shady invoicing and choosing your battles... learned that one from this forum...)
Websites? ...Do I even have any?
They’re great, though... haha... just don't have the time to deal with them...
I thought I’d just go the Production understanding route, but I quickly realized that’s basically an impossible dream... (toolmaker life) so my next move is "retail"—god, why didn't I think of that from the start?
So...
Here’s what I need:
1. I need to be able to bill for services (basically finding a way to charge for using my CNC machines, even if they aren't officially registered...)
2. I need to be able to get an EIN or whatever—I have to import some pretty damn expensive machine parts.
3. Design services, brokering, stuff like that... it all comes down to how I write an invoice so I don't get screwed over.
4. And the absolute worst part is: once I import those parts and assemble a machine, how the hell do I sell the whole thing? I'm completely lost there...
Basically, all my plans went out the window when some bureaucrats started hitting me with requirements about manufacturing licenses and nonsense. Look, I left school a long time ago... if I have to pay, fine, no big deal—but don't waste my time making me learn stuff that has zero to do with my actual job.
In short... I do electronics, automation, PLC and controller programming, mechanical assembly, etc.
Rough? Yeah... whatever.
That's why people suggested either working "off the books" or opening an LLC.
Is there any way to set up a small business/sole proprietorship and work without getting crushed by all the paperwork monsters?
Any help would be appreciated.
I’ve been digging through endless documents and one thing caught my eye (NAICS 292420)—it says there's no need for specific certifications, but can I actually operate under that? It seems to cover general machinery manufacturing... or should I stick to brokering or wholesale retail?
Does this thing have a built-in editor or an "explorer" type interface? I need to be able to copy specific chunks of data and move folders around right from within the program itself.
And obviously, it has to be Windows based—wait, scratch that, I don't want anything running on top of Windows. It needs to be strictly bootable from a disc.
Well, I did the same thing—modded my 1400+ with a grinder to bump it up to 2000+, and now I'm pulling 140 HP... stays steady up to 112 miles/h, but any faster than that and the wheels start flying off... honestly, I’d push it even harder if the damn thing actually had wings.
It’s just like I said—and of course, I got flak for it because everyone else has been running fine for six months now😁. Turns out they just did a fresh install of SP2 and never actually dealt with the headaches surrounding it . I’m not blaming anyone, really. But if you aren't willing to go through the hassle of reinstalling Windows and you just want something that actually works... SP1 is king. So far, nobody has convinced me that SP2 is stable—it's just one issue after another . PS—even though the link I posted doesn't explicitly mention those SP2 issues, that's the gist of it...
He’s too scared to even bump up the voltage—probably worried some black smoke might drift out and snatch the cash right out of his pocket. 😁
Where’s your sense of adventure? Where's that drive to push past what everyone calls "impossible"?
PS—by the way, that was just me messing around, poking fun at those people who obsess over cranking up clock speeds only to get pathetic results in actual games. It seems like they don't even care about performance; they just want to see how high the numbers can go... regardless of whether everything starts glitching out afterward. It's a whole thing...
When you actually bother to build a decent high-resolution oscilloscope and measure the signals on the board's vital buses, you realize the absolute highest frequency a computer can handle isn't necessarily the "best." I mean all components working together. The best frequency is the one where signals stay clean and precise, without distortion or artifacts that just fake out your performance metrics... There's more to it than that, but hey, let the kids keep celebrating those high clock speeds...😎 😉
Paul Foster262 says: I’d suggest using Ghost to make an image of your partition right after a clean install—at least then you can roll the system back in minutes without the headache of redoing all your settings. As for you, those issues smell more like hardware incompatibility than driver trouble to me. Honestly, Windows XP + SP2 pushed me to my limit—so many crashes I finally kicked it to the curb after three weeks. b>
Paul Foster262, if my memory serves me right... when we talked about SP2 before... you were actually singing Microsoft's praises for that thing, saying your rig ran it just fine...
It didn't come straight from him, but... a few days back, there was a guy who actually showed some real talent!
Trust me... there are plenty of them here... "talents," if you want to call them that...
The only thing some of these guys can do is shove an XP disk in and call it a "repair." They don't even know the basics of BIOS settings, let alone how to use the Toolbar on the desktop!!!
It's honestly pathetic how many people at the local Church trust these guys with their computers...
And then you've got the Storm crowd—still out there peddling those absolute joke 5200 64-bit graphics cards. Best part is listening to them try to talk shop when they're explaining why it's "perfect" for someone like me, who doesn't know a thing about tech... 😁 They'll look you right in the eye while they explain why that piece of junk is exactly what you need...🙄 😉
Just a little something I noticed today... it’s related, but...
Had some local "tech guy" swing by today—the kind who thinks he knows everything. He was trying to convince this guy to swap out everything because his PC kept crashing... get this!!!
Power supply, RAM, CPU, motherboard... the whole works.
I managed to talk him into pausing for a second and actually thinking before he replaced a perfectly fine DVD RW drive...
He handed me the machine... fifteen minutes later, he comes back to pick it up, and all those expensive components he just bought? They're sitting there completely useless.
Of course, he didn't catch on to the "why" or the "how"... and honestly, I had no intention of explaining the reason to him.
It just goes to show—not everyone is cut out for the repair business!
The real issue is that most of the stuff on our market here... they haven't actually passed proper testing, even if they technically work. That's why we run into issues with the FBI and the stability of the whole board... try lowering the FSB and you might be surprised.
For me, it's this super wet memory that Epoxy totally fried (what a joke of a board!)... it runs at 200MHz, but it keeps skipping... however, at 166MHz, it works like a charm. So that's how I'm riding—just pushing everything through without major headaches, even if the test results are slightly weaker.
Did I mention that this Epoxy junk actually fried a guy's 1GB A-DATA stick? (And this was after I sold it to him following a warranty claim where I sent back faulty gear as "fixed")... you can imagine how thrilled he was. Honestly, thank god I didn't offload that Toshiba DVD drive on him too—the one that refuses to read DATA DVDs... he probably would've killed me.