Posted by Mark - IN. on February 02, 2010 at 16:14:49 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: O/T Metal Casting posted by Christos on February 02, 2010 at 14:52:44:
I don't know of any sites, but I sure do wish you luck. Never know how these things might turn out if you get good at the craft. I knew a couple of brothers that had their own small foundry that grew over the years, nothing to stand the world on end, but grew over the years and kept their bills paid and them and their families fed and clothed. Took up a lot of their time, but they loved it. Gotta kind of be an artist to cause someone's gotta make them molds, and that's going to be you. You're going to be attending auctions too to pickup good used stuff like ovens, coolers, maybe forges, and a whole lot of stuff no different than an independent machine shop that builds over the years and hopefully generations. I've got friends, three generations in a machine shop they've built over the years, father, 5 sons, and now a couple of grandsons, and not to forget a couple of daughters and daughter-in-laws in the office. I don't know if you'll ever get rich, but when your day job starts getting in the way of making better money in your side job (foundry), then you'll have crossed the threshold into self employment, make it or break it of your own desire and free will. That'll be a great place for you to be too, if you're honest and good at what you do.
Much good luck, the best, and it has to start somewhere...from within.
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