Every month I get an emailed catalog from DelMonico Hatter, promoting their stylish hats — Borsalino, Stetson, Kangol — the…
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This is an unpaid, unprompted shout-out to the Precision Machined Products Association’s (PMPA) Listserve. Every day, members jump on the…
I’ve closely studied two recent auctions of screw machines and ancillary equipment – Anderson Fittings in Chicago and MTTM in…
Tim Haendle was pleased with himself when I talked to him Wednesday. He had bought 100 carbide inserts – used…
I love the used machinery business because it is a competitive treasure hunt every day. It asks us for impossible…
So many nights I go home discouraged and numb, with the sickening feeling that I accomplished nothing and wasted my…
Sometimes the line written for a laugh rings true as a bell. The most recent Dos Equis beer ad ends…
Martin is so skilled at waterskiing he seldom uses the skis anymore. He prefers the challenge of barefoot skiing on…
A few observations from the 2013 Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) in Columbus. 1) Attendance at shows is dwindling, which…
I have an unusual vantage point to observe the housing market as the pundits fret about the housing “bubble” they…