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…

One of the good things about buying out my brother at Graff-Pinkert was being asked by lenders to study my…

I wrote a blog recently about my reaction to a letter from my landscaper Guillermo’s daughter, which put a face…

I attended the Auction of Tecomet Wednesday this week in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. It was just the fourth auction I’ve…