Rifles, Racing, and Rhinos, with Tim Betts–EP 265
I met Tim Betts a few weeks ago when he was shopping for a Willemin mill-turn we had for sale. One conversation in and I knew he had to come on Swarfcast. Tim told me he’s in the drugs business, the guns business, and horse racing, and that actually makes
Immigrants Welcome
Just got back from Spain and Scandinavia last week, traveling on business with a little bit of pleasure thrown in. During my travels it was
French Vanilla
Emanuel Macron is the new President of France. He is a political newcomer who saw an opening in a divided dispirited country of 80 million
Goodbye Columbus
I found last week’s Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) in Columbus an exhilarating and exhausting experience. It was exhilarating because for the first time in
Machine Tool Scuttlebutt
As a dealer in used machinery I get to hear a lot of things if I ask the right questions and have the good sense
One Company’s Life Cycle
Jeff Pedu called Graff-Pinkert to find a new home for three Schutte screw machines, an SD32, SD50 and SD80, that his dad bought new in
Beds, Banks and Beyond
The economy is always hard to figure out, but we seem to be in an especially baffling period for both professional economists and amateur business