The 3-Month Mistake Costing CNC Shops Money | Ep 262

Stop waiting until January to upgrade your CNC shop, or you will hand your competitors a massive three-month head start.

Most shop owners get to October and write off the rest of the year. They tell themselves they will figure out new equipment, shop layouts, and hiring after January 1st.

When you wait until January to start researching a new CNC router, plasma table, or fiber laser, you get stuck in longer lead times and vendor price increases. By the time your machine is delivered, installed, and your crew is trained, you have burned half the year just trying to catch up.

In Episode 262 of Talkin’ Shop, Brandon Bombardo and Nick Peters break down how to use the final months of the year to fix your cost structure, bring outsourced work like cabinet cutting in-house, and hit Q1 at full production speed. Plus, the guys answer listener questions on Republic vs. F-4 vacuum pumps, mounting MDF spoilboards without screws or glue, and when to step up from a 2kW to a 6kW fiber laser.

What did you plan at the end of last year that created real growth in your shop this year? Drop your wins in the comments below, hit that like button, and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

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