Ernie's Saw Shop

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

11 Great Ideas for Machine Shops

Forward-thinking machine shops must watch for emerging technologies. Here are 11 ideas we found this week for set-up, tooling, machining, and shop operations.

CNC Machine Shop Reaps Benefits of Hiring an IT Person

A database guru combined off-the-shelf technology with an elaborate proprietary shop management software to drive efficiency throughout all areas of a machine shop.>

What Is CNC Machining?

CNC machines create parts from just about any material imaginable. Learn more here.

Plans to demolish and rebuild borough shop and flats

A shop could be demolished to make way for a reincarnation of itself.

A Couple Things About The ACTParts Rebuild Shop

The ACTP rebuild department is more than just a place that builds components for us to sell. It acts as a barrier between customers and defective parts.

Rebuilding The Shopping Experience With Custom Service

Tips for creating a brand experience that sticks. For one: Make your customer service team your product experts.

Rebuilding Power in Open-Shop America

1. Be Democratic. We need to exponentially expand the number of us who have the skills, confidence, and authority to be the union. Leaders should welcome, not begrudge, rank-and-file initiative, and do everything they can to help it happen<br>2. Fight the Boss. People will join a union that they see winning fights that matter. Getting into the right fights, and winning some of them, is just as important to your union’s post-Janus survival as asking people to sign a membership card.<br>3.…

Machine Tool Rebuilding 101

Techno Nerd learns that Rebuilding is NOT a Piece of Cake!

Any shops that can do Coil-over shocks rebuild?

Looking for a shop that can rebuild coil-over shocks. Anyone know of a place?

LeBlond Machine Tool Rebuilds Are Like New

LeBlond provides machine tool rebuilds that leaves your equipment like new.

Three Tips for Avoiding Shop Bottlenecks

In order to maintain an ideal work flow in your shop, you need to clarify the facility’s repair schedule on a production board.

Should a Machine Shop Have a Blog?

I am revising my opinion about machine shops and blogging. Here's why.

What Can 5-Axis Machining Do for Your Shop?

Advancements in 5-axis machines, controls and software have made this technology so affordable and easy to use that it can benefit almost any shop.

Demand for Machined Parts Increases Shop Bargaining Power

Recent economic trends are empowering job shops to negotiate higher prices.

Rebuilding the NSA

Rebuilding the Classics

The field has attacked its own foundations, but serious scholars can work to rebuild it.

It's time to rebuild.

When I say rebuild, I’m thinking about the human side of what it takes to create next-generation, resilient organizations. At VEIC, we’re all about decarbonization, but we recognize that it takes an inclusive culture that prioritizes innovation to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To us, rebuilding to meet that priority has three distinct—but interconnected—components: doubling down on our mission, elevating our emphasis on equity, and…