Taig Sales

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I have an e-Commerce website where I sell Taig Tools. The URL is http://ramblindan.com  Known as “Ramblin’ Dan’s Store” a.k.a. “The Hobbyist Machine Store”.

It should be obvious it is a spin off from here, The Hobbyist’s Machine Shop.

I quietly sell Taig equipment and parts, without much promotion. It was never intended to be a major source of income. Until a few years ago, I had a very stable “real” Energy Engineer occupation managing very large energy solutions (energy savings) construction projects.

I am now retired with more time. With one product line, the store probably never will be a large money maker. I enjoy running the business part time and selling a good product that I like to use myself.

So, sales are usually sporadic and don’t require a lot of my time to fulfill. However, in the last few weeks the top has blown off the slow simmering pot. I don’t know (yet) what has turned up the fire, but it is a very good sign. I hope it is an indication that people are getting back to making things in their workshops.

One reason may be that the Taig CNC Mill and a CNC lathe are now available with ball screws. I have just filled two orders for them.

I use my newest Taig CNC mill for wax carving for cast silver work. It gets a lot of run-time. I don’t have the ball screw mill in my own shop, but it has been a thought… The problem is I don’t really NEED ball screws for what I do.

What I am seeing is my customers are buying lathes and mills, and a lot of accessories, so there must be a new surge in… Continue reading →