Is This Client WASTING MY TIME? | Machine Shop Talk Ep. 69

What do you do when you spend all the time quoting out a job, and now the customer wants to make revision after revision to the design – all without an order in sight? Today on MACHINE SHOP TALK, Ian Sandusky from Lakewood Machine is heading back into the Practical Machinist forums to help answer a poster who came on asking for help in dealing with this scenario. Too often, a job that seems straightforward at first can suffer from "too many cooks in the kitchen" syndrome and morph into something far more complicated than it initially seemed. From endless concept revisions to material grade changes, to complete overhauls – as a machine shop, it can be a very time-consuming experience to handle these kinds of situations. How can you best protect your time, and make sure the customer walks away with a solution to their problems? Tune in to find out! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Practical Machinist is the largest and most engaged metalworking community across the web. With more than 160,000 registered members and 400,000+ social media followers, Practical Machinist is the easiest way to learn new techniques, get answers quickly, and discuss common challenges with your peers. Visit Practical Machinist today to join the community and start connecting with your peers. Become a Practical Machinist member (https://www.practicalmachinist.com/) Like us on Facebook (  / practicalmachinist  ) Follow us on Instagram (  / practicalmachinist  ) Follow us on Twitter (  / prac_machinist  ) Follow us on TikTok (  / practicalmachinist  ) Connect with us on LinkedIn (  / practical-machinist  ) Connect with Ian Sandusky on LinkedIn (  / ian-sandusky-3a223227  ) or learn more about Lakewood Machine and Tool at https://lakewoodmachine.com/ [email protected] (905) 853-6194 Instagram:   / ollow   Ian Lakewood Machine (https://lakewoodmachine.com/) #machineshop #metalworking #machining