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It has been at least a decade since I had a good bluing job!!
It has been at least a decade since I had a good bluing job!!
Working for yourself is great but you need to be very choosy of what you fix and for who....also with the throw away society we are in, folks feel like they do not want to put much money into anything. But I think if you stuck to pro saws, motorcycles, atv's, snowmobiles, outboards you can make great $$$. Getting into lawnmowers, hand held equipment, and so on doesn't leave much room for error.The other train of thought was/is to start a parttime small engine repair out at my personal shop. I could then call my own shots, and if I don't want to work on something, that is it.
It would be interesting, but probably more frustration than it would be worth. There really isn't a lot of competition up here for people who know their way around a small engine, and it would be a interesting side line, maybe retirement hobby??
I'm an HVAC service tech, you would be surprised at the calls you get and the time of day and NIGHT from people that know someone who knows someone who knows you. I literally changed my phone number because of the amount of call's I was getting.
As far as small engine, myself and a very select few.
We who are handy with this kind of stuff are often handy in other areas as well. It's mechanical. Some brains process it, see how it works or goes together, and "just get it". Others need a manual to figure out how to put gas in a car.
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