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We just expanded our shop and things are still a mess. I still have to finish piping the air throughout the shop (almost done)and some new benches to make for several tools. I'll post pics as soon as I'm done.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5398 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Home based, one man shop in a residential neighbourhood since I started my sign business 10 years ago. I have an office, digital printer, laminator, work table and inventory of supplies in my finished basement. A large work table, tools and other stuff is in the double car sized garage. I decal most vehicles in my driveway and I have not had any problem with neighbours complaining about the visiting trucks; in fact many stop by for a chat while I'm working. Customers seem to find me with no problem and the vast majority of new business is by word of mouth. Everyone phones before dropping in so I have pretty good control over my hours of work allowing me to come and go as I please. I will probably never become wealthy by operating such a small shop but I'm luvin' it and I would never consider increasing my overhead by opening a storefront.
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How's this for residential? I love it. Neighbors don't object to the ten wheelers coming and going as well as the crane trucks coming and going to pick up or deliver and install large signage.
-------------------- Len Mort Signmaker1.com 11 Juniper Drive Millbury, MA 508-865-2382 "A Good Business Sign, is A Sign of Good Business"(1957) Posts: 811 | From: Millbury, Ma | Registered: Dec 2006
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I for one would'nt want to work alone, If there was work just to keep one person going then that's another thing... I guess I'm just more sociable than most of you..lol Just Kidding... Len your place looks awesome.. just what the doctor ordered.
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Home based for most of the last 20 years, but I did try the "main drag" location for a short while.
Best part of being home based is having the shop tools handy. Every once in a while I need a router or set of clamps or wrenches etc. for doing little odd jobs around the house. Nice that they are not a fifteen minute drive across town.
Definite downside....deliveries. I live on a fairly sharp turn along a steep hill in a residential neighborhood and anything that ships via freight can be a bit troublesome. Big trucks can't pull onto the property and having them along the road can cause some traffic hazards from time to time.
Rapid
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I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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