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Re: Tools for a student
I'm not a mechanic so my day is little to none but I do wrench on my own shit so maybe I can get a little credit or be helpful.
I bought husky stuff from the depot and have returned at least one of everything minus sockets because they had broke. Yeah they have a warranty just like craftsmen but at the end of the day if I did this for a living I'd want something that I don't have to go get replaced because it broke.
time=money so less down time the more money you make.
Also I can chime in on the mechanic to owner thing a little.
It's not that hard. If you wanna be the one who wrenches and not so the bookeeping them hire an accountant/tax person.
I have my own carpet business now after watching our union crap on itself and to tell you the truth, I wouldn't be employed by anyone ever again. The key is to keep your clients happy and things go smooth. While union we worked 40 hrs a week and took home right around 65k a yr. I work about 30 hrs a week now on average and make more now.
Do what you want owning a business isn't hard and buy the right tools the first time don't waste money now on cheap stuff cause you'll end up buying again later.
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