With the politics in usa between extremes destroying industry since kate 1970's i guess... usa will produce paper dollar and obese women untill no one wants dollar anymore, just look tp uk, it took 2/3 years to loose there power on finance in europe similar will happen to usa
You know, once machining gets in your blood, you never really leave it. After I retired, I picked up a Bridgeport and 15" Leblond, a surface grinder and hone. They keep me company and grounded to an important time in my life.
@@daleolson3506 well we can but there is not enough capacity to do on a large scale, and would take too long to build it back up if needed, even if the people were willing to do the jobs the pandemic has saw to that with its after effects, we cant even keep stuff in the stores, but on the other hand we do have many cutting edge things like 3d printing entire rocket bodies, or space travel, or material sciance, but we cant mass produce much anymore not for a reasonable price, and the inflation attack of the last year has made it even worse when it was already a thin margin. we can do great batch stuff and small scale though, just not fast enough to do like we could the mechanical machines of ww2, stuff today is higher tech not as easy to produce, and dont take as many people so less need the skills to do for a dimminishing market.
I worked there 5 years and brought them into the CNC era, when I was hired they had a Mori Sl3 with bar feed, I had them put a Nakamura Tome 10 and a Cl200 Mori, the guy who is talking now is Brian snow, Brian saw the vision for that place with CNC his brother Craig, not so much and was very cheap on buying good machinery, his brother only cared about his farm and never really cared about the machine shop, Brian also had a wood shop in the back that he created some beautiful wood working. I left after I put that Mori in. The reason they bought the Ganesh was they were extremely cheap
I've been a machinist in South East New England for 50 years . Hard to believe. I have had a half a dozen friends work full time at F . C. Phillips for a career. I saw the tags with numbers on them in the video. Did they have an auction / are they planning on having an auction to sell all the machines ? I would like to see those machines machining parts again, rather than being sold as scrap / pig iron. Would they want to donate some equipment to schools / Industrial Arts museums / or start up machine shops ? Very good, but very sad video. Take care
Yes , sad to see some of the shops go ... I too a machinist , retired , graduated from Lynn Trade , graduated in 73 but in 50 years machinist , if they call them that , will be saying the same thing .... just like they said it 50 years ago take care
You can see this company hadn't gone with the times , it was still 1950 in the workshop, that's fine for a small operation not not for larger scale production
Gees this breaks my heart i have seen too many American manufacturers close up. As a hobby machinist with a few big machines and very little space these places look like heaven. Everytime i see another place pass into history im worried for our country.
Couldn't finish. I caught on early with the past tense... then I saw the first tag. Not even my shop and I feel like I'm at a funeral. I know nothing is forever... still doesn't stop the pain.
Shops like this has been a dying breed for some time. Places like this is getting hard to find, let alone the people needed with the skill set to run them. My dad worked on those very type of machines for over 45 years. He too is gone now. Wish I knew what he had learned over that time...
it' sad, but you have people on RUclips that's trying to pass on the knowledge. Might want to try looking at tubalcain channel aka mrpete222 if you don't know much about machining.
He learned to check the same parts time after time, change tooling when dull, and keep that bar feeder full. As far as cluing you into what his job entailed, he could have done that within an hour. Not much of a skill set, but hey, it was what it was, put a roof over your head and food on the table, not to mention schooling.
It remains painful to see these shops n businesses shut down while corporate America wants Chinesium cheap labor. When I see this I pray for small companies like Channel-Lock plyers still surviving in Meadville, PA.
Boy, a walk down memory lane for sure. Those Acme Gridley's were used a lot In the place I first worked as a set-up and tool proving machinist after my discharge from the RCN. Canadian Arsenal Ltd., Longbranch, Ontario made firearms of many kinds. We even mfg'd barrels for the U.S. M-14's and later M-16's during the Vietnam war. There were a whole row of those A/G machines with women operators; some of whom started working there during WWII.
Oh yes, the good old days, my guess, those machines used sulfurized cutting oil, heated up, it produces a cloud like mist that coats your lungs, not to mention clings to skin and clothing of everyone that works in the immediate area. PS, by your job description, you were a glorified set-up man, not a real machinist, just saying.
Dude! We are of similar age and I understand what you have been going through and thanks for sharing! I happen to be a retired military pilot and I see all the aircraft I so appreciated and thrived in become obsolete! It happens! We do have our memories! Best of luck to you!
Our shitty government should be buying these machines for a strategic stockpile. And training our kids from age 6 to do mechanical things, not screw their brains on a "Smart" phone.
Lots of places like this in the UK gone the same way. I used to go round a good many of them doing insurance inspections on pressure systems. The difference between the ones that have gone and those that are left, are the ones still going rarely had a machine over 5 years old. The owners/managers spent money on new equipment and processes rather than on new cars and fancy offices, they certainly didn't stand still. That shop, nice though it might be, had stood still for too long, the newest CNC there wouldn't have been anywhere near my most succesful customers. One of them leased machines for 3 years and the next one was lined up ready for when the old one had had barely left the premises. If a machine didn't perform it was out of the door soon as to make way for one that did.
The hard cold facts are that computer controlled CNC have taken over and driven these shops obsolete. Still there is something beautiful about the old hands on ways of doing things. I will always do that in my small shop though.
This is awesome. This is why this country is what it is and the farther we get from these abilities the more precarious our position will get until we are completely at the mercy of nations that still make things.
This is heartbreaking... I apprenticed on War Production Board machines, starting in 1978. I currently program CNC machines, 2 through 5 axis, in the rotating equipment industry, steam and gas turbines and compression. It is so very sad to see what has happened to our manufacturing base here in the US. As the smaller machines shops began adopting CNC and became more efficient in the 80's I thought we were moving forward but I suppose it was too little or too late, or maybe both. A big part of the problem has been a lack of training for new machinists; I was the last apprentice at the company that trained me.
I spent the last two years of my career sending our plant to china. Not only are the machines gone from America but the skills to operate them are gone too. Why our elected leaders cant see this is beyond me. Wake up America It takes years to learn these skills.
When you’re the only one left, that was once a large company you can spend a lot of your time, just opening doors and turning on lights, and then spend a lot more time closing doors and shutting off the lights
I wish the acme's could have lasted long enough for youtube to get here and show people what amazing machines they are. Modern CNC machines still have a long ways to go before they are quite as fast as one of those all mechanical multi barrel beasts. (I'm looking at you index) So sad to see them fall out of market relevance due to so many depressing factors.
Pure production the acmes there, but they cannot hold the tolerances like a Cnc, also they could not set up those acmes as fast as a Cnc. How do I know, I worked 5 years there and put a mori seiki and a Nak in there. I started on brownies and work up to acmes saw the light and went to Cnc,
This is sad, but it underlines the need for management to adapt and find a way to survive in the modern manufacturing world. I'm a setup man for acme screw machines, my company makes most of their money off acmes and davenports. There are ways to stay relevant with old technology. I see some CNC machines in this video, so an attempt was made, just didn't quite make it. Very sad
Mill-Max, down on Long Island, is still using -a lot- of classic screw machines to crank out millions and millions of little metal pins and sockets for electrical connectors. Perhaps they might be interested in some of your machines?
We had a shop like this in our town now gone. They also had a hydraulic cylinder repair shop. I have a machine that had a leaky cylinder and the 2 old guys had it up and running in a day. Very old shop converted from line shafts. At the end it was 3 older gentlemen with a wealth of knowledge. They had it up for sale for a million dollars. Buildings, land, machines and accounts. I dont think anybody bought it
Always sad to see a machine shop closing down, but I can’t help but think there had been year’s of lack of investment. Old machines can certainly still have a place in the modern world but not on the scale they where relying them
Sad but inevitable, all products will be foreign made in a few years . Go to far with outsourcing and will regret it , national security will be at stake
It's just capitalism, and life. We can feel sorry, but in reality we would not be wanting to pay the extra cost to keep these old shops alive out of centimental reasons. It's all about the dollar
When I seen there was no one anywhere in this shop I was curious, IF this shop was still running ?? But, when I started to see the Auction tags I began to understand this shop is no more. I'm sure most of this equipment will be sold off as cheaply as possible. It's unfortunate to say. But, most of this equipment is just too old. Someone, somewhere will try to bring new life to some of the equipment. The rest will be sent to scrap. Such as sad ending to any business.
One look at the old outdated equipment, shows the family milked it over the years for all it was worth. Could have reopened as a museum, I'm guessing WWII was an opportunity to scrap their original line shaft equipment, otherwise..........
And then to the Honda Colorado here is his certificate not started in Wellington as well and then transferred to the big wrecking shops in Albuquerque New Mexico is certificate properly frame hangs in my shop today the apprentices learn from the skilled journeyman and master mechanics all about the Santa Claus one example is this massive locomotive called amount shown in Wellington in 1950 it is actually two steam engines working together the front engine uses low pressure speed exhausted from the back engine called compounding or double expansion talk about a bad beat
Acmes...daveports.. screw machines can still outrun a cnc ..only reason shops depart them one guys like me retiring two can't deduct them on taxes..but still parts per hr screw machines
All these machines will be bought up and moved to a third world country and ran for another one hundred years. Made some pick ups at star fasteners towards the end and thought places like this made this country. Good luck and enjoy a well deserved retirement.
Sorry genius you better listen to the video again it happened in Trump's time as he said slowing economy and then covid happened Trump was still president FDJT😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@plymouth-hl20ton37 it was Joe Biden's people that engineered and unleashed the Wu Flu on the world. They did it because it was their only play to stop Trump. They still got nothing to offer the American People.
Good morning sir, i would like to inform you that my name is Rajugeorgekutty, i have a manual machinist. and , can you please give me one Machinst chance,
I cant believe that a shop like this couldnt be brought back to making many more great parts. There has to be things to make thats needed . Really hard to see this. The country still needs items made here. MADE IN THE USA, Still means things we can trust to do the job not fall apart while hanging on a ladder or in an operating room . A sub under water and China crap breaks means death. We need this company reopened and people here working. Impeach this sob in office get a real American running our great nation. Contracts to use American made parts only.
Thanks for commenting! I agree that it is sad. But the truth of it is that the company did itself in. Management didn't keep up to date equipment and stopped acquiring new customers. Can't blame a president, or China. Few things can sustain themselves for more than 100 years.
@@SwarfcastPodcast the larger the company, the harder it is to change direction. Like a big ship trying to turn fast. so much overhead and wages. Those acme Gridley 6 spindle lathes are still fast by todays standards as the man said. The did have a cnc department , so it appears they were open minded to technology. Some times the work changes, and the companies this size are replaced with smaller more versatile ones. ( I have a small tool and die shop)
So many commenting 'so sad, so sorry (..) see this old company shut down. On the other hand they would not be willing as a customer to pay the extra cost for their products to keep them alive. It's just capitalsim
Stories like this are hard to watch, thanks for sharing.
I say dacrk for the light system not for the story but this story is best
I was halfway through the video when I realized this shop was closing down. What a amazing shop and sad to see it go.
Me too. Not until I saw the auction tags on the equipment.
I google the name and saw that it is closed . sad to see .
With the politics in usa between extremes destroying industry since kate 1970's i guess... usa will produce paper dollar and obese women untill no one wants dollar anymore, just look tp uk, it took 2/3 years to loose there power on finance in europe similar will happen to usa
What a great shop. So sorry to see it go.
You know, once machining gets in your blood, you never really leave it. After I retired, I picked up a Bridgeport and 15" Leblond, a surface grinder and hone. They keep me company and grounded to an important time in my life.
If, at the end of the day your hands smelled of coolant, you got a lot more than just machining into your blood, just saying.
brings back many memories for me , the company I worked for ran 20 plus acme 6 spindle machines and also had a cincinnatti centerline grinder
I designed and made tooling for screw machines for 40 years.Sad to see these type of companies shut down.
It's a tough trade competing with China. I'm 6 years into my machining career good money but tough competition.
If we go to war we can’t Even make our own shoelaces
@@Tnj8228 very true
@@Tnj8228 It is tough.I enjoyed the work,but in today's climate I am glad I retired
@@daleolson3506 well we can but there is not enough capacity to do on a large scale, and would take too long to build it back up if needed, even if the people were willing to do the jobs the pandemic has saw to that with its after effects, we cant even keep stuff in the stores, but on the other hand we do have many cutting edge things like 3d printing entire rocket bodies, or space travel, or material sciance, but we cant mass produce much anymore not for a reasonable price, and the inflation attack of the last year has made it even worse when it was already a thin margin.
we can do great batch stuff and small scale though, just not fast enough to do like we could the mechanical machines of ww2, stuff today is higher tech not as easy to produce, and dont take as many people so less need the skills to do for a dimminishing market.
I would love to work in a shop like that. Had a machine shop job when I was 18, I was happy like a little kid in a candy factory.
Thank you for sharing your story 👍👍
I worked there 5 years and brought them into the CNC era, when I was hired they had a Mori Sl3 with bar feed, I had them put a Nakamura Tome 10 and a Cl200 Mori, the guy who is talking now is Brian snow, Brian saw the vision for that place with CNC his brother Craig, not so much and was very cheap on buying good machinery, his brother only cared about his farm and never really cared about the machine shop, Brian also had a wood shop in the back that he created some beautiful wood working. I left after I put that Mori in. The reason they bought the Ganesh was they were extremely cheap
I love the heritage. when you are gone that will be a sad day. As your family helped build this country. I would like to thank you
I've been a machinist in South East New England for 50 years . Hard to believe. I have had a half a dozen friends work full time at F . C. Phillips for a career.
I saw the tags with numbers on them in the video.
Did they have an auction / are they planning on having an auction to sell all the machines ?
I would like to see those machines machining parts again, rather than being sold as scrap / pig iron.
Would they want to donate some equipment to schools / Industrial Arts museums / or start up machine shops ?
Very good, but very sad video.
Take care
Hi Keith, they had an auction. Our company Graff-Pinkert bought a few of the Acmes. I'm not sure if we have sold any of them yet.
Yes , sad to see some of the shops go ... I too a machinist , retired , graduated from Lynn Trade , graduated in 73
but in 50 years machinist , if they call them that , will be saying the same thing .... just like they said it 50 years ago
take care
Yes, I bought some machinery at the auction, and I've put it to work making parts, it was a really neat shop.
You can see this company hadn't gone with the times , it was still 1950 in the workshop, that's fine for a small operation not not for larger scale production
Gees this breaks my heart i have seen too many American manufacturers close up. As a hobby machinist with a few big machines and very little space these places look like heaven. Everytime i see another place pass into history im worried for our country.
Just remember there's most likely a shop starting up when one closes down.
Exactly for me too. Saddest video I watched in a very long time.
@@GeneralChangFromDanang Unfortunately, good chance it is in Pakistan or the like.
Well u guys i usa have been voting in reallly bad politicians .... this desindustrualization happening in usa is not happening in europe.
Disassembly of America !
I worked at Phillip Screw in the mid 80s
I remember working on the Brown and Sharpe
screw machine, Sorry to hear you had to close
down
Couldn't finish. I caught on early with the past tense... then I saw the first tag. Not even my shop and I feel like I'm at a funeral. I know nothing is forever... still doesn't stop the pain.
Shops like this has been a dying breed for some time. Places like this is getting hard to find, let alone the people needed with the skill set to run them. My dad worked on those very type of machines for over 45 years. He too is gone now. Wish I knew what he had learned over that time...
it' sad, but you have people on RUclips that's trying to pass on the knowledge. Might want to try looking at tubalcain channel aka mrpete222 if you don't know much about machining.
He learned to check the same parts time after time, change tooling when dull, and keep that bar feeder full. As far as cluing you into what his job entailed, he could have done that within an hour. Not much of a skill set, but hey, it was what it was, put a roof over your head and food on the table, not to mention schooling.
so sad to see this past glorie going down like this , good luck mr Phillips
It remains painful to see these shops n businesses shut down while corporate America wants Chinesium cheap labor. When I see this I pray for small companies like Channel-Lock plyers still surviving in Meadville, PA.
I hope to be long dead when Channel lock gets closed or sold to the heathen Chinese. Because that would kill me.
Boy, a walk down memory lane for sure. Those Acme Gridley's were used a lot In the place I first worked as a set-up and tool proving machinist after my discharge from the RCN. Canadian Arsenal Ltd., Longbranch, Ontario made firearms of many kinds. We even mfg'd barrels for the U.S. M-14's and later M-16's during the Vietnam war. There were a whole row of those A/G machines with women operators; some of whom started working there during WWII.
Oh yes, the good old days, my guess, those machines used sulfurized cutting oil, heated up, it produces a cloud like mist that coats your lungs, not to mention clings to skin and clothing of everyone that works in the immediate area.
PS, by your job description, you were a glorified set-up man, not a real machinist, just saying.
So sad to hear that this place has shut it’s doors. I used to deliver steel here at least twice a week. Great people who was working there.
How could we let this place close? What a America treasure.
So sad to see the direction our country is heading. So many great companies closing down.
But why you guys keep voting in really bad politicians for more them 40 years????
A fight that this country is loosing. More insidious than open warfare
Dude! We are of similar age and I understand what you have been going through and thanks for sharing! I happen to be a retired military pilot and I see all the aircraft I so appreciated and thrived in become obsolete! It happens! We do have our memories! Best of luck to you!
nice story thanks for sheer story
That all needs to be turned into a museum to show today's 'workers' what it was like. I think they would get quite a few visitors every day.
Our shitty government should be buying these machines for a strategic stockpile. And training our kids from age 6 to do mechanical things, not screw their brains on a "Smart" phone.
Lots of places like this in the UK gone the same way. I used to go round a good many of them doing insurance inspections on pressure systems. The difference between the ones that have gone and those that are left, are the ones still going rarely had a machine over 5 years old. The owners/managers spent money on new equipment and processes rather than on new cars and fancy offices, they certainly didn't stand still. That shop, nice though it might be, had stood still for too long, the newest CNC there wouldn't have been anywhere near my most succesful customers. One of them leased machines for 3 years and the next one was lined up ready for when the old one had had barely left the premises. If a machine didn't perform it was out of the door soon as to make way for one that did.
This popped up to prove my point. ruclips.net/video/BY2wSwwQRsM/видео.html
The hard cold facts are that computer controlled CNC have taken over and driven these shops obsolete. Still there is something beautiful about the old hands on ways of doing things. I will always do that in my small shop though.
I agree with your machine analogy, a lot of shops treated their workers the same way.
Uk is very similar sad story in term of industry...
@@renatomsgomes Yep, this what I saw doing my job in a load of places, mainly in the north of England.
A sad twist I did not expect starting the video. I wish you and all the employees whom lost there positions the best!
Sad to see a piece of American history go.
On the other hand you as a customer would not pay the extra cost compared to more modern US production and/or imports to keep them in business.
This is awesome. This is why this country is what it is and the farther we get from these abilities the more precarious our position will get until we are completely at the mercy of nations that still make things.
This is heartbreaking... I apprenticed on War Production Board machines, starting in 1978. I currently program CNC machines, 2 through 5 axis, in the rotating equipment industry, steam and gas turbines and compression. It is so very sad to see what has happened to our manufacturing base here in the US. As the smaller machines shops began adopting CNC and became more efficient in the 80's I thought we were moving forward but I suppose it was too little or too late, or maybe both. A big part of the problem has been a lack of training for new machinists; I was the last apprentice at the company that trained me.
sad to hear that...
Sad too see this happen 😔
I spent the last two years of my career sending our plant to china. Not only are the machines gone from America but the skills to operate them are gone too.
Why our elected leaders cant see this is beyond me. Wake up America It takes years to learn these skills.
When you’re the only one left, that was once a large company you can spend a lot of your time, just opening doors and turning on lights, and then spend a lot more time closing doors and shutting off the lights
I wish the acme's could have lasted long enough for youtube to get here and show people what amazing machines they are. Modern CNC machines still have a long ways to go before they are quite as fast as one of those all mechanical multi barrel beasts. (I'm looking at you index) So sad to see them fall out of market relevance due to so many depressing factors.
Pure production the acmes there, but they cannot hold the tolerances like a Cnc, also they could not set up those acmes as fast as a Cnc. How do I know, I worked 5 years there and put a mori seiki and a Nak in there. I started on brownies and work up to acmes saw the light and went to Cnc,
It pulls my heartstrings but if you don't grow and reinvent you're not going to keep up
This is sad, but it underlines the need for management to adapt and find a way to survive in the modern manufacturing world. I'm a setup man for acme screw machines, my company makes most of their money off acmes and davenports. There are ways to stay relevant with old technology. I see some CNC machines in this video, so an attempt was made, just didn't quite make it. Very sad
Mill-Max, down on Long Island, is still using -a lot- of classic screw machines to crank out millions and millions of little metal pins and sockets for electrical connectors. Perhaps they might be interested in some of your machines?
Would be nice to buy some of that equipment. Sad after 109 years to close out.
Sad that those wonderful machines and workers are no longer required in our new modern world where price override everything 😢
This is happening to old stores machine shops places of work all over the world and it is very sad
We had a shop like this in our town now gone. They also had a hydraulic cylinder repair shop. I have a machine that had a leaky cylinder and the 2 old guys had it up and running in a day. Very old shop converted from line shafts. At the end it was 3 older gentlemen with a wealth of knowledge. They had it up for sale for a million dollars. Buildings, land, machines and accounts. I dont think anybody bought it
Guess these old foxes couldn't find a museum willing to pay big bucks for old converted line shaft equipment?
@@deependz3231 Line shafts were gone. They updated but still no takers
Sad to hear this place with so much history shut down :(
Always sad to see a machine shop closing down, but I can’t help but think there had been year’s of lack of investment.
Old machines can certainly still have a place in the modern world but not on the scale they where relying them
I would say the work is still out there. Just no one to do it.
One day we will realize cell phones destroyed our society in spite of all the benefits.
No reinvestment no finding new customers
“This is ahhhhh Nishhhhh” CNC
Sad but inevitable, all products will be foreign made in a few years . Go to far with outsourcing and will regret it , national security will be at stake
We are at that point right now.
U guys should be ashamed of your politicians since late 1970 that the boat us sinking
Extremely sad to see the end of 100 year of a machine engineering workshop
Now all done in China CNC technology from the USA
I'm wondering if maybe they had a bad experience moving into the world of CNC. The Ganesh may not set the best example for modern machines.
A lot of good parts could still be made there. Sad. One of my first high school jobs was in a screw machine shop in Illinois in the early 70s.
So very sorry you are closing your doors
It's just capitalism, and life. We can feel sorry, but in reality we would not be wanting to pay the extra cost to keep these old shops alive out of centimental reasons. It's all about the dollar
I hate seeing that....American industry dying ...
When I seen there was no one anywhere in this shop I was curious, IF this shop was still running ??
But, when I started to see the Auction tags I began to understand this shop is no more.
I'm sure most of this equipment will be sold off as cheaply as possible.
It's unfortunate to say.
But, most of this equipment is just too old.
Someone, somewhere will try to bring new life to some of the equipment.
The rest will be sent to scrap.
Such as sad ending to any business.
How incredibly sad
Sad to see, but I understand
What state and town.
Stoughton Massachusetts
This mans health is failing can hear it in his voice
Sad!
One look at the old outdated equipment, shows the family milked it over the years for all it was worth. Could have reopened as a museum, I'm guessing WWII was an opportunity to scrap their original line shaft equipment, otherwise..........
The light is dark to see the video thanks
It's an old dark,closed factory. It's a dark story in all. Find some 'brighter' videos and stories
And then to the Honda Colorado here is his certificate not started in Wellington as well and then transferred to the big wrecking shops in Albuquerque New Mexico is certificate properly frame hangs in my shop today the apprentices learn from the skilled journeyman and master mechanics all about the Santa Claus one example is this massive locomotive called amount shown in Wellington in 1950 it is actually two steam engines working together the front engine uses low pressure speed exhausted from the back engine called compounding or double expansion talk about a bad beat
Very, very sad. America is failing not because of businesses, but because of poor incompetent government decisions.
Acmes...daveports.. screw machines can still outrun a cnc ..only reason shops depart them one guys like me retiring two can't deduct them on taxes..but still parts per hr screw machines
Same in the UK, most of it gone now unfortunately. The sad fact is, China makes it all now and its not crap either !. Way of the world now....
All these machines will be bought up and moved to a third world country and ran for another one hundred years. Made some pick ups at star fasteners towards the end and thought places like this made this country. Good luck and enjoy a well deserved retirement.
....Thank you Joe Biden? FJB !!!!
Sorry genius you better listen to the video again it happened in Trump's time as he said slowing economy and then covid happened Trump was still president FDJT😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@plymouth-hl20ton37 it was Joe Biden's people that engineered and unleashed the Wu Flu on the world. They did it because it was their only play to stop Trump. They still got nothing to offer the American People.
@@1pcfred I see you're one of them lunatic conspiracy theorist nuts good luck with that in the next two years
Good morning sir, i would like to inform you that my name is Rajugeorgekutty, i have a manual machinist. and , can you please give me one Machinst chance,
I cant believe that a shop like this couldnt be brought back to making many more great parts. There has to be things to make thats needed . Really hard to see this.
The country still needs items made here. MADE IN THE USA, Still means things we can trust to do the job not fall apart while hanging on a ladder or in an operating room . A sub under water and China crap breaks means death. We need this company reopened and people here working. Impeach this sob in office get a real American running our great nation. Contracts to use American made parts only.
Thanks for commenting! I agree that it is sad. But the truth of it is that the company did itself in. Management didn't keep up to date equipment and stopped acquiring new customers. Can't blame a president, or China. Few things can sustain themselves for more than 100 years.
@@SwarfcastPodcast well said.
@@SwarfcastPodcast the larger the company, the harder it is to change direction. Like a big ship trying to turn fast. so much overhead and wages. Those acme Gridley 6 spindle lathes are still fast by todays standards as the man said. The did have a cnc department , so it appears they were open minded to technology. Some times the work changes, and the companies this size are replaced with smaller more versatile ones. ( I have a small tool and die shop)
@@SwarfcastPodcast true bad management will be the down fall for any company.
So many commenting 'so sad, so sorry (..) see this old company shut down. On the other hand they would not be willing as a customer to pay the extra cost for their products to keep them alive. It's just capitalsim
So sad to see a great machine shop close its door
For anyone interested in the equipment being auctioned:
www.josephfinn.com/auctions/f-c-phillips/