will saw repair make me money ?

[NI Tree]

unforantly tools are not cheep they just get dearer and smaller

i need to speed £200 on engineeners tools to fix a diff so sent it to the honda dealer they tryed to fix it to do they still not fixed so i am going to phone to honda

the problem is people are parts fiters half the time

Edited January 20, 2013 by NI Tree

[GardenKit]

Sure, there is money in repairing and selling saws, but is it viable as a main source of income?..... No. If you want to earn only £500 per week you need at least fully service 2 saws every day. Repairs take longer. So thats 10 saws a week and you only scratch a living. It will take years and an excellent reputation to get that much saw business. And this is assuming you have premises and tools already.

I have put this very simply, so no arguments please.

 

Could it provide pocket money?......Yes.

[GardenKit]

My dealer does not have masses of equipment, what he has you can't buy, thats 40+ years of experience.

 

£100 for a tool sounds pretty cheap really, most of us will spend that on fuel each week.

He probably has a load more tools than you know about, collected over 40 years.

 

But every trade has its tools to do the job, I have my service and testing tools, you have your saws and chippers. They all cost.

 

My account is the lucky one, he earns more than me and just has a pencil!

[Eddy_t]

As I said, a high turn over of work to make it viable, I didn't even think of tools! How much of your money you made back on your tools rich? Half yet?

[spudulike]

On the tools side - I started with the tools I used on years of car maintenance and when I ran a few motorbikes but to be honest, they were generally a bit large and not suitable- mostly 1/2" drives.

 

You then expand the set to smaller 3/8 and 1/4 inch - then T bars are a bit better than larger wrenches, then you try to fit a Husky fuel line so long nose pliers are purchased, the compression gauge arrives, pressure, vac tester then the tach and carb pop off tester. Removing seals can be a pain so you buy one of these along with wire cutters, a range of pliers - the Torx 27 bits in an array of types, a range of scwrenches, verniers etc.

 

Then you do your first crankshaft so a decent bench vice, G clamp, pullers for the flywheel, splitters for the cases and a set of bearing pullers.

 

A bench chain sharpner and files are always good, a selection of mallets - Oh and crimp connectors, some decent epoxy, superglue, a selection of gasket paper, copper slip, HT grease, gasket sealent - the Ultrasonic cleaner, a dremmel, a small drill, and a cuddly toy - not many tools at all really.......really!!!

 

Do you need all these tools - not really but the repairs you do may not be as thorough or done as well or as fast - a good toolset grows organically as obstacles are met and overcome - many purchases are simply out of necessity others are to perform a more thorough job!

 

Rich.....Barries £100 tool was a spark tester, I have a spark plug with the electrode bent away from the central electrode, he has a business to run and can see why he has this, I can get to where I need to be with my spark plug:thumbup:

 

Oh, just thought - soldering iron, multimeter, laser thermal gun, hot glue gun....oh someone please stop me....and safety specs and have probably left off 50% of my tools:lol:

[Eddy_t]

and a cuddly toy

 

What? I need a cuddly toy in my workshop? any cuddly toy or something specific?

[Rich2484]

Eddy I don't think I have made the money back from tools yet. It's one of those things that never ends really. Some break so pay for new ones. And others just build up.

 

Spud you just reminded me of the spark tester. It wasn't that one, its the one in gardenkit avatar.

 

So there is even more spend.

[spudulike]

Eddy I don't think I have made the money back from tools yet. It's one of those things that never ends really. Some break so pay for new ones. And others just build up.

 

Spud you just reminded me of the spark tester. It wasn't that one, its the one in gardenkit avatar.

 

So there is even more spend.

 

Looks like a multimeter and one of those fancy leakdown testers for Stihl four mix engines - I never realised how many tools I have actually amassed until I started listing them and that isn't including the general building kit I have as well - funny old thing..life:lol:

[easy-lift guy]

I agree with GardenKit on this one. I believe brick and mortar businesses will have obvious advantages and while one has time additional work on the side is helpful as well.

I would suggest a different approach all together if feasible consider a mobile repair service. This would be an on call business and a decent truck with everything needed to keep up with service calls would be a must. Of course since your already working on generators of various sizes I guess you offer pick up and delivery services, or perhaps you should?. Yes you would have to charge more and if the customer can get his kit fixed far sooner than later while not loosing Time, I say go for it. You won't know until you do!

easy-lift guy

[Rich2484]

Looks like a multimeter and one of those fancy leakdown testers for Stihl four mix engines - I never realised how many tools I have actually amassed until I started listing them and that isn't including the general building kit I have as well - funny old thing..life:lol:

 

I actually need to dig through my garden shed. Gawd knows how many tools are buried in there.......

 

I'm just scared to. It wold take me a week just to get through the clutter.