Hey guys, lately I've been mulling over the idea of buying a used CMM and doing contract inspection on the side. I'm still a little green under the gills (only been programming about two years) so its a fairly tentative plan with no time frame yet, but just as an idea I figured I'd look into it a bit more. Anyone on here have any sort of experience doing this sort of thing? Obviously I'd get whatever certifications I'd need as well (ISO, etc.) but I'm trying to think of any unforeseen issues that might arise or how well I could find customers. Any thoughts? Thanks!
As Josh and others pointed out above, contacts are very important.
Even more than that, trust.
If you start out on the off-line programming only road, you still need that trust.
That takes time to develop.
Think about it. Even if someone sent you a free program, how eager would you be to try to run it? You would probably only try it out if you were desperate and had no alternative, but barring that, it's unlikely you would go through the effort of testing an unknown.
As Josh and others pointed out above, contacts are very important.
Even more than that, trust.
If you start out on the off-line programming only road, you still need that trust.
That takes time to develop.
Think about it. Even if someone sent you a free program, how eager would you be to try to run it? You would probably only try it out if you were desperate and had no alternative, but barring that, it's unlikely you would go through the effort of testing an unknown.
