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Nick Martin
Barnes MetalCrafters
2121 Industrial Park Drive SE
Wilson, NC, 27893
252-291-0925
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- From The Fabricator
Fabricating an ingenious birdhouse holder
- By Nick Martin
- May 31, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
Nick Martin makes a dent in his summer to-do list by fabricating a metal birdhouse holder.
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- From The Fabricator
Finding the passion for Ford Broncos in the desert
- By Nick Martin
- Apr 1, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As a maker of aftermarket parts for the Ford Bronco, Nick Martin attends a lot of events. His visit to United By Bronco in Utah proved to be very memorable.
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- From The Fabricator
Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes on the shop floor
- By Nick Martin
- Feb 25, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Whether you’re an engineer, a marketing specialist, or the boss, stepping into a co-worker’s job can lead to eye-opening discoveries in any metalworking facility.
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- From The Fabricator
Unexpected adventures in auto parts testing
- By Nick Martin
- Dec 22, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Mountains2Metal shares how he tested a skid plate on his Bronco in a dramatic fashion he never saw coming.
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- From The Fabricator
Use slowdown time to organize your job shop
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 30, 2023
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
Job shop manager Nick Martin is using downtown at Barnes MetalCrafters to organize parts and clean up for improved productivity.
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- From The Fabricator
Taking online content creation to the next level for aftermarket business
- By Nick Martin
- Sep 28, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Mountains2Metal and Barnes Metalcrafters shares how he’s upping his social media game with new equipment for creating online content.
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- From The Fabricator
Fabricating stainless kitchen countertops for a 200-year-old house
- By Nick Martin
- Aug 7, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Barnes MetalCrafters had some unique fit-up challenges when fabricating stainless kitchen countertops for a 200-year-old house.
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- From The Fabricator
The ups and downs of organizing a Ford Bronco and aftermarket parts event
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 22, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
North Carolina-based Barnes MetalCrafters manager Nick Martin describes what it took for him and his Mountains2Metal team to organize and put on an event for Ford Bronco enthusiasts.
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- From The Fabricator
Slinging fabricated aftermarket parts at Bronco Super Celebration (East)
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 9, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Nick Martin took his side business, Mountains2Metal, on the road to Bronco Super Celebration (East). What he found was a Bronco community craving quality American-fabricated aftermarket parts, and not cheap parts from Amazon.
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- From The Fabricator
Celebrating 100 days of school with a metal fabrication project
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 21, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters helped his daughter celebrate the 100th day of school by using a laser cutter and etcher to make more than 100 necklace medallions for her and her classmates.
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- From The Fabricator
Balancing act: Handling due dates for new babies and job shop responsibilities
- By Nick Martin
- Dec 28, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Barnes Metalcrafters’ manager and father Nick Martin explains the delicate balancing act of due dates in the job shop and responsibilities at home with the arrival of a new baby.
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- From The Fabricator
Taking a trailer from blank slate to fully customized
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 19, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In an effort to take a small aftermarket parts business to the next level, Nick Martin discusses how he and the Mountains2Metal crew fully customized and fabricated a trailer for the Overland Expo and other tradeshows.
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- From The Fabricator
Next step for a growing aftermarket parts business: Exhibit at a Ford Bronco expo
- By Nick Martin
- Oct 7, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Job shop manager Nick Martin describes how he’s taking the next step to growing his aftermarket parts side business by exhibiting at a Ford Bronco expo.
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- From The Fabricator
The pains of routine machine maintenance in a job shop
- By Nick Martin
- Aug 22, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Barnes MetalCrafters manager Nick Martin ruminates about the pains of routine machine maintenance in a job shop, and recalls one particular Monday where one problem after another kept popping up.
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- From The Fabricator
The challenges of taking a new product to market
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 8, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Nick Martin discusses the challenges of taking a new product to market with his aftermarket auto accessories side business.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 06/11/2024
- Running Time:
- 61:23
Jeff Cupples, the president of Jackson, Tenn.-based Cupples J&J Company, discusses his experience with laser cutting machines and...
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