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Nick Martin
Barnes MetalCrafters
2121 Industrial Park Drive SE
Wilson, NC, 27893
252-291-0925
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- From The Fabricator
Warning signs that a job shop employee is about to quit without notice
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 10, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of the North Carolina-based job shop Barnes MetalCrafters gives an honest assessment on how to spot an unhappy metal fabrication employee or one who is on the verge of quitting.
- From The Fabricator
Designing and fabricating a wet bar countertop out of brass
- By Nick Martin
- Apr 19, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Barnes MetalCrafters details how he and his job shop designed and fabricated a wet bar countertop made of a material they rarely use: brass.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 03/05/2024
- Running Time:
- 65:35
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