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More from Nick Martin
- 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.
- From The Fabricator
Using social media to grow a side business focused on automotive aftermarket parts
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 11, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
For many small job shops, there aren’t enough hours in the day for marketing on social media. But Nick Martin of Barnes Metalcrafters explains how they are using it to push for more exposure for its side business fabricating aftermarket parts for the new Ford Bronco.
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabricator’s love of the Ford Bronco
- By Nick Martin
- Dec 4, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A love of the Ford Bronco led Nick Martin of North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters to not only chase a lifelong passion of owning different generations of the classic truck, but also to start a side business focused on fabricating aftermarket parts.
- From The Fabricator
Company T-shirts can unify a metal fabrication business
- By Nick Martin
- Oct 23, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In a metal fabrication shop, workers come and go. Unfortunately, so do the company branded T-shirts they are given. Nick Martin of North Carolina-based Barnes MetalCrafters writes how T-shirts with a company logo should be earned.
- From The Fabricator
Looking back at FABTECH 2021 from a job shop’s perspective
- By Nick Martin
- Oct 7, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters looks back at his time at FABTECH 2021. His biggest takeaway? The growing prevalence of machine manufacturers simplifying processes through advanced automation.
- From The Fabricator
Getting back to my roots and dirty hands on the metal fab shop floor
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 24, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
When North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters recently experienced some sudden worker turnover, manager Nick Martin went from spending 10% of his week on the shop floor to 90%. He writes how he enjoyed getting back to his metal fabrication roots and dirty hands.
- From The Fabricator
How surging material costs have impacted one fab shop
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 19, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Surging steel and aluminum prices have created workflow bottlenecks all across the metal fabrication industry. Nick Martin of North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters explains how historically high material costs have particularly effected his shop.
- From The Fabricator
Growing with flexibility in a modern metal fabrication job shop
- By Nick Martin
- May 22, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
For many small and midsized metal fabrication job shops, the key to growth is the willingness to be flexible. In his latest blog, Nick Martin of North Carolina shop Barnes MetalCrafters writes that if opportunity knocks, shops better be ready to answer.
- From The Fabricator
Experienced workers are a job shop’s most valuable asset
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 22, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Don’t underestimate the importance of a skilled worker to a metal fabrication shop, writes Nick Martin of North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters. “If an experienced person comes around, don’t hesitate. Hire them, pay them well, and treat them well,” he says.
- From The Fabricator
Dealing with rejection in a metal fabricating job shop
- By Nick Martin
- Feb 20, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of North Carolina-based Barnes MetalCrafters opens up about how his job shop handled customers rejecting orders after some major oversight led to some bad parts.
- From The Fabricator
How neighboring metal fabrication shops can be assets to each other
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 28, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
When a new metal fabrication operation opens up next to North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters, manager Nick Martin quickly discovers how they can be assets to each other instead of competitors.
- From The Fabricator
Managing the “COVID Crazies” in metal fabrication
- By Nick Martin
- Oct 25, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters has been handling what Manager Nick Martin calls the “COVID Crazies” better than expected. The shop saw an uptick in stainless steel projects to keep busy.
- From The Fabricator
Welding robot saves the day
- By Nick Martin
- Sep 26, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters doesn’t often need to use its welding robot. But when a project, no matter how few and far between, calls for repetitive welds, the automated process can be a lifesaver for the small metal fabrication business.
- From The Fabricator
Sign of the times: Fabricating fresh signage during a pandemic
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 24, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented some new project opportunities for Barnes MetalCrafters. Nick Martin writes how the North Carolina metal fabricator got into the sign game for its new shop and two local breweries.
- From The Fabricator
Getting back to making things in the U.S.
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 28, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
With manufacturing supply chains getting knocked out of whack due to the global COVID-19 crisis, Nick Martin of Barnes Metalcrafters writes that it might be time for U.S. manufacturers to focus on making better products domestically.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
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