by Pat & Mike | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog
Today is one of those days. Nothing seems to be going right. Grumpy is the new happy. Need inspiration? Take a break! Our business life seems to be feast or famine. Lately, it seems to be feast. All work and no play makes for unhappy campers. And, we’re...
by Pat & Mike | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Custom Metal Work
We have written blog posts before about creating and shipping large items at Sunriver Metal Works. Today’s blog is about a custom order where we really had to work to keep costs down. Today we shipped our largest package yet. At 45″ wide x 70″ long...
by Pat & Mike | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog, Nature
Sunriver Metal Works Mini Vacations – they’re a good thing! Last year, we didn’t take enough of them. We kept getting busier, and let the business take over our lives. We’re trying to change things this year. Last week we took a mini vacation...
by Pat & Mike | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
When we first started this business, we had a steep learning curve. On everything! But with time and education, DIY SEO became second nature. Mike had to learn about the CNC plasma machine we purchased from ArcLight Dynamics, steel, grinding techniques, patinas, and...
by Pat & Mike | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
It’s a crap shoot when you do overseas shipping. You package everything so it will survive a long journey. There are periods of time when you can’t tell where the package is at. We’ve only sent two items to Europe. Our most recent one went from...
