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Personal experiences play a big
part in one's character, good or bad.
Life experiences may cause someone
either to give up or strive for excellence
and perfection. Parents, mentors
and instructors often help shape an
individual's success. Still, the fabricator
must have a vested interest.
We've heard the cliché " It's all in the
details. " While that statement is almost
always true, I believe there is a deeper
meaning to it. The details begin with
the heart. Do you build canvas for
the short-term, say three to five years,
or do you want it to last far beyond
expectations? Do you spend an hour or
two in consultation with the customer
so that every concern, desire and
expectation that can be met is met? Do
you under-promise and over-deliver?
Approaching your next project with
a mindset of caring for the person who
ultimately writes the check will greatly
change the way you fabricate.
Stand-out fabrication techniques
If your shop takes in general repairs,
you've already seen everything from
pure garbage to fabrication excellence.
Often, when a customer comes to
retrieve the finished repair, I'll ask
who the original canvas maker was. I
don't want to recommend someone
who cuts corners, uses inferior
products, or apparently didn't care
enough about their work to do it well.
Once upon a time, a local fabricator
near us used a cheap brand of thread
that lasted about two seasons before it
began rotting away. When I asked him
why he uses that thread, he said that
it was his " future work " because his
customers will have to pay again to get
things re-stitched. That is not a good
business model when your competitors
are using a lifetime thread that never
needs replacing. Worse, it shows that
his craftsmanship didn't come from a
place of caring about his customers.
Function doesn't need to be boring. Adding some style to projects, as with this Cat 30,
raises the bar to excellence.
Pre-bending corner pieces of track
provides a cleaner and more symmetrical
finish to your track system.
One-piece keder welt provides a better
shape and seal for your track systems.
When possible, make track and keder
all one piece on your projects.
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