Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 22,095	$ 21,986	$ 62,005	$ 57,975
Cost of goods sold	16,200	19,274	53,612	54,314
Gross profit	5,895	2,712	8,393	3,661
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,635	2,565	7,826	8,487
Loss on disposal of operating assets	0	0	0	4
Operating profit (loss)	3,260	147	567	(4,830)
Interest expense, net	391	905	1,289	2,065
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain), net	5	(1)	4	0
Other (income) expense, net	(479)	160	(404)	313
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense	3,343	(917)	(322)	(7,208)
Income tax expense	41	0	120	11
Income (loss) from continuing operations	3,302	(917)	(442)	(7,219)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	106	989	142	2,279
Net income (loss)	$ 3,408	$ 72	$ (300)	$ (4,940)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ (0.16)	$ (0.07)	$ (1.20)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.54	(0.16)	(0.07)	(1.20)
Basic income earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	0.17	0.02	0.38
Diluted income earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	0.17	0.02	0.38
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	0.56	0.01	(0.05)	(0.82)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.01	$ (0.05)	$ (0.82)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding basic (in shares)	6,068	6,009	6,050	5,991
Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted) (in shares)	6,138	6,105	6,050	5,991