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No registration required. www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Lumber Resources (WOODWEB's got you covered) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Industry Sales and Special Offers (Low prices on table saw blades) => Finishing Forum Technical Advisor (Bob Niemeyer lends professional input) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Industry News (Binks introduces Manifold Automatic Gun) ================================================= => Lumber Resources Don't forget - when it comes to lumber, WOODWEB's got you covered with: - Lumber: For Sale http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/lumber.pl - Lumber: Wanted to Buy http://www.woodweb.com/Forums/FMLumberWTB.html - Lumber Gram (daily notifications of lumber listings) http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSLumberGram.html - Lumber Buying Guide (Hardwood lumber pricing) http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSLumberBuyingGuide.html - Lumber and Timber Calculators http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSCalculators.html ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights Here is a terrible case of crown moulding gone wrong. The general contractor on the job is making accusations - he says the moulding arrived onsite with a high moisture content, which made for dramatic shrinkage and unsightly gaps at the joints. But the millwork company insists their product was adequately dried... Who is at fault in this expensive disaster? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Crown_Moulding_ExpansionContraction_Problem.html Shouldn't lumber dimensions be straightforward? Cut and dried? You might be surprised at the subtleties involved when sawing logs for specific measurements. Read on... http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Thickness_of_Rough_Lumber.html It's the battle of the synthetics in solid surface fabrication. This article discusses the pros and cons of polyester and acrylic. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Polyester_vs_Acrylic_Fabrication.html What factors go into choosing names for your CAD layers? Simplicity, organization and fast navigation are a few. Learn more... http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Layer_Names_and_Line_Defaults.html When applying a strip of laminate to a counter edge, how can the strip be kept firmly in place without clamping? Learn about some easy techniques for achieving a secure bond. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Radius_Corners_on_HPL_Counters.html The rumor is that CAD parametrics can help simplify change orders... but is this really so? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Parametric_Drawings.html ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by WoodBids.com: Come see WoodBids.com, the premiere auction based website for woodworking machinery. Designed specifically for ease of use for both buyer and seller. Check us out today! WWW.WOODBIDS.COM - provided by Schmidt Industrial Services, Inc. ================================================= => Industry Sales and Special Offers ETS introduces 10'' saw blades at special prices. Read the details: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=347525 ================================================= => Finishing Forum Technical Advisor Bob Niemeyer is a Technical Representative with over 23 years experience as a job estimator, lead finisher, manager and trainer of personnel. Most recently, Bob has been hired to teach wood finishing courses at Madison Area Technical College (MATC). He also works for ICA-North America as the North American Technical Support representative. Bob currently also owns and operates a furniture touch-up business in the Madison, Wisconsin area. Visit the Finishing Forum at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by Accurate Technology: Check out Accurate Technology Commercial ON LINE sales at http://www.proscale.com/sale.htm, and Clearance/Close-Out specials at http://www.proscale.com/clearance/clearance.htm on ProScale Digital measuring system products. Exciting new Consumer products can be found at www.digi-kit.com. ================================================= => Hot Threads Inspired ideas on decorative crown moulding are sought at the Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum. How can this vaulted ceiling be set off in style? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=346772 When it comes to contact adhesive application, do you recommend spraying or warn against it? This thread debates the merits of spray-on and roll-on contact adhesive, and presents tricky techniques a few pros have discovered along the way. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=347065 A quality wash coat is the hot topic at the Finishing Forum. Share the method you swear by for spraying in your shop: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=346195 Check out the whoppers in this thread at the Sawing and Drying Forum, and post a response describing the tools and techniques you use to rip your most massive sawlogs. If you have any photos of large logs, be sure to include them. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=346840 ================================================= => Industry News Binks announces a new Manifold Automatic Gun for fine finish, ideally suited for multi-gun finishing equipment in high-production environments. 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