The WOODWEB Update - #120 - To un-subscribe, or to change your address, follow the instructions at the end of this message. WOODWEB, The Information Resource for the Woodworking Industry, is FREE to all users. Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... No registration required. www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Visit WOODWEB at IWF (We'll be in booth #B330) => Industry News (Challengers Award finalists selected) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Updated Lumber Buying Guide (Current pricing for the US) => Industry Sales and Special Offers (Festool announces 10-15% savings for customers) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => Visit WOODWEB at IWF WOODWEB will be on hand at IWF, hosting booth #B330 from August 26 - 29. It's a great opportunity to meet the WOODWEB staff, learn more about our site, and offer your suggestions or comments. For IWF attendance information, click here: http://www.woodweb.com/TradeshowDirectory/TDIwf.html ================================================= => Industry News The finalists of the internationally recognized Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award®, which recognizes innovative technology, have been selected. Winners will be announced at IWF. To learn which companies will be in the final round, visit: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=353002 ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by Great American Group: Major Public Auction Columbia Showcase & Cabinet Company Modern CNC Showcase & Cabinet Manufacturing Facility Thursday, July 29, 11:00 AM 11034 Sherman Way, Sun Valley, CA Featuring 2001 CMS CNC Machining Center ‘91 Euromac Automatic Panel Saw Challoner Double End Tenoner & More. http://www.greatamerican.com 818-884-3737 ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights The efficiency with which you write code for your CNC machine can affect the size of your program... Can you keep weight down by creating code that will repeat itself at a different xy location? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/G_Code_Trick.html Cleaning stubbornly stuck (and very crusty) glue out of an edgebander can be a daunting task. This article includes details and step-by-step photos on how owners have emptied out their equipment. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Cleaning_glue_out_of_edgebander.html Scribner - International - Doyle... When loggers and log buyers demand their numbers in different log volume scales, how do you come up with the calculations to satisfy everyone? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Converting_log_volume_scales.html This article troubleshoots wrinkling conversion varnish. Why is the conversion varnish only acting up with dark-colored stains, and not light ones? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Wrinkling_Conversion_Varnish.html Professor Gene Wengert has been with WOODWEB since the beginning, placing a priority on education for woodworkers. Gene has contributed to hundreds of our Knowledge Base entries, and answers questions daily at our Sawing and Drying Forum. Hat's off to one of the most knowledgeable experts in his field. Our collection of Wood Doctor articles can be viewed at: http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/WDKBWoodDoctor.html ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Updated Lumber Buying Guide Check here for current hardwood lumber pricing for the Western, Midwest, and Eastern distribution markets: http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSLumberBuyingGuide.html ================================================= => Industry Sales and Special Offers Customers of Festool can now design their own packages 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and receive 10 or 15% off the price of the tools. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=353217 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Hot Threads What do you think - can cabinet refacing be a lucrative route in the world of woodworking? This thread at the Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum discusses the possibilities of a surprisingly popular business. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=350678 A question recently posted at the Cabinetmaking Forum requests advice on more efficient production of fluted pilasters. Tips are rolling in, along with some great photos of an ingenious fluting jig. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=350878 A forum participant is having trouble with coped cabinet doors. Is a sled the answer? Sleds, plus other tools and techniques, are the hot topic right here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=350542 Calling all math whizzes: your presence is requested at the Architectural Woodworking Forum. A formula is needed for this particularly twisted scenario involving helical stair parts. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=351038 ================================================= Find out how to promote your company on the Web. If you're a supplier to the wood industry, visit WOODWEB's Media Kit: http://www.woodweb.com/MediaKit/MKindex.html If you're a woodworking professional, visit the Woodworkers Directory: http://www.woodindustry.com/ The WOODWEB Update is Copyright (c) WOODWEB, Inc. 2004 http://www.woodweb.com/ |