The WOODWEB Update - #123 - 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: => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Solid Wood Machining Forum Technical Advisor (Dave Rankin shares his experience) => Fastcap Flipbolt finalist for Challenger's Award (IWF Industry News highlights) => Woodworkers Directory (Receive free Request for Quotes) => DUPLA-28 Automatic Guillotine 1/2 price From Fezer (Industry Sales and Special Offers: great deal) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights When it comes to kitchen cutouts, should appliances have a little room to move? Builders and installers pipe up on the topic, some demanding a tight fit, others demanding tolerance. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Appliance_Cutouts.html Here's another article about putting the squeeze on, this time concerning door panels. When a new supplier sends out doors with a little too much room around the panels, the buyer wonders if this is as acceptable in the industry as the supplier claims. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Door_Panel_Tolerances.html Do you have enough breath in your booth? Proper fan sizing in your finish area is extremely important. Learn more: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Exhaust_Fan_Size_for_Spray_Booth.html CNC code - is each programmer's method determined by personal preferences? This piece delves into the subject, exploring how a handful of pros create their code. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/How_do_you_do_it.html Butt joint, dado, rabbett... These attachment methods, and more, are covered in this overview of frameless cabinet fastening. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Frameless_Cabinet_Fastening.html Is the guy next door really the one to handle your CNC machining? In this case, the answer may be ''no''. The accuracy of routing from PDFs, as well as the use of tap files, is our focus: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/CNC_Routing_From_PDF.html ================================================= => Solid Wood Machining Forum Technical Advisor Dave Rankin is President of Moulder Services, Inc., a company he formed in 1986 to provide operator training and repair for all types of moulders and profile grinders. He is also the current Director of Technical Education for the Grinderman's Association, a non-profit group he founded in 1997 to promote education and training of moulder and grinder operators, and is the editor of their publication, ''The Profiler.'' Visit the Solid Wood Machining Forum: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Fastcap Flipbolt finalist for Challenger's Award http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=358903 Think you missed out on IWF? Read extensive press announcements on products unveiled, awards bestowed and more at WOODWEB's Industry News: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl ================================================= => Woodworkers Directory The Woodworkers Directory is getting better all the time. As a member of this free listing service for woodworking companies, you receive Requests for Quotes (RFQ's) from potential clients seeking professional help. You'll get targeted RFQ's that match the work you do. If you're not a member of the Woodworkers Directory, what are you waiting for? To create your FREE listing, visit: http://www.woodindustry.com ================================================= 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. ================================================= => DUPLA-28 Automatic Guillotine 1/2 Price From Fezer This double knife guillotine has an infeed conveyor, automatic glue application and fanning conveyor. Get the details on a great deal at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=358889 ================================================= => Hot Threads Calling all project managers: this one's for you. A recently sparked discussion is flaring up at the Business Forum. Now's your chance to share experiences and learn the details of how other project managers manage their projects. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=357545 Is this tool grinder's style getting stale? He's been grinding the same way for six years, and wonders what part of his method is to blame for fuzz, chatter and tear-out. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=357033 Illustrations abound in this thread on concealing the cleats in wall-hung cabinets. Do you agree with the others on how to hang? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=356819 If only the solution to this CAD question were a snap... Forcing AutoCAD to snap to the outermost tangent of an arc - can you help? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cad.pl?read=358154 Do you have a preferred material for bleeder board for nesting parts? This thread at the CNC Forum discusses different products and the tooling best suited to them. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=358026 ================================================= 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/ |