The WOODWEB Update - #129 - 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 ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Search by Machinery Category or Manufacturer (Find what you're looking for, fast) => Who Let the Dogs Out? (Find them to enter our biggest contest ever) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Häfele Co-sponsors Furniture Design Scholarship Contest (Company continues their support of education in the field) => Integra Tooling Sale Ends Nov. 30 (Get great deals on bits before it's too late) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Are You Using the Web's Potential to Promote Your Company? (Join the Woodworkers Directory for free to find customers online) ================================================= => Search by Machinery Category or Manufacturer Our Machinery Exchange is getting bigger and better all the time. Now we've made it easier for you to find what you're looking for, fast. Try out our new search capabilities today - choose by machinery category or manufacturer. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/machinery.pl ================================================= => Who Let the Dogs Out? All the WOODWEB staffer's dogs are on the loose, and we're hoping you can find them before the dogcatcher does. If you do, you'll be able to enter our biggest contest ever - awarding over $9000 in prizes. Yes - in honor of WOODWEB's 10th birthday, our advertisers have generously agreed to offer some amazing prizes over the next six weeks, including tools, machines, and software. To learn more about the prizes, and how you can find our dogs and become eligible to win, check out: http://www.woodweb.com/contest.html The companies offering prizes are: Digi-Kit, FESTOOL, Finish Systems, GUHDO, HOFFMAN, INTEGRA, KCDw, MIKRON, and Veneer Systems ================================================= 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. ================================================= Knowledge Base Highlights Here's a very revealing article on the topic of concealing cleats in cabinets... Impressive digital images serve to illustrate the favorite methods of a few fine cabinetmakers. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Concealing_Cleats_in_Cabinets.html If you haven't already encountered Six Sigma, it may not be long before you do... This system for improving business processes is showing up more and more in the woodworking world. When a client demands profit information that makes you uneasy - all in the name of Six Sigma - whose best interests do they really have in mind? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Six_Sigma_Strikes.html For more information and opinion on Six Sigma, read on: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Six_Sigma_Observations.html So you've narrowed your choice of finish systems down to HVLP... But where do you go from here? This article offers a little help on selecting the best-suited sprayer for your operation: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Choosing_an_HVLP_System.html The pressure is on: a large quantity of stable, solid wood parts are needed, but the person responsible for production has next to no lead time or storage space. The dollar sticker on this job is high, and the parts must be made with precision. Is this guy helpless... or is there still hope? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Producing_Stable_Part_Stock.html You may find yourself humming along as you read this piece entitled ''Tiny Bubbles.'' But contrary to the mood of the song you may remember, these bubbles are no cause for celebration. Distress - instead - is the emotion attached to the flaws in this finish. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Tiny_Bubbles.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. ================================================= => ASFD announces Häfele as co-sponsor of furniture design scholarship contest Häfele America will co-sponsor the fourth annual ASFD David Kline Memorial Scholarship contest. ''They continue to actively express support for furniture design and education and through this contest want to encourage students to contribute to the profession and our Society,'' says Christine Evans, ASFD Executive Director. Learn more about Häfele's contribution here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=372519 ================================================= => Integra Tooling Sale Ends Nov. 30 There's not much time left to take advantage of Integra's sale on bits. See prices and learn how to order here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=371192 ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by C.R. Onsrud, Inc.: Manufacturer of CNC routers, inverted routers, and routing accessories Web highlights: * Video Demos Online * Machine Specifications * 24 Hour Parts and Service * User Testimonials www.cronsrud.com ================================================= => Hot Threads In the world of absolute precision that crown mouldings inhabit, how can they adapt to houses with out-of-plumb walls and ceilings? If you've got tricks you use or strict standards you abide by, we hope you'll share them at this Forum discussion: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=373136 Inquiring cabinetmakers want to know: how long does it take you to complete a kitchen? This thread provides a nice survey of one-man shops, with their production schedules broken down into daily measures. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=372253 Finishing both sides of a panel in one pass can be tricky. If you've developed an easy, temporary support for two-sided finishing of panels or doors, please add your technique to the growing list of examples at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=373714 Ever wish you could understand the complex workings of a well-constructed dust collection system? One man has set out to accomplish just that... and you can join him at the Dust Collection Forum: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/dust.pl?read=373830 It seems that leaving cabinet interiors unfinished would prevent several problems... If you finish face frames before attaching, how do you clamp them on without marring the surface? If you choose to finish after assembly, how do you protect the inside from the spray? More methods than you can imagine are rolling in: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=373608 ================================================= => Are You Using the Web to Promote Your Company? If you're a woodworker and a regular WOODWEB visitor, chances are you know how the Internet can help you in many aspects of your business, from locating products to getting advice from other professionals. But are you using the web's resources to find customers, and more importantly, are you making it easy for customers to find *you*? If the answer is no, then we encourage you to join the Woodworkers Directory - for FREE. It's easy to create a web page, and when you do, you'll be eligible to receive Requests for Quotes from potential clients. http://www.woodindustry.com/ ================================================= 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/ |