The WOODWEB Update - #130 - 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: => Introducing the Commercial Kiln Drying Forum (WOODWEB launches newest forum) => What Are You Interested In? (New feature helps you zero in) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => MAG AA Spray Gun Saves Companies Cash (Just posted at the Industry News) => Only Four More Weeks to Find Our Dogs (WOODWEB's biggest contest ever is half over) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => Introducing the Commercial Kiln Drying Forum WOODWEB has just launched the Commercial Kiln Drying Forum, focusing on operations that process at least 750,000 bd. ft. of lumber per year. In addition to standard questions from visitors, this forum will also include announcements of upcoming meetings and training sessions, and short educational postings. Gene Wengert serves as the overall volunteer technical advisor, and you'll find that responses by participants provide valuable insight to the questions and announcements posted at the Commercial Kiln Drying Forum. This forum promises to be yet another great informational resource for the visitors at WOODWEB. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/comdry.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. ================================================= => What Are You Interested In? In an ongoing effort to make WOODWEB as easy for you to navigate as possible, we've added a feature we think you'll find very useful. Look for the ''I'm interested in...'' dropdown box in the right column of many pages at WOODWEB. Click on a topic - for example, ''Buy and Sell'' - and you'll be taken to our Site Map, where links to all ''Buy and Sell'' related areas are highlighted in bright red. It's easier than ever to find what you're looking for (Cabinetmaking - Machinery - Lumber - more!). Check out ''I'm interested in...'' at the Site Map http://www.woodweb.com/SiteMap.html ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights A cabinetmaker out of his realm fears he is stuck between a rock and a hard place... But his quandary over how to support overhanging granite on a kitchen island is easily laid to rest. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Supporting_Overhanging_Granite.html How can your shop determine what to charge for the finishing portion of a cabinet job? Let us count the ways... From simple schemes to complex calculations, you'll find ample ideas right here: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/How_to_Charge_for_Finishing.html It's true - some of the best ads in life are free. Word of mouth can play an important role in a woodworker's livelihood. But when your business decides to invest dollars in an effort to increase exposure, which path should you take? Spend a few bucks, or a few grand? Put it on paper, or present yourself in living color? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Best_Ways_to_Advertise.html Picture this: you, on the beach, in the sun... an entire ocean away from the job. Is this only a fantasy, or the result of a well-run business and a healthy year's profit? This article discusses profit in depth - what to aim for, and what it really means when you attain your goal. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Profit_Margins.html From the oddest objects discovered in saw logs to the sketchiest business schemes in the woodworking world, you'll find a range of topics represented in this new batch of entertaining and informative Editor's picks: http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/EditorsChoice.html ================================================= 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 ================================================= => MAG AA Spray Gun Saves Companies Cash The unique Binks air assisted airless tip and air cap design available in a new manifold-mounted automatic gun platform is saving companies thousands of dollars in material, parts and tips. Learn more: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=377218 ================================================= => Only Four More Weeks to Find Our Dogs Over $2900 in prizes have already been awarded in WOODWEB's biggest contest ever. If you haven't registered for a chance to win, you haven't been surfing our website enough. As you browse the pages at WOODWEB, look for our lost dogs. When you find one, click it to enter the contest. You'll be able to choose from a great list of possible prizes. The companies offering prizes are: Digi-Kit, FESTOOL, Finish Systems, GUHDO, HOFFMAN, INTEGRA, KCDw, MIKRON, and Veneer Systems Congratulations to our winners so far: Robert Greene, Michael Roberts, Norman Crawford Jr., Dennis Miller, and Maurice Gourley ================================================= 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 The Cabinet & Millwork Installation Forum could use a little aspirin in the form of advice. We're trying to conquer a couple of real headaches here, and your help cutting some difficult angles accurately might just ease the pain. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=374999 This thread at the Cabinetmaking Forum takes place in a wine cellar. If you can help figure out how to pull sheets of veneer together to create a tight seam on a work surface, it will be time to toast to the results... http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=375499 Something - or someone - is to blame for the ugly stripes that are appearing in this dye stain. Before this finisher heaves his spray gun across the room in frustration, he must ask the question: is it the operator... or the equipment? Don't miss technical advisor Paul Snyder's excellent responses in this thread: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=376274 For this moulding maker, hand sanding has really become a pain in the... palm. His troubled tendons are protesting against this repetitive work. Is there an automated solution that won't worry his wrists, or wipe out the moulding's profile? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=374323 ================================================= 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/ |