The WOODWEB Update - #133 - 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: => New CAD Category at WOODWEB's Knowledge Base (Computer aided design on the mind) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Sawing and Drying Directory (Advertise yourself - for free) => AKTRIN Furniture Information Center celebrates 20th Anniversary (Industry News selection) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Integra Presents Introductory Offer on CNC Toolholders (Industry Sales and Special Offers selection) ================================================= => New CAD Category at WOODWEB's Knowledge Base Pull up to your keyboard and get ready to compute. The brand new Computer Aided Design category at WOODWEB's Knowledge Base already houses a host of articles to aid you in your design pursuits. http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/KBComputerizationCADDesign.html ================================================= => Hot Threads What's one more drop in the bucket? Well, if that drop is plywood, and that bucket is the garbage can, we're talking money thrown away. Discover and share ideas on how to turn scraps into gold... or at least green. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=381614 We're in search of an efficient method of dust collection to keep the chop saw sawdust-free. Have you designed your own system, or bought one you really like? Join in: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/dust.pl?read=381469 Unwilling to shell out the big bucks for a commercial spray booth, this finisher is determined to design and build his own. He's asking for advice on the details: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=382153 If it's not too personal a question... what tools do you installers keep in your pouches? So far, it sounds like the hive tool - originally meant for beekeepers - is the most popular for many tasks... http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=381331 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Sawing and Drying Directory If you're a lumberman or woman and haven't yet created a free listing at WOODWEB's Sawing and Drying Directory, what are you waiting for? Designed to help customers connect with local Sawyers, Kiln Dryers, and Lumber Graders, this database is growing every day. Because listings are organized by state and zip code, visitors can quickly locate companies in a specific region. It's easy to create a free listing at the Directory - just visit: http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSSDG.html ================================================= => AKTRIN Furniture Information Center celebrates 20th Anniversary In 1985, Dr. Stefan Wille moved with his family from his native Switzerland to Canada, to set up a small report-writing institution under the name of AKTRIN Research Institute. Since then, AKTRIN has published well over 100 furniture reports and its clientele embraces hundreds of furniture companies – large and small – in the Americas and overseas. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=384457 ================================================= 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 ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights What is it that makes for smooth sailing in the spray shop? Careful mapping out of work area layout. The advice contained here covers everything from support stands for cabinet doors to efficient application of employee help. Read on before you set off... http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Spray_Shop_Layout.html Traversing the CNC learning curve means embarking on a real journey... But once you're up and running, and the highest hurdles have been cleared, what's next? It's time to fine-tune your setup with cost-effectiveness and efficiency in mind. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Speeding_Up_CNC_Router_Production.html More on the orderliness - or lack thereof - in computer aided design... This time, we're talking dimension lines, and forcing them into an attractive row. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/AutoCAD_Dimension_Lines.html In the artful construction of Shaker-style doors, one small detail has yet to be settled... which way should the pins point - with or against the grain? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Pinned_Mortise_and_Tenon.html A ladder should be strong and stable... that goes for a ladder cabinet base, as well. Dimensions of materials and soundness of construction are covered here. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/2x4_Base_Under_Base_Cabinets.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. ================================================= => Integra Presents Introductory Offer on CNC Toolholders Limited time offer - 15% off toolholders plus a free collet of your choice for every toolholder purchased. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=384417 ================================================= 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/ |