The WOODWEB Update - #150 - 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 Lumber Exchange by Location (Find local listings) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Record Traffic at WOODWEB (Visitors numbers keep climbing) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Integra Tooling Announces Sale (15% off select items for limited time) ================================================= => Search Lumber Exchange by Location WOODWEB's revamped Lumber and Wood Products Exchange is busier than ever, and we've just made it even easier to find what you're looking for. Now, you can sort listings by location, as well as type, description and date. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/exchanges/lumber.cgi ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by WOODBIDS.COM: MACHINERY CLEARANCE AUCTION October 13-20TH, 2005 at WOODBIDS.COM. Members of the nationwide UWME Dealer Network agreed to host an auction offering great deals. You will find Woodworking Machinery fitting any need! ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights With a large quantity of random-sized doors lying in wait, the search is on for a finishing rack design that will allow the doors to spin, then pivot, then be rolled out to the drying area. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Finishing_Rack_for_Wood_Doors.html This shop is facing a desperate situation: with a chipping problem in freshly finished cabinet doors, profits are down. The strange part is that no changes had been made in finishing schedule. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_Finish_Chipping.html An eccentric client, who prefers to take her supper seated on the floor, has commissioned a dinner table at coffee table height. This table, however, must accommodate others... so the legs need to extend to standard dining table height. Design ideas are passed around at: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Table_Leg_Extensions.html An expensive speaker set on top of a high-end piece of oak furniture... At first glance, this scene doesn't present any problems - until it's revealed that the speaker is not only stuck, but completely adhered to the tabletop. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Naugahyde_Stuck_to_a_Lacquer_Tabletop.html It may sound like a nice idea to have someone else handle the sales of your fine furniture... But does selling through galleries really make sense for you? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Selling_Furniture_Through_a_Gallery.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. ================================================= => Record Traffic at WOODWEB WOODWEB is experiencing record traffic. We recently topped 25,000 visitors in one day. ================================================= => Hot Threads This straightforward question comes from the Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum: Do you install uppers or lowers first, and why? Pros and cons of working from the top of the kitchen - or the bottom - are welcome at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=428561 How many of you size the width of your stock with a planer? One woodworker is searching out the most efficient method of doing this, and welcomes advice on special jigs and techniques for edging. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=428121 When the estimate for replacing the custom-sized filters in a dust collector comes back at $8400, this woodshop manager wonders if he can retrofit the system for less. He's looking for help in working out the kinks in his new design, which would use canister-type filters. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/dust.pl?read=428209 When she starts spraying the first 5' x 9' conference table in this job, this finisher has trouble laying down an even, wet coat on a surface that is too large to cover all at once. Is it her technique - or her finish - that must be modified? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=429327 ================================================= 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 ================================================= => Integra Tooling Announces Sale Integra offers 15% off their complete line of toolholders, collets and accessories plus a free collet of your choice for each toolholder purchased. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=429554 ================================================= Find out how to promote your company on the Web. 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