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Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Primary Processing and CNC Equipment at WOODWEB (Two new categories at the Product Directory) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Air Handling Systems Releases 2006 Catalog (Find out how to get it at WOODWEB's Industry News) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Lumber and Timber Calculators at WOODWEB (Make your estimating quick and easy) ================================================= => Primary Processing and CNC Equipment at WOODWEB It is now one click easier to find primary processing machinery and CNC equipment at WOODWEB. Visit these two new categories at our Product Directory, and discover a fine array of companies eager to help you out: http://www.woodweb.com/ProductDirectory/PDMachineryCNC.html http://www.woodweb.com/ProductDirectory/PDMachineryPrimaryProcessing.html ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights With two guys and one moulder cranking away all day, this shop still isn't producing the amount of cabinet parts it needs. Does the inefficiency lie in the machine... or the methods? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Improving_Moulder_Efficiency.html The challenge: finish a set of interior doors to match a piece of driftwood. The process: wire brushing, power washing, tinting and toning... you name it! http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Replicating_Driftwood_or_Lifes_a_Beach.html Oh, the many names of mahogany. With numerous varieties of this lumber available, who can sort out what's what? The good Wood Doc, of course. Get a quick review from Professor Gene Wengert right here: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Mahogany__One_Name_Many_Species.html There's only one thing slowing down the owner of this brand new Timberking bandsaw mill... the fact that his blades are breaking at a ridiculous rate. Why? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_Bandmill_Blade_Breakage.html A customer's request for black cabinets with hints of red and gold peeking through the sand-throughs sounds stunning... And the result will be, with use of the proper products, and a delicate touch. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/SandThrough_Finish_Strategies.html A promising job turns into a no-pay nightmare... unfortunate, but all too common. Whether you've been burned in the past or just want to protect yourself in the future, this article on "Dealing with a Deadbeat Client" will be of interest. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Dealing_with_a_Deadbeat_Client.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 ================================================= => Air Handling Systems Releases 2006 Catalog Air Handling Systems dust and fume collection catalog contains thousands of industrial grade fittings, spiral pipe, and flexible hose that are quick, adaptable, and easy to install. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=459652 ================================================= => Hot Threads A bundle of questions has arisen at the Architectural Woodworking Forum regarding manufacturing patterns with a new planer/moulder. From creative ways to true one edge of a board without a jointer, to grain orientation in stain-grade hardwoods, you'll find many of the basics covered here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=459505 This business is suffering because of lack of funds. The shop relies on jobs that will produce fast cash, postponing more profitable work, and operating inefficiently because of this approach. Other pros offer up advice on climbing out of the rut, once and for all. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=459428 A cabinetmaker about to install a "captive" counter in an office seeks input from countertop experts. He's got a concept and a drawing... and a few unanswered questions. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=459167 Who's that exacting person always patrolling for inaccuracies, calipers in hand? The shop CNC operator, of course, and today, he's had it up to here with sheetgoods arriving in inconsistent thicknesses. Whatever can be done? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=459941 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Lumber and Timber Calculators at WOODWEB If you haven't tried out our online calculators yet, you're missing out on a way to make your timber and lumber related estimating quick and easy. WOODWEB, along with Professor Gene Wengert, has developed the calculators below: - Hardwood Lumber Board Footage Calculator - Log Volume (Scribner - International - Doyle) Calculator - Lumber Weight Calculator - Wood Shrinkage Calculator - Softwood Lumber Board Footage Calculator - Lumber Weight Conversion Calculator - Estimated Log Weight Calculator - Door and Finished Material Weight Calculator - Tree Value Calculator http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSCalculators.html ================================================= 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 Woodworker's Directory: http://www.woodindustry.com/ The WOODWEB Update is Copyright (c) WOODWEB, Inc. 2006 http://www.woodweb.com/ |