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Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Video Pick (Industrial woodworking machinery) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Auction Alert (Woodworking machinery - Plant closed) => Featured Project (Chippendale chairs) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Frequently Asked Questions (Answered!) ================================================= => Video Pick Holz Her's industrial woodworking machinery videos include the following: Holtz-Her CNC machining centers, Cosmec CNC machining centers, CNC cutting demos, beam saws, vertical panel saws, edgebanders, wide-belt sanders, a Vitap orbiter, contour edgebander, and corner rounder, and an Omal drill and dowel insertion machine. Click on the link below, then scroll down to "Holz Her US Inc." http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights A tricked-out job trailer may not get you any girls, but it will get you organization. With efficient compartmentalization, your tools and materials will *all* arrive at the job site with you, and you'll be able to find them! http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/TrickedOut_Job_Trailers.html "If only I'd a done it different..." That's the theme of this article on building a shop from scratch. Those who have been in business long enough to learn where they went wrong have shared a wealth of information to help the start-up shop before construction commences. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Building_a_Shop.html Nothing like a discussion on chirtalk charquoids to cheer up a weary woodworker. Or was that curtate trochoids we were talking about? Get those little rascals all sorted out at: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Correct_Spelling_of_Curtate_Trochoids.html You've got the newel cap, you've got the hand rail... And now you're scratching your head. How do you notch the profiled cap to accept the angled end of the handrail so it looks like it grew there? Here are some illustrated instructions: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Joining_a_Rail_to_a_Newel_Cap.html When these cabinetmakers decide to cut the rug, there's no raucous dance party involved. Rather, this article is all about installing cabinets in a carpeted room. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Installing_Cabinets_Over_Carpet.html Ever hear that dreadful scraping sound that comes just before an extra-tall cabinet wedges its back edge against the no-so-tall ceiling in your client's home? If so, read on to prevent this same catastrophe from striking your career twice. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Standing_Tall_Cabinets.html ================================================= => Auction Alert Surewood Forest Products 2960 Robertson Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio Sale: Thursday, September 20, 10 AM Inspection: Wednesday, September 19, 10 AM to 4 PM Machinery, wood, shop and office equipment. Call For Brochure - 10% Buyers Premium In Effect! Jeffrey L. Luggen and Jerome A. Luggen – Auctioneers Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers, Inc. (513) 241-9701 http://www.cia-auction.com ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Featured Project This set of mahogany chairs was reproduced in the Chippendale style, and features some expert carving. http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/833.html (To create your own Project Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Project" link) ================================================= => Hot Threads A disastrous accident at the up-cut saw has this employer feeling desperate. What can he do to emphasize to his employees how important it is to be safe on the shop floor - *before* they mess up and lose a limb? And what will he be up against if OSHA comes knocking? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=530095 Setting the depth of cut seems a critical step for this new owner of a 15" planer. But without any obvious measuring device attached to the machine, how can he make his measurement? More experienced planer owners are sharing their methods of measurement, from digital to "by the feel"... http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=531192 In an attempt to narrow down which species might have been the one to attain a lovely olive green stain in an accidental experiment, this discussion has produced a whole batch of differing definitions of "white wood." http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=530848 This CNC operator is getting consistent blow-out in the maple parts he cuts for fluting and radiused parts. Share your techniques for blemish-free cutting at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=530085 ================================================= 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 ================================================= => Frequently Asked Questions Got questions? Our FAQ page has got answers. And it's been recently updated, so if there's something at WOODWEB that you just don't get, go here: http://www.woodweb.com/Forums/FMFAQ.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. 2007 http://www.woodweb.com/ |