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How A&B Woodworking's CNC Kept It Afloat in Downturn
Posted by Bill Esler | Updated: 11/26/2012 10:05:00 AM
A&B Woodworking invested in a Busellato Jet Optima RT nested based CNC Router, a move that kept the custom cabinetry and arhcitectural millwork shop afloat during the down economy.
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Enhancing Woodworking Productivity: Taking the Lean Journey
By Herman Keesee | Updated: 11/25/2012 10:25:00 PM
For woodworking companies, Henry Ford's critical thinking on matters of efficiency, waste and profit ring true today in the application of Lean Manufacturing.
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Boise Woodworker Simplifies Wood Inlay Process
By Bill Esler | Updated: 11/24/2012 9:39:00 AM
A series of wood routing templates simplifies adding decorative wood inlays to woodworking projects. Eight designs are now shipping.
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SigmaNEST Version 10 Said To Cut Faster, Reduce Tool Wear
Posted by Bill Esler | Updated: 11/20/2012 6:31:00 AM
SigmaNEST CNC software V10, being released by SigmaTEK, features improved cutterpath planning and Bolt Hole Quality (BHQ) technology.
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Wood Products Debuts Include Battery LED Light
Posted by Bill Esler | Updated: 11/08/2012 1:59:00 PM
A battery operated LED wafer puck lighting system for closets and drawers without power; two router tables; a new dowel insertion machine; drawer slides;wood moisture meter; and consulting services are among recent product introductions.
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Five Steps to Surfacing a CNC Spoilboard
By Mike McClaran, Better Vacuum Cups, greenbvc.com | Updated: 11/03/2012 9:54:00 PM
MDF spoilboards: you've got to prepare the board for use on a CNC router bed, to remove the sealer and make it porous so the vacuum will pull through it and hold down the work piece.
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Sliding Table Saw Makes the Cut
By Bill Esler | Updated: 11/03/2012 9:54:00 PM
How does a saw maker celebrate turning 90? Germany’s Otto Martin started in 1922 making woodworking machinery. To mark its 90th, it added three new sliding table saws.
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