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Shop Built Equipment Forum Feature (Portable miter saw stand)

Featured Sawmill (Bagdad Lumber)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)

Video Pick (EX-FACTORY)

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Shop Built Equipment Forum Feature

This portable miter saw stand, designed by Forum Technical Advisor
Gary Katz, is lightweight, simple to set up, and easily accommodates
various sizes of moulding.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/shopbuilt.pl?read=723777

Featured Sawmill

Bagdad Lumber is equipped with a Wood-Mizer mill and a Nyle kiln. Visit
their Sawmill Gallery listing to take a virtual tour of the operation.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/439.html

Hot Threads

A question about maintenance and use of old machines has developed into
an interesting discussion of somewhat arcane equipment...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=723098

How can a business owner discourage employee mistakes? And an even
bigger question... Is it possible to cultivate a staff attitude of "ownership,"
so that workers feel responsible for their projects?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?rev=723438

When you're cutting plywood, not particleboard or MDF, on the CNC,
considerations start out with bit selection, quality stock, and strong vacuum.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=723592

What's your preference for small moulding runs? An inquiring mind is ready
to tool up for a custom job that includes some curves.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=723667

Knowledge Base Highlights

See a complete list of the most recent additions to our Knowledge Base at:
http://woodweb.com/Resources/RSMostRecentKBArticles.html

When monitoring the drying process, collecting and measuring
the removed water is not a reliable approach ... especially when
drying loads of mixed thickness lumber.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Monitoring_Progress_in_a_Dehumidifier_Kiln.html

Suggestions for this curved baseboard situation include using flexible stock,
or clamping and laying up thin layers of MDF before profiling with a router.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Fabricating_and_Installing_Curved_Baseboard.html

A cabinetmaker who's being stiffed on a job gets advice about liens, bankruptcy
and persuading a bank to pay up.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Collecting_from_a_BankFinanced_Builder.html

Here's a brief discussion of coffered ceiling installation techniques, with a couple
of beautiful examples.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Coffered_Ceiling_Tips_and_Examples.html

A classic planer defect with a well-known cause: chips recirculating around
the cutterhead and being pounded into the wood. But how to fix it?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Chip_Removal_and_Planer_Finish_Defects.html

What's the best time of year to cut trees and dry lumber? This article
separates the science from the rumor.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Sawing_and_Drying_Does_the_Season.html

Video Pick

EX-FACTORY features assorted machinery listing demos. To view their
videos, click on the link below and scroll down to EX-FACTORY's video
link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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