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There you go...........flushed out another one!
Good way to prove all points as listed above.
These scenarios are all so predictable.

Glad you didn't get suckered in.

Good Luck,

Tom in...

Bob is spot on! I can't tell you how many times in the last 26yrs that I have heard the statement............'give me a good price on the first one and we have many more after that'..........they...

This situation happens to everyone in this business, sooner or later. After 27yrs. I still get wary of residential customers who 'don't like the sheen on the cabinets when the moon is full at a...

Joe,

Best results are achieved by spraying it on. It has to be catalyzed at time of use and it is very easy to use. It can be thinned up to 10% depending on your equipment.

Good Luck,

Tom...

A few facts of life are that wood moves and concrete cracks and you can't completely stop either one.
When we do frame and panel work we pre-stain the edges as mentioned above prior to assy. When...

We use an ML Campbell product called 'Claw Lock' made specifically for priming MDF products. It's a two part catalyzed product that is tintable and when used according to the instructions will create...

Just because their budget is $500 doesn't me you can do it for that as most budgets are made by someone who knows nothing about the process involved and justs grabs a number out of thin air mostly...

In this day and age using a cutter threaded on to an arbor is like going back to the '40's. It reminds me of the **** that Sears used to sell for the home hobbyist, router bits with threaded shanks....

You can very easily do this in SketchUp in a manner of minutes or less. You can then dimension the part, get the required angles from the model and machine upside down as Dave has mentioned. We have...

I tend to agree with Michael, for presentations and design ideas nothing is quicker than SU once you have some good practice under your belt. The renderings you can produce when using one of the free...

I tend to agree with Adrian. SketchUp is not meant to be an 'organic' modeling program although most think it is because it's a '3D' program. It's main use if for 3D drawing of objects, buildings etc...

We have been charging $1.50 per minute of machine time for commercial work. Bear in mind that covers tooling, material handling (two people at times), scrap disposal, packaging to ship or transport....

Chris,

Rhino v4 has come along way over the years and the leap to v5 brings even more goodies. I also use Rhino as a 'filter' engine in that it can import almost anything, you can repair a file...

Chris,

I assume this is what you had in mind. In Rhino it's just a few clicks and then export dxf.

Tom in PA

David,

Make sure when setting up the toolpath that you have PROJECT TOOLPATH ONTO 3D MODEL checked ON before you calculate the toolpath. From your description you do not have this checked.
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I have to agree with Brady. We only use Rego-Fix or Techniks collets on our machine. We threw out all of the 'cheapo' ones we had as it's not worth skimping when you are running a $5K spindle. Even...

Gene,

More than us have our fair share of 'close call' and for the life of me I still don't understand why some folks insist on using a 5mm cutter so that they can cut out parts and use it ti...

Dave,

There are many bargains out there on some good equipment. We went years ago with a used Holz Her 1436 SEL Primus which has rough and finish trims, corner rounding, scrapers for PVC and...

I'm with David, I can't download anything from the site or anything that widgetworks has posted above. Seems to be elusive........

Tom in PA

Kevin,

We moved away from Trupan years ago because of the haphazard distribution network they have and have since switched over to using triple refined moulding grade MDF which for our vacuum...

Vassil,
Remember, when you use a staight flute or downcut type bit the chips are staying in the cut line and getting 'chopped up' by the cutter, kind of like mulching grass clippings.
You have to...

We have cut a lot of Ultraboard which is aluminum faced, foam core with a thin rigid PVC backing and it's a pain. We rough cut through the aluminum face and core with a low helix, 3 flute upcut to...

Jerome,

Put me on the mailing list also. I would like to give these a whirl

thomas(at)edinborohardwoods(dot)com

Thanks,

Tom in PA

I know everyone has their own opinion but is there any consensus as to the best cutter for the money, for cutting 3/4" melamine sheet goods?? We currently use a mortise compression as we are cutting...

Steve,

This is similar to the classic 'bait and switch' scenario. Dangle that big carrot in front of you, request low prices and bad terms and then watch it all fall out of the sky. Been there,...