Archive for: August 2009

CAD/CAM vendors are increasingly focused on offering software that is user friendly, with easy menu options, drag-and-drop features, graphical interfaces and also exhaustive libraries of parts such as doors and frames.

Programs that are Windows based are so easy to use that woodworking professionals with an adequate level of computer knowledge can become skilled operators in no time.

Typically, CAD/CAM programs make use of graphical interfaces and previews of parts. These provide an excellent visual prototype of the final product. Some programs even add surface texture features, lighting and include tools which enable users to stretch or modify individual or …

If your kitchen cabinets are in reasonably good condition, refinishing them can yield great results. It can yield attractive results - along with a sense of personal satisfaction.

While refinishing your entire set of kitchen cabinets is quite a challenging job if you have a preference for natural a wood finish the effort may be well worth it to give your kitchen a facelift.

The first step in refinishing your kitchen cabinets is project is to remove the old finish, which will require chemical stripping. Most stripping can be accomplished using a “safety stripper” - one that does not contain most of …

Are you always in a jam when installing drawers? Installing drawers can be quite a woodworking challenge and take a lot of your time. You may often feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Everything has to line up perfectly for drawers to move smoothly, and appear in the right position when they’re shut. Especially when looking at drawer slides, which require a high degree of mechanical precision. These can end up being unforgiving, even of the tiniest of errors. The work deep inside the cabinet can be awkward - measuring, drilling and fixing in screws-  not quite what you would …

The most important part of a woodwork project is to get the plan right. This will make the difference between the success and failure of the project. Proper planning can also help in saving costs and time by avoiding costly mistakes.

A wood working plan should provide step-by-step details, from start to completion.  A good plan must include explanatory illustrations and instructions, especially on the more complex parts of the project. The focus of the plan should be on the finished product that customers will take great pride in owning. Free woodworking plans can be found on the internet …

The woodworking industry has seen a dramatic change in recent years. With the development of technology, woodworking tools have also evolved and are available for every step of the woodworking process.

Woodworking projects are not necessarily of a commercial nature. You can find many projects to do around the home such as building a kennel for your dog to replacing your kitchen cabinets.

While the handsaw is the most basic woodworking tool most woodworking projects would require more than just a handsaw. Other basic hand tools are chisels, hammers and files. The second category of tools is …

Woodworking companies that produce custom made items that are not available off the shelf, particularly benefit by using 3D CAD systems. As these items do not have standard measurements, the plan has to be extremely accurate and the measurements very precise. A 3D CAD system makes this easy, and helps in accelerating the end-to-end process as well.

A 3D CAD system offers tremendous benefits over traditional woodworking processes based on using a hand drawn plan. It virtually eliminates manufacturing errors and wastage, improves productivity, speeds up the production process and eventually contributes to a healthy bottom line.

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Getting quality work out the door faster has always been the challenge in the woodworking industry. With 3D Analyzer Software, errors are minimised and employees get satisfaction from having information that caused fewer errors, increasing their ability to get the job done. In this way manufacturers can greatly improve their product’s speed to market.

With improved productivity, management is able to reduce price and make the company highly competitive on price. Considering the fact that price can actually be reduced without sacrificing quality, the manufacturer can compete more effectively in the market.

3D Analyzer Software has made woodworking …

3D Analyzer Software virtually eliminates manual operations, the software is easy to learn, so manufacturers can see a rapid increase in productivity soon after implementation.

Tool pathing is another area where the 3D Analyzer Software provides a significant advantage, 3D Analyzer Software communicates with CAM software to automatically apply tool pathing. This feature helps in reducing the possibility of errors and the inevitable time lags that go with it.

While improvements are continuously being made to software programs, the users of CAD/CAM products also are upskilling themselves to be internalize the technology.

In the early 90s, few people in this industry …