Archive for: November 2009

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If you enjoy woodworking as a hobby, perhaps it’s the right time to consider earning income starting as a home based business and then expanding to a full fledged woodworking operation. All you need is reasonable skills in making woodwork items, some business acumen and a willingness to succeed.

To start with you would need to build an impressive portfolio of items that your potential customers will be eager to buy. Initially this will require some hard work on your part. Perhaps you specialize in making furniture or kitchen cabinets or even fit out shops, …

Loading differs from job scheduling only in terms of detail and time span. A schedule might program the work for a department for a period of a month, while a load could be the timetable of work for a woodwork shop floor operator for a day or a week. Quite often the final loading – the hourly assignment of work to the individual woodworker is carried out by the first line supervisor.

The load is the work assigned to a machine or operator, and capacity is the resource available to complete the available work during …

A job schedule can be defined as a representation of the time required by a furniture maker to carry out a task and should take account the technical requirements, marketing forecast and available capacity. It is not simply a list of the operations required, since additionally it takes into account the technological relationships between these various operations.

The nature of a product may allow several operations in its manufacture to be carried out concurrently, while other operations may need to be completed before the next one can be started. A list of work to be done would …

A drill press is an integral part of a woodwork shop and can throw production out of sync if it stops working just when you need it. Setting up the drill press correctly in the first place is crucial to keep the tool performing perfectly and save woodworkers from a lot of frustration.

To begin with set the drill press speed correctly for the task. You then need to determine how the belts should be arranged to accomplish that speed.  Open the pulley cover on the drill press and take a look inside. You will find three cone shaped …

Too often forecasting is not given enough importance by woodworkers within the function of operations control. There are however a number of aspects to operations which rely on forecasts of some sort if they are to be carried out effectively. Most fundamental of these is the demand for the products being produced by the woodwork shop. In addition to this there are a number of other factors related to managing the conversion process. These include being able to predict the requirements for materials of all types, the times to allow for their procurement, likelihood and duration of equipment …

Buying a new CNC machining centre can be an exciting proposition. With each passing year the speed and technology advance dramatically. Despite the attraction of CNC machines available in sculpted housings and exciting colour schemes, the bottom line of a woodworking company will only be affected if a careful plan is laid out for achieving the most from the machine.

Determining the purpose

The first step is to clearly determine how the new machine will be used. For instance since machining centres can route as well as drill, consider whether you need both. Also determine if you will need to …

Whatever the industry, organisations that stand apart foster a culture that encourages staff to take pride in their work and participate in the success and growth of the business, while recognising and rewarding them for their achievements.

To achieve sustained growth and strive for continuous improvement, production managers in woodworking organisations are redirecting their attention from process oriented to being customer-centric. Employees are being taught to improve their individual performances in a manner that leads to customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction drives repeat business, which in turn keeps the profitability curve progressing steadily on an upward curve.

A challenging and complex …

A drill press is an integral part of a woodwork shop and can throw production out of sync if it stops working just when you need it. Setting up the drill press correctly in the first place is crucial to keep the tool performing perfectly and save woodworkers from a lot of frustration.

To begin with set the drill press speed correctly for the task. You then need to determine how the belts should be arranged to accomplish that speed.  Open the pulley cover on the drill press and take a look inside. You will find three cone shaped …

The main difference between preliminary sawing and the cutting of a joint is in the degree of absolute precision. Even when cutting wood to a desired length it is necessary to follow a marked line and keep to the waste side of it.

For joint sawing a tenon saw is preferred by woodworkers. The saw has a strengthened back to prevent the blade from bending, and smaller teeth of increased frequency that make for a more exact and refined cut.

The wood should first be marked with pencil lines and with inscribed markings from the mortise or marking gauge. Whether …