I had one bad experience with an LTL shipment and that was enough to never go that route again. I only use the small air ride conestoga side curtain vans now. Easy to load and unload if you have a...
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I had one bad experience with an LTL shipment and that was enough to never go that route again. I only use the small air ride conestoga side curtain vans now. Easy to load and unload if you have a...
Thanks Keith. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t violate any rules, spoken or unspoken.
The recently revived old thread on pricing cabinet work got me curious when it was locked. Seemed fairly obvious it was a very old thread, but “revived” by someone asking for updated info on the...
Jack, understood, and I respect your ability to operate competitively in that market. I too believe in pricing work fairly to both parties involved.
I’m well aware what goes into making cabinets. Merely trying to understand your pricing method, which still seems extremely low for anything but wholesale cabinets which absolutely serve a necessary...
Jack, when you say $45 a foot for a box, what exactly does that mean? Do you price fame frames/edgbanding, door/drawer fronts, hardware, etc… as extras? Seems low, so I’m curious, but no offense...
Larry, I completely agree. I would too, as I feel baltic is superior in every way except that I have to finish it! I too hate finishing…
Larry, yes I also get Columbia pure bond prefinished maple a lot for cabinet interiors. I guess I was just trying to say that the 4x8 Baltic birch throws me for a loop being undersized compared to...
Brian, interesting and good to know. For import machines do you get around the 50 Hz thing by just planning ahead on running them with a VFD? I have a couple old simple machines with VFD’s, but run...
I’ve been on the lookout for a Graule for sale in the states for years and haven’t seen one yet. I’ve been afraid of importing machines more from paranoia of damage during transit than anything else....
It’s strange how varied pricing and availability seem to have fluctuated from region to region here in the US since Russia invaded Ukraine. Prices here doubled for a short period and have since gone...
My local supplier carries both 4x8 and 5x5 Baltic birch in most thicknesses. Pretty sure I remember seeing the edge of the 4x8 stuff stamped with Russia, just like most 5x5 sheets, but could be...
I recently moved shops from an industrial part of town with utility three phase to an agricultural area on the outskirts of town. Running utility three phase to my shop was around 50k. I chose to get...
Michael, I agree the domino is expensive. I started out framing and trimming out custom homes, and on a job site setting a domino is indispensable, in the shop it doesn’t get used as much, but some...
Joe, thanks for the photos, I see what you mean!
Setup and repeatability seem to be the pitfalls of the Ritter. Now I’m imagining adding a digital readout for height adjustments and shop made...
All I meant by saying I preferred taking the workpiece to a machine with an accurate fence and stops (for repeated work especially) as opposed to bringing a handheld tool to the work is that I like...
Joe, thanks for the detailed response. I really like that little Kolle machine. Something of that size with the added versatility that maybe even sacrifices a bit of speed for production work would...
It allows you to bridge the gap that would otherwise be in between the in-feed and out-feed fences with the “fingers” and have a closed continuous fence during a lot of operations. It’s a very nice...
Sure thing. That Aigner fence alone is a game changer.
Thanks guys. I do mortise and tenons for full size doors as well, but seems like a lot of folks I talk to are doing stub tenons with dominos or dowels. I’m more of a one off custom shop and don’t do...
Interested in a group consensus; are horizontal boring machines irrelevant nowadays with the advent of the domino regarding door making? Specific machine is a Ritter boring machine. My gut tells me...
David, I really like your idea of a groove profile paired with a rabbet on what I assume would be the backside of the panel. Post pictures once you get into it if you have time.
Josh, check this one out:
https://woodweb.com/exchanges/machinery/posts/545794.html
Edited to say if this machine comes with even a little bit of tooling you now have no choice but to get a...
Joe, that’s exactly how I constructed the doors and drawer fronts. Milling the edging in longer runs and cutting to length made for quick work. The flush seam on the back was what bothered me, but I...
Joe, you have articulated my line of thinking very well here. The inside edge radius was one of the reasons I chose for the miter wrap back when I did that kitchen in this style, along with the flush...