A belt sander is a machine with a motor that drives several spindles which rotate a large belt of sandpaper. It is used to shape, sand, and finish a variety of materials – in our case, that material is wood. We purchased our Timesavers sander around the year 2000 and it has been in daily use ever since.
A table saw is a circular saw that is mounted on an arbor under a table, through which the blade protrudes. The main function of a table saw is to hold the saw blade at the desired or necessary angle while the woodworker pushes material through the blade. Our Powermatic 72 table saw was built in 1977 and weighs nearly 900 pounds.
An oscillating edge sander is a sanding machine that has a large belt of sandpaper mounted on two spindles that moves repeatedly up and down. They are made to do exactly what their name implies… sand edges!
A bandsaw is a saw that is used principally in woodworking, lumbering, and metalworking. Its blade is a continuous band of toothed metal that gets stretched between two or more wheels from which it spins. The evenly distributed teeth allow the bandsaw to uniformly cut straight, irregular or curved shapes.
An inverted router is a machine that performs tasks in woodworking that CNC machines also perform. They are great machines for templating and dadoing. We have used this machine for making dadoes, shaping edge, and cutting grooves.
A CNC is a machine that uses computer software and controls to drive a mechanical cutting system. In our day to day operations, we utilize our Biesse for machining custom pieces that need special milling or routing.
A rip saw is a wood saw specifically designed to rip solid material. Ripping material into smaller sections helps us to meet specific project requirements and also helps reduce waste of valuable materials. All the solid stock we use will be ripped at some point, so our rip saw gets used daily.
A wood shaper is a machine with vertical or sometimes horizontal spindle drivers that is used to cut and shape wood into a large variety of profiles for many projects that come through our shop. Any time a job requires a complex profile, we use the shaper – which occurs within each and every one of the projects that comes through the shop.
Some projects, such as cabinets, shelving, or fixtures are often made of a sheet stock material. To make these projects more asthetically appealing, we apply what is called “edgebanding”, or a thin veneer-like strip of wood, to the edges of the sheet stock with the core exposed.
A jointer is a woodworking machine used to create a flat, level section on a board. Jointers can both edge joint, and face joint; meaning it can trim both the face of the board and the narrow side of the board. Our Grizzly G0586 jointer was purchased only a few weeks ago and has been in use every day since.