Saw machine operators use saws to cut, shape, and profile wood stock. The saws they use include: ripsaws, bandsaws, cut-off saws, handsaws, circle saws, and planers. Some saw machine operators also use welding equipment to cut and shape metal pieces used in woodworking. At large woodworking companies, saw operators may operate a specific type of [...]
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Becoming a Saw Machine Operator: An Overview of Saw Machine Work
by on 18. Apr, 2011 in Woodworking Machine Articles
What are Woodworking Machine Setters?
by admin on 31. Mar, 2011 in Woodworking Machine Articles
Woodworking machine setters are responsible for maintaining and operating several types of woodworking machinery. Also known as machinists and machine operators, the machinery they work with includes: boring machines, calipers, lathes, sanding machines, and cutting machinery. For operating and maintaining machinery, a machine setter’s tasks include: Starting machines, adjusting their controls, and performing trial cuts [...]
Things to Avoid When Working with Woodworking Machines
by admin on 31. Mar, 2011 in Woodworking Machine Articles
A career in woodworking can provide good pay and high job satisfaction, but only if you take the right safety measures for your woodshop. If you employ woodworkers, your shop’s safety can impact your bottom line in more ways than one. Below, we list seven things to eliminate from your woodshop to protect both your [...]
Preparing to Work with Woodworking Machines?
by admin on 31. Mar, 2011 in Woodworking Machine Articles
If you are starting your own woodshop, part of its success will depend on the safety measures you implement. Without proper safety measures, woodworkers can lose fingers, hands, eyesight, and hearing. In this entry, we list six safety measures that you should implement as you embark on your new venture. 1. Receive proper training If [...]
Becoming a Lathe Operator: An Overview of Lathe Operating
by admin on 30. Mar, 2011 in Woodworking Machine Articles
Lathe operators specialize in operating power lathes (standard models, CNC models, or both). Lathe operators work with a limited range of tools, often just lathes, tools for servicing and repairing them, tools for inspecting their work pieces, and tools for transporting the work pieces. These tools help them carry out the following tasks: Move large [...]