Every once in a while, a project plan calls for a quick groove or rabbet; but installing and fine-tuning the width of a dado set really kills your momentum in the shop. This simple method for cutting grooves and rabbets guarantees a perfect fit, even in odd-size plywood, using the blade already in your saw.
First, cut a spacer
From a scrap of the stock you want to fit into the groove, carefully rip exactly a blade's thickness from one face. Make the cut about 1" deep, as shown.
Make your mark-precisely
Now mark the location of the groove using a scribing knife or sharp pencil. Set the blade depth to match the depth of your groove—no more than one-third the thickness of the stock.
Establish one edge of the groove
Adjust your fence so the blade aligns with the near side of the marked groove, and lock it in place. Place the spacer against the outside of your fence, butt and clamp a stop block against that, and make the first cut.
Cut the second edge
Remove the spacer, and butt the fence against the stop block. Make your second cut (right). Now, make repeated cuts to clear the waste between them. (See opening photo, previous page.) Move your saw fence over the thickness of your blade's kerf after each cut.
Touch up the bottom
After clearing the groove, remove any ridges at the bottom with a chisel of the same width as the groove or with a strip of adhesive sandpaper applied to the edge of scrap shelf stock.
Rabbet = one-sided groove
Use this same technique to cut rabbets without a dado set. The addition of a sacrificial wooden fence prevents the blade from cutting into your tablesaw's metal fence.
Combo vs. Rip Blade
Rather than using a combination blade for cutting grooves, switch to a rip blade. The alternating top-bevel teeth of a combination blade leave ridges that weaken a glue joint if not flattened. The flat-ground teeth on a rip blade leave a smoother cut. When cutting dadoes across grain, however, a rip blade will cause chip-out—use a combination blade in this instance for the best results.
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Historically, edge banding is one of the latest to appear in the field of woodworking, emerging in the sixties of the 20th century and following the evolution of boards, edging and adhesives.
CEHISA is the first Spanish Company dedicated to the manufacture of machinery for the woodworking industry with a production between 1,000 and 1,200 edge banders per year. In addition Cehisa has a wide production program of manual and semiautomatic edge banders and soft forming equipment.
The entire production of all machines is made in the factory located in Caldes de Montbuí (Barcelona), Spain.
CEHISA edge banders are universally known for their robustness, ease of use and adjustment. Full attention is focused on the ease to change dimensions and materials and to make adjustments simple, intuitive and repeatable.
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For over seventy years, Timesavers has been providing wide belt abrasive finishing machines for sanding wood, metal, plastics and a wide range of other materials. As a pioneer in sanding technology for the woodworking and machine tool industries, Timesavers leads the way in wide belt sanders. With unmatched service and support, over 50,000 machines in the field today and factory-trained independent distributors, you can be sure that Timesavers will deliver The finest finish in the world.
Commitment to Excellence
Whether you’re seeking a new knife planer machine to perform heavy stock removal, upgraded dust collection to keep your worksite clean or a robust slag grinder for effortless dross removal and deburring, you can’t afford to waste your time and money on machines that fail to keep up with your production requirements. That’s where Timesavers comes in. Here are a few core benefits we offer all of our valued customers.
Outstanding Customization Options:
The problem with most metalwork and woodwork machinery manufacturers is that they offer very limited customization options, meaning that their machines are only effective on a select handful of applications. This is especially problematic for wood or metalworkers who are dealing with incredibly difficult materials or demanding work processes. After all, no one understands the needs of your shop better than you do. Unlike a vast majority of our competitors, we partner with our customers in choosing the exact specifications they need for each machine they order, including machine widths, head configurations, abrasive belt lengths, brushes, contact drums and more. The result? Outstanding machines that are personally tailored to your production processes, maximizing efficiency and ensuring your machines will continue to perform and excel for years and years.
Technical Machine Support
Timesavers is fully committed to offering the best customer experience in the industry. That’s why we’re continuously expanding our impressive parts inventory and hiring highly experienced tech professionals, guaranteeing maximum support. Moreover, one of our highest priorities is keeping your machines in peak condition to prevent production downtime. Not only do we offer a dedicated machine parts and service call center to quickly and conveniently answer your questions or concerns, but every machine we sell is engineered, built and supported by our factory-trained and certified machine service techs. Put simply, when you invest in Timesavers, you’ll never worry about finding machine parts and service support again.
Parts
Nothing can slow your production work down faster than the loss of a critical machine part, especially when you don’t have a replacement on hand. Fortunately, Timesavers can provide your shop with any replacement part for all Timesavers/AEM, Sandingmaster and Grindingmaster machinery at affordable rates, meaning that you won’t have to sacrifice quality or productivity to avoid high maintenance costs. We use original-quality materials and controlled manufacturing processes when producing our replacements, delivering top-quality parts that will keep your Timesavers machines running like new for countless hours.
Service
Based in Minneapolis, MN - Timesavers Service Center can provide factory-trained technicians to service any and all Timesavers/AEM, Sandingmaster and Grindingmaster machines in North America. We employ local technicians based out of Minnesota, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, and Washington. These industry professionals can travel to your shop to assess and repair damage, verify proper alignment/function, or provide your team with expert training on proper operation/maintenance/Set-up.
Woodworking is an intricate craft that necessitates familiarity with a number of materials and production strategies. For example, certain woodworking machinery and configurations that work flawlessly for orbital sanding might be completely insufficient for panel sanding. Moreover, certain woodworking processes require highly specialized types of machinery in order to effectively sand through the most durable materials. Fortunately, Timesavers produces many types of sanders for just about any woodworking application imaginable, including heavy stock removal, panel sanding, wide belt sanding and calibrating, orbital sanding, veneer and lacquer sanding, brush sanding and more.
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From a family operated corn milling operation in McMinnville, TN to today’s 400,000 square foot facility in LaVergne, TN, the evolution of Powermatic has echoed the success of American business ingenuity throughout the 20th Century and into the new millennium.
In 1921, Leonard F. Smith, Sr. was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber in the McMinnville community of middle Tennessee. He believed he could make a better product to sell if he first planed the wood himself. Instead of purchasing a planing machine from an existing manufacturer, he decided to build his own in his workshop on the family farm. Upon completion, he used it in his lumber and timber business. Shortly afterward an individual offered to purchase the machine. Mr. Smith used the money to build four more planers, which he offered for sale to others he knew in the lumber industry.
These sold quickly and as word spread of the quality of these machines, demand increased. Mr. Smith decided to leave the lumber industry and engage full time in the manufacturing business. The growth of the company demanded a move to larger facilities. In 1928, Mr. Smith named his company Powermatic, and moved his business into an old blacksmith shop in town. He introduced several new products including sanding machines, drill presses, and the industry’s latest invention, the Tilting Arbor Table Saw.
Through the 1940’s several progressively larger factories were occupied as the demand for Powermatic products grew. In 1954, the company, now run by Mr. Smith’s sons, bought land on the edge of town and built a 38,000 square foot facility specifically tailored to their operations. In 1958, Powermatic took a unique step in the industry by establishing its own 50,000 square foot foundry. This enabled the company to keep tight control on the precision and quality of its castings and to ensure that the Meehanite ™ process, still in use today, would put the company at the forefront of the woodworking machinery manufacturing process for years to come.
In 1966, the Smith brothers sold their business to Houdaille Industries. Although owned by a Fortune 500 Company, Powermatic continued to be influenced by the local community and run in autonomous fashion. In April of 1986, Powermatic was purchased and operated as a division of DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc. In October of 1999 Powermatic was purchased by WMH, who already owned Jet Tools, and Performax Products. These three companies along with the Wilton Tool Company were grouped together to form the WMH Tool Group. In 2014, Powermatic was purchased, along with its sister brands by Tenex Group and are now grouped together to form JPW Industries Inc., as they are still knowns today.
In July 2001, a “NEW” Powermatic emerged and a strategic business decision was made to pursue the general purpose industrial woodworking machinery market much more aggressively. From a family operated corn mill to a world class leader of industrial woodworking machinery, we remain…
The Gold Standard Since 1921.™
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🔧🔋💡Want More Info? SVP 420 Vertical Panel Saw
💡Electric, automatic shifting grid (pneumatic if AUTOMATIC)
💡Independent, 1⁄4 hp motorized scoring system with 80 mm twin blades
💡Linear guides on saw beam
💡Mid-grid small part support shelf
💡Horizontal repeat strip cutting device
💡TRK horizontal dust catcher
💡Four programmable cams to quickly regularly used horizontal cut positions
💡Flip-stop for vertical cuts
💡Protective energy chain
💡Bottom aluminum support feet and lift-up roller system
💡Pre-arranged for independent dust collection
5 hp UL/CSA registered SELF-BRAKING motor (6 hp if AUTOMATIC)
💡230V / 3 phase / 60 Hz
💡Accessories: safety device, soundproofing, blade change tools, user manual
Ideal for vertical and horizontal cutting of larger panel due to 13’ 9” length of cut. Built on a monolithic fully-welded steel frame for robust strength and to minimize vibration during operation. Electric automatic shifting of the work surface to avoid cutting the plastic strips during horizontal cuts. Bottom Aluminum Supports with phenolic soles with intermittent Lift-up Rollers for secure movement and resting of the work piece. Manual or automatic movement of the saw beam and carriage for horizontal and vertical cuttings.
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The manual vertical panel saw SVP 950 panel saw is able to cut panels of hard materials such as cardboard, corian, insulated panels, poliyuretane and Trespa.
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