Gadgetory

this is the dust right lathe dust collection system from Rockler it's got a distinctive scoop shaped dust port that cups spindle turnings to capture dust and fine shavings as they're cut from the workpiece before they get into the air no other dust hood gets us close and the dust right system is fully adjustable to provide access for sanding without sacrificing performance if you turn small projects you owe it to yourself to check out the dust right lathe dust collection system he started using feste tools about ten years ago we were trying to be sold on using this saw and just put part with the money at that time as soon as we saw what the tool would do it was a no-brainer we could make ten thousand cuts with that saw not have to use clamps and never have one chip on it we have the first one we bought ten years ago we just purchased one hundred and fifty thousand dollar edge bander that will do one thing put a banding on straight what we're looking at right now is the Festool contour evander that's gonna do a few things for me we're going to be able to do radiuses which is a big deal for us we can work out in the field we can work in the shop with it or our shop is relatively good size but floor space is at a premium when I'm done with it I can put it away lock it off and it's taking up no floor space I started here at doors and drawers in 1987 and the production manager for the conturo comes in is it uses the same industrial techniques that are large machine uses in mobile being able to do the radius parts without watching blew dry hi guys can keep moving on to the different jobs time is money and this thing saves us a lot of time I always knew that we were going to be building furniture we didn't know what that it evolved into this guy's been here 10 years 15 years all the way up to 30 years so there are two crafts people knowing that we can take somebody's idea get it built on time and in budget that's what I like tools help they make you shine better you still have to build things by hand but now you have some additional tools that help us out doing it and doing a better job with it if you've ever tried to install fronts on cabinet drawers you know it can be hard to get everything lined up and keep it there while you drive mounting screws you could try double-sided tape but adjustments can be hard to make or you could tack it in place with Brad nails through the drawer front but that leaves you with nail holes marring your finished surface rocklers drawer front installation clamps provide a better solution these steel clamps attached to the drawer box and hold the drawer fronts securely in place leaving your hands-free to fine-tune positioning and drive mounting screws threaded rods with easy to grip knobs on one end and nylon capped pads on the other provides strong clamping pressure without damaging the drawer front or box knob taut the bolts with nylon tips allow precise side-to-side adjustments and they incorporate a nut that lets you lock in the position for quick accurate repeatability on additional drawers the clamps even lets you push the drawer box back into the cabinet with the drawer front clamped so you can verify the alignment you