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 [...]
Archive | March, 2011
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 [...]
Becoming a Floor Sander: An Overview of Floor Sanding and Finishing
by admin on 30. Mar, 2011 in Woodworking Machine Articles
Floor sanders (also known as floor finishers) specialize in finishing new wood floors and refinishing existing ones. Because their specialty is limited to the sanding and finishing processes, floor sanders typically use a limited range of woodworking tools, particularly: industrial grade sanders, sandpaper, manual scrapers, floor waxing machines, and machines that apply protective wood coatings. [...]