Hey guys,

I am hoping someone will be able to help me with a rather large problem I am having.

One of my courses this year involves setting up a company to make flat packed tables. They have to be made from solid wood (oak actually). My part of the project involves finding the machinary to make the damn things. And we arent looking at small production here, more like 208,000 a year (so 54 per hour on 16hour days, 48weeks a year)

Do any of you know of companies making the sorts of machinery we need. I know of several companies, but they dont have enough info on the web. All the machines and related info/prices have to come from the web and I am having real trouble getting the info I need.

I have found a couple of websites:

machines4wood.com
apexm.com

But neither have enough info on. I need prices and sizes mainly. I have also tried the manufacturers websites featured on those sites.

Need lathes, cut off and rip saws, routers, tenoners etc.

Attached pic is of the table we have to produce.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Cheers,
David

[Edited on 24/1/05 by flak monkey]

[Edited on 25/1/05 by flak monkey]
Rescued attachment table.jpg

whats wrong with handmaking them!

seriously, i was wondering about these machines recently as i contemplated mass producing kitchen units... i made no progress as it happens.

When I was working for an engineering company, we sold one of the older (read worn out) CNC mills. The new owners used it for making kitchen unit days. Cutting wood instead of steel, I imaging it would rip out a table in a few seconds

I was thinking of looking at old metal working machinery. But we can get woodworking CNC routers/mills with huge tables on. The woodworking machinery also seems to have very high feeds and speeds compared to the metal working stuff. What i am really looking for is a website (or a few websites) with all the info one, like sizes, cutting speeds, proces etc.

Joel...unfortunately the factory has to be in this country...other wise we would consider making them by hand..abroad and employing 200,000 chinese labourers at 3p/hour to make them.... On a more serious note, i am not suprised you didnt get very far!

BTW i have emailed the apexm.com people and asked for more info about machines, but they never got back to me....probably cos i didnt want to buy anything!

David

If you want to automate that is.

For manual equipment look at Grizzly Industrial
They have mills and stationary routers just for wood, also copy-lathes, sanders etc.

quote:

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Originally posted by flak monkey
more like 208,000 a year (so 54 per minute on 16hour days, 48weeks a year)

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LOL....oops.

Anyway 1 a minutes a bit excessive, even with cellular production...

Shootist, I know we need CNC equipment. Thats what I have been looking for. Found quite a bit, but no pricing/sizing info etc.

David

[Edited on 25/1/05 by flak monkey]

try http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/homepage/ for cnc routers
and search google for copy lathes for the legs

You're going to have to make some calls. CNC equipment is rarely off-the-shelf. Most times it's built to order and price depends on what you want it to do.

Best pricing info you'll get online, without contacting anyone directly, is to hit E-bay.

I had that feeling. The tutor said all info must come from the web. Guess i will have to email him for his suggestions. Not that he is actually very helpful but i'll give it a try.

Cheers,
David

i don't know students today
want everything done for them

here's a start
http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/library/Catalogue_Pages/PAGE176.PDF

Cheers Tim Looks like a good website all round.

Guess i was just searching for the wrong thing!

This might be just what you ar looking for....

shopbot


Hope it helps,

David