Types of woodworking machinery

Woodworking is the craft of working with wood and having the purpose of manufacturing wooden items. A wealth of products can be made from wood, such as furniture, toys, interior decorations, and garden tools. These products can be manufactured by using a variety of woodworking machinery like biscuit joiners, chainsaws, jointers, and sanders. For the best woodworking machines, those interested should choose TigerStop.

TigerStop is a company specialised in manufacturing stop/gauge and pusher systems. With their help, woodworkers all over the world are more effective and manage to complete their tasks in maximum safety conditions. The products manufactured and sold by this company are always innovative, can be used in combination with a number factory automation applications, and benefit from a well-thought-out research and development program.

Although these products feature a high level of technology, they can be used by a lot of people, some that may not even have woodworking skills. This happens because the systems designed and manufactured by this company are created to help the workers and make them more effective. A number of businesses can use woodworking machinery, from furniture factories to craftsmen who use wood to create works of art.

While some woodworkers do not need a machine that is electrically powered, just a chisel or a handsaw, most of them prefer the easiest way and select machines powered by electric motors. As such, the most common woodworking machines featuring an electric motor are: biscuit joiners, chainsaws, planers and sanders. The first two of them are handheld, while the other two are stationary machines.

A biscuit joiner is a machine that joins two pieces of wood together by firstly cutting a small portion of the two pieces and then filling the hole with glue, with the purpose of clamping the two pieces of wood. This system of joining two pieces of wood together was invented more than 50 years ago. The current version is highly improved when compared to first biscuit joiner, yet it mainly uses the same principles.

A chainsaw is a tool used for a variety of purposes. It can be used to cut down old trees, or to cut ice. Also, it can help a gardener prune young trees or a woodworker cut various pieces of wood. Chainsaws are equipped with an electric motor or one that runs on petrol, a cutting chain, a centrifugal clutch and a tensioning mechanism. Chainsaws can be very dangerous, if handled improperly, therefore previous training is required before using them.

A planer has basically the same purpose as the biscuit joiner, with the difference that planers are stationary machines that join together pieces of wood only edge-to-edge, not in various other positions. In the US, planers are known as jointers. While they are not that dangerous as the chainsaws mentioned earlier, they can still cause injuries to workers, if these do not know how to use them properly.

Finally, sanders are woodworking machines that have the purpose of smoothing pieces of wood with the help of sandpaper. These machines are electrically powered and rely on the consequences of abrasion to make wood pieces plain. Sanders can be used to smoothen metal, as well, and, in general, they do not require an extremely complicated training. However, not everybody can use a sander safely, that is why only professionals should do it.

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