A Woodworking machine is a machine that is intended to process

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. These machines are usually powered by

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s and are used extensively in woodworking. Sometimes grinding machines (used for grinding down to smaller pieces) are also considered a part of woodworking machinery.

Types of woodworking machinery

Artisanal and hobby machines

Woodworking milling machine in school workshop

Woodworking sawmill in a school workshop

These machines are used both in small-scale commercial production of timber products and by hobbyists. Most of these machines may be used on solid timber and on composite products. Machines can be divided into the bigger stationary machines where the machine remains stationary while the material is moved over the machine, and hand-held power tools, where the tool is moved over the material.

Hand-held power tools

* Biscuit joiner * Domino jointer * Chain saw * Hand-held circular saw * Electric drill *

Jig saw A jigsaw is a saw which uses a reciprocating blade to cut irregular curves, such as stenciled designs, in wood, metal, or other materials. Jigsaws first emerged in the 19th century and employed a treadle to operate the blade, which was thin ...

* Miter saw * Nail gun * Hand-held electric plane * Reciprocating saw * Rotary tool * Router * Hand-held sanders, including belt sander, orbital sander, random orbit sander

Stationary machines

* Bandsaw * Combination machine * Double side planer *

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or timber sizer * Drill press * Drum sander * Bench grinder * Jointer *

Wood lathe A lathe () is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to cre ...

Mortiser A mortiser or morticer is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber ( timber), such as a mortise in a mortise and tenon joint. Square chisel mortiser The square chisel mortiser (also called ...

Panel saw A panel saw is any type of sawing machine that cuts sheets into sized parts. Panel saws can be vertical or horizontal. Typically, vertical saws take up less floor space. Horizontal machines are typically large table saws with a sliding feed ta ...

* Pin router or Overhead Router * Radial arm saw * Scroll saw * Spindle moulder (Wood shaper) * Stationary sanders, including stroke sanders, oscillating spindle sander, belt sander, disc sander (and combination disc-belt sander). * Table saw * Tenoner or tenoning machine * Thicknesser or Thickness planer * Round pole milling machine *

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Panel Line Woodworking machines

These machines are used in large-scale

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of cabinets and other wooden or panel products.

Panel surface processing

Panel dividing equipment

Panel dividing equipment A panel saw is any type of sawing machine that cuts sheets into sized parts. Panel saws can be vertical or horizontal. Typically, vertical saws take up less floor space. Horizontal machines are typically large table saws with a sliding feed ta ...

, classified by number of beam, loading system, saw carriage speed

Double end tenoner

Double end tenoner, classified by conveyor type * Rolling chain system conveyor speed 40 to 120 m/min * Sliding chain system conveyor speed 10 to 30 m/min

Panel edge processing equipment

Panel edge processing equipment, classified by conveyor speed * High speed edgebander conveyor speed >= 100 m/min * Heavy duty edgebander conveyor speed >= 24 m/min * Light duty edgebander conveyor speed < 20 m/min (i.e. 8, 12 or 16 m/min)

Panel boring equipment

classified by number of boring heads * Single line boring machine * Multi line boring machine

Panel automatic packing equipment

References

External links

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