Second half do's & dont's.Every six months or so I review the questions and problems I receive and report on the trends that I observe. Those that tally the greatest in number make my "Do's & Don'ts" list. Right out of the box, I am happy to say that the overall numbers are down over the past few years. This might indicate that people just write less these days, but I like to think that it means fewer people are experiencing productivity and quality problems. (Q)uality is not everything; it is the only thing. Lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to Woes While the number of complaints is down, I am sorry to say that we still have a fair share of problems related to lumber, including those involving moisture and bugs. Several readers reported that insect pests - beetles beetles members of the insect order Coleoptera. They are common intermediate hosts for tapeworms. darkling beetles this and other mealworms are common inhabitants of poultry houses and are suspected of aiding in the transmission of , termites, etc. - are burrowing into lumber and leaving their marks. This brings to mind the first "don't." Do not send an employee into the lumberyard with a pesticide. Do have the job done by a professional, who should also be contracted to perform an annual inspection. As for wood-moisture-related problems - too numerous to enumerate To count or list one by one. For example, an enumerated data type defines a list of all possible values for a variable, and no other value can then be placed into it. See device enumeration and ENUM. - I can only offer this general piece of advice: Do grade every board and check each for moisture content. Do segregate seg·re·gate v. seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing, seg·re·gates v.tr. 1. To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. dried and green stock. While stacks are in the yard, cover them with tarps that hang about half way down the stack and tie them in place at the corners. Monitor dry kilns dry kiln n. A heated chamber in which cut lumber is dried and seasoned. Noun 1. dry kiln - a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber kiln - a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks regularly, seven days a week, and test at least three samples each test period. Maintenance & Safety Adhering to a routine machine maintenance schedule is far too often overlooked. Do make it a policy to shut down machines a few minutes before quitting time to check for wear and tear and perform normal maintenance. Don't let machine operators substitute comfort for safety. Do make sure they wear ear and eye protection and heavy work shoes. Also, be sure they refrain from wearing loose-fitting clothes and have them keep their shirts tucked in. Don't let them monkey around near the machinery. Do provide adequate lighting and dust control. Don't let hand sanding operators and those sensitive to dust work without a dust mask or respirator respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pi-ra?ter) ventilator (2). cuirass respirator see under ventilator. . Do make sure that safety is an integral part of all training, especially for new workers. Assembly Advice In assembly, be certain to place "dummy Sham; make-believe; pretended; imitation. Person who serves in place of another, or who serves until the proper person is named or available to take his place (e.g., dummy corporate directors; dummy owners of real estate). " fronts in case clamps and do be sure that inspection at this critical point is thorough and all-encompassing. Hopefully, department inspectors have kept any problematic parts from getting to this stage, but check things out nonetheless. Do make sure each assembler Software that translates assembly language into machine language. Contrast with compiler, which is used to translate a high-level language, such as COBOL or C, into assembly language first and then into machine language. is taught the proper procedure for applying glue and don't allow excess glue to harden hard·en v. hard·ened, hard·en·ing, hard·ens v.tr. 1. To make hard or harder. 2. To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship. 3. . Do make sure they are properly equipped with the right types of screws, nails and staplers and the equipment to insert these items. Don't let assemblers This is a list of assemblers. Hundreds of assemblers have been written; some notable examples are:
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. various workpieces. On to Finishing I have mentioned this many times over the years and believe it is as relevant today as it was 20 or more years ago. Don't buy finishing materials based mainly on price but do develop a close relationship with a single, well-known source for finishing materials and utilize the services of theft expert technicians. The best of the lot have seen everything in the book and then some in helping woodworking companies iron out their finishing problems. The expert technician can help introduce the correct materials, facilitate implementation and assist in training. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , the trusty technician can help work out the bugs on sample finishes for new product for the market. Teaching sprayers how to adjust theft spray patterns and arm movements is certainly the foreman's job. Still, the technician can be a valuable and helpful in so many areas of finishing that I cannot imagine why any company of any size would not seek out their services. More on Inspection We touched on the importance of inspection, yet I do think it bears a second go 'round. The chief inspector This article or section deals primarily with the United Kingdom and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. in many cases is an former foreman. He outlines every detail to be looked at by the individual department quality inspectors. What he says goes. After all, it's his signature that will appear on the final certificate of inspection that is shipped out with each finished piece. (Do make sure to include an instruction sheet on consumer care of the product as well.) While the chief inspector sets up the quality program, it is management's duty to make it known that quality is not everything; it is the only thing. Management keeps an open ear to gather ideas from those on the shop floor and gives bonuses to workers who come up with ideas that help the company go that extra mile toward quality or productivity improvements. Finding ways to reduce costs is a part of doing business. But if cutting costs will harm quality in any way, shape or form, then DON'T. Instead, DO everything to make the product better and |
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