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(12-15-2016, 10:31 PM)EricU Wrote: ok, that makes sense. Too bad they are so expensive.
Yeah, but I'm tempted to try them for face frames one day just to test them out. It looks way quicker than pocket screws, and I have problems with pocket screws in soft woods anyway because I end up over-tightening the screws on occasion.
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I always see Hoffman at the shows for face frame construction. Don't know as a cabinet customer how I would fee about seeing their dovetail keys on the back of the face frame but just wanted to make you aware of another option.
https://hoffmann-usa.com/machinery/beade...-equipment
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(12-16-2016, 10:44 AM)Brian in sunny FL Wrote: I always see Hoffman at the shows for face frame construction. Don't know as a cabinet customer how I would fee about seeing their dovetail keys on the back of the face frame but just wanted to make you aware of another option.
https://hoffmann-usa.com/machinery/beade...-equipment
When I was in the picture framing business there was a "thumbnailer" system similar to the Hoffmann system. It works well and it costs just $600.00 or $700.00. But it is too noisy and generates too much sawdust for a framer in a shopping mall. It is also painfully slow.
The preferred method is to use an under-pinner, which drives V-shaped nails spaced evenly. It works well as a quick clamping method, but it is not nearly as strong as pocket screws.
Here is one at work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-I5VymLuU
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