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   RickL | Jun 09, 2005 02:53pm | #1

   I was using such machines 30 years ago when I started woodworking in the factories. There isn't much in books on the subject. I've been collecting woodworking books over the years as well. Only a few mentions in a few trade manuals and very briefly covered in a few pages in Fine WW. Some machines have info handed down from co-worker to coworker.  There are no in depth manuals covering stroke sanders, double end tenoners, etc.  Table saws and bandsaws, etc are heavily uised by the hobby guys so there is tons of info on them. Best you could do is read the router books and figure out how to apply the techniques to the overhead router. I used to run 10 hp SCMI router with autofeed. Largely replaced by CNC these days but it's still a vilable option for a small shop and they are affordable.  There's a few books on industrial machines a http://www.stobartdavies.com and in the old bookstores you might find some old out of print trade journals but the most many will tell you is what the machine is and briefly what it does in a paragraph at the most.

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   chippyone | Jun 10, 2005 12:09am | #2

   Thanks for the information, Rick. I was a Supervisor in a Shopfitting factory years ago,(I'm now retired, and my new workshop is just for me,) and a guy in the machine shop could make these big O/H Routers do everything except wash the dishes. He had cupboards & cupboards filled with jigs. My own experience since owning one previously has been much more limited, but with this current one I'm sure going to have fun practicing, and playing with it! I will certainly have a look at the website you suggested.

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   dondownunder | Jun 12, 2005 06:57am | #3

   Ken

   You might try your local polytech/trade school as the two my apprentices go to have these machines (as do I). There are still a few of us around who like these machines but my knowledge has come from experience & trial'n'terror.

   Most bigger shops have, as has been said, gone over to CNC & so has the training.

   Don

    

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   chippyone | Jun 13, 2005 01:36pm | #4

   Thanks, Don; I'll try the local college, but as you said, practice and trial & error will be my mainstay!