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Evaluating our Desktop Cutting Solutions
Our desktop cutting solutions are built with safety mechanisms aimed at optimizing production in your shop.
Underutilized Vertical Panel Saw Accessories
This Tech Thursday highlights two Vertical Panel Saw Accessories, our Midway Fence and Quick Stop Gauge
DFC-H5 Proves to be a Cut Above the Rest
Our DFC-H5 Vertical Panel Saw & Dust Free Substrate Cutter is an industry changing machine, combining our flagship Vertical Panel Saw and a Dust Free Cutter, eliminating your need for three machines: the classic table saw, panel saw and your substrate cutter.
Tech Thursday
Ever receive your new H4 or H5 Vertical Panel Saw, so excited to put it to use without reading the entire instruction manual? Watch this guided instruction on putting your Fixed Stand together, prior to receiving your machine!
Work Cell Wednesday: Assemble
Aimed with increasing production and profit in woodworker’s shops across the country, Safety Speed’s SPM301 Screw Pocket machine simultaneously cuts and drills a pilot hole at a 6 degree angle in one motion, in under a second. Watch it in action! This machine is the fourth and final component of the All-American Work Cell and Work Cell Wednesday.
Work Cell Wednesday: Band
Key Features Industrial machine with small footprint Short 10-12 minute glue heating time Electromagnetic end cutters eliminating need of compressed air 1~, 220V power supply Bands polyester, PVC, wood, and single laminated strip tapes Applies banding on rolls up to 1mm thickness and thicker single strip banding Applies and trims banding at 24 feet per […]
Work Cell Wednesday: 23 Spindle Line Boring Machine
The second component of the All-American Manufacturing Cell and Work Cell Wednesday is Conquest Industries Pneumatic 23-Spindle Line Boring Machine. It allows for a simple and hassle free line boring process. Simply align your panel of wood within the machine and press your foot down on the pedal and holes are bored!
Work Cell Wednesday: 7400 Vertical Panel Saw
Since the inception of the first Vertical Panel Saw created in 1958 by Safety Speed founder Gene Olson, it’s no coincidence our Vertical Panel Saws are now produced with cut tolerances of .005 of an inch, straight and square. The 7400 Vertical Panel Saw is the first step of the All-American Work Cell and our […]
Work Cell Wednesday
Aimed with improving the workflow at woodworking shops, Safety Speed Manufacturing and Conquest Industries reintroduce the All-American Work Cell, an all-in-one manufacturing cell for woodworkers everywhere with a new Work Cell Wednesday feature. Utilizing the work cell at the 2018 International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, Safety Speed and Conquest Industries created and donated bookcases to […]
Safety Speed Manufacturing Announces Personnel Changes
For Immediate Release Ham Lake, MN, January 7 — Safety Speed Manufacturing announced the departure of Tom Houska who led Safety Speed’s marketing efforts for the last 15 years. “We thank Tom for leading Safety Speed’s marketing efforts and wish him success in his new endeavor,” remarked Safety Speed President, Brian Donahue. Additionally, Safety Speed […]
DFC-H5 Wins Product Of The Year!
Press Release SGIA Judges Award DFC-H5 Panel Saw & Dust Free Cutter Combo 2018 Product of the Year for Category: Finishing-Multi-Function Finishing (slit/score/perf) Product of the Year awards and entries will be on display at the 2018 SGIA Expo. Ham Lake, MN, September 2018 — Safety Speed Manufacturing (2018 SGIA Expo Booth #635) is proud […]
Safety Speed H4 Panel Saws Set the Stage for Scenery Construction
Safety Speed Manufacturing vertical saws are the new backstage sensation of the Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) high school theatre program. The Washington, DC-area school division is in the process of installing Safety Speed H4 vertical saws to enhance set construction at each of its 25 high schools. Ken Wilson, safety specialist for FCPS, credited […]
Safety Speed’s New Screw Pocket Machine Anchors All-American Manufacturing Cell at AWFS Fair
Safety Speed Manufacturing will formally introduce its SPM301HD Screw Pocket Machine as part of a of a cut, bore, band and assemble manufacturing cell during the AWFS Fair, July 19-22 in Las Vegas. In addition to seeing Safety Speed’s lineup of American-made technology in action, woodworkers visiting booth #8211 can enter to win a custom […]
SAFETY SPEED MANUFACTURING PRESENTS SPM301HD SCREW POCKET MACHINE
State-of-the-art Screw Pocket Machine is made in the USA and Boasts a Multitude of Features and Benefits Ham Lake, MN – Safety Speed Manufacturing, a leading provider of panel processing equipment, is pleased to announce the introduction of the SPM301HD Screw Pocket Machine. The SPM301HD showcases an all-new heavy-duty, direct drive continuous electric spindle motor […]
Ex-Banker Goes All in to Make Wood Paddle Boards
Tim Shore officially completed his metamorphosis from banker to woodworker Dec. 31. That’s when he quit his day job to dedicate his full time and energy to manufacturing wood stand-up paddle boards. Shore’s transition from banking to custom woodworking had pretty much been in the works since 2013 when he got inspired to make a […]
Chuck Anderson Retires After 40 Years of Service
It is with sadness and fondness that we announce the retirement of Chuck Anderson. Chuck retired from his duty as one of our premier machine builders, with 40 years of experience, on January 31st, 2017. Chuck has been invaluable in the operations of our company for the past 40 years, first starting with the company […]
Safety Speed Graduates First Certified Technician Class
Safety Speed Manufacturing has rolled out a certified technician program beginning with its flagship vertical panel saw line. The first graduates – representatives of DOC Maintenance and Compact Power Services – successfully completed the two-day certified training program in November. “Each participant received a Certificate of Training acknowledging that they meet the requirements of having […]
Sign Making Equipment That Makes the Cut
Sign makers and graphic production shops turn to Safety Speed Manufacturing to save time and gain a competitive edge. The Ham Lake, MN, company offers a wide array of desk top cutters as well as safe, accurate and versatile vertical panel saws capable of making short order of any materials used in the trade. While […]
SPM301 Makes Joints That Last Fast
No muss, no fuss. That’s the beauty of screw pocket joinery. This popular mechanical method for securely and permanently joining two pieces of wood involves routing a “pocket” at a low angle into one workpiece and joining it to another workpiece with a self-tapping screw. Screw pocket joinery can eliminate gluing and clamping. Pieces properly […]