Automated milling and joinery

**BobL** · 10th May 2010, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by les88

thanks for showing those photos Bob, it would be interesting to know how they started and moved into massive machinery like they have. It's a long way from a chain saw and chisel. and what a wonderful part of the world.

les

Short version.

Just after WWII many of the villages in Northern Italy were largely in ruins and a huge rebuilding program began. In the early 1950's two of my uncles decided to set up a business making door and window frames. These were at first made by hand, including some complex detail made using moulder planes. There was also a big call for roof replacements and once they got that established they started in on new roofs as well

Then slowly they got enough money to start buying machines and then the business really took off. When the Uncles retired in the late 80s, the business spilt into two. One set of cousins went with the mountain huts, roofs and structures, and another cousin went with doors and window frames side.

They got their first computerizes machines about 10 years ago and the big Hundegger in 2005

I'll post some pictures of the "door and window frames" cousin's workshop when I get round to sorting out my photos.

**pjt** · 10th May 2010, 11:59 PM

A bit of everything there BobL, automated machine , snow capped mountain views, a nice little foot bridge, a bit of familly history, things made from wood

, firewood stashes,
excellent BobL

Pete

**BobL** · 11th May 2010, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by pjt

A bit of everything there BobL, automated machine , snow capped mountain views, a nice little foot bridge, a bit of familly history, things made from wood

, firewood stashes,
excellent BobL

Pete

Just to round it out I was gunna stick in a few pics of some nude italian bathers but couldn't see a way to do it!

**InterTD6** · 13th May 2010, 10:01 PM

Good work bob, good to see there is still some building going on not dictated in cost by banks or accountants but by culture & style.
regards inter

**kevjed** · 14th May 2010, 09:37 PM

Looks like you had a good trip Bob. You must have a panorama or two to add to this?
Wonderful stuff.
Kevin

**BobL** · 14th May 2010, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by kevjed

Looks like you had a good trip Bob. You must have a panorama or two to add to this?
Wonderful stuff.
Kevin

Cheers Kev!

Yep - took quite a few panoramas, still haven't had time to stitch them together. I posted a few pics in the photo forum.

**Pops** · 15th May 2010, 01:36 PM

Hi Bob,

What a fantastic holiday. Postcard settings and massive wood machines making sawdust, what more could you ask for. Lucky devil.

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting.

Cheers
Pops

**BobL** · 15th May 2010, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Pops

Hi Bob,

What a fantastic holiday. Postcard settings and massive wood machines making sawdust, what more could you ask for. Lucky devil.

Cheers Pops. I hope it get's even luckier, in two weeks we're heading off to Canada for an extended period. Have organized a few woody things but hope to see a lot more.

Cheers

**martrix** · 15th May 2010, 06:08 PM

Bob, you are living the dream. That is fairytale stuff.

**BobL** · 15th May 2010, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by martrix

Bob, you are living the dream. That is fairytale stuff.

Cheers M.

I only tell you guys half the facts - there's an equivalent amount of politics and crap that I have to deal with that you guys don't hear about.

Canada should be good though. We're also stopping in Seattle (guess what I have a relative there as well!!) and I hope to go to Madsens (big chainsaw and milling shop) just out of Seattle. A couple of Canadian guys from the Arborisite have said they will show us a bit of milling and woodworking stuff so that should be good.

**Pops** · 16th May 2010, 11:47 PM

Hi Bob,

We will be expecting more photos of course mate.

Cheers
Pops

**BobL** · 17th May 2010, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by Pops

Hi Bob,

We will be expecting more photos of course mate.

Cheers
Pops

Here's a few more shots from Italia from the "Door and Window" frame making cousin's workshop.

Here's the house where his family and his mother and father live.

CLose up of wood work on balconies

His workshop is underneath his house.
Combo machine with power feed assist.

Hydraulically assisted frame setter.

Four sided jointer

400 mm digital planer

750 mm sander

The were about the same number of machines I did not photograph including a huge bandsaw, another sanding machine, two mortising machines, and another big dust extractor.

Nothing gets wasted

**Pops** · 17th May 2010, 11:39 PM

Thanks Bob. A lot of machinery under one house. Another lucky chappy. I like that SCM planer/thicknesser, a beauty. A very compact dusty in the background too.

Cheers
Pops

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