Happy Pi Day, indeed! In case you’re not aware, “Pi Day” is the “holiday” commemorating the sweetest little mathematical constant there ever was: pi. Naturally, it is observed on March 14 since 3.14 are the most noteworthy (i.e. the first three) digits of the number that is as endless as the circles we measure with Continue Reading →
While the tree-eating band saw blade and his cousin the 4′ circle saw won’t be making it into the booth this year, we hope you will! Come visit the York Saw & Knife Family at any of our trade show appearances this year:
I wanted to point out a “bug” in Google Maps we’ve been trying to get corrected for weeks now. It seems the world’s most popular search engine simply can’t decide where York Saw & Knife is actually located, so it has us listed twice. Unfortunately, while those locations are on the same street as our Continue Reading →
Just before the holiday break I posted the first part in this round up highlighting 2011 in Manufacturing. As we continue into July and through the rest of the year, remember that more important than the links themselves are the underlying trends that are the currents holding this sea of industry news together. Trends Continue Continue Reading →
York Saw & Knife will be closed Monday, December 26, 2011 and Monday, January 2, 2012 in observation of the Christmas & New Year’s holidays. 2011 was one of our busiest, most exciting years on record. We officially went global, launched a new retail product line, relaunched our corporate website, made tons of new friends, Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I looked back at a post from January to see how well my predictions for manufacturing in 2011 lined up with what really happened. In case you weren’t here for it, our “5 Rs of Manufacturing Trends” included REVAMPing old process, RETHINKing sustainability, RETURNing production to America, REFORMing policy, and RETEACHing the Continue Reading →
Attention circular saw blade users: we’re offering a copy of The Missing Shop Manual: Table Saw as a FREE gift to anyone purchasing LUXITE® circular saw blades through Luxite Saw online between now and December 31, 2011. The entire Missing Shop Manual series is published by Lancaster-area locals Fox Chapel Publishing, who offer a wide variety of woodworking-related books Continue Reading →
Some product warning labels are borderline ridiculous: “Do not place (toaster oven) inside working conventional oven” “Do not use (microwave) for drying pets” …or my latest favorite: “Remove infant before folding (stroller) for storage.” Then again, it seems some other warning labels can’t be serious enough. Like the ones on industrial cutting equipment. Safety warning Continue Reading →
Imagine this: You’re manufacturing a product and find a need to refit your band saw with a new blade. You’ve been less than pleased with your current blade’s performance and think the blade’s teeth are part of the problem, so you don’t want the new blade to have any. At the same time, you still Continue Reading →
It’s an exciting day here at York Saw & Knife. For one, PACK EXPO 2011 opens today, and all signs point to a record-breaking year for the world’s premier packaging industry trade show. We’ll be showing off our best machine knife examples and providing some on-the-spot consultation in Booth S4922 – be sure to stop Continue Reading →