Woodwelder from Lamont speeds up production

PETER COCHRANE, of Peter Alexander Cabinets, began work as a carpenter nearly 13 years ago. “I had always wanted to specialise in fitted carpentry, and today I supply kitchens, wardrobes, studies and other fitted furniture items to high-end homes in the South-East,” he told PW&SS. “I have always been a sole trader, but having shared my workshop with a chap in a similar position, we are currently in the stages of becoming a limited company as joint directors.”

Peter has recently invested in a refurbished Woodwelder from Lamont.

“The need to turn jobs around quicker and quicker without compromising on quality forced us to break down the processes currently involved in cabinet production, trying to isolate where time savings could be made.

“Whilst quick-drying glues such as PUs are available, the mess involved is a massive turn-off, so we were keen to stick with traditional PVA glues. The process of assembling/clamping and storing the items in clamps was a howling sore-thumb in this respect — so a Woodwelder seemed like a no-brainer, at first sounding too good to be true!

“Chatting with fellow cabinet makers, and the use of on-line forums, only a few names crop up when discussing such things and Lamont was the most current and frequently occurring name in
discussion.

“A quick chat with Alan [Lamont] during my initial enquiry prevented me from looking further, as his informative and zero-pressure attitude towards selling his products was so encouraging, and filled me with confidence.

“We mainly use the Woodwelder for gluing face-frames, cabinet doors and drawer fascias, as well as small worktops, enabling us to move straight from assembly to the widebelt sander.”

When asked to describe the advantages the Woodwelder had brought, Peter replied, “The ability to have a single pair of clamps on the bench, assemble a door, ‘zap’ it, and then stack it up with other doors until assembly is complete is great. Then, moving straight to the sander to flatten everything within minutes just makes the process so slick!”

Asked if he would recommend the Woodwelder and Lamont, Peter said, “I would whole heartedly recommend the Woodwelder to anyone trying to up production times. I would definitely recommend Lamont: it was genuinely a pleasure doing business with Alan!”