GRAND OPENING OF METRO
DETROIT’S VILLAGE WORKSHOP MARKS JET,
POWERMATIC AND WILTON PARTNERSHIP
LaVergne, TN – The Grand Opening of the Village Workshop, Northville,
Mich., is scheduled for February 28. This new creative resource for local
inventors, engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, small businesses, teachers,
students and others is on the former site of Belanger, Inc., a 140-year-old leader
in car wash manufacturing. The community space is dedicated to creativity,
learning, entrepreneurship and prototype services. It’s equipped with all the tools, machinery,
staff and software to make bright ideas come to life.
The
Village Workshop’s Grand Opening marks a continuing partnership with JET®, Powermatic® and Wilton®,
which have provided the new creative communal workspace with 25 essential
woodworking and metalworking machines, plus technical support. JET, Powermatic and Wilton are
industry-leading brands of woodworking and metalworking machinery, material
handling equipment, vises, clamps and hand tools.
The open house will be held at The
Village Workshop, 445 E. Cady St., Northville, from
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday,
February 28, followed by a reception at 7 p.m. to `11 p.m. Open enrollment is scheduled on Sunday, March
1 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
“There’s no better investment we can
make with our woodworking and metalworking equipment than empowering those in
the community with a desire to learn and create – and having a facility like The
Village Workshop is ideal,” said Bob Varzino, Senior Vice President, Marketing
and Internet for JPW Industries, Inc. “Working
directly with innovators, experienced artisans and enthusiasts also fuels our ‘ambition’
campaign of building the equipment that builds dreams.”
Currently, the 24,000 square foot,
three-story historical Village Workshop building is equipped with the following
JET, Powermatic and Wilton tools:
Powermatic/JET
Woodworking
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Jointer
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Metal shear
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22” planer
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Compound miter saw
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English wheel
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Bandsaw
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JET
Metalworking
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Hand notcher
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Drill press
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Elite EVS mill
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Hydraulic press
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Drum sander
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Elite saw
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Bandsaw
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Lathe
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Drill press
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Pan brake
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Mortiser
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Lathe
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Wilton
Workholding
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Panel saw
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Cold saw
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C-2 combination vise
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Belt sander
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Planishing hammer
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79A woodworking vise
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Combination sander
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Slip roll
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1206 drill press vise & swivel
base
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Shaper
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Tube bender
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Too many clamps to list
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