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Company Name: Suber Custom Shutters
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Contact Name: Mitch Suber
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Location: Bainbridge, GA 39817
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Year Founded: 1990
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Sq. Footage: 4,500
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Employees: 3
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Gross Sales:
250,000
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Website:
www.subercustomshutters.com
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Product Specialties:
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Architectural Millwork - Custom Millwork
Cabinets - Closets and Storage
Cabinets - Custom Cabinets
Cabinets - Store Fixtures
Finishing - General Wood Finishing
Finishing - Refinishing
Furniture - Custom Furniture
Woodworking - General
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Shop Equipment:
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Dewalt - 13" Planer
Powermatic - Dust Collector
Powermatic - #66 10" Table Saw
Ritter - Overhead Boring machine
Other - Seco 3hp shaper
Craftsman - Bandsaw
Craftsman - Drill Press
Porter Cable - Routers
Other - Louver Drill
Other - Shutter Stapler
Delta - 10" Miter saw
Dewalt - 12" Chop saw
Other - Hitachi 12" Miter Saw
Devilbiss (Look Alike... - 1 qt Hvlp Spray Gun
Other - P.C. 60 gal Air Compressor
Other - Speedaire 80 gl. Compressor
Other - KCD Design Software
Jet - Oscillating Sander
Oliver - Double Borer
Other - Drill Press
Other - Woodmaster Molder 18"
Rikon - Bandsaw
Woodtek - Double Borer
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Viewer Comments:
Posted By:
Larry [01/12/2010]
Nicely setup for the purpose. Good attention to details like the instructions by the slat drill. You might want to cover the open sheaves though.
Posted By:
Mitch [01/12/2010]
Thank you Larry for the compliment and also for the safety recommendation. I sometimes focus too much on function and forget that people sometimes stick their fingers where they don't belong.
Posted By:
Don [01/13/2010]
Always glad to see a small shop doing well in the market these days. As a custom furniture and cabinet maker, I'm doing all I can just to keep afloat. It looks like you have your shop layed out well. Best of luck in the future.
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Vijay kunchum [01/14/2010]
In these days of mass manufacturing and marketing, your success comes as a whiff of fresh air. When CNC machines are taking over the skills and the human touch is lost, people like you will be torch bearers for a saner world.
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Mitch [01/14/2010]
Don, a lot of us are right there with you in doing all we can to keep the wheels turning. Being in business certainly has its challenges and it certainly is good to hear encouraging words from others. Thanks and I hope you do well with your business.
Vijay, I originally thought that I wanted to be a mass producer, but found the more volume, more madness (less money) did not work for me. I salute the ones that can make it work on that level, it just did not fit who I was. I found that after growing for several years, we were no longer enjoying what we did for a living, and it seemed finances always dominated every conversation and decision. After some painful downsizing, I believe we have returned the human touch back to what we do and it has certainly helped my sanity. Thanks Vijay.
Posted By:
Tyler [01/25/2010]
Great job on the shutters, I am looking at building a few for the exterior of my house. I will be building them out of cedar. Could you point me in the right direction for painting them, what products to use for the primer and top coat. I spray both HVLP and high pressure.
Posted By:
Mitch [01/26/2010]
Tyler, I always prime with an oil base primer. Sherwin Williams is popular in my area and I have had good performance from their products. Use a oil base exterior primer, I prefer a fast dry (s.w. preprite). Sometimes the oils found in some exterior woods will really slow the dry time of the regular oil primers. I pre-prime the inside of the stiles and the louver ends prior to assembly. Use a really good exterior latex paint (s.w. super paint) and be sure to extra coat the top and bottom of the panel.
You'll probably have to thin the latex to get it to spray, but use no more water than necessary. I apply several coats to get the final build that I want. I have some jobs out there that have aged real well with this procedure. If you need any more help, just ask. I do recommend mortise & tenon joints if building a louvered or raised panel shutter.
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