Gay guy at Lowe's cut my wood wrong...

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

I had to trim a bunch of my panels by .75 or 1.50 inch due to the guy at Lowe's cutting the sheets incorrectly. If I cut the panels to make them fit together, will it make too much of a difference in sound? It will still be roughly 8ft^3 @roughly 33hz. The cuts were no more than .75 to 1.5 inches off.

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[ls2poweredgoat 5,000+ posts]

It will be fine.

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

I had to trim a bunch of my panels by .75 or 1.50 inch due to the guy at Lowe's cutting the sheets incorrectly. If I cut the panels to make them fit together, will it make too much of a difference in sound? It will still be roughly 8ft^3 @roughly 33hz. The cuts were no more than .75 to 1.5 inches off.

All cuts done by Lowe's are approximate, the panel saws that they use are terrible.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

unless the dude actually gives a shit you cant expect to make 100% accurate cuts on a fat *** panel saw that never gets maintained.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

The guy from Lowe's should be killed...

 

[ascitiesburn69 10+ year member]

been there done that twice...luckily the boxes werent for me....Just make a guide for a circ saw and do your own cuts

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

How's home depot on the stuff. I would let them do it so I can get it home in my car. Rather than trying to fit a 4x8 in a ford focus

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

I use to work at lowes.. I was pretty dead on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

You must get a bunch of retards then. The thing is, you can expect precision cuts. I always ask for 1/2" BIGGER than what I need and then finish cut it at home. Even though I ask for an extra 1/2", the guys at my Home Depot are almost always dead on the 1/2" dimension I give them. I could probably just tell them the exact dimension, but I'd rather play it safe.

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

I always tell them... "I pay after you cut so if you **** it up... I'm not paying for it."

One guy went through 3 sheets because he fukked up the first two. I only had to pay for the one sheet. I usualy give them measurements that are about 1/8" too long so I can just sand down with the DA a little bit if needed. Better too long than too short...

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

Oh..... and on top of that all, the people who work at my Home Depot are so nice lol. I accidentally mixed up two dimensions and ****ed up the whole cutsheet. The guy was like "Hang on just a sec." He went and grabbed a fresh 4'X8' sheet and said "Just make all the cuts you need, I gotta keep all the scraps but I won't charge you for the second sheet."

Made my day //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

You must get a bunch of retards then. The thing is, you can expect precision cuts. I always ask for 1/2" BIGGER than what I need and then finish cut it at home. Even though I ask for an extra 1/2", the guys at my Home Depot are almost always dead on the 1/2" dimension I give them. I could probably just tell them the exact dimension, but I'd rather play it safe.

x2, I did it on one box, and could have jsut had the guy do them exact

 

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

I would have used a table saw, but I didn't have access to one. And I'm afraid to make long cuts with a circular, because there isn't anything to guide it.

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

Its always a crap shoot at lowes or hd. Occasionally you'll get someone who actually tries to get close but even then the best you can hope for is an eighth to a quarter inch off. Their setup isnt really right to be consistent or accurate with their cuts.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

I always tell them... "I pay after you cut so if you **** it up... I'm not paying for it."
One guy went through 3 sheets because he fukked up the first two. I only had to pay for the one sheet. I usualy give them measurements that are about 1/8" too long so I can just sand down with the DA a little bit if needed. Better too long than too short...

you must be dealing with a bunch of *******. i use to work at lowes...id just point at the sign that says "no precision cuts" and tell you to go fuck yourself.