Home Depot didn't cut right..now what?

[sumone 10+ year member]

In short: cuts weren't perfect, don't want to buy new wood & re-cut. what to do to still assemble the box as if it were still built to specs?

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Okay so I go in with my plans for a simple 1.5cuFt box. It's gonna take two 2'x4' sheets (with a lot leftover). I get home, ready to start drilling the screws in, but when measuring the different faces, only 1 of 6 is a perfect rectangle. The rest are trapezoids, with one of 'em being a quadrilateral. So now what to do?

Some faces are in excess of the dimension I need, some are under, and some are just right. My plan: for those that are over the dimension I need, just grab the handy jig and cut a horribly crooked line but at least the ends should match up. Then when putting stuff together, put some filler/sealant inside the holes? Is this a good plan? What "filler" should I use?

Cause at this point, I'm ready to go back to buying 'em...

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

You could glass over the gaps/resin.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

ok. anything else I could use? or any other approaches I should maybe take?

 

[yayopwr 10+ year member]

bring it back to homedepot...they did this for me and they cut me two free pieces

i also tipped the guy cutting $5 - it helps if you have a lot of cuts.

I got enough pieces cut for 2 sealed boxes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

Instead of going back to buying boxes, buy you a table top table saw or one with a stand. With the money you WASTE on prefabs you could cut your own........

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

or just take it back and complain. they will take care of you

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

dont know about your home depots but mine as well as lowes all have signs that say "precision cuts are not guaranteed"...

 

[Bigrick31 10+ year member]

whenever i get my wood cut a the lumber yard i stand by with a tape measure to measure them after they cut. so when they mess up i point it out. and if they have to they bring me a new sheet of mdf

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

dont know about your home depots but mine as well as lowes all have signs that say "precision cuts are not guaranteed"...

Yup. They're just hired help, not cabinet makers. And the rigs they use (panel cutters) get abused every day. I only use their cutting service to split a panel small enough to carry. If you expect any more than 1/4" accuracy from these guys you're foolish.

A nice little 5-1/2" circular saw and a good straight edge and carpenter's square are all you really need.

 

[Spkrman]

Yup. They're just hired help, not cabinet makers. And the rigs they use (panel cutters) get abused every day. I only use their cutting service to split a panel small enough to carry. If you expect any more than 1/4" accuracy from these guys you're foolish.
A nice little 5-1/2" circular saw and a good straight edge and carpenter's square are all you really need.

One of those big drywall T squares is *the* way to draw straight lines on a sheet of MDF //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

okay, so I bought some new wood. been calling so many lumber & millworking shops. so far:

shop 1: have to buy wood from them (a 4x8 for $30) and each cut $1.50

shop 2: have to have an appointment & charges $50 an hour.

which one would you guys choose? I'm already @ $30...$15 on those first two sheets that were wasted and then the new sheets I bought.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

get the wood and a cheap circular saw and some saw horses.

if they cant do it right, do it yourself.

i have a brand new home depot near by, and the saw is pretty **** accurate.

 

[Spkrman]

okay, so I bought some new wood. been calling so many lumber & millworking shops. so far:shop 1: have to buy wood from them (a 4x8 for $30) and each cut $1.50

shop 2: have to have an appointment & charges $50 an hour.

which one would you guys choose? I'm already @ $30...$15 on those first two sheets that were wasted and then the new sheets I bought.

wow thats pricey.... 30 bux???????

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/shop_cart/pg_print_product.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=shop_cart/pg_print_product.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1571613987.1102711581@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccedadddfjmkiehcgelceffdfgidgjn.0&MID=9876&prod_id=167341

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/shop_cart/pg_print_product.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=shop_cart/pg_print_product.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1571613987.1102711581@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccedadddfjmkiehcgelceffdfgidgjn.0&MID=9876&prod_id=167341

that saw *****, the worm gear ones are tone better, you can actually see the line your cutting

 

[Damaso87 10+ year member]

I just realized how fortunate i was after reading this thread...

My dad is a finish carpenter, with his own business, so he has tons of saws and ...well...everything. Whenever i need wood, he just charges it onto the business account. No biggie. If any of yall need cuts or anything, stop on over here, saws, drills, and routers galore!

 

[littlebuddy34 10+ year member]

yeah i feel lucky too cuz my dad is a carpenter turned builder, so we have just about every piece of equipment you could dream of sitting in a shop in my basement. My dad never uses it anymore cuz now he just subs out his work to other people to build his houses.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

well I bought that circular saw you mentioned squeak today. I am horrible at using it. The edges are all roughed-up when the saw gets done with it....not straight and smooth. It's like the blade leaves it's design on the edge...

It also ***** when your work area is your dining room (that's got too much stuff in it already) and your work table is just two chairs facing each other (the dr.phil setup) that you balance the wood on...So far I've abandoned the sealed box that I was gonna make off the bad wood from home depot.

 

[CarlB 10+ year member]

Well, you should have just used the 'bad wood' and just cut all of them to make a box whatever size that turned out to be, and throw in some polyfill to make up the difference.

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

my shop

you do all your work in your dining room? You dont have a garage, back yard or friends house to use? If not I think maybe you should just have someone build your boxes for you.