So I was thinking at work...

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

Today while cutting some panels on the striebig for a curved receptionist desk, I suddenly came up with an idea... I am building two 3 ft3 boxes.. one at 30 hz... and one at 38 hz. They are both for a single Immortal 12... one is ASISD12 which was the old school Immortal Subs which imo are better the other is an AWIS12P which is the new chrome flamed out basket type.... Any how I have designed the enclosures and am going to be cutting out the pieces on the striebig tomorow.... A striebig is a $25,000.00 panel saw which cuts both vertically and horizontaly on panels that are up to 7feet wide, and 15 ft long... This saw cuts within 1/1000th of a milimeter square.... Exactly exact..... So I began thinking about doing that as a service... Sending people perfectly perfect cut pieces of MDF from their own designs and specifications... No home depot guy who doesnt understand teh importance of true cuts to exact dimensions.... I figure for people with out a table saw would apreciate that... Also could make circle cut outs for ports, or subs with the jasper circle jig... I think alot of people would use that service if it were for a reasonable price. I am just not sure if it would actually be worth it... Does it seem like a good idea or a waste of time? looking forward to feedback.

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[Buckshot 10+ year member]

Heres the deal. Your going to spend $20 on a sheet of MDF. Your going to charge lets say .50$ for each cut. You have six pieces minimum with at least three cuts. $9 for cuts. Your up at 30 bucks as a buyer, not shipped. I think those guesses I gave are pretty generous, hence being pretty exspensive and one cutting wood themselves.

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea, and really actually hope I can use it. It's gonna be all in the price factor here...

Good idea though.

 

[Ingleside 10+ year member]

good idea... but how much does it cost to ship a complete sheet of MDF (cut up ofcourse)?

i guess it would be a lot less if you only sent out the panels that were needed to build the project.. but then you would have to come up with a way of charging per square foot or square inch... or something for the mateiral itself if the client only wants the panels needed to make their box.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

FedEx would drop the panels on each corner...twice

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

Heres the deal. Your going to spend $20 on a sheet of MDF. Your going to charge lets say .50$ for each cut. You have six pieces minimum with at least three cuts. $9 for cuts. Your up at 30 bucks as a buyer, not shipped. I think those guesses I gave are pretty generous, hence being pretty exspensive and one cutting wood themselves.
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea, and really actually hope I can use it. It's gonna be all in the price factor here...

Good idea though.

True... However... I go through more MDF at work the it is even funny. We don't waste time or space with the scraps we don't use at work.. So we toss them... I am in forever suply of free MDF in thickensses from 1/4" to 1".... So I would simply save it from the trash and roll the savings allong to my customers... I would only charge $20.00 for my services... Straight profit to the bank...

oh yeah. as far as shipping goes... I would package it dumb *** delivery man proof of course... that is easy to protect the corners.

Also... I never use the factory edge of MDF. I alwaysd give my edges a crisp clean cut.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

not a bad idea. but pricing will be weird. I believe there are people that just sends out panels so you can put the enclosure together. They even supply bracing. I think it was someone from CAF.

If I was your neighbor, you'll be my new best friend.

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

I want it now, how much?

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

I want it now, how much?

Shit I don't know... I was hoping you guys could help with some ideas so it would be beneficial to both consumer and me...

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

here is the saw I use at work.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

stupid fvcking home depot employee messed up one of my cuts.

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

If I was your neighbor, you'll be my new best friend.

x2 lol

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

x2 lol

I figure alot of the builders from here would do the same thing if they had the same access to materials and the tool. I am sure I could find a way to make it work... what should I do? offer the service free of charge...???

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

How much as I could use this service

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

i dont think you should do it for free, charge what you feel your time is worth for the cuts and the just add on shipping, so maybe $30 per set of cuts for a small to medium size box and $35 for a large one...

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Shipping is going to be a *****, for any decent sized box. But hell, I wouldnt mind paying ~$50 for some properly cut wood that all I had to do is screw n glue //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif