Standard shop rates for fabrication

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Since my latest project is going to probably weigh close to 150lbs all together, I'm not looking forward to having to pay shipping costs for it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif That still might be an option, but I'm also thinking of having a local shop do the work for me. That way, I save on the S&H, and hell, the labor costs will still probably be under that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

The project is two of these: http://www.madisound.com/pdf/fostexdrivers/fe166esr.pdf built from 3/4" baltic birch ply.

Any general guidelines on what I can expect to pay, if they'll take the work in the first place? I have a Lowe's commercial account, I could even deliver the raw materials to them. All I'd be paying for is their time.

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[ruckus]

what do carpenters make in your area figure a full day of paying a carpenter as a minimum price. $150-$200 per day?

 

[BeanII 10+ year member]

Long shot, but you may want to got to a local high school and see if the shop teacher is willing to take it on as like a class project. My mom works @ a high school and they do stuff like that (special projects, not speaker cabinets) all the time.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

I think you'd be able to do it yourself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif With a well designed plywood layout so you don't waste any wood, that is. It's really not that bad of a design.

Nice thing about having a carpenter do it = it would be done in one day.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

with the money you would have to spend on having a shop do that particular, you could buy all the necesarry tools and do it yourself. and you'll have the tools for the rest of your life.