Hi guys its been a while since I was around here. I am in the Kitchener Waterloo area. I have some 8' 5/4 elm boards that vary in width from 8" to over a foot wide. I need to have a counter top that will be used for a desk made up. I do not have the ability to machine these boards at home. My little planer will not even touch this stuff. I will call you if you can include your number. Thanks a bunch. If this is the wrong area Mods please feel free to move it. Thank you guys. This is for my in laws as a gift. So I appreciate the help any one can give me.
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Wish I could help you out bud. But I'm a bit far away. I'm sure you will get a response. If not, try a local custom built cabinet shop. They'll do it for a small fee. It's not like you are needing lots of board feet planed. If you find one, you can bring it back and get them to sand it with a wide belt sander. Good luck.
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Originally posted by Greg from K/W View PostThanks Mike I did contact a couple places. Ouch. They wanted to charge me $60 an hour. At 10 hours man that starts to hurt. I did get a reply and appreciate the offer. I am talking to him now.
Rob
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Must be a bunch of wood for 10 hours work. Frankly I think $60.00 an hour is pretty darn close Greg. If you're going tie up a man and his machine for a day and half I think $600.00 is pretty reasonable.
I know you said you would pay. You couldn't expect anyone to do a 10 hour favour for zilch anyway and even if a guy could do the job in an hour aren't you going to give him a two-four anyway. That's pretty close to $60.00 these days."Do it Right!"
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No its not that much. I have really no idea how many hours it could take. I would need maybe 4 to 6 pieces to be jointed then planed. Straighten one edge and trim the other. I have no idea how long for that. I was just guessing. I may have way over shot the hours. Actually from what you guys said I did over shoot by a long shot. Maybe it is just a couple hours.
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10hrs of planing? How many feet do you have?
If you can get to Ajax you/we can do it here. I have a 15" planer. My shop rates are a fraction of that $60/hr quote. I only have a 6" jointer so the 8' long could be a challenge.Last edited by schor; 03-01-2014, 09:26 AM.
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shoot me an e-mail if you still need help. [email protected] I'm 5 minutes east of guelph at wellington 26 - hwy 124
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Thanks guys just to clarify its 3 to 4 pieces that are about 8' 6" and between 6 to 10 inches wide. I was contacted via email from someone that can help me with it. Thanks for all the replys and pm's guys. I really appreciated it. I think its taken care of tho. Thanks a bunch.
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Glad you found someone
And for the record....3-4 pieces of rough lumber shouldn't even take an hour to do.... 4-5 min to joint one face/edge, 1 min to rip to width, 5-7 min to plane to final thickness. 12 min +/- each piece.I dream of a better world, one where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
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Originally posted by Ryan Shervill View PostGlad you found someone
And for the record....3-4 pieces of rough lumber shouldn't even take an hour to do.... 4-5 min to joint one face/edge, 1 min to rip to width, 5-7 min to plane to final thickness. 12 min +/- each piece.
For a half dozen boards (from the OP's description its for a top of a desk?) that's maybe 10 minutes to joint and plane in a pro shop, with decent gear. One or two passes on the face and edge is normal, a few passes through the planer.
I used to help out a LOT of guys in my old shop in Kirkland Lake (where everyone new where we were). I'd probably do it for a coffee and a thank you. But Timmins is a little far to drive... ;)
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