[Shop-talk] Creating plans for maximizing material use with limited waste.

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Bear in mind that you will have to tweak the dimensions a bit to get the
sides to fit around the bottoms, etc.  With my CAD program, sides are drawn
12" x 16".  Ends then become 10.5" wide by 12" high.  The bases are 10.5"
by 14.5".  So there's still a little waste... You could use the scraps to
make angled pieces to screw or glue in the corners, so they are easier to
clean out.

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On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 4:34 PM <eric at megageek.com> wrote:

> This is awesome.  I can't believe I overlooked the simplicity.
>
> Thanks a ton!
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> From:        Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
> To:        eric at megageek.com
> Cc:        "shop-talk at autox.team.net" <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Date:        10/16/2018 03:19 PM
> Subject:        Re: [Shop-talk] Creating plans for maximizing material
> use with limited waste.
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> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 2:41 PM <eric at megageek.com> wrote:
> >
> > My question is, does anyone know of a website that will help you plan
> how to layout materials on sheet goods to reduce waste?
>
> Made sense to me.
>
> Multiples of 12" and 16" (minus the saw kerf) should yield pieces that
> will fully utilize a sheet of plywood.  Does that work for you?
> Otherwise you will have odd bits of about 8" by whatever left over.
>
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> One sheet:  24 sides and bottoms (all 12x16)
>
> Second sheet :  20 short sides (12x12) and 3 sides/bottoms (12x16).
> That gives you 9 boxes, with two short sides (12x12) left over.
>
> If they have to be 20", then it gets trickier.  Is SketchUp still a thing?
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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