wood buying and planning advice for 186 horns.

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   hi all, need some advice, as ive never built before

basically, im building 2 186 horns, and ive worked out the total amount of wood needed size wise, what i need some help with is what size panels of ply i should buy it in??

do they come in set sizes or can i request different sized panels to suit the build? i want to get the most from them and not waste any.

also what prices should i be expecting for ok quality ply, im not looking for the best but wanna get reasonable quality against the cost.

any advice or diagrams referring to the best way to plan the cuts would be very much appriciated, as im quite eager to start learning as these are my first builds.

thanks

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tekoffensive Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 07 May 2009 Location: oxon Status: Offline Points: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote tekoffensive Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: wood buying and planning advice for 186 horns. Posted: 13 May 2009 at 6:52pm
	hi all, need some advice, as ive never built before basically, im building 2 186 horns, and ive worked out the total amount of wood needed size wise, what i need some help with is what size panels of ply i should buy it in?? do they come in set sizes or can i request different sized panels to suit the build? i want to get the most from them and not waste any. also what prices should i be expecting for ok quality ply, im not looking for the best but wanna get reasonable quality against the cost. any advice or diagrams referring to the best way to plan the cuts would be very much appriciated, as im quite eager to start learning as these are my first builds. thanks

jonminns Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 April 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1877	Post Options Post Reply Quote jonminns Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2009 at 6:56pm
	use 18mm 13 laminate birch ply expect to pay around £40 per 8x4 sheet from a timber place dont bother using like 5 lam stuff or mdf, not worth it, to build the cabs takes ages

jethrocker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 07 June 2006 Location: Chiapas, Mexico Status: Offline Points: 1942	Post Options Post Reply Quote jethrocker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2009 at 6:59pm
	Standard size for ply is 8'x4' (2440 x 1220mm), and some suppliers may have stocks of 5'x5' (1525 x 1525mm)... Not sure but if you search here in this section of the forum there may well be a cut sheet somewhere. If you can't find a ready made cuttting plan, just draw out your sheets to scale on squared paper (doesn't have to be squared but helps) sketch in possible layouts and it should become obvious how you can best use the material to avoid waste.

tekoffensive Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 07 May 2009 Location: oxon Status: Offline Points: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote tekoffensive Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2009 at 7:14pm
	cheers for the replys, just did a forum search and found some text that i can enter into a program called cutlist. just tried it and cant work cutlist to save my life. after reading the thread, ive decided to get somewhere like B&Q to do the bigger cuts, ill probably do the throat cuts and mitres on the little saw my dad has, so ive got a new question, what info should i take to the shop to make sure I / they get it right?? im guessing an accurate cut plan should be adequate???

Saul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 15 June 2007 Status: Offline Points: 5912	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2009 at 7:18pm
	dont go to b&q, go to a proper woodyard. and make them a cutting list, dont just take the plans.

nickyburnell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 06 February 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4408	Post Options Post Reply Quote nickyburnell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2009 at 9:54pm
	Cutlist is cool. Keep trying, it works. Try some simple boxes in it first.
	It's everything, not everythink!

tekoffensive Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 07 May 2009 Location: oxon Status: Offline Points: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote tekoffensive Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2009 at 10:52pm
	sorted a good woodyard, gonna draw up a cutplan tomorrow and take a plan that i found on a similar thread on here. cutlist plus is confusing, cant seem to import them text files made up of numbers to make a plan, guess im gonna have to learn it myself! again, cheers for the replies.

C-Audiofreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 12 June 2014 Location: Norfolk uk Status: Offline Points: 467	Post Options Post Reply Quote C-Audiofreak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 August 2015 at 8:02pm
	How many 8by 4 sheets per pair of horns?

b grade Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 05 October 2012 Location: Portland OR USA Status: Offline Points: 1333	Post Options Post Reply Quote b grade Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 August 2015 at 8:53pm
	It is almost two sheets per box. I made 4 1850s with 7 sheets, so when you make multiples, you can be smart about it and save a little.