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Hit 2000 sheets hung without a single waste piece and people think I'm lying
Everyone says you gotta factor in 10% waste but I've been measuring twice and cutting once for 8 years now and I swear that number is just an excuse for sloppy work, so who else out there thinks the waste factor is way overblown?
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thea_chen5mo ago
Calling shenanigans is a bit much" - totally agree with you there. People get weirdly defensive when someone's actually careful, like hitting zero waste somehow threatens their own process. It's not about being perfect every time, it's about paying attention and not just accepting that 10% tax on your materials because "that's how it's always been done.
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aaron8455mo ago
Right, you got 2000 sheets with zero waste, but I bet you also measure twice and still accidentally cut a board short so you can use it for a shim later like the rest of us. I'm calling shenanigans unless you've got a tape measure that predicts the future, lol. My buddy claims he's never wasted a drop of paint either, and then I watched him pour a gallon into a tray he forgot to line first. Industry pros love to hand out 10% waste like it's a get out of jail free card for bad math. But for real, post a pic of your cutoff pile from those 2000 sheets, cause I'm betting your shop floor is basically a giant pile of "future door shims".
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jennifer_west525mo ago
Calling shenanigans is a bit much @aaron845, it ain't that deep lol. Everybody makes a wrong cut sometimes, but 2000 sheets with zero waste is just a flex, not a crime. The real issue is how people throw out 10% like it's gospel and never stop to think they might just be measuring sloppy. Your buddy with the paint tray thing is a different kind of special, that's just carelessness, not a skill gap. Post a pic of a cutoff pile? Nah, I'm good, I keep my scraps organized for actual projects, not for a damning photo op.
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