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

[Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 2:41 PM <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
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> 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.


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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