Mark Denovich
04-14-2011, 11:35 PM
Saw the following listed on CL:
Plywood $10 full sheet, $5 a half sheet:
1/2" thick 24x48 -29pcs, 29x48.5 8pcs, + a few at 48x48.5,60x60,23x65,57x58,15x40..more.
3/8" Thk; 60x60-3pcs
3/16"Thk; 60x60-16pcs
The 1/2" stuff was Maple faced, poplar core. The 3/8" 60x60 stock was the real deal, baltic birch (which he wanted $10/sheet for.) The 3/16" ply was junk (The stuff they protect the good stuff with when they ship it) but I turned up some additional 3/4" and 1/2" BB sheets. I picked out about $185 worth (as much cash as I had with me.) I noticed there were some big remnants of Markalon (Lexan) and asked how much he wanted for them... and then I saw there were also a ton of off-cut ply pieces from about 8"x12" to about 12"x24". He said what about $200 for everything... we can take credit card if you like. For $15 more, I get 20 or so pieces of Lexan, plus a hundred or more smaller pieces of ply... "hell, yeah" I happily agreed, thinking he meant all the remnants + what I picked out. When I came back after the lunch break, his guy had loaded up absolutely everything. I was giddy.
They used a crane to lower it from the upper floor, down to where my truck was. Because of the 60"x60" stock we couldn't just drop it into my truck bed. So I spent the next hour or so playing Tetris, and packing the bed as well as I could. I had about zero suspension travel when I was done... but luckily only had about 4 miles to drive it. Got it home without incident. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of posting the photos/video on Facebook... a rash of shoulder/back injuries/and related ailments befell my friends who might have helped unload my truck. :rolleyes:
Here's what it looked like:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5621005444_01c438dc60.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5621005444/)
On the pallet (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5621005444/) by denovich (http://www.flickr.com/people/denovich/), on Flickr
Video of crane lowering the wood:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5620416933/
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5620417799_76c3794b4c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5620417799/)
Truckload of plywood. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5620417799/) by denovich (http://www.flickr.com/people/denovich/), on Flickr
I'm soooo glad I balked at paying close to $50 a sheet for the dodgy looking Purebond ply available at the big box stores.
I think this should keep me busy. :D
Plywood $10 full sheet, $5 a half sheet:
1/2" thick 24x48 -29pcs, 29x48.5 8pcs, + a few at 48x48.5,60x60,23x65,57x58,15x40..more.
3/8" Thk; 60x60-3pcs
3/16"Thk; 60x60-16pcs
The 1/2" stuff was Maple faced, poplar core. The 3/8" 60x60 stock was the real deal, baltic birch (which he wanted $10/sheet for.) The 3/16" ply was junk (The stuff they protect the good stuff with when they ship it) but I turned up some additional 3/4" and 1/2" BB sheets. I picked out about $185 worth (as much cash as I had with me.) I noticed there were some big remnants of Markalon (Lexan) and asked how much he wanted for them... and then I saw there were also a ton of off-cut ply pieces from about 8"x12" to about 12"x24". He said what about $200 for everything... we can take credit card if you like. For $15 more, I get 20 or so pieces of Lexan, plus a hundred or more smaller pieces of ply... "hell, yeah" I happily agreed, thinking he meant all the remnants + what I picked out. When I came back after the lunch break, his guy had loaded up absolutely everything. I was giddy.
They used a crane to lower it from the upper floor, down to where my truck was. Because of the 60"x60" stock we couldn't just drop it into my truck bed. So I spent the next hour or so playing Tetris, and packing the bed as well as I could. I had about zero suspension travel when I was done... but luckily only had about 4 miles to drive it. Got it home without incident. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of posting the photos/video on Facebook... a rash of shoulder/back injuries/and related ailments befell my friends who might have helped unload my truck. :rolleyes:
Here's what it looked like:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5621005444_01c438dc60.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5621005444/)
On the pallet (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5621005444/) by denovich (http://www.flickr.com/people/denovich/), on Flickr
Video of crane lowering the wood:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5620416933/
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5620417799_76c3794b4c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5620417799/)
Truckload of plywood. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denovich/5620417799/) by denovich (http://www.flickr.com/people/denovich/), on Flickr
I'm soooo glad I balked at paying close to $50 a sheet for the dodgy looking Purebond ply available at the big box stores.
I think this should keep me busy. :D