johnm
01-07-2007, 01:05 PM
Folks -
Okay, we've got a chance at a job that requires using a bunch of floorboards (3/8" MDO) as templates to cut new floorboards. The spec calls for everything to be within 1/16 of the existing panels. We have a digital probe, but haven't really had the call to use it - as least for something this big. The total # of parts we would need to replicate is about 100 per job, total of about 700 SF. The client does NOT have drawings, and we wouldn't know specific profile or edge complexity until we had the panels in hand. The individual panels are mostly angular, with a few holes in them, and range from just under full sheet size (~40 x 80) down to about 8" square.
I'd appreciate any input and some way of figuring out how to estimate "copy machine" time. I am already figuring I'd better be on the high side...
OTOH, have any of you ever had any dealings with using a FARO arm Coordinate Measuring Machine or their cost? It seems like overkill in this application, but was suggested as a possibility.
TIA,
John Moorhead
Okay, we've got a chance at a job that requires using a bunch of floorboards (3/8" MDO) as templates to cut new floorboards. The spec calls for everything to be within 1/16 of the existing panels. We have a digital probe, but haven't really had the call to use it - as least for something this big. The total # of parts we would need to replicate is about 100 per job, total of about 700 SF. The client does NOT have drawings, and we wouldn't know specific profile or edge complexity until we had the panels in hand. The individual panels are mostly angular, with a few holes in them, and range from just under full sheet size (~40 x 80) down to about 8" square.
I'd appreciate any input and some way of figuring out how to estimate "copy machine" time. I am already figuring I'd better be on the high side...
OTOH, have any of you ever had any dealings with using a FARO arm Coordinate Measuring Machine or their cost? It seems like overkill in this application, but was suggested as a possibility.
TIA,
John Moorhead