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Trim prices, my how times have changed

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Trim prices, my how times have changed

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Trim prices, my how times have changed

Keith Newton

I'm working on a proposal where I'll need about 750 lineal feet of custom trim not much larger than base shoe. I had a little booklet from about 100 years ago from the Southern Pine association showing all the standard patterns and their prices. It seems like an inch foot was around 2¢.

I just got a quote for $1.35 per ft which included the knife grinding expense. Im not that fond of feeding a machine for that long a run, but for about $800 savings, I'll probably grind my own knifes and set up a power feeder or two and give it a go. For things like this, I like to set one on the TS to rip the blank, with another on the shaper or table router. When I start a board into the TS feeder, I grab the last one through, then start it into the other feeder. By the time ive done that, its time to start the board into the TS again, so I get a 2 things done for the time it takes to do one.

I was just curious if any of you had a feel for how much trim cost per 1" ft. in your area? Birch

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Re: Trim prices, my how times have changed

Mark Nowicki

Probably higher than a 100 years ago.

Just curious, don't have to answer if you don't want to, but who keeps the savings?

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Re: Trim prices, my how times have changed *LINK*

Keith Newton

The savings would be mine since I used the higher price to bid. It would of course take longer doing a job that I consider to be boring, so there is a trade off.

Here is a link to another catalogue that I’ve loaned out to someone that never returned it that I’m sure a number of you guys living in older neighborhoods like me that help your neighbors and contractors with their restoration work ought to add to your shop library. Drag down to the description for an idea of what’s inside.


https://www.amazon.com/Roberts-Illustrated-Millwork-Catalog-Century/dp/0486256979

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Re: Trim prices, my how times have changed

Dick Coers

I learned a long time ago that outsourcing is my friend. Multiple setups, stock waste, and rough milling stock always takes longer than I plan, and that means the "savings" melt away quickly. I paid $1,500 for my 1968 car in 1970, memory of old prices doesn't carry much value anymore. But I'm not worried, at 66 I know that even my memory isn't and won't be what it used to be!