On 4/17/2018 4:15 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Sonny writes:
On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 11:29:59 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
I can literally hop up on=20
the bench and not a creek is heard. IIRC Nailshooter saw a 1/8"=20
deflection, in the middle with me on top, between the two halves over=20
the 8 foot length.

A little less rice & gravy and meat & potatoes might solve that issue.

And one last and really nothing special piece. One of my customers is a=
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big time quilter. She has one of those specialty sewing desks with a=20
remote controlled sewing machine lift. These faux wood desks are made=20
out of particle board with a plastic veneer covering. These desks are=
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also shockingly expensive as are their accessories.

The tables for my sewing machines are made of particle board, also. You w=
ould think they would be of better quality lumber. Over time, from oiling =
the machines, the particle board swells and deteriorates in places.
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Anyway she bought a new Pfaff sewing machine and the insert that fits=20
the machine like a glove was not available for her sewing desk. Not=20
totally unlike a TS zero clearance insert in function.
So she called on me to make one. Oddly it only took me two trips to=20
measure and tweak the fit of the insert. I made it out of 1/2" Baltic=20
birch and routed a rabbet around the bottom perimeter to mate with the=20
similar lip on the sewing desk.
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Typically this 1/4" x 12 ish x 24 ish accessory insert sells for an=20
additional $200.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

Nice, and I'm sure a nice fit, also. *I suspect not, but might there be s=
ome consideration for making 50 of them, real quick & inexpensively, and ad=
vertising to others with this type of machine, i.e., trump the manufacturer=
with a preferred, better product?

Factor in setup costs, materials costs, time costs, profit and you'd end up charging
$200 each anyway.

Absolutely!!!! That is what I charged and I would not want to do it for
a one time customer, unless I sold the desk also.

MORE than anything "time" is the big factor. The cost of materials like
I built about $3. Three trips, 60 miles of driving, one to measure,
second to test fit and check where it needs to be tweaked, the third to
deliver. AND there is beveling by sander on the bottom sides to match
the contour of the machine surfaces.....another reason for the second
trip. LOL.

BUT I did deliver a superior product, I used $3 worth of materials vs.
50 cents worth of materials like the manufacturer uses.

Oddly, even the manufacturer did not offer the insert yet....