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Stripped a stair stringer in Milwaukee last Tuesday
I was framing a set of stairs for a house in Milwaukee and totally messed up the first stringer. Cut the wrong angle on the first tread and ended up with a gap bigger than my thumb. Had to scrap it and start over on a new piece, cost me an extra $30 and two hours of daylight. Anyone else ruin more lumber than they save by rushing the layout?
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patricia2621d agoMost Upvoted
Nah rushing saved me way more time than perfect layouts ever did.
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gavin3651d ago
Aw man, I've done this exact thing more times than I care to count. Wasted a whole sheet of 3/4" plywood last month because I tried to cut corners on a layout for a closet shelf. Ended up with two pieces too short to use for anything but blocking. Sometimes you just gotta slow down and double check everything before you make the cut.
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