- Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:00 pm
#16109
As I start to try and get my name out there to get some jobs, I find my self wondering how you guys that have been doing this a while go about figuring out how much material you need to order for the project.
Take my boat for example. you can see pics in this thread......
viewtopic.php?t=4726
The colored sections were fairly small so 1 yard of black and 2 yds of the other colors seemed reasonable but when it came to the white, I was way off.
My initial order was for something like 12 yds which I thought should get me close but really didn't. After that, I think I doubled my second guesstimate which means I know have a bunch left over.
I know I need to better plan my layouts and cuts but how do you guys figure out how much material would needed without either ordering to much or having a ton of waste?
IS there some kind of formula or basic rule of thumb you follow or just order a ton and then leave the rest as inventory for later?
Take my boat for example. you can see pics in this thread......
viewtopic.php?t=4726
The colored sections were fairly small so 1 yard of black and 2 yds of the other colors seemed reasonable but when it came to the white, I was way off.
My initial order was for something like 12 yds which I thought should get me close but really didn't. After that, I think I doubled my second guesstimate which means I know have a bunch left over.
I know I need to better plan my layouts and cuts but how do you guys figure out how much material would needed without either ordering to much or having a ton of waste?
IS there some kind of formula or basic rule of thumb you follow or just order a ton and then leave the rest as inventory for later?