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| The trend to shorter joints
continues to push for the development of tooling able to produce a good
quality joint. Each inch of salvaged wood adds up quickly. To illustrate,
let us figure that you are considering changing from your current 3/8" long
joint to a 1/4" joint. We will figure based on 20 joints per minute or 1200
per hour.
Example 1
The answer is 25 feet of stock per hour or 200 feet per eight hour shift.
These figures are somewhat conservative, however the amount of material
savings adds up quickly. If you would like assistance in evaluating whether
a shorter joint may be of benefit, please give us a call. In addition
to the 1/4" joint discussed above, we also offer much shorter joints for
certain applications. |