mill charges

No.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Ouch

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Did they give ya a Band Aid to cover the wound?
“Once burned, twice carefull”.
Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

Wow! I need to start charging a lot more for my CBs. LOL

-- Art

That is outrageous. You are a better person than me. I would have been naming names of the business and doing my best to tell of not only their inflated prices but their trying to not stand by the original quote. Businesses live and die by customer service and word of mouth.

No

it’s cheaper than buying your own drum sander.

That is $108 per hour. If you figure cost of the sander, setup time, wages and overhead. That is not that bad. If you don’t want to pay buy your own drum sander.

-- Bruce

I guess your best bet in the future is to go back to that first place, but find an alternative for the walnut.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

How many endgrain boards did they sand for you in half an hours time , and were they to your liking when through? How many grits did they sand through to get the finish you wanted ?
You couldn’t have done it yourself for less if you had to buy the equipment and supplies if you think about it.
Even a decent belt sander and belts would have cost more than that .

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

SELF SUFFICENT IS THE WAY TO GO HIT THEM WITH A GOOD LOW ANGLE JACK PLANE OR ROUTER WITH A WHITESIDE 2 INCH DIA. PLANER BIT HARTVILLE TOOL 51 BUCKS FREE SHIPPING

-- Stevo, work in tha city woodshop in the country

I USE THE PLANER BIT AND SET UP A JIG AND PLANE OFF THE END GRAIN IT TAKES JUST A FEW MINUTES WITH THE ROUTER AND PLANER BIT

-- Stevo, work in tha city woodshop in the country

How many cutting boards were there?

It was 5 boards 12×15 they were sanded twice to 150 grit. The work done was nice but I could of done it with my belt sander but was looking to save some time.
I will have to look into router and planer bit.
Cheaper than buying my own yes, worth 108 dollars an hour NO

I don’t think your friend who is charging $18 per hour will make any money. Belts cost more than that and will probably be worn out with an hours worth of end grain sanding. Either way, I would not even consider running a big machine for that price.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca