CutList Optimizer Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• OK tell the truth, what is the most number of times you misjudged the amount of wood you need for a project, and had to go get more? More than 3?

  i'm trying to figure out how much wood I need to buy for my next project. can't use cutlistoptimizer.com because it does only sheet goods and I want linear (just boards). Anybody know of an optimizer for that? Source: about 1 year ago

• Project cut list at lumber yard?

  I use http://cutlistoptimizer.com/ and it works well. Source: over 1 year ago

• Hardest project to date...super proud of this built in closet

  I used cutlistoptimizer.com I highly recommend it. I also increase the kerf size to give me more tolerance to make sure I can rough cut it with a circular saw before I tidy those edges on the table saw. Source: almost 2 years ago

• ISO Plans for a unit like this

  I use sites like cut list optimizer to help reduce wastage of materials once I have the size I want a piece to be. Maybe that would help? Source: almost 2 years ago

• Best way of planning cuts to use the least amount of waste

  If you have a big project with lots of plywood, cutlistoptimizer.com is great. If you're working mostly in solid lumber, I do it just like you: put your cuts in a list and start dividing them into boards. It usually doesn't take that long, and sometimes there are other considerations that will make any lumber list irrelevant. Maybe a certain piece needs to be knot-free, or knot-free in the last 6", or whatever.... Source: almost 2 years ago

• Seeking indoor print tip: how to auto place images and optimize for space

  Indoor printing businesses over here use Photoshop and manually keep placing designs in a single canvas of the same width as the roll of the print material. I find this process tedious and I think photoshop or some other script must have this feature included. I don't know how to put this entire process in brief words to google it. Is there a way to automatically collect design files and place them in one canvas... Source: about 2 years ago

• New home owner and starting to learn more about tools. Saw this kit and grabbed it but after learning of the HP line is it better to go that route? As a complete noob and has no idea how much real DIY I might do. Thinking HP brushless line to keep long term in case I want to learn and do more. Thx

  I use 2D cut list software to get the most out of my panel goods. Letting them cut it may mean wasting half a sheet. Source: over 2 years ago

• Finished my build! MAOP 11's in walnut. They sound great!

  For this project, I went with pressure-sensitive adhesive veneer (peel and stick) because I don't have a ventilated area for cement. To apply, I needed to sand the box smooth with 180 grit sandpaper, tack cloth the dust, and apply two coats of Zinsser wax-free shellac. Once those cured, I did another light 180 grit sanding, tack cloth, and then cut my veneer with about 1" of overhang on each side using an online... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Finished my build! MAOP 11's in walnut. They sound great!

  Finish is expensive since veneer is real wood. You can ensure you buy exactly how much you need by calculating the surface area of your cabinets and using a cut list optimizer to not spend more than you have to. Source: almost 3 years ago

• We recreated The Roaring Woodwork's mid-century walnut coffee table for our living room

  We designed it in Fusion 360 and then used https://cutlistoptimizer.com/ to get the number and sizes of the boards we'd need. I think the top was 17 BF using 4/4 stock. The legs were around 14 BF using 8/4. It's all from memory, sorry! But the cut list website is really helpful. Source: about 3 years ago