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Why the cost increase?

I went to buy materials for a speaker project. I also priced some T-111 siding on 8" centers, 5/8 thick, Ship lap.
I hadn’t picked up any sheets or anything in over 18 months.

48" x 96 x 5/8 wood siding was 19-26.00 and on sale 15-20.00 per sheet, NOW 74-84.00 per sheet.

MDF 3/4" 48 x 96" if you can find it. 45-55.00 per sheet it was 22.00 to 27.00 per sheet.

2x4x8 DF stud grade 1.99-3.00 per. Now 4-6.00 per stud,

There is no shortage but there sure is a LOT of price gouging. NOTHING changed. Just the price..

The quality is worse. The workers aren’t paid worth a crap...Why the increase?

I’m getting ready to finish my home out. WOW.. I might have to rethink this a bit..

The price all most tripled in 12-18 months.. This kind of stuff is NOT cool at ALL.

Just my opinion of course. Any projects you’re doing get put on hold or STOPED?

YES I’m very frugal. Money never came easy, and it leaves the same way..

oldhvymec
oldhvymec OP
5,101 posts
 
If you want home-made speakers why not try the Moabs?

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NO!

I want my speakers, mine, mine, mine,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjB9jlDvUNM

I just dug out a pair of Lattice neo 8 LS speakers. They’re made from 3/4" 30 year cured apitong. That was quite the endeavor like joining steel but I couldn’t weld it.. I gotta post those pics They are suppose to set in a sand pit, metal clamp base, can change the camber, and caster.. pretty cool. LOUD like "holy cow" loud and Clear...

Regards
devilboy
1,176 posts
 
"Everything is not left or right, fascist or liberal,...".
The way you worded it, you were making a comparison.
oldhvymec OP
5,101 posts
 
No everything is mine, Mine, MINE. It's my way.. :-) Mine Mine Mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjB9jlDvUNM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiVhptVBns4

Regards
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nonoise
11,226 posts
 
"Everything is not left or right, fascist or liberal,...".
The way you worded it, you were making a comparison.
The way you reason goes a long way towards demonstrating how you could come up with this kind of explanation.

And I see my post explaining how the infrastructure bills are not going to add to the debt due to its relatively small proportion to the GDP and how the debt ceiling works and how the right are going to exploit it with lies has been deleted. It violated none of the criteria for removal. 

We've got some really dangerous people lurking here with an agenda other than audio.

All the best,
Nonoise

invalid
1,310 posts
 
We've got some really dangerous people lurking here with an agenda other than audio.


Why would you say that? Just because people don't agree with you they are dangerous and have an agenda.
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