How do you price your HDU signs?

Jerry
I saw your apology, which was why I suggested to Mark that he hadn't been personally insulted in this Forum. (However, I have just been insulted elsewhere on the Forum
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...........Mike

I don't think Mike could have answered this thread any better from all the twists and turns this thread took.

Just like vinyl cutters I see more and more sign guys with CNC's in their shops, along with others who follow no trade but who have water jets, laser and routers who will cut anything for anybody as long as you design it.. and charge you a hourly flat rate...entire jobs as $80.00 to $125.00 per hour. They look at it as how can I stack my 8 to 10 hour day whether they cut almun or dimensional. 3-7 tables going all day. I live in San Diego and I can't tell you how many CNC's there are in just a 5 mile radius.

Pretty soon everyone will have a CNC as the prices for them come down. I mean before shopbot became mainstream, shops were leasing and paying out the "you know what" to have one. This will diminsh the "Specialty" aspect of being one of the few with a special ability and getting the money for it as more and more own one. Anytime a specialty is diluted or in surplus it's not a specialty anymore.

It's Sunday and my mind is warped, I think I lost my train of thought so I'll stop right here :D

Jerry Hicks, I didn't mean that to you. Sorry for the confusion. I get so mixed up between this forum and the "Letterville" forum that I lose track sometimes of where I'm at! LOL! ;-)

Mike John,...I hope I didn't insult you!

*Group Hug!*

Erik Gastelum, that was a "spot-on" post and it inspired me to start a new thread about exactly what you're talking about, "CNC Proliferation". I don't mean to steal your thunder, brother, but this thread has lived it's life and it's time for a newer one!

Hi all -

I have been trying to research the wholesale cost of HDU and redwood for the past few days. For a marketing class I am taking, I am trying to put together a marketing plan for a wood carver here in the midwest. He currently carves only redwood for exterior signs, but we have researched HDU and in our marketing plan are recommending that he look at expanding his product line to use it. I am having a hard time trying to compare the price of redwood to the price of HDU. Both materials are extremely hard to find a wholesaler for let alone a price. Does anyone know what the price of redwood (4x4, heart free grade) versus HDU is?