Bunnings SUCK!

[mysnakesau]

At least you can cut it down when its bigger than you want. It's more frustrating when they cut too much off

 

[Mrs I]

Can you put the glass track along the sides also to fill the gaps, i have done this with my snake enclosures so i know they are fully secure.

Works great as the glass slides right in.

Mrs I

xxx

 

[amazonian]

I could & I would like to but it will cost me another $100 to do this.
I would only use the thinner tracking as it would look weird thin 1 side & thick the other.
The final product is 4 enclosures 1800x600x450 so I would need 4 lots of tracking at $26 each.

 

[Rocky]

Bunnings do suck, not only that but the service is terrible. pathetic. I learnt to just go to a proffessional timber yard to do all my cuts.

 

[amazonian]

Yeah I usually go to Mr plywood for my timber, and I deffinately use them for any cutting that I may need. But I thought at $12.90 a sheet for 1800x600 from bunnings I should buy a whole stack. $129 for enough melamine to build a 1800x600x600 rat cage & four 1800x600x450 snake enclosures was a bargain. Well atleast thats what I thought till I got home & measured up lol. Having them cut to size shouldn't cost me anything as my local Mr plywood usually does all my cuts for free (but I do buy alot from there also)

 

[Midol]

What about using a power planer ?

Why a power plane? Surely a decent hand plain would be able to knock 8mm off in no time. With my hand plane it took me about 5-10 minutes to knock 3mm off my bedroom door.

 

[Mrs I]

I could & I would like to but it will cost me another $100 to do this.
I would only use the thinner tracking as it would look weird thin 1 side & thick the other.
The final product is 4 enclosures 1800x600x450 so I would need 4 lots of tracking at $26 each.

I have a place near by to me where i buy 3 metre lengths for about $30..

They are a cabinet making place, maybe ring around a few, i find it much cheaper than buying by the packet, and they also let me buy either top or bottom i dont have to buy the pair.

Mrs I

xxx

 

[nutta]

bunnings do suck rather much. i work for a supplier of bunnings and ive been dealing with them for the past 5 years in both nsw, qld and nt and only a hanfull of team members knew there area, but they are incredibly lazy and dont even fill there own shelves

 

[bigi]

yes bunnings does suck.

1/ a product i used to buy 1000 items for $8.00 then they cancelled them for a short time and restocked as 500 for the same $8.00 and i now go to a trade place and get 1000 for $3.50 identical product and same manufacturer

2/ a product they stock i purchase from my trade outlet for just $3.50 identical brand and product at bunnings is $15.50. work that out.
its simple their markups are huge. but thats ok because they have the monopoly.