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Found out my 2x4s weren't actually 2 inches thick and now I'm questioning everything I've built
Was in the garage last weekend measuring for a workbench and out of pure habit threw a tape on a fresh 2x4 from Home Depot. It's 1.5 x 3.5. I've been building stuff for like 6 years and never once checked. My dad never mentioned it, every project I've made was sized off the label. No wonder my shelf brackets always sat a hair off. This is probably common knowledge to everyone else but it hit me like a brick. Has anyone else had that moment where you realize a basic assumption about materials was just wrong the whole time?
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fiona_west212mo ago
Yeah I just build everything half an inch smaller now, takes the guesswork out.
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