Stock Pieces Calculator
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:36 am
I have had success with a spreadsheet which allows me to figure out the minimum number of raw boards needed for a job.
From raw lumber, we need to get a certain number of pieces of length A, length B etc. How many pieces (minimum) of raw lumber needed?
Column headings explain what is below.
Color-coding of each finished length allows us to visually verify that we have the correct count of pieces.
Calculates waste from each board and total waste, which allows the user to observe if cuts can be shuffled around to get less waste.
Calculates raw material cost, which is just the qty of raw boards x price per board.
Very nice to be able to figure out how few boards I need rather than guess over or under. Considering what lumber now costs...
Spreadsheet file here:
Speaking of waste cutoff lumber, is anyone here doing any splicing/jointing of waste lumber to get usable stock? What cutter and process used? Or is it just more of a "waste" of labor than it is worth?
From raw lumber, we need to get a certain number of pieces of length A, length B etc. How many pieces (minimum) of raw lumber needed?
Column headings explain what is below.
Color-coding of each finished length allows us to visually verify that we have the correct count of pieces.
Calculates waste from each board and total waste, which allows the user to observe if cuts can be shuffled around to get less waste.
Calculates raw material cost, which is just the qty of raw boards x price per board.
Very nice to be able to figure out how few boards I need rather than guess over or under. Considering what lumber now costs...
Spreadsheet file here:
Speaking of waste cutoff lumber, is anyone here doing any splicing/jointing of waste lumber to get usable stock? What cutter and process used? Or is it just more of a "waste" of labor than it is worth?