Im looking for a calculator or a formula or something that will work
out the cheapest (least amount of lengths) way to cut lengths of 2.4m
wood

The wood comes in lengths of 2.4m and i have to cut various sizes i.e.

6 lengths at 1219mm
6 lengths at 737mm
12 lengths at 303mm
8 lengths at 481mm
+ a few more

The wood is quite expensive so obviously the least amount of scrap the
better.
Is there a web page or a good way to calculate it out?

TIA

Doug

Is there a web page or a good way to calculate it out?

Try this, posted here in the past, did you try google?

http://www.mrsecurity.com/other/woodcut.cgi

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In message om, Dave
Liquorice writes
Is there a web page or a good way to calculate it out?

Try this, posted here in the past, did you try google?

http://www.mrsecurity.com/other/woodcut.cgi

I couldn't access that site but found this:

http://www.atlastelecom.ro/~panecutter/

but the full version is $50 (

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On Fri, 7 May 2004 17:37:00 +0100, dave @ stejonda wrote:

http://www.mrsecurity.com/other/woodcut.cgi

I couldn't access that site...

Works for me, old bookmark so I checked it before posting and just
now. Not often a site

...but found this:

http://www.atlastelecom.ro/~panecutter/

but the full version is $50 (

Or less than =A330, if it does what it says it does that would seem a
very good spend of =A330. But I guess one would really need to be doing =

lots of projects using sheet materials rather than stock timber.

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(Douglas) wrote in message . com...
Im looking for a calculator or a formula or something that will work
out the cheapest (least amount of lengths) way to cut lengths of 2.4m
wood

The wood comes in lengths of 2.4m and i have to cut various sizes i.e.

6 lengths at 1219mm
6 lengths at 737mm
12 lengths at 303mm
8 lengths at 481mm
+ a few more

The wood is quite expensive so obviously the least amount of scrap the
better.
Is there a web page or a good way to calculate it out?


Good idea. I've always done it by hand, its not hard, but a program
would certainly save some time.


Regards, NT

In message om, Dave
Liquorice writes
http://www.mrsecurity.com/other/woodcut.cgi

I couldn't access that site...

Works for me, old bookmark so I checked it before posting and just now.

works Ok here now

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dave @ stejonda

(Douglas) wrote in message . com...
Im looking for a calculator or a formula or something that will work
out the cheapest (least amount of lengths) way to cut lengths of 2.4m
wood

The wood comes in lengths of 2.4m and i have to cut various sizes i.e.

6 lengths at 1219mm
6 lengths at 737mm
12 lengths at 303mm
8 lengths at 481mm
+ a few more

The wood is quite expensive so obviously the least amount of scrap the
better.
Is there a web page or a good way to calculate it out?

TIA

Doug

Might not work in some particular cases, but theres a reliable general
rule of thumb: you start with the longest or largest sectioned piece
first, and cut it out of the smallest or shortest piece available.
A programme would also tell you that more or less, because allowance
has to be made for unnoticed defects so even if you had a completely
worked out cutting schedule you might have to change it if a piece
turns out to be sub-standard.
So in your case you start with all he 1219 lengths and just keep on
working your way down, always cutting from the shortest length in the
pile.
The bigger and more diverse the cutting list the more likely this rule
will be efficient.

cheers

Jacob