Two Stock Length Cut Plan calculator.
Construct a cut allocation when two purchasable lengths have different prices.
Your inputs
Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.
A clear estimate starts here.
Enter your dimensions and product details to see the quantity and purchase breakdown.
Formula and assumptions
How this calculation works.
Required cuts are assigned longest first. A new stock item uses the cheapest feasible type; existing bins are reused first. Every allocated cut retains its kerf.
A worked example
Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.
- First usable stock length
- 3 m
- First stock item price
- 10.00 USD
- Second usable stock length
- 5 m
- Second stock item price
- 12.00 USD
- Saw kerf per cut
- 0 mm
- Required cut length
- 4 m
- Copies
- 1
- Required cut length
- 2 m
- Copies
- 1
Heuristic stock purchase cost: 22.00 USD
Longest-first first-fit with cheapest feasible new stock. This reproducible heuristic can cost more than an optimal cut plan; it does not claim the cheapest purchase.
Before you purchase
Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.
Required cuts are assigned longest first. A new stock item uses the cheapest feasible type; existing bins are reused first. Every allocated cut retains its kerf.
Dimensions, quantities, prices, timing and product properties are supplied by you. This tool does not select construction specifications or assess structural, electrical or hydraulic suitability.
Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.