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Lumber Calculations
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The C6000 Advanced Construction Calculator enables the user to correctly size pieces of lumber by
Board Feet. In order to calculate board feet, use the following format: Inch x Inch x Feet. The cubic
value can then be converted to Board Feet.
TOTAL BOARD FEET AND COST
Example: You have three boards with a thickness of 3 Inches measuring 9 x 15 Inches, 11 x 17 Inches,
and 13 x 19 Inches. Find the combined board feet you need and the total cost of them.
3"
9"
*Your supplier has given you a price of $300 per MBM (
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
1. Enter board sizes, convert to board feet and store in memory:
On/C
On/C
×
×
3
9
1
×
×
3
1
1
×
×
3
1
3
2. Recall total Board Feet and calculate total cost:
Rcl
Rcl
×
3
0
0
Conv
NUMBER OF BOARD FEET FOR GIVEN CUBIC FEET VOLUME
Example: Find the number of Board Feet required for a volume of 200 Cubic Feet.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
Enter Cubic Feet and convert to Board Feet:
On/C
On/C
2
0
0
Feet
8
(Bd Ft)
Conv
to clear entries in between problems.
On/C
On/C
15"
3"
11"
5
8
Conv
M+
1
7
8
Conv
M+
1
9
8
Conv
M+
0 (Cost)
Feet
Feet
17"
3"
13"
per thousand board foot measure).
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19"
0
BDFT 33.75
M
BDFT 46.75
M
BDFT 61.75
M
BDFT 142.25
$42.
68
0
200
CU Feet
BDFT 2400.
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