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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.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
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1. Enter board sizes, convert to board feet and store in memory:
BDFT 142.25
2. Recall total Board Feet and calculate total cost:
$42.
68
BDFT 61.75
BDFT 33.75
BDFT 46.75
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.
Remember to press to clear entries in between problems.
On/C On/C
*Your supplier has given you a price of $300 per MBM (per thousand board foot measure).
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
3”
0
Enter Cubic Feet and convert to Board Feet:
3”
3”
9”
11”
13”
15”
19”
17”
200
CU Feet
BDFT 2400.
M
M
M
Lumber Calculations
On/C On/C
×
13
Conv M+
8
×
5
×
3
7
1 1 1
×
Conv M+
8
×
3 1 1
×
Conv M+
83 9
Rcl Rcl
×
3
Conv
0 0 0
(Cost)
On/C On/C
Feet
Conv
8
2
0
(Bd Ft)
0
FeetFeet
9
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