Are you working on a project that uses pipe e.g. steel or PVC pipe? These can include pipes for drinking water, drains or heating gas.

You know the individual lengths of pipe you need, but home improvement and construction stores typically only sell set lengths. In the USA, these can often be 10' and 20' lengths, or 2m lengths in metric countries. So how many do you need for your project? You don't want to be short and have to return to the store to buy more, and you don't want cut expensive pipe without knowing the best way to cut it so waste is minimized.

PipeMate - one of the many excellent calculators from DepthMine Software - is an easy-to-use calculator for weekend/DIY enthusiasts or experienced professionals.

You enter the number and lengths of pipe you need for your project. You then enter the set lengths available at the store. They might not have all the sizes in the quantity you need, so PipeMate allows you to work out the best mix.

NOTE: PipeMate supports American and Metric measurements - so you can choose to use feet & inches, or metric.

Enter this information into PipeMate and press Calculate. PipeMate tries to optimize the lengths you need to the pipe available.

It displays how many pieces of pipe you need of each length AS WELL AS the individual cuts you should make from each in order to minimize waste!

It is that easy! Don't get caught out again buying too little or too much pipe again, and don't cut expensive pipe until you know how to minimize waste.

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