A free pipe cutting calculator that plans how to cut PVC, copper, steel pipe, EMT conduit, and tube from your stock sticks with the least waste. Enter the lengths you have and the pieces a run needs, and get a cut list that uses the fewest sticks and leaves the smallest drops.
🚀 Open the Pipe Cut List OptimizerPipe and tube come in fixed-length sticks, but a job needs dozens of shorter pieces. Cutting one stick at a time wastes the leftover ends. A pipe cut list optimizer solves the one-dimensional cutting-stock problem: it arranges every required length across the sticks you have so total scrap is minimized. The result is fewer sticks bought and a clean cut sheet for plumbing, conduit, handrail, and structural-tube work.
Enter whichever lengths you buy. The calculator works in inches and accepts fractions like 120 1/2, so you can mix stick sizes in one optimization.
Set the kerf when you use a chop saw or band saw so the blade gap is reserved between cuts. For a wheel-type tube cutter, which removes almost no material, set the kerf to 0. You can also optimize for the fewest sticks or the lowest cost when stick prices differ by material or diameter.
You have 10 ft (120 in) PVC and need:
The optimizer fits those runs onto as few 120 in sticks as possible and shows the leftover on each stick — so you buy the right number and know which drops are long enough to reuse.
Yes. It runs in your browser and is free for everyday pipe and tube cut lists — enter your sticks and the pieces you need and get an optimized cutting plan with no sign-up.
Any. PVC and copper usually come in 10 ft and 20 ft lengths, steel pipe in 21 ft, and EMT conduit in 10 ft. Enter each stock length you have (in inches) and the optimizer plans around them.
Yes. Set the kerf for a chop saw or band saw and it is reserved between cuts. For a wheel tube cutter, which removes almost no material, set the kerf to 0.
The optimizer plans straight cut lengths. Adjust each piece for socket / insertion depth or fitting make-up before entering it, then optimize the finished lengths.
