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"Connor Aston"

25/08/2005 4:08 AM

Calculator to work out Cubic feet or metres

My local hardwood supplier talks in cubic feet of cubic metres
are there any tools/software or does someone have the caluclations

Example: 40 stair treads 48 1/4" X 12" X 1" And hanging strip 48 1/4 x
3" x 1". (L shape tread) .
So how many cubic feet/metres of wood do I need?
Regards
Connor


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in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 4:38 AM

To get supplies in a usable form, you still don't want to buy them in
cubic measurements. To change inches to centimeters, multiply by 2.54
Try these:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Measurements_and_Units/Conversion/Online_Converters/
http://www.calculator.com/
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html

CA

"Connor Aston"

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 6:13 AM

Dear Sir/s

Further to you fine explination im pleased to supply the answer

Total 16.75 cub ft or 5.1 cub m

Marks please out of 10 - Thanks for the help people.

Sb

"SonomaProducts.com"

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 8:57 AM

I though the proverb was "Give a man a fish and you feed him for one
day. Teach
him how to fish, and he'll probably buy a bass boat and be unavailable
most weekends."

sD

[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 11:55 AM

In article <[email protected]>, "Connor Aston" <[email protected]> wrote:
>My local hardwood supplier talks in cubic feet of cubic metres
>are there any tools/software or does someone have the caluclations
>
>Example: 40 stair treads 48 1/4" X 12" X 1" And hanging strip 48 1/4 x
>3" x 1". (L shape tread) .

Ancient Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you feed him for one day. Teach
him how to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.

So here's your fishing lesson.

Volume = length x width x thickness

One cubic foot = 12" x 12" x 12" = (you work it out) cubic inches.

One foot = 0.3045 meters thus one cubic foot = 0.3045 x 0.3045 x 0.3045 cubic
meters.

>So how many cubic feet/metres of wood do I need?

The calculation is left to the student as an exercise.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

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"A. D. Coby"

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 11:36 PM


"Connor Aston" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

> Total 16.75 cub ft or 5.1 cub m

My calculator tells me that there are approximately 35.31 cubic feet per cubic meter.
You might want to reconsider ordering 5.1 cubic meters.

mh

"mike hide"

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 7:41 AM


"Connor Aston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My local hardwood supplier talks in cubic feet of cubic metres
> are there any tools/software or does someone have the caluclations
>
> Example: 40 stair treads 48 1/4" X 12" X 1" And hanging strip 48 1/4 x
> 3" x 1". (L shape tread) .
> So how many cubic feet/metres of wood do I need?
> Regards
> Connor

multiply the values given together add them together and divide by
1728....not exactly rocket science,or did I miss something

TD

"Tom Dacon"

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 9:12 AM

Someone around here used to say:

"Build a man a fire and you warm him for a day; set a man on fire and you
warm him for the rest of his life."

I'd attribute it to the original author if I could remember who it was. I've
gotten a laugh from that every time I've used it.

Tom Dacon

"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I though the proverb was "Give a man a fish and you feed him for one
> day. Teach
> him how to fish, and he'll probably buy a bass boat and be unavailable
> most weekends."
>

Sw

"SwampBug"

in reply to "Connor Aston" on 25/08/2005 4:08 AM

25/08/2005 1:55 PM

http://www.mpaq.com/readymix-features-2.htm

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"Connor Aston" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
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Dear Sir/s

Further to you fine explination im pleased to supply the answer

Total 16.75 cub ft or 5.1 cub m

Marks please out of 10 - Thanks for the help people.


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