Tube lengths as sold
| Steel RHS, SHS (AU/NZ/UK/EU) | 6.0, 8.0 m |
| Longer steel tube | 9.0, 12.0 m |
| Round and oval tube | 6.0, 6.5 m |
| Aluminium tube | 5.0, 6.5 m |
| Imperial stock (US) | 20, 24, 40 ft |
| Cut to order | cut to order, 0.3 to 6.5 m |
What each saw removes
| Horizontal bandsaw | 0.8 to 1.5 mm |
| Cold saw | 2 to 2.5 mm |
| Chop saw (TCT, aluminium) | 3 to 4 mm |
| Abrasive cut-off disc | 1 to 3 mm |
| Tube laser | 0.1 to 0.5 mm |
Bandsaws and cold saws are the tube-shop staples: a bandsaw's thin blade wastes the least, a cold saw a little more, and a TCT chop saw on aluminium is wider again. Enter the blade you actually run. More on kerf.
RHS, SHS and round tube are all length problems
Whatever the section, cutting tube to length is one dimension: the wall, the bore and the profile decide what you are cutting, not how to divide the stick. Run each size and wall as its own job, because a 50x50 piece cannot come off a 40x40 length. The optimiser decides which stick each length comes off and how many sticks you buy.
Mitres and notches for frames
Gates, frames, chassis and railing are mitred, and an angled cut takes more of the tube than a square one because the blade crosses the section diagonally. Switch on angled cuts, give each piece its end angles and the tube width, and mating mitres nest so one pass makes both. Fishmouth and notch allowances belong in the length you enter.
A thinner blade means less waste
A horizontal bandsaw leaves a slot under 1.5 mm and a cold saw a wider one, and across a frame with many short pieces that difference decides whether you finish one stick short. Enter the blade you actually run; on aluminium tube a TCT chop saw is 3 to 4 mm, so it matters more, not less. More on offcut waste.
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Is this different from the pipe optimizer?
Can it mix wall thicknesses in one plan?
Does it optimise for the fewest saw setups?
How big a job can it take?
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