Bandsaw Cut Time Calculator
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Stock shape
Round bar / tube (solid section)
Rectangular / plate
Bar diameter
(d)
Solid round diameter. For tube, a solid-section estimate is conservative — real time is less.
in
Width
(w)
Width across the cut.
in
Height
(h)
Height the blade feeds through.
in
Bars per bundle
(n)
Identical pieces clamped and cut together.
bars
Cutting rate
(Q)
From the saw or blade maker’s chart for your material and blade — it spans an order of magnitude (hard alloys low single digits in²/min on bi-metal; aluminum and carbide far higher).
in²/min
Results
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Time per cut
(t)
2.09
min
Feed-on time; loading, clamping and gauging add to it.
Also computed
Section area per cut
(A)
Pass
12.57
in²
Cuts per hour (feed-on)
28.6
/h
Method notes
4 notes
The saw-shop estimate: time = cross-section area ÷ the area rate the blade maker charts for your material class and blade pitch. No rate table is embedded — rates span an order of magnitude.
Feed-on time only: index, clamp, descend and part-handling time set the real takt, especially on short cuts.
Round stock engages few teeth at entry and exit — auto-feed saws slow there, so round cuts run slightly under the flat-stock chart rate.
Tube cut as solid is a conservative bound; subtracting the bore area gives the honest figure for heavy-wall tube.
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