try this link: I think feet-inches.xls was supposed to do that, anyway this would be site
the feet-inches would have to be changed to decimal fractions, but I think is has something
to do with getting the most out of your stock, and if this what it is would certainly include
you loss for the cut and possibly for the ends (if it matters)..

http://www.steel-link.com/2002/downloads/other.cfm

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"Rebarguy" wrote in message ...
I hope I can explain what I need properly.
I have a list of rebar cut lengths. This list is in one column only, and uses decimal values for feet (i.e. 12'6" = 12.5)
Sometimes, this list is rather long. I need to find out how to cut these bars out of 60' stock lengths in a way that will leave me
with the least amount of scrap possible. Each bar on my list can only be used once, until all bars are accounted for, and I need to
have a count of how many stock bars were used.

Thanks in Advance!!