Miter Joint Calculator

This calculator is designed to return the saw and cutting information needed for cutting sloped sided regular polygons.

Miter joint calculator. Generates 8 16 32 and 64 ordinates. The mitered pipe calculator is designed for pipefitter weldersfabricators to eliminate the time it takes to calculate normal piping calculations for miter offset and wye connection. Download miter pipe calculator and enjoy it on your iphone ipad and ipod touch. Flat miter angles print template at 100 printer scale and fold over wood to see cut lines and angles.

Or check plot points to calculate and display lateral measurements at set increments around the pipe to mark the cut line for the miter. The tool has adjustable arms that can be set to conform to wall angles and a digital display that reveals the angles at which the adjoining surfaces meet. A table saw or compound miter saw can cut workpieces with two angle settings. By far the easiest way to calculate miter angles on existing wall corners is using an electronic protractoran inexpensive battery powered tool that is a great addition to any home toolbox.

A quick search of the web for an online calculator quickly showed that even though there are plenty of great miter calculators out there i wasnt able to find to for calculate a butted joint at a compound angle. It is surprisingly complex to compute compound angle settings. For larger pipes or if you dont have a miter saw handy print templates at 100 printer scale cut and wrap around pipe to mark the miter cut. With paper template folded over wood hand cut through guide lines or place in compound mitre saw to set angles.

Such a saw is useful when building for example boxes with slanted sides or concrete forms for post caps.