Mat Board Calculator

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Mat board calculator. Divide the volume in cubic inches by 1 728 to find the volume in cubic feet. Choose the dimensions of the boards. The mat must cover at least 1 8 of the artwork on all sides in order to prevent the edges from peeking through or actually falling through the mat opening. This will get the volume in cubic inches.

If you are cutting multiple mats add a title to identify the artwork and print off. Measure your art enter the measurement of your art and the border sizes of the float and mat and our custom float mat calculator will do the math. Mat mathematics to determine the opening of the mat measure the artwork. S b t put in the measurements of your mat and picture and then calculate the layout.

Matboardcalc is a free calculator created by math phobic photographer ken schuster. The output will be. Matboardcalc will give you the dimensions of your mat board and frame as well as where to cut the window opening in your mat. It s based on linear board feet and so works only in the one dimension.

This tries one way and gives you a correct answer. Measure your art enter the measurement of your art and the border size and our custom mat calculator will do the math. Decide on the number of pieces you want to purchase. You can also calculate the volume of lumber by measuring the length width and thickness in inches and multiplying them together.

You now have a cutting list for each mat you need. Required number of boards including waste factor the number of screws and hidden fasteners needed once you know how much material you ll need use our pricing calculator to get a feel for the cost of materials depending on whether you plan to use a specific species of wood composite or other type of material such as pvc flooring. Visit our framing advice section to learn more about mat float presentations. Framer s tip if you are cutting multiple mats and sized boards add a title to identify the artwork and print off.

For example a piece of hardwood can be 8 feet long 10 inches wide and 1 25 inches thick. Let s assume it s five wooden boards. More of the edges of the artwork may be covered if desired but the very minimum is 1 8. Note my use of the word attempts there are several ways to solve this problem and several correct answers.