Calculated Industries Material Estimator User manual

The Material Estimator calculator helps
you save time, cut costly errors – and lets
you measure and estimate
like a pro!
Quickly Solve:
• Feet-Inch-Fractions, Yards, and Metric
Dimensional Problems
• Feet-Inch-Fractions, Yards, and Metric
Conversions
• Problems Involving All Fractions –
1/2-1/64ths!
• Instant Areas and Volumes
• Material Quantity (e.g., Concrete,
Flooring)
MATERIAL ESTIMATOR™

KEY DEFINITIONS..................................1
Basic Function Keys ............................1
Unit Keys .............................................2
Project Keys.........................................4
Miscellaneous Functions .....................9
Paperless Tape Example...................10
Preference Settings ...........................11
EXAMPLES ...........................................12
Adding and Subtracting Strings of
Dimensions ....................................12
Multiplying Dimensions......................12
Dividing Dimensions ..........................13
Percent Calculations..........................13
Square Area.......................................14
Square Root.......................................14
Entering Square and Cubic and
Adding a Waste Allowance ............14
Linear Conversions............................15
Square and Cubic Conversions.........16
Using the Memory .............................17
PROJECT EXAMPLES ........................18
Paint: Gallons, Quarts or Pints of......18
Tiles: Number of ................................18
Custom Tiles: Number of – Using a
Non-Default Custom Size ..............19
Deck: Number of Boards ...................20
Fence: Number of Fence Boards,
Posts and Rails..............................21
Board Feet: Lumber Estimation.........22
Studs: Number of...............................22
Sheets: Number of.............................23
Flooring: Length of.............................23
Concrete: Bags of..............................24
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bricks/Blocks: Number of,
for a Wall........................................24
Gravel: Tons of ..................................25
FINDING THE COST OF
MATERIALS ..........................................25
Cost of Paint ......................................25
APPENDIX ............................................26
Setting Fractional Resolution.............26
Default Settings .................................27
Auto-Shut Off .....................................27
Accuracy/Errors .................................28
Battery ...............................................29
Replacing the Battery ........................29
Reset .................................................29
AREA AND VOLUME FORMULAS ......30
Area Formulas ...................................30
Volume Formulas...............................31
REPAIR AND RETURN.........................32
Warranty, Repair and Return
Information.....................................32
WARRANTY ..........................................33
FCC CLASS B ......................................35
LOOKING FOR NEW IDEAS................35

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 1
Basic Function Keys
+ – x Arithmetic operation keys.
÷ =
0– 9Keys used for entering
and •numbers.
% Percent Key — Four-func-
tion (+, –, x, ÷) percent key.
O
Off Key — Turns all power
off, clearing all non-perma-
nent registers.
o On/Clear Key — Turns on
power. Pressing once clears
the display. Pressing twice
clears all temporary values.
C Convert Key — Used with
the dimensional keys to
convert between dimen-
sions or with other keys to
access special functions.
s
Store Key — Used for stor-
ing values.
v Recall Key — Used with
other keys to recall stored
values and settings.
KEY DEFINITIONS

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 2
Unit Keys
Y Yards Key — Enters or
converts to Yards.
E
Feet Key — Enters or
converts to Feet as whole or
decimal numbers. Also used
with the Iand /keys for
entering Feet-Inch values
(e.g., 6E9I1/
2). Repeated presses
during conversions toggle
between Fractional and
Decimal Feet.
I Inch Key — Enters or
converts to Inches. Entry
can be whole or decimal
numbers. Also used with the
/key for entering Fractional
Inch values (e.g., 9 I 1
/2). Repeated presses
during conversions toggle
between Fractional and
Decimal Inches.
/ Fraction Bar Key — Used
to enter Fractions. Fractions
can be entered as proper
(1/2, 1/8, 1/16) or improper
(3/2, 9/8). If the denominator
(bottom value) is not
entered, the calculator's
fractional accuracy setting is
automatically used.

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 3
C 5 Meters (m) — Enters or
converts to Meters.
C 7 Centimeters (cm) — Enters
or converts to Centimeters.
C 9
Millimeters (mm) — Enters
or converts to Millimeters.
C 8 Board Feet (Bd Ft) —
Enters or converts Cubic
values to Board Feet.
One Board Foot is equal to
144 Cubic Inches.

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 4
Project Keys
P
Paint — Calculates volume
of paint, based on an
entered area and a stored
Paint Coverage per
Gallon. Finds quantity in
Gallons, Quarts or Pints
upon repeated presses.
s P
Paint Coverage — Stores
Paint Coverage per Gallon
in Square Feet. To recall
this setting, press v P.
Default is 350 Square Feet
per Gallon.
T Tile — Finds the number of
tiles, based on an entered
area and a user-stored
Grout Width. Repeated
presses will scroll between
numbers of tiles for various
“standard” tile sizes (18”,
16”, 13”, 12”, 10”, 8”, 6”, 4”,
2”, 1” and 24”).
Note: Tile sizes shown in Inches, not Square Inches.
In other words, a 6 Inch tile is really 6 Inches x
6 Inches, or a 36 Square Inch tile, but it is labeled
as a 6 Inch-size.
s T a Grout Width – Stores
Grout Width in Inches; used
in calculating the number of
tiles. To recall this setting,
press v T. Default is 0
(no grout width).

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 5
D Deck — Finds the number
of boards for a deck, based
on an entered area and a
stored Board Width or
Board On-center.
Repeated presses will scroll
between numbers of boards
for various “standard” board
lengths (12’, 10’, 8’, 20’, 18’,
16’ and 14’).
s D
Board Width/O.C. — Stores
Board Width or Board
On-center, in Inches, for
deck or fence calculations.
To recall this setting,
press v D. Default is
5-11/16 Inches.
f
Fence — Multi-function
key that finds the number
of fence boards, number of
posts and number of
rails (2-Rail and 3-Rail)
based on an entered
distance, a stored Board
Width/O.C. and a stored
Post Spacing.
s f
Post Spacing — Stores
Post Spacing On-center for
fence in Feet-Inches. To
recall this setting, press
v f. Default is 8 Feet.

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 6
S Studs — Calculates
number of studs, based
on an entered linear
distance and a stored
On-center Spacing.
Note: Automatically adds one stud to the calculated
answer to account for one on the end.
s S On-center for Studs —
Stores On-center spacing
for studs in Inches. To
recall this setting, press
vS. Default is 16”.
F
Flooring — Calculates the
required length for 12’, 13’,
15’ or 6’ wide rolls, based on
an entered area. Calculates
the coverage area, in
Square yards, for each roll
width, based on the entered
length.
C F
Sheets — Calculates the
number of 4’ x 8’, 4’ x 9’,
4’ x 10’ and 4’ x 12’ sheets,
based on entered linear
distance or area.
c
Custom Tile — Calculates
number of tiles needed
based on an entered area
and a stored Tile Size. This
is used separately from the
regular Tile Key ( T).
Note: Calculation does not account for grout width for
custom tiles, so you will need to adjust for this.

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 7
s c Custom Tile Size — Stores
Custom Tile Size in Square
Inches. To recall this setting,
press v c. Default is
24-Square Inches.
b
Concrete — Calculates the
number of 80 lbs., 60 lbs.
and 40 lbs. bags of
concrete required, based
on an entered volume
(e.g., Cubic Feet or Cubic
Yards). Calculates the
volume of concrete yielded
by the entered quantity of
bags for each of the
three bag sizes.
C b
Brick — Calculates the
number of standard
8-Inch-size U.S. bricks
(with 3/8” mortar) based
on entered linear distance
(or area) for both “face”
(21-Square Inch) and
“paver” (32-Square Inch)
brick applications.
B
Block — Calculates the
number of standard
128-Square Inch blocks
(includes 1/2” mortar),
based on an entered linear
distance or area and a
stored Block Size.

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 8
s B Block Size — Stores the
Block Size. Stores linear
entry as Block Length
and area as Block Area.
To recall this setting,
press v B. The default
length is 16 Inches and
the default area is 128
Square Inches (includes
1/2” mortar).
G
Gravel — Calculates tons of
gravel required, based on
an entered volume and a
stored Weight per Volume.
s G Gravel Weight per
Volume — Stores the
number of Tons per Cubic
Yard of gravel. To recall
this setting, press v G.
Default is 1.5 Tons per
Cubic Yard.
C 0 Cost — Calculates total
material cost based on
stored Unit Cost and
entered or solved material
quantity.
s 0
Unit Cost — Stores the
Unit Cost for calculating the
total cost. To recall this set-
ting, press v 0. Default
is 0.00 (no Unit Cost).

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 9
Miscellaneous Functions
C . ( ) Square Root
C ÷
(1/x) Reciprocal — Finds
the reciprocal of a number
(e.g., 8 C ÷ 0.125).
C x
Clear All — Clears all val-
ues, including M+, and
returns all stored values to
the default settings (does
not affect Preference
Settings).
C – (+/–) Toggle
C + Pi ( ) 3.141593
C %
x
2
— Squares the value in
the display.
C s Preference Settings
μ
Memory Key — Adds the
displayed value to Memory.
Clears when the calculator
is shut off.
Ç μ
Memory Minus (M–) —
Subtracts the displayed
value from Memory.
® μ
Memory Recall —
Recalls value from Memory
without clearing.
Ç ®
Memory Clear — Clears
Memory without changing
current display.

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 10
® ® Memory Clear — Clears
Memory and displays
Memory Total.
v =
Paperless Tape – Useful
for checking figures, as it
scrolls through your past
20 entries or calculations.
Press v = to access
Paperless Tape mode.
Press +or –to scroll
forward or backward.
Press =to exit mode and
continue with a new entry
or calculation.
Paperless Tape Example
Add 6 Feet, 5 Feet and 4 Feet, then
access the paperless tape mode and
scroll back through your entries. Then,
back up one entry, exit the tape mode and
add 10 Feet to the total.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
6 E + 6 FEET 0 INCH
5 E + 11 FEET 0 INCH
4 E = 15 FEET 0 INCH
v = TTL= 15 FEET 0 INCH
+01 6 FEET 0 INCH
+02 + 5 FEET 0 INCH
+03 + 4 FEET 0 INCH
–02 + 5 FEET 0 INCH
=TTL= 15 FEET 0 INCH
+ 1 0 E = 25 FEET 0 INCH

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 11
Preference Settings
Press C , then s , then keep pressing
s to toggle through the main settings.
Press the
+ key to advance within sub-set-
ting. Use the
– key to back up. Press the
o key to exit Preferences.
PRESS C AND: SETTING--FUNCTION
First press Fractional Resolution:
of
s : --1/16
+--1/32
+--1/64
+--1/2
+--1/4
+--1/8
+--1/16
(repeats options)
Second press Area Displays:
of
s : --Std.
+--0. SQ FEET
+--0. SQ YD
+--0. SQ M
+--Std. (repeats options)
Third press Volume Displays:
of
s : --Std.
+--0. CU YD
+--0. CU FEET
+--0. CU M
+--Std. (repeats options)
Fourth press Meter Linear Displays:
of
s : --0.000 M
+--FLOAt M (floating point)
+--0.000 M (repeats options)
Fifth press Fractional Mode:
of
s : --Std.
+--COnSt
+--Std.
(repeats options)

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 12
Adding and Subtracting Strings of
Dimensions
Add the following measurements:
• 6 Feet 2-1/2 Inches
• 11 Feet 5-1/4 Inches
• 18.25 Inches
Then subtract 2-1/8 Inches.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
6 E 2 I 1 / 2 +
6 FEET 2-1/2 INCH
1 1 E 5 I 1 / 4 +
17 FEET 7-3/4 INCH
1 8 • 2 5 I = 19 FEET 2 INCH
– 2 I 1 / 8 = 18 FEET 11-7/8 INCH
Multiplying Dimensions
What is the perimeter of a room with
three walls which measure 15 Feet
3-3/4 Inches each?
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
3 x 1 5 E 3 I 3 / 4 =
45 FEET 11-1/4 INCH
Multiply 5 Feet 3 Inches by 11 Feet
6-1/2 Inches:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
5 E 3 I x 1 1 E
6 I 1 / 2 = 60.59375 SQ FEET
EXAMPLES

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 13
Dividing Dimensions
Divide 15 Feet 3-3/4 Inches into thirds
(divide by 3):
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 5 E 3 I 3 / 4 ÷ 3 =
5 FEET 1-1/4 INCH
How many 3’ 6” pieces can you cut from
one 25’ board?
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
2 5 E ÷ 3 E 6 I = 7.142857
(or 7 whole pieces)
Percent Calculations
Add a 10% waste allowance to 2.78
Cubic Yards.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
2 • 7 8 Y Y Y + 1 0 %
3.058 CU YD
What is 25% of $1,575?
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 5 7 5 x 2 5 % 393.75

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 14
Square Area
Find the area of a square room with sides
measuring 15 Feet 8-1/2 Inches.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 5 E 8 I 1 / 2
15 FEET 8-1/2 INCH
C % (x
2
) 246.7517 SQ FEET
Square Root
What is the Square Root of 200?
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
2 0 0 C •
() 14.14214
Entering Square and Cubic and Adding
a Waste Allowance
Add a 10% waste allowance to 55 Square
Feet. Then add a 20% waste allowance to
150 Cubic Feet:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
5 5 E E + 1 0 % 60.5 SQ FEET
1 5 0 E E E + 2 0 %
180. CU FEET

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 15
Linear Conversions
Convert 10 feet 6 Inches to other
dimensions, including Metric:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 0 E 6 Ii 10 FEET 6 INCH
C Y 3.5 YD
C I 126 INCH
C 5 (m) 3.200 M
C 7 (cm) 320.04 CM
C 9 (mm) 3200.4 MM
Convert 14 Feet 7-1/2 Inches to
Decimal Feet:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 4 E 7 I 1 / 2
14 FEET 7-1/2 INCH
C E 14.625 FEET
Convert 22.75 Feet to Feet-Inches:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
2 2 • 7 5 E 22.75 FEET
C E 22 FEET 9 INCH

P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 16
Square and Cubic Conversions
Convert 14 Square Feet to Square Yards:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 4 E E 14 SQ FEET
C Y 1.555556 SQ YD
Convert 25 Square Yards to Square Feet:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
2 5 Y Y 25 SQ YD
C E 225. SQ FEET
Convert 12 Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
1 2 E E E 12 CU FEET
C Y 0.444444 CU YD