CONSTRUCTION MASTER
®
5
The Construction Master 5 (Model 4050)
will help you save time, reduce costly errors
and build like a pro!
Quickly Solve:
• Areas, Volumes and Weights
• Circle/Arc Calculations
• Common, Hip/Valley, Jack Rafter
Lengths (Regular and Irregular)
• Stair Layout Solutions
• Rake-Wall Solutions
• Concrete, Flooring Quantity
• Squaring-Up
• Dimensional Problems and Conversions
— Metric, Yards, Feet-Inches-Fractions
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED .....................................1
Key Denitions ............................................1
Basic Function Keys .................................1
Dimension Keys ........................................2
Arc/Circle Keys .........................................3
Right Triangle/Roof Framing Keys ............3
Stair Layout Key ........................................5
Stair Settings .............................................6
Miscellaneous Functions ...........................6
Paperless Tape Example ............................. 8
Preference Settings .....................................9
Entering Dimensions .................................10
Entering Linear Dimensions ....................10
Entering Square/Cubic Dimensions ........11
Basic Math Operations ..............................12
USING THE
CONSTRUCTION MASTER
®
5 ...................12
Adding and Subtracting
Strings of Dimensions ...............................12
Dividing Dimensions ..................................13
Rectangular Area and Volume ...................13
Entering Square and
Cubic and Adding A Waste Allowance .......13
Linear Conversions ...................................14
Weight Conversions ..................................14
Weight Per Volume ....................................15
Using the Memory .....................................16
Baluster Spacing .......................................17
Number of Studs .......................................18
Circle Area and Circumference .................18
Arc Angle or Degree ..................................19
Concrete Volume for Driveway ..................20
Concrete Columns .....................................20
Complex Concrete Volume ........................21
Right Angle / Framing ................................22
Squaring-Up a Foundation ......................23
Pitch — Converting Roof Angle ...............23
Converting Slope .......................................24
Common Rafter Length .............................24
Regular Hip/Valley
And Jack Rafters .......................................25
Irregular Hip/Valley ....................................26
Rake-Wall – No Base ................................26
Stairs .........................................................27
Stairs — Given Rise and Run .................27
Stairs — Given Rise Only........................28
Area and Volume Formulas .......................33
Area Formulas .........................................33
Volume Formulas ....................................33
APPENDIX ..................................................35
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