Imperial-first shop calculator

Fabrication
Helper

NO ADS. One-time $4.99. A phone toolbox for tape-measure fractions, pipe size lookup, structural shapes, linear cut planning, bolt circle layout, and equal spacing.

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$4.99 once No ads No account iPhone + Android

Use it when the tape measure comes out.

Short answers for common shop and field layout checks, without swapping between web searches and scratch paper.

Add fractions Combine feet, inches, fractions, decimals, and metric inputs.

Mark equal spaces Lay out holes, tabs, brackets, rails, and stitch centers.

Plan stick cuts Check kerf, stock lengths, drops, and order quantities.

Check pipe sizes Look up common NPS, schedules, OD, wall, and calculated weight.

Lay out bolt circles Get hole coordinates, angle step, chord spacing, and punch lists.

Daily layout and reference tools.

Fast inputs, shop units, and reference screens for the checks that usually end up on scratch paper.

Fraction Calculator Add and convert tape-measure dimensions in feet, inches, fractions, decimals, and metric.

Pipe Size Lookup Check common nominal pipe sizes, schedules, aliases, and calculated weights before layout.

Structural Shapes Look up included steel, stainless, and aluminum shape rows without digging through notes.

Linear Cut Planner Build stick cut plans around stock lengths, saw kerf, order quantities, and drops.

Bolt Circle Layout Calculate hole positions, spacing, angle step, and center-punch lists.

Equal Spacing Mark holes, tabs, pickets, brackets, and stitch weld centers evenly.

Good for people who still measure in the real world.

Quick phone checks for the work that happens between drawings, the saw, the bench, and the field.

Fabricators and welders

Fractions, cuts, hole layout, and spacing checks without reaching for a notebook or desktop calculator.

Pipe and mechanical shops

Common pipe reference, stick planning, bolt circles, and field-friendly dimension math.

Maintenance crews

Fast layout support when a repair, bracket, guard, or field-fit part needs clean dimensions.

Apprentices and small contractors

A focused calculator set that keeps common shop math in one paid-up-front app.

Built to open and work quickly.

No account is required for the current local toolbox release. Inputs and lookups stay on the device unless a future release changes that product model.

$Fabrication Helper fraction result showing two and thirteen sixteenths inches$

Example: 2 3/8" plus 7/16" gives 2 13/16".

Fabrication Helper equal spacing result showing seven marks over seven feet two inches

Example: 7 marks over 7' 2" gives 14 5/16" centers.

Layout tools for bolt circles, hole positions, and equal spacing.

No ads. One-time purchase.

Fabrication Helper is a paid-up-front $4.99 toolbox in the current release. No ads, no subscription, no Fabrication Helper account, no backend sign-in, no cloud sync, and no analytics SDK.

For shop use

Use the app for layout aid and quick reference work, then verify final work against drawings, supplier data, shop procedures, and governing standards.

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