diff --git a/code/modules/materials/material_sheets.dm b/code/modules/materials/material_sheets.dm
index a4379cf871..9daa14d1fa 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/material_sheets.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/material_sheets.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 	var/default_type = DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL
 	var/material/material
-	var/perunit
+	var/perunit = SHEET_MATERIAL_AMOUNT
 	var/apply_colour //temp pending icon rewrite
 
 /obj/item/stack/material/New()
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 	stacktype = material.stack_type
 	if(islist(material.stack_origin_tech))
 		origin_tech = material.stack_origin_tech.Copy()
-	perunit = SHEET_MATERIAL_AMOUNT
 
 	if(apply_colour)
 		color = material.icon_colour
diff --git a/code/modules/research/circuitprinter.dm b/code/modules/research/circuitprinter.dm
index dd796d7147..b4acf6428e 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/circuitprinter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/circuitprinter.dm
@@ -201,3 +201,16 @@ using metal and glass, it uses glass and reagents (usually sulphuric acid).
 			if(new_item.matter && new_item.matter.len > 0)
 				for(var/i in new_item.matter)
 					new_item.matter[i] = new_item.matter[i] * mat_efficiency
+
+/obj/machinery/r_n_d/circuit_imprinter/proc/eject(var/material, var/amount)
+	if(!(material in materials))
+		return
+	var/obj/item/stack/material/sheetType = getMaterialType(material)
+	var/perUnit = initial(sheetType.perunit)
+	var/eject = round(materials[material] / perUnit)
+	eject = amount == -1 ? eject : min(eject, amount)
+	if(eject < 1)
+		return
+	var/obj/item/stack/material/S = new sheetType(loc)
+	S.amount = eject
+	materials[material] -= eject * perUnit
diff --git a/code/modules/research/protolathe.dm b/code/modules/research/protolathe.dm
index c91a22d89f..e7150cfdf2 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/protolathe.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/protolathe.dm
@@ -202,3 +202,16 @@
 			if(new_item.matter && new_item.matter.len > 0)
 				for(var/i in new_item.matter)
 					new_item.matter[i] = new_item.matter[i] * mat_efficiency
+
+/obj/machinery/r_n_d/protolathe/proc/eject(var/material, var/amount)
+	if(!(material in materials))
+		return
+	var/obj/item/stack/material/sheetType = getMaterialType(material)
+	var/perUnit = initial(sheetType.perunit)
+	var/eject = round(materials[material] / perUnit)
+	eject = amount == -1 ? eject : min(eject, amount)
+	if(eject < 1)
+		return
+	var/obj/item/stack/material/S = new sheetType(loc)
+	S.amount = eject
+	materials[material] -= eject * perUnit
diff --git a/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm b/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm
index 3a5ccd7440..9f9315eba6 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/rdconsole.dm
@@ -360,59 +360,10 @@ won't update every console in existence) but it's more of a hassle to do. Also,
 		linked_lathe.removeFromQueue(text2num(href_list["removeP"]))
 
 	else if(href_list["lathe_ejectsheet"] && linked_lathe) //Causes the protolathe to eject a sheet of material
-		var/desired_num_sheets = text2num(href_list["amount"])
-		var/res_amount, type
-		var/material/M = get_material_by_name(href_list["lathe_ejectsheet"])
-		if(istype(M))
-			type = M.stack_type
-			switch(M.name)
-				if(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL)
-					res_amount = "m_amount"
-				if("glass")
-					res_amount = "g_amount"
-				if("gold")
-					res_amount = "gold_amount"
-				if("silver")
-					res_amount = "silver_amount"
-				if("phoron")
-					res_amount = "phoron_amount"
-				if("uranium")
-					res_amount = "uranium_amount"
-				if("diamond")
-					res_amount = "diamond_amount"
+		linked_lathe.eject(href_list["lathe_ejectsheet"], text2num(href_list["amount"]))
 
-		if(ispath(type) && hasvar(linked_lathe, res_amount))
-			var/obj/item/stack/material/sheet = new type(linked_lathe.loc)
-			var/available_num_sheets = round(linked_lathe.vars[res_amount]/sheet.perunit)
-			if(available_num_sheets > 0)
-				sheet.amount = min(available_num_sheets, desired_num_sheets)
-				linked_lathe.vars[res_amount] = max(0, (linked_lathe.vars[res_amount] - sheet.amount * sheet.perunit))
-			else
-				qdel(sheet)
 	else if(href_list["imprinter_ejectsheet"] && linked_imprinter) //Causes the protolathe to eject a sheet of material
-		var/desired_num_sheets = text2num(href_list["amount"])
-		var/res_amount, type
-		switch(href_list["imprinter_ejectsheet"])
-			if("glass")
-				type = /obj/item/stack/material/glass
-				res_amount = "g_amount"
-			if("gold")
-				type = /obj/item/stack/material/gold
-				res_amount = "gold_amount"
-			if("diamond")
-				type = /obj/item/stack/material/diamond
-				res_amount = "diamond_amount"
-			if("uranium")
-				type = /obj/item/stack/material/uranium
-				res_amount = "uranium_amount"
-		if(ispath(type) && hasvar(linked_imprinter, res_amount))
-			var/obj/item/stack/material/sheet = new type(linked_imprinter.loc)
-			var/available_num_sheets = round(linked_imprinter.vars[res_amount]/sheet.perunit)
-			if(available_num_sheets>0)
-				sheet.amount = min(available_num_sheets, desired_num_sheets)
-				linked_imprinter.vars[res_amount] = max(0, (linked_imprinter.vars[res_amount] - sheet.amount * sheet.perunit))
-			else
-				qdel(sheet)
+		linked_imprinter.eject(href_list["imprinter_ejectsheet"], text2num(href_list["amount"]))
 
 	else if(href_list["find_device"]) //The R&D console looks for devices nearby to link up with.
 		screen = 0.0