diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 51c1051..642f891 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "${SAVED_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}" CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
 add_library(StreamingUtilities
   src/static_erdos_generator.cpp
-  src/dynamic_erdos_generator.cpp)
+  src/dynamic_erdos_generator.cpp
+  src/single_cut_generator.cpp)
 add_dependencies(StreamingUtilities xxhash GraphZeppelinCommon)
 target_link_libraries(StreamingUtilities PUBLIC xxhash GraphZeppelinCommon)
 target_include_directories(StreamingUtilities PUBLIC include/)
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ if (BUILD_EXE)
   add_dependencies(run_erdos_gen StreamingUtilities)
   target_link_libraries(run_erdos_gen PRIVATE StreamingUtilities)
 
+  add_executable(run_single_cut_gen
+    tools/run_single_cut_gen.cpp)
+  add_dependencies(run_single_cut_gen StreamingUtilities)
+  target_link_libraries(run_single_cut_gen PRIVATE StreamingUtilities)
+
   add_executable(stream_file_converter
     tools/stream_file_converter.cpp)
   add_dependencies(stream_file_converter StreamingUtilities)
@@ -102,5 +108,11 @@ if (BUILD_EXE)
     tools/stream_validator.cpp)
   add_dependencies(stream_validator StreamingUtilities)
   target_link_libraries(stream_validator PRIVATE StreamingUtilities)
+
+  add_executable(binary_to_static
+      tools/to_static.cpp)
+  add_dependencies(binary_to_static StreamingUtilities)
+  target_link_libraries(binary_to_static PUBLIC StreamingUtilities)
+
 endif()
 
diff --git a/include/single_cut_generator.h b/include/single_cut_generator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70d208a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/single_cut_generator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "stream_types.h"
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+// Single cut stream generator
+// Builds two connected components then repeatedly updates edges in the cut between the two
+// Several rounds of adding n edges and then removing n edges, and adding and removing a single edge n times
+class SingleCutGenerator {
+ private:
+  std::vector<GraphStreamUpdate> updates;
+  node_id_t num_vertices;
+  edge_id_t num_edges;
+  edge_id_t edge_idx = 0;
+ public:
+  /*
+   * Constructor
+   * @param num_vertices    number of vertices in the graph
+   * @param rounds          Number of rounds
+   */
+  SingleCutGenerator(node_id_t num_vertices, size_t rounds = 0);
+
+  // these functions write all the stream edges to a file
+  void to_binary_file(std::string file_name);
+  void to_ascii_file(std::string file_name);
+  void write_cumulative_file(std::string file_name);
+
+  GraphStreamUpdate get_next_edge();
+
+  // getters
+  node_id_t get_num_vertices() { return num_vertices; }
+  edge_id_t get_num_edges() { return num_edges; }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/single_cut_generator.cpp b/src/single_cut_generator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0417e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/single_cut_generator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#include "single_cut_generator.h"
+#include "ascii_file_stream.h"
+#include "binary_file_stream.h"
+
+SingleCutGenerator::SingleCutGenerator(node_id_t num_vertices, size_t rounds)
+    : num_vertices(num_vertices) {
+    if (log2(num_vertices) - size_t(log2(num_vertices)) != 0) {
+        throw StreamException("SingleCutGenerator: Number of vertices must be a power of 2!");
+    }
+    if (rounds == 0) // Default number of rounds is n/8
+        rounds = num_vertices / 8;
+    num_edges = num_vertices-2 + 2*rounds*num_vertices;
+
+    updates.reserve(num_edges);
+    // Build two large components
+    GraphStreamUpdate update;
+    update.type = INSERT;
+    for (node_id_t u=0; u<num_vertices/2-1; u++) {
+        update.edge = {u,u+1};
+        updates.push_back(update);
+        update.edge = {u+num_vertices/2,u+1+num_vertices/2};
+        updates.push_back(update);
+    }
+    // Repeatedly add and remove edges between the two components rounds times
+    for (int i = 0; i < rounds; i++) {
+        std::cout << "GENERATING ROUND " << i << " OF " << rounds << std::endl;
+        // First insert a bunch of edges across the cut and then delete them
+        update.type = INSERT;
+        for (node_id_t u=0; u<num_vertices/2; u++) {
+            update.edge = {u,u+num_vertices/2};
+            updates.push_back(update);
+        }
+        update.type = DELETE;
+        for (node_id_t u=0; u<num_vertices/2; u++) {
+            update.edge = {u,u+num_vertices/2};
+            updates.push_back(update);
+        }
+        // Next repeatedly insert and delete one edge across the cut
+        for (node_id_t u=0; u<num_vertices/2; u++) {
+            update.type = INSERT;
+            update.edge = {u,u+num_vertices/2};
+            updates.push_back(update);
+            update.type = DELETE;
+            update.edge = {u,u+num_vertices/2};
+            updates.push_back(update);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void write_to_file(GraphStream *stream, SingleCutGenerator &gen) {
+  size_t buffer_capacity = 4096;
+  GraphStreamUpdate upds[buffer_capacity];
+  size_t buffer_size = 0;
+  stream->write_header(gen.get_num_vertices(), gen.get_num_edges());
+  
+  for (edge_id_t i = 0; i < gen.get_num_edges(); i++) {
+    upds[buffer_size++] = gen.get_next_edge();
+    if (buffer_size >= buffer_capacity) {
+      stream->write_updates(upds, buffer_size);
+      buffer_size = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  if (buffer_size > 0) {
+    stream->write_updates(upds, buffer_size);
+  }
+}
+
+void SingleCutGenerator::to_binary_file(std::string file_name) {
+  edge_idx = 0;
+  BinaryFileStream output_stream(file_name, false);
+  write_to_file(&output_stream, *this);
+}
+void SingleCutGenerator::to_ascii_file(std::string file_name) {
+  edge_idx = 0;
+  AsciiFileStream output_stream(file_name, true);
+  write_to_file(&output_stream, *this);
+}
+
+GraphStreamUpdate SingleCutGenerator::get_next_edge() { return updates[edge_idx++]; }
diff --git a/tools/run_single_cut_gen.cpp b/tools/run_single_cut_gen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f65bfdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run_single_cut_gen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "single_cut_generator.h"
+
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "SINGLE CUT STREAM" << std::endl;
+  SingleCutGenerator scut_stream(8192);
+  std::cout << "num_vertices = " << scut_stream.get_num_vertices() << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "num_edges    = " << scut_stream.get_num_edges() << std::endl;
+
+  // write out to binary stream file
+  std::string file_name = "scut_" + std::to_string(int(log2(scut_stream.get_num_vertices()))) + "_stream_binary";
+  scut_stream.to_binary_file(file_name);
+}
diff --git a/tools/to_static.cpp b/tools/to_static.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8cc731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/to_static.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "binary_file_stream.h"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+/*
+ * Converts a binary graph stream to a static ascii edge list
+ */
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  if (argc != 3) {
+    std::cout << "Incorrect number of arguments. Expected two but got " << argc - 1 << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Arguments are: input_stream, output_file" << std::endl;
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+  std::string input  = argv[1];
+  std::string output = argv[2];
+
+  assert(input != output);
+
+  BinaryFileStream stream(input);
+  std::ofstream out_file(output);
+
+  node_id_t num_nodes = stream.vertices();
+  long m = stream.edges();
+
+  std::vector<std::vector<bool>> adj_mat(num_nodes);
+  for (node_id_t i = 0; i < num_nodes; i++) adj_mat[i] = std::vector<bool>(num_nodes - i);
+
+  while (m--) {
+    GraphStreamUpdate upd; 
+    stream.get_update_buffer(&upd, 1);
+    node_id_t src = upd.edge.src;
+    node_id_t dst = upd.edge.dst;
+    if (src > dst) std::swap(src, dst);
+    dst = dst - src;
+    adj_mat[src][dst] = !adj_mat[src][dst];
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "Updating adjacency matrix done. Writing static graph to file." << std::endl;
+  uint64_t edges = 0;
+  for (node_id_t i = 0; i < num_nodes; i++) {
+    for (node_id_t j = 0; j < num_nodes - i; j++) {
+      if (adj_mat[i][j]) edges++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  out_file << num_nodes << " " << edges << std::endl;
+  for (node_id_t i = 0; i < num_nodes; i++) {
+    for (node_id_t j = 0; j < num_nodes - i; j++) {
+      if (adj_mat[i][j]) out_file << i << "\t" << j + i << std::endl;
+    }
+  }
+}