GEOMETRY
I've been tossing around terms like; erect a perpendicular, strike an arc; geometry. Unlike what you may have thought in Middle School; Geometry is your friend.
View ArticleCumbersome Division
What do you do when you have to equally divide a line with an awkward (39-5/16”) or unknown length into a difficult number of parts (7)?
View ArticleThe Stovepipe Problem
What are the dimensions of the opening required to pass a cylindrical object through an inclined plane?
View ArticleCompound Rake
Where the rake is the combination of two angles the actual slope of the rake is a transcendent trigonometric function of those two angles. I ran off with the theater to avoid having to deal with...
View ArticleDetermining the Counter Rake for Work That Lies Athwart the Plane of the Rake
The thingy you've got to build lies diagonally across a raked deck. How do you figure out the length, angle and bevel so that it sits vertically?
View ArticleTOOL SALE
FINAL ITEMS Jackson Small Picture Flip-down Welding Helmet $10 Inside view: Jackson Small Picture Flip-down Welding Helmet $10 Handtools/Belts/Kits Ins & Outs Bag $15 (will include unused...
View ArticleEllipses and Another Curve
Ellipse All of the references give a method of drawing an ellipse using the two foci and some string. I have found this method suitable only for drawing jelly bean or kidney shapes. Keeping the tension...
View ArticleHow To Get Stoned – or –“Bricks Without Straw” (To The Guillotine!)
There are several excellent methods for getting stoned; or hitting the bricks.
View ArticleClever Squaring-Up Jig
The gang from Woodsmith just posted this clever “matching diagonals” squaring up jig. I especially like the “Precision” (no measurement) gag. WoodSmith Tips: Jig For Square Assembly (see...
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