Re: Is there a simple way to lay out different camber arcs?

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 09:50:40 -0400

Well Fred how would you use your beam compass to layout a 4% arc for a
chord of 8 1/8"?
On Apr 3, 2016 9:45 AM, "upwind120_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction]" <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> I gotta hand it to the indoorists. I've never seen a group more skilled at
> making something simple into something complicated. Does anyone here
> remember the "beam compass", or am I the only Flintstone left? The arcs
> should simply be specified by their radius, not percentages, and if you
> don't have a real professional K&E beam compass, it's probably the easiest
> tool in the world to whip up from shop scraps (a strip of wood, a pin and a
> sharp pencil).
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> Fred F.
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Received on Sun Apr 03 2016 - 06:50:41 CEST