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

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 10:41:24 -0400

At least someone commented on the hour I spent looking up the formula,
getting it into an email and then writing an excel program to do the
calculation.
Sigh'.............
On Apr 3, 2016 9:50 AM, "William Gowen" <wdgowen_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> 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).
>>
>> Fred F.
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Received on Sun Apr 03 2016 - 07:41:26 CEST