i will have to go to the office depot next time i go to montgomerry, way out here in the woods we got no such thing, lol, but on the good side i do have plenty of wood.
2012/4/23 Jeff Becker <jwb...@insightbb.com> > It has been awhile since I used that method to figure the size of the > wood, if I remember correctly using that method the diameter will be like > drawing a circle around each point, so the larger the width of the boards > the more that will be cut down when turning. Instead of wasting the > material you can cut one piece of scrap to the size you decide to use and > then cut into the number of pieces you plan to use and placing them in a > circle. You can get a 30 dollar program at Amazon, or office depot called > Turbo cad you can draw it up on a computer screen and figure it out without > making any saw dust or using any materials. > > Jeff Becker > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"James Edgell" <jdm...@gmail.com> > *To: *legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Sent: *Monday, April 23, 2012 7:49:57 PM > *Subject: *Re: could someone explain the formula > > > thanks jeff, i thought i was using the formula correctly but the diameter > came out to 6 inches, hmmph, so i added 2 inches to my original 3 and 3/8 > and now it seems a little closer, still if i wanna do something i wanna be > able to figure it correctly with out doing small pieces for calculation > first. > > > > 2012/4/23 Jeff Becker <jwb...@insightbb.com> > >> The circumference of a circle can be found by multiplying pi ( π = 3.14 ) >> by the diameter of the circle. So if you have a Diameter of 8 it would >> be 3.14 x 8 = 25.12. Now if you want this board to be turned round with >> the diameter of 8 it will need to be slightly larger because you are >> knocking off the corners. It looks like you had the right formula, you >> just didn't figure knocking off the corners. I usually use turbo cad for >> this , and that is on a different computer, if you need additional help I >> can work on it this evening. >> >> Jeff Becker >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"James Edgell" <jdm...@gmail.com> >> *To: *Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com >> *Sent: *Monday, April 23, 2012 4:21:12 PM >> *Subject: *could someone explain the formula >> >> >> on 8 and 12 sided hollow columns, this is the first time i am gonna >> attempt doing one of these for an idea i have and my numbers dident come >> out right, lol, when figuring for the diameter of the column. i wanted an 8 >> inch round and cut an 8 sided boards at 3 and 3/8 inches but came up way >> short when using 2 inch thick wood. appreciate any help you might be able >> to offer,,,,thanks,,,,,JD >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
