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Re: 45 degree walls using hinges?
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 5 Feb 2004 01:05:39 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> If those dimensions are not critical, you can do a 5 stud long wall at 36
> degrees using a 3x4x5 triangular arrangement.
Close, but not quite. It's actually a 6-stud long wall in a 4x5x6-stud
triangle. The 3x4x5 ratio is measured from the centers of the studs, not the
studs themselves. Going 3 studs deep and 4 studs wide actually gives you
slightly more than 4.5 studs along the hypotenuse.
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| (...) Well, that really depends on which parts you use. The brick hinges that were suggested have the hinge on the corners, so the wall really would be 5 studs long. --Bram (20 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 45 degree walls using hinges?
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| (...) If those dimensions are not critical, you can do a 5 stud long wall at 36 degrees using a 3x4x5 triangular arrangement. Since sqrt(2) is not a rational number, using hinges as you suggest is technically impossible. It sort of works for a (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.build)
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