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Re: Hinge wall alignment
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Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:12:23 GMT
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Jason J Railton wrote:
   The same trick works for any length plate. You just need wall or plate hinges at each end to hold the diagonal in place.

For the sake of completeness, it’s worth to mention this technique not only works for any length, but also for any width of plate/brick. In other words, you’re able to slant ? x 2, ? x 4 and so on by mirroring along the diagonal as well, using an equally larger parallel ofsett.

With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen



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  Re: Hinge wall alignment
 
(...) Indeed. Wider bricks/plates do result in a correspondingly larger gap though. ROSCO (18 years ago, 18-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)

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  Hinge wall alignment
 
I have one other technique that I haven't documented yet. I saw William Howard doing some slanted walls for shop fronts, and had to work out the maths behind it. The technique is for fitting in a wall that slants in or out by two studs. The slanted (...) (18 years ago, 18-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)  

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