J T wrote:
> http://www.nifty-stuff.com/chicken-coop.php
I just finished reading another thread on this group where one of those
classic wreck arguments was going on. This one centered on whether
1/64" was "close enough" when dealing with wood. The perfectionists
describing 1/64th as a canyon and the pragmatists countering. Well I
think you have directed us to one project here where 1/64th is adequate
accuracy.
After just reading that post yours brought a smile to my face. Thanks.
Ken
Sun, Dec 4, 2005, 7:06pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ken) doth sayeth:
<snip> centered on whether 1/64" was "close enough" when dealing with
wood. The perfectionists describing 1/64th as a canyon and the
pragmatists countering. <snip>
Wood moves. Metal doesn't. The realists know that wood can
sometimes expand or contract 1/64", or more, the idiots ignore that
fact. I don't think I can even measure wood that close, let alone cut
it that close.
JOAT
A rolling stone gathers no moss...unless it's a hobby he does on the
weekends.
J T said:
>Sun, Dec 4, 2005, 7:06pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ken) doth sayeth:
><snip> centered on whether 1/64" was "close enough" when dealing with
>wood. The perfectionists describing 1/64th as a canyon and the
>pragmatists countering. <snip>
Which is why I stayed out of that particular conversation... <g>
> Wood moves. Metal doesn't. The realists know that wood can
>sometimes expand or contract 1/64", or more, the idiots ignore that
>fact. I don't think I can even measure wood that close, let alone cut
>it that close.
Come on, now, JOAT. You had me until you said idiots...
Metal DOES expand and contract, just as wood does, just not from
moisture - it rusts instead. <g>
Everything is a set of compromises - and some applications simply
don't demand the precision some people are eluding to.
But some applications might - like this:
http://www.thevideodoc.com/Images/SegmentSolid02.jpg
When cutting these segments, an error equivalent to thickness of a
piece of card stock paper will cause a cumulative error that makes
this segmented ring impossible to realize. I work with tolerances
greater than .01" when doing this.
Does it matter on a table or a bed? Nope.
Does it matter on this?:
http://www.thevideodoc.com/Images/SegmentedBowl1.jpg
Yes, it does.
Wood does expand and contract, but it does so in concert - all pieces
generally doing about the same bit of movement. If you're really
good, it all stays together over time. If you're not - you have a
pile of fire starter kindling. <g>
JMHO,
Greg G.
Mon, Dec 5, 2005, 12:29am [email protected] (Greg=A0G.) dorth sayeth:
<snip> Come on, now, JOAT. You had me until you said idiots... <snip>
Well, I wanted to be polite. After all, I "am" a people person.
JOAT
A rolling stone gathers no moss...unless it's a hobby he does on the
weekends.
J T said:
>Mon, Dec 5, 2005, 12:29am [email protected] (Greg G.) dorth sayeth:
><snip> Come on, now, JOAT. You had me until you said idiots... <snip>
>
> Well, I wanted to be polite. After all, I "am" a people person.
Yeah, I though so... ;-)
Greg G.