I'm a career carpenter who made a mistake in building an exterior gate
today. This is what the agte looks like in fortran:
E:\gcc_eq32>out
rough opening is 36.000000
encasing is 2.5000000
finished opening is 33.500000
left_gap is 0.50000000
right_gap is 0.50000000
spar is 32.500000
middle is 31.000000
gap is 1.2500000
E:\gcc_eq32>type judy1.f90
implicit none
integer, parameter :: sp = selected_real_kind(3,7)
real (kind=sp):: rough_opening, encasing, fin_opening
real (kind=sp):: left_gap, right_gap, spar
real (kind=sp):: top_hinge, bottom_hinge, middle
real (kind=sp):: picket_width, gap, number
! values
rough_opening = 36
encasing = 2.5
left_gap = .5
right_gap = .5
top_hinge = 52
bottom_hinge = 10
picket_width = 5.5
number = 5
! calculations
fin_opening = rough_opening - encasing
spar = fin_opening - left_gap - right_gap
middle = (top_hinge + bottom_hinge) / 2.0_sp
gap = (spar - (number*picket_width))/(number-1)
! output
print *, "rough opening is ", rough_opening
print *, "encasing is ", encasing
print *, "finished opening is ", fin_opening
print *, "left_gap is ", left_gap
print *, "right_gap is ", right_gap
print *, "spar is ", spar
print *, "middle is ", middle
print *, "gap is ", gap
endprogram
! gfortran -Wall -Wextra judy1.f90 -o out.exe
E:\gcc_eq32>
Not shown are the diagonal elements. When I bought them (cedar, rough
hewn, 1-5/8 x 3-5/8 actual), they were slightly bowed, but now they are
more so.
I figured I'd cut them such that the dado passing through the other
would be on the inside, but then I went and cut them backwards. I don't
want to throw another thirteen bucks at home depot when I'm already over
budget for materials. So, can I re-crown this wood? This is my first
attempt doing so:
http://i45.tinypic.com/rwnevo.jpg
Thanks for your comment and cheers,
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Uno
"Uno" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 5/26/2010 7:44 PM, Uno wrote:
>
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/345iptc.jpg
>
> Ohmiheck, I mean re-bowing.
> --
> Uno
>
If you submerged the wood until its saturated again, and then let it dry
until it's the same degree of crooked as you originally had, then assemble
the parts and let it dry completely, it might work... it's a gamble but
as-is you've got a loss already.
Another option might be to straighten all the boards with a jointer and
table saw and then build up the edges, like cock beading a drawer, to get
back to the desired dimensions. See
http://www.finewoodworking.com/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesArticle.aspx?id=24975
if you aren't familiar with applied cock beads. This would take some time
but the volume of materials needed is small.
John
On 5/26/2010 7:40 PM, Uno wrote:
> Not shown are the diagonal elements. When I bought them (cedar, rough
> hewn, 1-5/8 x 3-5/8 actual), they were slightly bowed, but now they are
> more so.
>
> I figured I'd cut them such that the dado passing through the other
> would be on the inside, but then I went and cut them backwards. I don't
> want to throw another thirteen bucks at home depot when I'm already over
> budget for materials. So, can I re-crown this wood? This is my first
> attempt doing so:
>
> http://i45.tinypic.com/rwnevo.jpg
>
> Thanks for your comment and cheers,
Wrong image:
http://i50.tinypic.com/345iptc.jpg
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Uno
On May 26, 10:33=A0pm, Uno <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/26/2010 7:44 PM, Uno wrote:
>
> >http://i50.tinypic.com/345iptc.jpg
>
> Ohmiheck, I mean re-bowing.
> --
> Uno
I'm glad you are responding to your original post.
I don't know if anyone else even knows what to say.