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  1. agodave

    command line error in calculations

    If I'm working in an inch drawing and need to convert to metric to do an offset or drawing. When I do this the system rounds off and does not calulate to a high precision. Do anyone have any ideas where to change this if possible. for example 2.73/25.4 = .1074803 in draftsight I get .1092 or an...
  2. agodave

    Wood stresses and rough cut lumber

    Hi all, I'm working on a cabin design and need to double check my self. I'm looking at using rough cut pine in the northeast since I have a neighbor that has his own saw mill. To make this simpler I'm planning on putting the building on concrete piers and along a length of 31.5 feet using 5...
  3. agodave

    rope wrap on object and friction

    I'm assuming that the rope is always perpindicular to the pull. The problems is actually a bit more involved but this part of it is based on the rope concept. You input has been very helpful. Thank you all.
  4. agodave

    rope wrap on object and friction

    The concept that I'm looking at is very simple but I'm want to put the numbers to it. If you wrap a rope around a pipe to hold a weight is there a formula to calculate the number of wraps resulting in the required holding force. I know I've use this many times in life but now it's time to put...

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