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Check the math out on these arches:
http://www.codesmiths.com/shed/workshop/techniques/arches.htm

--Sage

On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 15:30:45 -0400
 "Don  Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:
> Last night we got into a bull session fueled by my son's 
> good BBQ and some
> good craft beer (the last of the Stone).  One of the 
> many subjects was
> building and that veered into temporary shelters.  My 
> incle used to build
> Quonset style half rounded barns.  I argued that some 
> sort of gothic arch
> would be stronger and use less material.  It all came 
> down to what the curve
> of the arch should be.
>
>
>
> What would be a good curve for a gothic style arch? 
> What would be an easy
> way to lay out such a curve?  And how much of a curve 
> can one put in 24 ga
> roofing?
>
>
>
> Don Bowen  KI6DIU
>
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
>
>
>
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