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[mklotz]

FWIW, 80/63 is a better approximation than 47/37.


47:37 => 1.270270 (0.021281%)

80:63 => 1.269841 (-0.012498%)...

[mklotz]

I've had at least ten people request permission to rewrite my programs into more "modern" forms. I always give them my permission; after all,...

[mklotz]

Sherline stuff is pretty good...

https://www.sherline.com/product/4-j...1/#description...

[mklotz]

Here's an example output from PLUG. It shows the pin triplets that can be used to measure a 1.25" hole with a pin set that has as its largest a 1"...

[mklotz]

The FTAPER.ZIP archive on my page contains a program to determine a female taper angle using two spheres of differing diameter.

Some knowledge...

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You can measure hole sizes larger than the largest pin in your set by using three pins. This depends on the mathematical fact that three mutually tangent...

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I just call mine the "cheese wheel" gauge...

https://www.mashed.com/1096646/the-s...ore-important-...

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It's also handy for placing the punch mark on the intersection of two layout lines...

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/prick-punching...

[mklotz]

All those extra R's (drawRing, CubaR) are there to compensate for the ones dropped from other words (paHk, caH, yaHd)....

[mklotz]

Many, many times your forum experience can be greatly enhanced by...

click on your name in upper right corner to see drop-down menu, then......