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Old 02-20-2012 | 04:44 PM
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tomfiorentino
 
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From: Upstate NY although I often wonder why...
Default RE: Building Boards

MinnFlyer,

I don't disagree with those dimensions and tolerances, but have always felt that bigger is better for when you get to rigging and setting angles etc. You could build two really nice and straight wing halves and then screw up on dihedral because both won't fit on the building board. As I think of it though, i suppose you could center the wing section and calculate height 15" or so out from center to get the right angle. Is that how you would do it?

My hobby activities progress very slowly so some may remember my pool table slate idea. Well, I got a nice piece of slate free from a local billiard store....finally. Finally! It only had one small corner broke off where the "corner pocket" would be but outside of that it is complete. I am going to cut it lengthwise to square it off and build a table on wheels so I can move it around. Just something I am playing with at this point and I am planning on covering it with metal and move toward magnets.

Anyway, no question that pool table slate is totally and perfectly flat. Also, no question that pool table slate is totally heavy! .

Did I say heavy?

Tom