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19th August 2021, 05:39 PM #1
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Box Bevel Angles Query.
I want to make a few 4 sided boxes with angled sides, like a pyramid with a flat top but unsure of the angle of the bevel.truncated-pyramid.jpg
I have a table saw and will be using 6mm mdf.
If it was a regular square or rectangular box I'd set the saw blade to 45 deg, is it the same for an angled box?
If not, is there a simple formula that I can use that works for boxes of varying sizes? (emphasis on simple as my maths should/could be better)
Appreciate any advice/solutions.
Regards
Robert
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19th August 2021, 06:02 PM #2
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Scroll down to n-sided box: Compound Miter Saw Calculator
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19th August 2021, 06:32 PM #3
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Perfect
That is exactly what I wanted, much appreciated.
Robert
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19th August 2021, 06:38 PM #4
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Use a calculator tool, it's definitely not simple to do the math by hand.
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20th August 2021, 09:25 AM #5
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I don't know if it's still taught, but when I did Tech Drawing for the Leaving Cert. nearly 60 years ago, we learned a graphical method to measure it. However to be accurate you would have to draw it at a large scale. Later, studying Surveying, I learned the expression "If you can't calc it, plot it. If you can't plot it, calc it." I used that expression to produce a spreadsheet to calc it.
Originally Posted by elanjacobs
Use a calculator tool, it's definitely not simple to do the math by hand.
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