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Thread: Measuring Existing Wall Angles
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02-23-2007, 08:46 PM #16
Larry:
I'm just trying to get the angle accurate enough to model the room in Chief ?
We've been doing it by "guesstimating" from the wall lengths and photos etc. and wanted to make the process a little easier.
The concern I have about length is for when there is an angle in a very tight corner or area or ... and if the tool is too long to fit there ?
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
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02-23-2007, 10:40 PM #17
Lew,
Bosch makes a protractor, but it is pricey.
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02-23-2007, 10:43 PM #18
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hi...o.x=12&Go.y=10
Lew,
Take a look at the Bosch protractor . . . pricey though but a nice kit all the same.Rented a tent. Rented a tent. Rented a, rented a, rented a tent. A snare drum on Mars. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041200164.html
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02-24-2007, 06:36 AM #19
Tim:
Definitely pricey, and overkill for my needs, but my friend who
is a carpenter might be interested as he does moldings and miter
cuts etc.
Right now the Denali seems to be what I'm after.
Thanks.
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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02-24-2007, 07:11 AM #20
Hi Lew
How much of an angle are you trying to measure?
Is this just walls a little out or 30 and 45 degree type walls?.........
Allen Colburn Jr.
Pascoag RI 02859
Residential Design Drafting/Framer
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02-24-2007, 07:54 AM #21
Allen:
Any and all.
The last couple of remodeling jobs I have done had angled walls
So I'd like to have a tool I can keep in my kit back to measure them so that I can create the Chief model easier than we have in the past.
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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02-24-2007, 08:00 AM #22
You just want a new toy then?
I know the feeling...lol...........
Allen Colburn Jr.
Pascoag RI 02859
Residential Design Drafting/Framer
Drafter for:
http://www.artformhomeplans.com/
Chief Architect X4
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02-24-2007, 08:50 AM #23
Yep, I do like my toys, and the higher tech the better
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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02-24-2007, 11:16 AM #24
Tim:
Yep, friend definitely likes that Bosch unit and is going to get one.
Thanks
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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02-24-2007, 02:19 PM #25
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take regular piece of paper 8 1/2 x 11 fold it to match the wall angle ( mark them on your plan and # them if there is alot of angles in the space )then when you get home use a simple protractor
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02-24-2007, 02:48 PM #26
Woody:
simple and inexpensive, but I do like my tech toys
I heard that NASA spent Millions developing a pen that would work in space in the absence of gravity.
The Russians went low tech and used a pencil
LewLew Buttery
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Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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02-24-2007, 03:06 PM #27
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Lew. Roofing companies who do re-roofs use a tool that measures pitch on a roof. You lay it on the actual roof and it measurs the roof in "degrees" I believe. Try Home depot
Greg
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02-24-2007, 03:10 PM #28
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or Try geometry Google to find the equation using distances
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02-24-2007, 03:12 PM #29
Greg:
I have one of those and it works fine for roof pitch but it doesn't go into wall angles, the base needs to be moveable to fit the the wall angle.
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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02-24-2007, 03:15 PM #30
Try geometry Google to find the equation using distances
too slow, too much math
I understand the math, just prefer not to do it.
LewLew Buttery
Castle Golden Design - "We make dreams visible"
Lockport, NY
716-434-5051
www.castlegoldendesign.com
lbuttery at castlegoldendesign.com
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