[TheForge] Ellipse generator?

[Dave Mudge]

But what if you want a 6" x 12" ellipse?
Where do you put the pins?

dave mudge
dave at magichammer.net
http://www.magichammer.net
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gladish Family
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:38 PM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Ellipse generator?

> It's driving me nuts.  I cannot, for the life of me, remember how to put
> together a mechanical ellipse generator.

In grade school we used to put two pins in a board, put a loose loop of
string around them, and stick a #2 pencil in the loop to make: Voila! an
ellipse.

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