[TheForge] Re: lamp shade

[Chris Worsley]

There are some things that I like doing through math, but *for me* this 
situation was not one of them and seemed like overkill.
As in all other phases of smithing, if it works for you - take that math 
path.

Of course your horn should always point to the right. . . .

Chris   
AZ

Janet Rivera Switzer wrote:

>Charles posted links to three websites giving miter angle formulas. These I can
>more-or-less get a grip on. Mike Spencer posted another formula that's easier to
>understand. My question now is, do all these formulas give the same result? They
>look quite different.
>
>Chris is right in saying that as blacksmiths we shouldn't need to calculate
>everything to get it to fit. But I'm curious anyway, and I can imagine a
>situation someday where a formula really is necessary.
>
>Janet
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