[bolger] Re: Mistake in a Bobcat

"robert n. lundy" <rober-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2829
snip

>Especially like the idea of
> measurements of cost in "Big Mac Units". Amazing that a simple

sandwich

> likely to cause all sorts of terrible health problems (according to

faddish

> American science) could actually be used as a measurement of cost

throughout

> most of the world (snip

Does a Big Mac Unit include the cost of externalities (is that the
right word)? Under what health care system? What level of care?

Thanks for another good article Chuck!

I don't know how many times I remeasured the side pieces on my Windsprint; and made sure out is out and in is in; At least 3-4 times. And for those of you who know the design, it would be just about impossible to screw up Windsprint sides (except for me, of course). I've built many shelves that started out with one width dimension and ended up with something else.

Now for a foible of my own, not major, but annoying all the same:

On the Teal, Windsprint, etc boats where the sides come out of a straight cut of plywood, and three pieces typically come out of a sheet, how do you account for the amount of wood in the kerf of the saw blade? I tried splitting hairs and actually came out OK (I had to plane just a bit in the junctions) but it seems that there would be a better way. In any case, I look forward to others explanations of why their boats have 15 19/32nd sides.

Robert & Amy Lundy
St. Petersburg, fla.
robert@...
amy@...

PS Tim, the post about the "ideal boat" was one of the most enjoyable items of literature yet published on this young list. Especially like the idea of measurements of cost in "Big Mac Units". Amazing that a simple sandwich likely to cause all sorts of terrible health problems (according to faddish American science) could actually be used as a measurement of cost throughout most of the world (Thanks Tim F.).

-----Original Message-----
From:Chuck Leinweber [mailto:chuck@...]
Sent:February 15, 2000 12:35 AM
To:bolger@egroups.com
Subject:[bolger] Mistake in a Bobcat

I thought the group might be interested in this article from the Netherlands about a mistake in a Bolger Bobcat. Not many would admit to such, but most of us have probably done similar things:

http://www.hilconet.com/~dworksmg/articles/wim/

Chuck Leinweber
Duckworks Magazine
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com

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I thought the group might be interested in this article from the Netherlands about a mistake in a Bolger Bobcat. Not many would admit to such, but most of us have probably done similar things:

http://www.hilconet.com/~dworksmg/articles/wim/

Chuck Leinweber
Duckworks Magazine
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com