Richey's guide and assistant for carpenters and mechanics : a work of practical information, giving almost every geometrical and practical problem likely to arise in the work of the carpenter, and quick and easy methods for their solution : the use of the steel square, etc., tables showing strength and weight of materials, methods of framing, useful recipes, etc., etc. (1894)
Richey, H. G. (Harry Grant), b. 1868 · New York : W.T. Comstock · leaf 37
k and f j,thus finding the bevels for the side of the braces, as shownat 3 and 4. The bevels 2 3 being for the top end of thebrace, and i 4 for the bottom. 27—To Get the Cut of Braces where Their Di-agonal is Plumb when in Position, as shown in Fig.25. Take the run of the brace, multiplied by… … fe» / Fig. 26 ■1:24* Example.—Find the cut of a brace 6 feet run and 6 feetrise. The run, 6 feet, by .70711 =4.24266. Now draw aline from 4.24^ on the blade to 6 on the tongue, and thebevel on the blade is the bevel to cut the brace, as shownin Fig. 26. For the top multiply the rise by .70711…
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