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RE: [OT] Interesting?

• Posted by rforno at tutopia.com Jul 20, 2003
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No, the SA article refers to drilling square holes with a strange
off-centered triangular drill.
Regards.
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com>
Subject: RE: [OT] Interesting?





Al Getz wrote:
>
>
> rforno at tutopia.com wrote:
> >
> >
> > Please check Scientific American February 1963 for an article on this
> > subject.
> > Regards.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dan Moyer <DANIELMOYER at prodigy.net>
> > To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: [OT] Interesting?
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Al Getz" <Xaxo at aol.com>
> > > To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:07 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [OT] Interesting?
> > >
> > >
> > > > 1evan at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.earth360.com/math-naturesnumbers.html
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Howdy,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > THE SQUARE TRIANGLE
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Now for something more serious (ha ha), here are some counter
points...
> > > >
> > > <snip>>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You can probably use a triangular bit to drill a round hole, but
> > > > ever try to drill a triangular hole?
> > >
> > > Well, I've seen "drills" which can drill SQUARE holes, so I don't
> > > suppose
> > it
> > > would be completely impossible to make a variant which could drill a
> > > triangular one!   :)
> > >
> > > Dan Moyer
> > >
> > > ps.  the "drill", mounted in a drill press, is actually an
assemblege of
> > >
> > > a
> > > hollow NON-ROTATING square "pipe" with sharp edges at the bottom,
with a
> > > regular drill INSIDE it, presumably sticking some distance down from
the
> > > bottom of the hollow square pipe, such that the drill drills a round
> > > hole
> > > almost the size of the square, the pipe's sharp edges then chisels
out
> > > the
> > > remaining wood as the drill is advanced through it.  Might not work
so
> > well
> > > for a triangle, as there would be more wood left in the corners of a
> > > triangular hole than in the corners of a square one.
> > >
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > > > Take care for now,
> > > > Al
> > > >
> > > >
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> Hello,
>
> Ok, if i can find it.
>
> Take care,
> Al
>
Hello again,

I couldnt find it, but i did find this:

http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html

If you have a url for the other let me know...

Take care,
Al

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