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7/01/05
Posted on 07/01/2005 9:23:42 PM PDT by Timeout
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I'm sure the Zot crowd will have a field day with "bored feet"!
And, yes, I'm wearing my fire resistant tinfoil hat.
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:23:43 PM PDT
by
Timeout
To: Timeout
OK I've never used "board-feet" but if I remember right, one board-foot is 1 square foot 1 inch thick.
Assuming your 240 sq. ft. is correct, the answer has to be less than 240 board-ft, since the boards are only 3/4" thick.
So...
240 X 0.75 = 180 board ft.
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:31:41 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
To: Publius6961
The width of the boards is irrelevant if you know the total square footage.
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:33:46 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
To: Timeout
I think the formula is: Pi r squared times the hypotenuse of the pythagorem divided by the longitude.
Or is that the formula for determining the area of a trapezoid?
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:35:22 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(A lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.)
To: Timeout
Publius6961 has it right.
The thing to remember is that board feet is volume. Multiply your square footage time the thickness and you have the volume.
To: Publius6961
Well, that seems right, doesn't it?!
But I think there may be a catch...and I think it's the source of my problem. Some of the lumber websites indicate that board feet is based on the original plank before it's milled....not on the eventual 3/4 in. thick plank.
That seems crazy to me, since one has no way of knowing that. But that's what they said.
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:37:58 PM PDT
by
Timeout
(Dean & the Bike Path Left: aging anti-warriors who use "summer" as a verb~~Jonah)
To: Timeout
If there's a "wood" Freeper out there I sure would appreciate your help! Here I am, but I don't think we're talking about the same thing.
To: martin_fierro
LOL! At this point I'm not sure what I'm talking about!
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:41:36 PM PDT
by
Timeout
To: Timeout
A square foot is a 12"x12". That's 144 Inches.
it will take 3 feet of a 4" to be equal. 36 x 4" So approximately 2.33 boards for board foot needed.
do the math, far as I can see....
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:44:46 PM PDT
by
Malsua
To: Timeout
That seems crazy to me, since one has no way of knowing that. But that's what they said. Not so crazy...
If it's the rough plank, then the most likely "original" thickness is 1" (before planing), so that makes the problem even easier.
Your number of board-feet is your original area, 240 b-f.
Of course, this is a guess. The mill is the only source of the accurate plank dimension before planing and after planing.
So they need to provide that.
Alternatively, you can give them the "finished" area in square feet and let them figure out what the rough board-feet area is.
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:50:26 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
To: Timeout
you're correct about before vs after
2 by 4s aren't really 2 inches by 4 inches either ,, just like a country mile isn't really a country mile,, :)
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posted on
07/01/2005 9:53:12 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
To: Timeout
1 board foot = 144 cubic inches of wood
1) Convert your square footage into square inches:
240 sq. ft. = 34560 sq. in.
2) Convert your floor boarding into cubic inches (volume):
34560 sq. in. X .75 in. = 25920 cu. in.
3) Convert board volume to board feet:
25920 cu in. / 144 cu in. = 180 board feet.
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posted on
07/01/2005 10:16:35 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: Timeout
Trying to ply us for information, huh?
To: tomkat
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posted on
07/01/2005 10:27:47 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(We will stay in the fight until the fight is won ~~~ President G.W. Bush)
To: Texas Eagle
Pi r squaredPie not square. Cornbread square. Pie round.
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posted on
07/01/2005 10:59:15 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Why can I never think of a tagline?)
To: Timeout
Forget the hardwood. Buy laminate.
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posted on
07/01/2005 11:00:23 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Why can I never think of a tagline?)
To: Texas Eagle
That's the formula for determining how bored your feet are, in inches.
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posted on
07/01/2005 11:35:26 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(The legislative process is like the digestive process, same end product)
To: Larry Lucido
Trying to ply us for information, huh? You wood say that.
To: NormsRevenge
What is a country mile? Does it differ from a city mile? Then how about a suburban mile.
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posted on
07/02/2005 1:27:48 AM PDT
by
Old Seadog
("The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- WINST)
To: Old Seadog
What is a country mile? Does it differ from a city mile? I'll tell you in a New York minute.
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posted on
07/02/2005 2:55:24 AM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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