Leo Lichtman wrote:
Here's another handy shortcut involving pi: pi = 3.1416... which is very
close to 3 1/7, which is not too far from 3 1/8. An old sheet metal man
showed me this. If you multiply the diameter of a sheet metal pipe by 3
1/8, you get pretty close to the circumference, and it comes out in
fractions that you can read on a ruler. (The little bit extra helps make
the seam. :-)


3 1/8 3 1/7. Where does that little bit extra come from?


--
Bill Kaiser


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You can have any two.
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A good, quick job won't be cheap.
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