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Tim Wescott wrote:
Mark Rand wrote:
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:22:52 -0700, Tim Wescott
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RBnDFW wrote:
Anyone got a simple chart or spreadsheet for a 5" sine bar?
Isn't it just angle = arcsin(offset/5")?



No, it's offset=sin(angle)x5

:-)

Zeus books have sines in, as do school tables books (if anyone still
prints
them). Otherwise, pocket calculators or decent slide rules work...


Hey, I'm the guy that flunked HS trig
Or more correctly, I bailed before I failed.