On 4/15/2013 11:10 AM, Gramp's shop wrote:
Hah! Now all I need to do is figure out how to draw an arc with an 18 foot radius :-) I have a couple of ideas and will post pix of the process.

On Monday, April 15, 2013 10:14:29 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
I need to draw an arc for a piece of trim. The end points of the arc are 5 feet apart and the depth of the arc at the center point is 2 inches. What is the radius of the circle?



There ought to be an equation for this that would be far superior to trial and error, oui?



Larry


!8' string with a pencil died around one end. Nail in the ground on the
other end.

Or use sketchup to print out a template.