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Started by davidpk212, Jul 30, 2006, 12:16 pm

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davidpk212

Jul 30, 2006, 12:16 pm Last Edit: Feb 10, 2010, 12:18 am by Scarfwearer
How do you work out what angle to cut the side of panels at? I've always presumed it's sixty degrees but i tried that on cardboard yesterday and it came out five-sided! Dapol would be proud! I've decorated it up now, anyway... so, what is the answer, O great TARDIS-building geniuses?

cyberleader1991

Jul 30, 2006, 12:48 pm #1 Last Edit: Jan 25, 2010, 05:05 pm by scarfwearer
Quote from: davidpk212 board=console thread=1154261800 post=1154261800How do you work out what angle to cut the side of panels at?


Refresh my memory; what console are you building?  ???  T

Scarfwearer

Jul 30, 2006, 02:42 pm #2 Last Edit: Jan 25, 2010, 05:06 pm by scarfwearer
The angles really don't help a lot: there's too much room for error. You probably won't be able to measure angle accurately enough to get the lengths accurate to even half an inch. It's better to use the lengths of the sides and the height of the panel.  Most of the top-side panel measurements are up on the fifth doctor console plans I put up, and are identical for all the previous consoles except the wooden one. The underside changed quite a bit.
If you're building a console, I would recommend making the frame first and then just cutting the sloping panels to fit the frame. It's much more forgiving that way.

Crispin

Rassilons Rod

Oct 06, 2006, 06:08 pm #3 Last Edit: Feb 10, 2010, 12:19 am by Scarfwearer
I just found this from a link in wikipedia and thought I'd share it... its fantastic! :)

Just plumb in one of the 3 numbers and it will calculate the rest for you...

http://engineeringresort.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=15

-Marc
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The breaking strain is fast approaching, guns and riots.
Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins,
And the press get fed the scapegoats,
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jordanno2

Oct 10, 2006, 11:31 pm #4 Last Edit: Jan 25, 2010, 05:15 pm by scarfwearer
ooh qite uesful for a tardis builder

Rassilons Rod

Oct 11, 2006, 03:14 pm #5 Last Edit: Jan 25, 2010, 05:15 pm by scarfwearer
Quote from: jordanno2 board=console thread=1160158125 post=1160523115ooh qite uesful for a tardis builder


I do hope so :)
In the cities in the streets there's a tension you can feel,
The breaking strain is fast approaching, guns and riots.
Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins,
And the press get fed the scapegoats,
Public Enema Number One.

jordanno2

Oct 12, 2006, 10:07 pm #6 Last Edit: Jan 25, 2010, 05:15 pm by scarfwearer
it seems so
now you can work out how much room your console and console room will take up
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