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Mitering a circle


Posted by Dave225 on November 5th, 2003 10:26 AM

Is there a formula or chart for detemining the length of a piece of wood that's used as a segment in a circle?

Example: If I cut eight pieces of wood equal lengths and miter the ends at 22.5° and glue them together, I will end up with a semicircle. The question is, to make a semicircle that's 30 inches in diameter, what is the length that I need to cut each segment?

I would assume that there would be an existing chart or formula somewhere to figure this out...

Or, who's good at geometry?

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