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Old 05-17-2017, 05:39 PM
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This is a cool tool I haven't seen before.
http://www.baileigh.com/inside-radiu...FRSGfgodQ9QBkw
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Old 05-17-2017, 09:25 PM
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This is a cool tool I haven't seen before.
http://www.baileigh.com/inside-radiu...FRSGfgodQ9QBkw
Someones pretty clever to work all that out.
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Old 05-18-2017, 02:14 AM
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geez that is ingenious order me 1 to please John :-)
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Old 05-21-2017, 11:53 PM
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The Hoyle Accu-Arc Ruler has been around for quite a while. I have had mine nearly forty years.
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Old 08-26-2017, 11:14 AM
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Hmmm. The Hoyle Accu Arc is only good for a 144" radius. Not so good for long body lines. A number 2 sweep has a 1800" radius. If you get a sweep over 150 the radius change is way too small to be useful for manual panel building. I made mine by plotting them from a CAD file and cutting them out of 1/4" baltic birch plywood. They are fine for an old hack like me.
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Old 08-26-2017, 03:53 PM
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Default Sweeps

Hi guys, Looking a the replies the discussion seems to about accuracy verses cost. My question is if I have acquired ,made a panel then this panel would not necessarilly have a profile with one continuous unchanging radius and to make an accurate copy then a one off profile made by any one of the methods mentioned here would the most cost effective ,rather than having lots of sweeps just in case. I am sitting in bed with a coffee and Sunday papers thinking that we are so lucky that my self an absolute beginner can discuss this with the best in the " business".

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Old 11-04-2017, 10:41 PM
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Hmmm. The Hoyle Accu Arc is only good for a 144" radius. Not so good for long body lines. A number 2 sweep has a 1800" radius. If you get a sweep over 150 the radius change is way too small to be useful for manual panel building. I made mine by plotting them from a CAD file and cutting them out of 1/4" baltic birch plywood. They are fine for an old hack like me.
Not so. The Hoyle Accu-Arc is adjustable out to infinity. Starting with a secant and calculated distance at radius it can be adjusted for essentially any curve.
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Old 12-24-2020, 11:21 AM
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Lightbulb Sweep File exists?

I saw in this thread someone had a file to make your own sweeps. I have access to a laser and I'm wondering if I can get a file from anyone to cut a set for myself and save some money and time. I can build a file but if it already exists that's much better for me.
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Old 12-24-2020, 05:21 PM
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I saw in this thread someone had a file to make your own sweeps. I have access to a laser and I'm wondering if I can get a file from anyone to cut a set for myself and save some money and time. I can build a file but if it already exists that's much better for me.
Someone on here emailed me the DXF file but it was 3 years ago so I’ll have to see if I saved it. Unfortunately, it was to my work computer and I’m not back in until next Tuesday. I’ll have a look to see if I can find it and I can get it emailed to you if I do.
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Old 12-13-2021, 06:55 PM
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Would be great if you could share a copy of those files
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