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Old 06-02-2013, 03:40 PM   #564 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT View Post
.......because a template is a line.
It is a line based on a half-circle for close proximity to the ground, and the full circle one in free air is much shorter.

What is the line for a rectangle close to the ground?

I bet this line differs for differing cross sectional shapes.

And if it doesn't, I'd like to find out why.
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