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Originally Posted by freebeard
Needs a picture, else punctuation.  How do you put a 1/4" kerf in 1/8" plate?
Wouldn't it be more to the point to make the floorboard reflective? |
I have made allowances fer the width of the saw blade in my measurements. If not, then my cut panels will be shorter than they should be.
Basically I'm taking a 4'x8' sheet and making it fit in a measurement of 63.75" x 65.875". Cutting the 96" length into two pieces so I have a 63.75" x 48" panel and a 32.25" x 48" panel except that the width of the saw blade is estimated to be up to 0.25". This makes the 32.25" x 48" piece down to 32" x 48".
Taking the 63.75" x 48" piece and cutting it in half so it becomes two pieces of 63.75" x 24". I have to account fer the width of the saw blade again so each piece is diminished by 0.125" each which makes each piece 63.75" x 23.875". The width of the panels combined is now 47.75" wide. I need to fill in the gap between the two panels to make it to 65.875" wide so that will be constructed from the 32" x 48" piece. 65.875 - 47.75" = 18.125" required.
Since the remaining scrap piece is 32" x 48", I need to keep the 32" side to make the length of 63.75" and cut the 48" side into 2 pieces so it will fit into the remaining gap between the two bigger panels. So 48" / 2 = 24" - 0.25" = 23.1875" each. But cutting the 24" panel into two pieces first would require me to cut it again to 18.125" each with a smaller pieces leftover. So I will cut 18.125" off of the 48" panel which leaves me with 29.875" - 0.25" = 29.625". I will cut 18.125" off of this panel which leaves me with 11.25" - 0.25" = 11" x 32" panel leftover.
The two 18.125" x 32 panels are then fitted in between the two 65.75" x 23.875" panels. The slotted angle will hold the big panels to the outside and the two smaller panels to the inside. The aluminum angle will be fastened to keep the panels flat.
Keeping the floor reflective means more heat building up on the floorboard. If the aluminum diamond plate absorbs the heat, it can be dissipated into the air flowing underneath the panel and the road.