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   patternmaker | Apr 18, 2004 11:40pm | #1

   You must first know the height of the table.

   From your description,the short leg of the reference triangle will be seven and one half inches.

   The other leg will be whatever height that you want the table to be.

   Divide the long leg height into the 7-1/2"dim of the triangles short leg. The result will be the tangent of the angle that you require.If you have a height of 36",the splay angle will be 11.768288 degrees.No,I cant reliably measure this.17-3/4 degrees would be close enough for me. I hope that this is of some help.Work safely. ¬¬¬¬¬¬PAT¬¬¬¬¬

   Edited 4/18/2004 5:14 pm ET by Pat

   
   

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   Edited 4/18/2004 5:16 pm ET by Pat

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   dovetail3 | Apr 19, 2004 12:55am | #2

   Pat:

   Thanks much. Sorry I didn't realize I should

   have included the length of the leg. I cut the legs

   to be 48". I'm not sure what you meant by the din.

   The space between the legs where they meet the floor is

   36" and where they support he sculpture 7"

   Ken

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   patternmaker | Apr 19, 2004 03:12am | #4

   Sorry for the typo. Dim. is meant to be diminsion.

   If you could post a sketch it would be helpful.I`m not sure now that I understand your construction.

   Work safely. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬PAT¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

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   eddiefromAustralia | Apr 19, 2004 03:07am | #3

   Ken,

   Draw it life size on a piece of scrap MDF or ply.

   Then measure the angles off the drawing with a protractor, or (what we do), set a sliding bevel off the drawing and transfer the angle direct to the saw with the sliding bevel.

   Avoids the need for trig if you're not that way inclined

   Cheers,

   eddie