Stave construction

[Harlequin]

looking for some sort of online calculator to help cut staves for a conical structure -a compound angle therefore
any thoughts guys

 

[monkeybiter]

Anything to do with a recent magazine purchase?

 

[Harlequin]

Anything to do with a recent magazine purchase?

no
however would be interested which magazine - useful info?

 

[theartfulbodger]

I was thinking Vampire slaying.

But it has been a long day.

 

[nev]

its beyond my comprehension but maybe here http://www.sbebuilders.com/cgi-bin/geom ... _table.cgi
or
http://www.sbebuilders.com/tools/
or
http://www.rockler.com/articles/woodwor ... ormula.cfm
or
http://www.1728.org/
:?

 

[CHJ]

I worked around the problem using a segment calculatorfor top and bottom dimensions and then joining up the inner and outer lengths by hand to get the 'slope'. (compound angle or whatever it's called)

 

[monkeybiter]

Anything to do with a recent magazine purchase?

no
however would be interested which magazine - useful info?

The Woodworker, March edition. The article on stave jointing might be of interest, though not pricisely what you're doing.

 

[Harlequin]

Thanks all

the numbers generated by the calc look scary :shock:

will try your idea CHJ - sounds like it might do the job

woodworker eh :shock: - traitor

 

[Andrewf]

I tried this, made several 8 side cones as roofs for some posh bird boxes. The design for this came from daughter, who then decided they needed dormer Windows fitted as well. Basically made a cardboard model, then cut out a triangle, or whatever shape you need as a template and run the blanks for the sides through the router with a bearing guided 22.5 degree. Didn't turn them afterwards. Gluing up was iextremely messy I was using pu glue, so had very black hands afterwards als involved lots of swearing.
Cable ties were good for holding it together whilst glue dried.