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Originally Posted by Coaster
....how did you get those consistent angles for the holes for the state flags?
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
Magnificently trained woodworm?
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I like that idea a LOT. Could have saved me a bit of time.
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Originally Posted by Teddy Bear
...If every Pixie attends at some time, how many country, state, province, flags will there be?
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Originally Posted by IowaMan
There you go PF, finally a numbers question! |
I can't redeem myself from that word game, but I can read a scale and I can make you sorry you asked. So I'm going to answer it.
LMAO
As it stands now (pun intended
) our Pixie Colors will accommodate 54 of the smaller region flags around the hexagon base and 8 national flags in the center. Being on 19/32" centers, they will be a bit crowded by then but I have faith others will have improved on the design.
This addition to the colors was NOT suppose to be made so soon and I wasn't the one I figured on doing it. (that's will teach me to start something
) To be presentable, the additional displays depended on the placement of the initial nation display. Last years start was based on the 12" x 18" flags that needed to tilt outward enough to make the center accessible and still keep the diagonal flag tip length above grade. On the standard 24" staff, that made the angle 20°.
To keep the addition a reasonable size, the smaller 4" x 6" flags also need to be tilted with that diagonal also above grade. That angle is 45°, so to at least meet the base of the larger triangle line and extend outward, the minimum width of the plane had to be 5-3/8". That determined the hex size.
Last year I made sketches of the circular base that would always allow equal spacing for any number of national flags up to 8. With a dividing head I layed out the part and made a simple centering fixture for the drilling. The center hole was drilled and tapped for the standard used by the trophy industry if an elevated centerpiece is ever added.
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