Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:01:05 -0600 From: "Guy Helmer" <ghelmer@palisadesys.com> To: <chat@freebsd.org>, <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, "Warner Losh" <imp@harmony.village.org> Subject: RE: Introducing... me... yay Message-ID: <FPEBKMIFGFHCGLLKBLMMMEIACAAA.ghelmer@palisadesys.com> In-Reply-To: <20020327215246.A32026@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:53 PM Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 01:49:29PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: > > In message > <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1020327153930.1932c-100000@fledge.watson.org> > Robert Watson writes: > > : I think it ends up being a lot more like 1.25"x2.5". No doubt someone > > : will correct me with the real number. This falls into the category of > > > > Not quite. A 2x4 is 2" x 4" when it is rough cut, less 1/8" for the > > saw blade kerf (which is split between two boards). When it is smooth > > finished, another 1/8" all around the board are planes off. In the > > end a 2x4 that you get at the local hardware store is 1 5/8" by 3 5/8" > > > > I've started seeing that some "stud grade" 2x4s are even a little > > smaller than this, no doubt someone wanting to make an extra buck off > > the tree. Also, thin kerf saw blades have replaced the thick ones, so > > one could easliy produce a thin planed 2x4 that was 1 7/8 x 3 7/8", > > but since the standard size for the end product is smaller, some > > Here speaketh the Home Depot fanatic.. This thread certainly beats reading the flame fest of the day[0]! Guy (who has hauled and installed 250+ 2x4's from Lowes into his basement over the past two months) [0] Redirected to chat to avoid starting yet another flame war :-( To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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