Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:14:20 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Guy Helmer <ghelmer@palisadesys.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org, wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl, Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> Subject: Re: Introducing... me... yay Message-ID: <3CA2362C.3DD49E58@centtech.com> References: <FPEBKMIFGFHCGLLKBLMMMEIACAAA.ghelmer@palisadesys.com>
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Nothing to do with FreeBSD, but 2x4's are 1.5" x 3.5". If they weren't, my shed wouldn't be right at all. Eric Guy Helmer wrote: > > 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 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology You have my continuous partial attention ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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