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Question about an arch
Does anyone know how to figure out the segments of an arch?
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Re: Question about an arch
Thanks George,
But what I need is away to figure out the straight line pieces in the arch. I have to tile 3 arches in a bathroom and the trim pieces are 12" long the arch is 30" wide with a 3.5" rise.
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But what I need is away to figure out the straight line pieces in the arch. I have to tile 3 arches in a bathroom and the trim pieces are 12" long the arch is 30" wide with a 3.5" rise.
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Re: Question about an arch
I would have to see the tiles your using _sizes
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Re: Question about an arch
Thanks George for all the help here is the information. The tile is a trim piece it is 11 13/16" long and 2 1/8" tall
How did you figure it out so I will know how to do it?
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How did you figure it out so I will know how to do it?
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Re: Question about an arch
Try them in CardBoard first
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Re: Question about an arch
This formula will give you the radius of a circle for known chord length and rise:
R= (((A/2)^2) + (B^2)) / 2B
Where R = radius, A = Chord Length and B = Arc Height
R= (((A/2)^2) + (B^2)) / 2B
Where R = radius, A = Chord Length and B = Arc Height
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Re: Question about an arch
If my calculations are correct, it will take 4.85 of those tiles for that arc. You might want to consider much shorter tiles (like 4") to get a smoother arc.
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Re: Question about an arch
Here are a couple of Excel arc calculators.
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Re: Question about an arch
Thanks Dan and George,
I am creating the arch so I know the rad. the rise , and the cord. What I need to know is how to figure how long the tiles should be to make as smooth an arch as possible. Dan said 4" how did you get to that figure?
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I am creating the arch so I know the rad. the rise , and the cord. What I need to know is how to figure how long the tiles should be to make as smooth an arch as possible. Dan said 4" how did you get to that figure?
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Re: Question about an arch
Got it, sometimes it takes a while for things to get through this thick skull of mine . The total lenght of the arch is 32 5/8" divide that by 6 and each piece should be 5 7/16" long now I just have to figure in the grout lines.
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Re: Question about an arch
Its just a number I tossed out. The smaller the tile, the smoother the curve will be. You method works great when you know the length of the arc and how many segments you want.Gary Puckett wrote:Thanks Dan and George,
I am creating the arch so I know the rad. the rise , and the cord. What I need to know is how to figure how long the tiles should be to make as smooth an arch as possible. Dan said 4" how did you get to that figure?
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Gary
Are you going to angle the ends so they will have a uniform grout line or just have a wedge-shaped grout line?
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Re: Question about an arch
I guess to do it right I have to figure the angle and cut them.
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Re: Question about an arch
Make them on cardBoard
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Re: Question about an arch
Tile cut
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