Got some box plans

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

Ok, I have some box plans, but the majority of the measurements I need to make are not rounded off. For example....7.13", 7.54", 4.61", 7.46"...... ok, I know how to turn decimals into fractions, but how in the HELL do I measure those odd measurements listed above with a tape measure?

Click to read more...

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

How did you get odd numbers?

You can just convert them to fractions and you would be fine though.

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

If they were written as decimals and all work together, rounding them off will not work. Getting whole new plans would be a better idea.

 

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

They're from a set of PWK plans

Thus the odd measurements. I have seen digital tape measures, but I was wondering if there was any other way to go about calculating these things without guessing on the tape measure or rounding.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Are the odd numbers from the 45s?

 

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

There's odd numbers for everything except for the outside dimensions. I just found a tape measure though, that has a side for decimals in .10 and .20 increments. I'm pretty sure it will be easy to approximate anything smaller than .10 by eye.

Amazon.com: Stanley 33-272 12-by-1/2-Inch Heavy-Duty Powerlock Decimal Scale Tape Rule with Metal Case: Home Improvement

I've always worked with nice round numbers before so this threw me off. Thanks for the help.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

There's odd numbers for everything except for the outside dimensions. I just found a tape measure though, that has a side for decimals in .10 and .20 increments. I'm pretty sure it will be easy to approximate anything smaller than .10 by eye. Amazon.com: Stanley 33-272 12-by-1/2-Inch Heavy-Duty Powerlock Decimal Scale Tape Rule with Metal Case: Home Improvement

I've always worked with nice round numbers before so this threw me off. Thanks for the help.

If the outside is whole numbers the enclosure itself should be straight forward, the port and 45s will be odd numbers do to the angles being cut.

I'm sure you can get it worked out though. Should be a fun build too.