Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Finding balance points

When a square compound 2-ply lies on a horizontal surface, a vertical view will reveal some of the balance points (half of them to be precise) as the places where silhouettes of the two wires cross. These are also points of minimum apparent width.

Cross-section of a square 2-ply pressed against a horizontal surface.



Balance points marked on a square 2-ply


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