Looney Labs Icehouse Mailing list Archive

Re: [Icehouse] Size for 4 - 6 pointers (Was: Giant Martian Coaster boards)

  • FromChristopher Hickman <tophu@xxxxxxx>
  • DateWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:48:18 -0800
On Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 04:28PM, "Don Sheldon" <don.sheldon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On 1/10/07, kerry_and_ryan@xxxxxxx <kerry_and_ryan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: "Don Sheldon" <don.sheldon@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > Each step is 3/8ths of an inch taller and approximately 7/32nds wider
>> > (actually 3/14ths, but good luck finding that on your ruler), so a six
>> > pip would be 2 1/8" tall and 1 21/32" wide.  Approximately.  (Actually
>> > 1 9/14")
>>
>> 3/14???  Let's try that again?
>
>Yeah, 3/14ths.

Nah. The delta in the widths is 0.21875 inches, a.k.a. 7/32.

Queen: 1 inch
Drone: 0.78125 (a.k.a. 25/32) inches
Pawn: 0.5625 (a.k.a. 9/16) inches

1 - 0.78125 = 0.21875
0.78125 - 0.5625 = 0.21875

The difference is always 7/32" between the widths.