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Julie Bove[_2_]

Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> The Cook wrote:
>>> On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 07:35:11 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "The Cook" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> On Mon, 2 Apr 2012 19:20:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bull wrote:
>>>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Bull" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But how do you make the pattern? What is it made of and how
>>>>>>>>>> do you do it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The ones I have are a circle with a wedge cut out and have a
>>>>>>>>> lip all the way around. Measure the diameter of the circle
>>>>>>>>> and cut one. when you have the circle make a split to the
>>>>>>>>> center for the post. Cut out the wedge. Tweak the pattern
>>>>>>>>> until it fits. Then trace to the liner cut another one.
>>>>>>>>> Takes a little time but not that hard to do. My house was
>>>>>>>>> built about 1990 and those were the thing then. There are
>>>>>>>>> much better storage solutions today - but I'm not taking mine
>>>>>>>>> out because I am never changing the cabinets. I know what's
>>>>>>>>> in there and don't have a problem with it. It is way better
>>>>>>>>> than a "dead space" corner. Mine are in the lower cabinets
>>>>>>>>> only.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How do I measure the diamater of the circle?
>>>>>>>> I am not good with math.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jesus christ, you don't need to be good at maths to read a
>>>>>>> number on a tape measure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But you do to know what diameter is. And I don't know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Diameter is the measurement around the outside of the circle.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you. That would be pretty hard to measure seeing as how I
>>>> can't access all of it at once.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In that case measure from the center to an outer edge. Take a
>>> string and tie a pencil to one end. Measure from the pencil to the
>>> length you just measured. Then hold the other end on the piece of
>>> paper. Draw a circle. Cut it out and test it in the circle.It
>>> should fit pretty well and you can make whatever adjustments you
>>> need.
>>
>> I don't HAVE a circle. It's the pie shaped one.
>
> Pies are round. pie slices are cut from the round.
>
> You can use the radius measurement to draw a circle on paper. Then
> cut the pie-shape from the circle. By measuring the outer curve on
> the LS shelf, you can measure that on the edge of the circle to get
> the right size slice.
>
> This is kids stuff, Julie. Your daughter could do it, why not let
> her.

I don't know that she *could* do it. She was no help to me the other times
when I tried to line the shelf. She didn't know how.