X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/dep-ui/blobdiff_plain/ac26861cd2097171f4f61adf7277af93c7094b16..c690b9b8945ae63b63b448bf6617c4ee7d41f545:/rolling.html diff --git a/rolling.html b/rolling.html index fbee44e..dc2c760 100644 --- a/rolling.html +++ b/rolling.html @@ -183,6 +183,32 @@ calculator can’t understand what you’ve typed in an input box, or it’s hit trouble – usually this means that some necessary input is missing. +

You specify the width and thickness of the strip you want, and the +program calculates what size round or square wire you should start with. +Additionally, if you specify the length of strip you need, it will +calculate the length of the input wire. + +

You can use whatever units you like, as long as they are consistent, +but you cannot use wire gauges. If you use millimetres, the results +will be in millimetres; if you use inches, the results will be in +inches. Whatever you use, the results are displayed to only 3 decimal +places. + +

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The code which makes this page work +is free +software. You +can browse or download +it, modify it, and/or redistribute it under the terms of the +GNU +General Public License, version 2 or, at your option, any later +version. + +

If you make interesting changes, I’d be very grateful to know +about them. Please mail me +patches. +