From: Mark Wooding Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:40:30 +0000 (+0000) Subject: rolling.html: Add information about units. X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/dep-ui/commitdiff_plain/4e97c6e36713c9d04effe8f0232253687403fb14 rolling.html: Add information about units. Text provided by Gary Wooding; thanks. --- diff --git a/rolling.html b/rolling.html index fbee44e..6adbf5c 100644 --- a/rolling.html +++ b/rolling.html @@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ 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. +