Darren Hearn wrote:
- Wooden frame directions: Provide more context for the last
step,
specifically the option to “use 12’ 2x4s to get even better performance”. I
blindly followed that suggestion for a 12 x 8 ft. frame - because, if you’ve
got the space, why not get better performance? While I think that ended-up
being reasonable for me, I didn’t understand the full implications for
undistorted work area. Based on forum threads (e.g. Maslow 4 frame size
checker,
Beyond the green) and
@dlang 's maslow4-frame tool
(GitHub), I now believe that
(relative to a 10 x 8 ft. frame) I gained total undistorted work area (good)
at the expense of some mildly-distorted mid-width work area (potentially bad -
it depends on part tolerances and layout within the stock). Given the
subtleties of Maslow4’s kinematic constraints and implications for frame
design, it would be helpful if the suggestion for a higher performance frame
included more background - I think this could be as simple as a one-sentence
caveat with pointers to relevant forum threads.
We may want to pull that out right now. That was written before the kits went
out, based mostly on the original maslow experience where that extra width was a
clear win. The maslow 4 has different constraints.
David Lang