[SEL] O.T O.T O.T Need to talk to a math expert

[David Rotigel]

A 5 gal. bucket appears to be about 12 in. in dia. and about 14' high.
PI =3.14159265 (when dry.)(If the Pi is wet it is closer to 3.1415965!)
PiXr2 =PiX(6x6) or 3.1415965X36=113.09747
113.09747 x14=1583.3645 cu inches.
12X12x12=1728 cu inches.
1728 is plenty close enought to 1583.3645 for givernment work!
Argo, 4, five gallon buckets will be plenty cloce to the 4 cu feet of  
material that Paul needs! (This is even more true given that Paul is a  
rether sloppy bloke and tends to spill ~145 cu inches out of each  
bucket while carrying it to thr point of loading!
	Dave

On Mar 18, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Tod Engine Foundation wrote:

> I would probably use the five gallon bucket as the standard of  
> measurement
> for your application.   I don't know how many cubic feet a bucket  
> is, and
> I'm not dressed to go out and find one to measure one right now.
>
> Rick
>
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>
>> Getting a lot of excellent options. Guys I am mixing together soil,
>> compost,
>> sand, and humus (peat) to make a good growing medium to put into my  
>> raised
>> beds in the garden and I needed a way to measure out the material.  
>> The
>> idea
>> is you measure out the various materials per the recipe and pour  
>> them onto
>> a
>> large 12' X 12' tarp and then get two people, one on each side and  
>> you
>> roll
>> the material back and forth over itself until it is well mixed and  
>> then
>> put
>> it in the beds.
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tod Engine Foundation" <rowlands1941 at roadrunner.com>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:53 PM
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>>
>>
>>> 1x1x4 or
>>> 2x2x1 will get you there
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: <SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36 PM
>>> Subject: [SEL] O.T O.T O.T Need to talk to a math expert
>>>
>>>
>>>> Folks I need to build a box that will hold 4 cubic feet of soil.  
>>>> What
>>>> would be the dimensions of this box?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
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