> Ron, > > <<Mine are just 4/4, also with likely not a whole lot of > bending. At least not enough to have any obvious affect. > Ron N>> > > What does "4/4" mean? Four quarters of an inch. Lumber-speak for an inch, which is actually down to under 3/4" and shrinking. It's yet another of those cases where the advertised reality differs from the convention, and that from the observed. > And, while we're at it, the term "MOE" was bounced back and forth in some > previous posts. What's "MOE" mean, besides one part of the goofy threesome? > > Thanks, > > John Formsma That one's more real, sort of. It means Modulus Of Elasticity, and is a useful term for resistance to bending in calculating beam deflection under load. Ron N
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