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    :: Saturday, June 05, 2004 ::

    Enter the brave, new world of construction calculators Staten Island Advance, NY
    For centuries, carpenters have relied on various theorems or predetermined charts and booklets to help calculate the rafter lengths needed for cutting a roof. Using a simple function on a construction calculator, inputting the size of the building and the desired pitch of the roof will result in a full list of all the rafter lengths, including jack-rafters and hip-rafters; all in a split second.
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