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Re:Maker Pipe – Structural Pipe Fittings for DIY Builders by hinkley on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @01:30PM (#41638930)
I think it’s early days for Maker Pipe so I’m not going to dunk on them too hard for this, but I noticed the lack of angles means you can’t build for instance a 3:2 rectangle with cross braces to prevent racking. You have to do squares only. Kee seems to have solved that problem.
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Re:Maker Pipe – Structural Pipe Fittings for DIY Builders by CtrlAltmanDel on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @01:57PM (#41639193)
Is this not angles?

https://makerpipe.com/collections/modular-pipe-fittings/prod...

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Re:Maker Pipe – Structural Pipe Fittings for DIY Builders by hinkley on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @02:29PM (#41639533)
That’ll do triangles but not crossbracing. X’s not λ‘s
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Re:Maker Pipe – Structural Pipe Fittings for DIY Builders by CtrlAltmanDel on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @02:55PM (#41639744)
Use 2 of the 'Adjustable Angle Hinge' to make a single diagonal across the rectangle.

At the midsection of the diagonal, install an 'Adjustable 180 degree' along with two more of the adjustable angles in each corner.

Would that approximate it? Sorry I'm not better at ascii art.

https://makerpipe.com/collections/modular-pipe-fittings/prod...

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Re:Maker Pipe – Structural Pipe Fittings for DIY Builders by hinkley on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @05:59PM (#41641406)
I am just wrong due to incomplete info. The page I originally clicked on only had about half of the full catalog on it, and the way it was constructed I presumed it to be exhaustive.

There’s a 180° adjustable fitting that does exactly what I described, as a sibling to the link you provided.

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