Blackout@kbin.run to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world · 5 months ago2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5kbin.runimagemessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1image2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5kbin.runBlackout@kbin.run to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square253fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoTrue, but the amount they shrink and grow across the grain tends to be proportional. A 2x4 is very rarely measurably different from 1.5"x3.5", but a 2x10 (like you’ve shown) is 1.5"x9 1/4" but is often anywhere between 9 1/8" to 9 3/8"
True, but the amount they shrink and grow across the grain tends to be proportional. A 2x4 is very rarely measurably different from 1.5"x3.5", but a 2x10 (like you’ve shown) is 1.5"x9 1/4" but is often anywhere between 9 1/8" to 9 3/8"