51/49's Rad Pyramid

[51/49]

51/49, finally had some time to sit down with your pyramid post today, and I'm happy to report that with your aid I've made some breakthroughs in moving closer to creating an equilateral pyramid with a square base.

congrats!

but didn't know what the height of an equilateral pyramid would be.

So I found this formula for determining the height of an equilateral pyramid using the length of any one side, "a":

nice .. i used a more crude method that consisted of actually measuring what i wanted the height to be by standing in the pyramid base with one. ( worked well enough ) but this would not make it as exact as your proposed model.

How were you able to determine at what angle to cut the wood in order to produce your desired specifications? Does one of the fields in the pyramid calculator indicate that?

And how do you make the apex cuts so that they come together to form the apex? The ends of each piece of wood would need two cuts in order to conjoin with the pieces to its left and right.

okay .. this is a bit confusing .. you mention that the calculator gave you the angles for the base and apex? I may be completely wrong .. but this is what i used to determine the cuts for each side .. my base and apex where at slightly different angles ( cannot recall how different they were) .. but this was due to my custom made height i think.

so i used the jig which has pre set angles on it .. then cut the ends to match.. you may need to use a protractor and ruler to mark out ( as a guide) where you need to cut on each end. (this is what i did)

I have not really held a great interest in maths with geometry(from school days anyway) but i will attempt to explain .

when you place the cut angle on the base it should (once it is leaned on the angle) come together , right in the middle of the pyramid. you might try placing the sides together without the base to see how it will work.

one last thing ... you may need to adjust two of the sides , because the thickness of the material at the "apex" needs to be considered .. example ,if each side 100cm in length and 2cm in width .. then when the sides meet in the middle , two will touch each other , but the remaining two will touch against the first two .. and they will leave a 2cm difference in space .

I won't reach for NASA-level precision in achieving interior angles of 60.00001 degrees, but I want to get as close as possible.

this is your first one .. just build it!

PS: If you were interested in knowing, Ra advised against using base metals in the construction of a meditation pyramid.

yes i understand .. i used as little as i could .. though we do not know why Ra stated that base metals should not be used ?

from what we know

In chemistry, the term base metal is used informally to refer to a metal that oxidizes or corrodes relatively easily, and reacts variably with diluted hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form hydrogen. Examples include iron, nickel, lead and zinc. Copper is considered a base metal as it oxidizes relatively easily, although it does not react with HCl.

Base is used in the sense of low-born, in opposition to noble or precious metal.[1] In alchemy, a base metal was a common and inexpensive metal, as opposed to precious metals, mainly gold and silver. A long-time goal of the alchemists was the transmutation of base metal into precious metal.

it might be that building a pyramid with these metals and placing it outside , would make it susceptible to corrosion & oxidization .. which in turn may affect the flow of energy/EMF?

it might also be that the metals themselves affect the flow .. i am not 100% sure .. but the little amount of copper i use seems fine to me ... at least for now . Though this is the first one i have built ( at least in this life haha ) .


anyway ... all the best with building your first pyramid .. i am looking forward to seeing pics !