51/49's Rad Pyramid

[Steppingfeet]

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)

Thanks for hooking it up with the information, 51/49! My apologies for the slow reply. Such is my lot.

About determining the angles of the cuts to produce the desired interior angle, I ask because, as far as I understand (using what very little I understand), the desired angle does not translate directly to the angle of the cut.

For instance, if you wanted to produce a right angle of 90 degrees with two pieces of wood, you would cut both ends to 45 degrees in order to form that 90 degrees.

So I'm wondering how to cut the wood to achieve the 60 degrees. Especially with two added complications:

1. The four pieces connecting to the base will be turned inward to meet above the center of the pyramid. I don't know what this does to the angle.

2. If they are to fit perfectly and uniformly so as to create four 60 degree angles, the ends of the four pieces that meet at the apex need two cuts each.

It seems that you just let two of the pieces meet, and the other two connecting on the outside of the original two.

this is your first one .. just build it!

Ahaha. This is an excellent piece of advice.

Every so often I put some effort in trying to solve the damned puzzle, but having limited cognitive and time resources, I come to a halt and then forgot about it for months on end, then resume some effort.

I roped a neighbor into helping me a couple years ago. I had all the wood, he (being a carpenter) had the tools, and we discussed the project, determining that we'd connect the pieces with wooden dowels so as to be able to be dis- and reassembled when needed.

He had a miter saw to cut the wood at specific angles. We started putting it together but couldn't figure out firstly how to cut the four pieces rising to the apex.

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 ) .

My assumption is that it's less of an environmental concern (i.e. oxidization and corrosion), and more of a metaphysical concern. I've always presumed that base metals contain certain properties that inhibit the funneling of energy the pyramid is said to facilitate.

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

Thanks man! Keep you posted. : )