--- In [email protected], Bill Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
> If you are building Free-Mo modules, why not use
> Free-mo specs, instead of S-MOD standards? Are
> you trying to make S-MOD standards fit Free-Mo
> requirements for some reason? It seems you can
> use whatever is out there that meets your needs.
> Unless you plan to interchange with tables
> outside your group, you can even devise your own
> specs from scratch.
Well, I am using Free-Mo specs, or as close to them as I could get.
When we sat down to decide how we were going to build these units,
Free-Mo was the primary inspiration for the format.
I was merely explaining what I saw as the difference between what I
could achieve in S-MOD vs. Free-Mo. While there is no section of the
S-MOD spec that _demands_ rectilinear construction and/or alignment,
the general wording and imagery employed do imply that this is the
preferred (recommended?) way to do things. I must admit I haven't
seen any pictures of free-form, snakelike layouts constructed using
S-MOD units, though.
> As for the S-MOD standards, I think they are
> indeed flexible enough to allow for trapezoids.
> There is certainly no requirement for rectangular
> tables in 2' length multiples, for corner units,
> for a circular arrangement, etc.
Not written as such, no. The trapezoid was merely an example;
my own module set consists of 3 oddly-shaped pieces forming
a lazy s-curve with a total offset of about 12" and compliant
interfaces at the extreme ends only.
> Nevertheless, it is true that our local group was
> guilty of the two-track circular arrangement when
> members built modules, but we were aware of our
> options. We even included a spur to connect with
> a single-track module. This module would have
> represented a branch line wandering into the
> distance, Free-Mo-style. Nobody followed up on
> the branch line option; all tables have been
> variations of the two-track theme.
> --
> Bill Roberts
So, no one has really taken the S-MOD design premise to
its extremes, then? Can anyone point me to any pictures
taken at S shows where they've seen really great examples
of what S-MOD can do?
regards,
ChrisA
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