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I'm down in oilfield counytry. Y'all are giving some complicated info.
Just shoot with a transit on every post and establish level. Pipe is metal, so magnets are your friend. You can put a magnet on your mark and measure up from that. Figure your pitch and Mark the thing. Like stated earlier, take a piece of cereal box and use it for a wrap around. Cut a short piece of pipe with your angle. Wrap the paper around the pipe and let it hang over an inch or so. Mark around the inside of the paper and follow the angle. Unroll the paper and cut your line. Bottom should remain square and line the edges on bottom each time so your top will be the same. I have long gooseneck trailers built out of pipe except for the steel on floor and the hitch. Trailer for hauling pipe. Shop is 36x48 and framed with pipe. C purlin and tin. I've used many joints of pipe in my life. I'd cut it with a torch. We just show up in a welding truck and build it. Built my brother a 60 x 80 with 26' ceiling. But it was a lot of I beam.
Just shoot with a transit on every post and establish level. Pipe is metal, so magnets are your friend. You can put a magnet on your mark and measure up from that. Figure your pitch and Mark the thing. Like stated earlier, take a piece of cereal box and use it for a wrap around. Cut a short piece of pipe with your angle. Wrap the paper around the pipe and let it hang over an inch or so. Mark around the inside of the paper and follow the angle. Unroll the paper and cut your line. Bottom should remain square and line the edges on bottom each time so your top will be the same. I have long gooseneck trailers built out of pipe except for the steel on floor and the hitch. Trailer for hauling pipe. Shop is 36x48 and framed with pipe. C purlin and tin. I've used many joints of pipe in my life. I'd cut it with a torch. We just show up in a welding truck and build it. Built my brother a 60 x 80 with 26' ceiling. But it was a lot of I beam.