Hip/valley & jack rafters – Calculated Industries 4045-B User Manual

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User's Guide — 39

Hip/Valley & Jack Rafters

Regular (45°) Hip/Valley
& Jack Rafters

You’re working with a 7/12 Pitch, and
half your total span is 13 feet 9 inches:
(A) Find the point-to-point length for the
common rafter; (B) Find the length of
an adjoining hip (or valley); and (C)
Find the lengths of the regular jack raf-
ters (jack rafters at 16” on-center spac-
ing).

Keystroke Display

[On/C] [On/C]

0.

1. Find Common Rafter Length

13 [Feet] 9 [Inch] [Run]

RUN 13 FT 9 IN

7 [Inch] [Pitch]

PTCH 7 IN

[Diag]

DIAG 15 FT 11 IN

2. Find Hip Rafter Length

[Hip/V]

H/V 21 FT 0-7/16 IN

3. Find Jack Rafter Lengths

16 [Inch] [Jack]

OC 16 IN

[Jack]

JK1 14 FT 4-1/2 IN

[Jack]

JK2 12 FT 10 IN

[Jack]

JK3 11 FT 3-7/16 IN

Etc......Continue pressing [Jack] until
last Jack is reached or until display
shows “0.”

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