Posted by Elaine at 1/11/2001 9:11 PM EST
Student on team #368, Kika Mana, from Mckinley High School and NASA Ames/Hawaiian Electric /Weinberg Foundation.
Hi, we are currently constructing our goal right now
and was wondering if the weight factor would really
make a difference if we use hi-bor pressure
treated lumber instead of the KD Pine; there is no
market for KD Pine here in Hawaii.
Mahalo!
Elaine
Posted by Joe Johnson at 1/11/2001 9:33 PM EST
Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
In Reply to: Hi-bor Lumber for goal?
Posted by Elaine on 1/11/2001 9:11 PM EST:
your message made me laugh at myself.
I saw the “KD” on the BOM and I was curious what it was
supposed to mean. Then I figured it out and went on.
I was about to explain it to you when I realized what a
bone-head I can be at times.
I had convinced myself the KD stood for Knominal
Dimension 
Made sense to me at the time!?!? 
Joe J.