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Originally Posted by FOKKERJ
The 1 to 2 ratio makes sense for a true Hex,
the top 1/4 = 1/2 0f the length of one side,
as does the bottom 1/4.
This with the top and bottom angles at 45 degrees.
Simple enough! I just like to see how things work.
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I guess that my fuzzy math effectively shut down this thread....Or just maybe your generosity let me slide on my fuzzy math....Or were you just standing back and scratching while mumbling
"Forty-Five Degrees! What in the HELL is he talking about?"
45 degrees works if you want what some of us refer to as a Lozenge or polygon, but not a hexagon!
I was thinking about this and it bothered me, so I drew a crude sketch and saw my error. Six sides of equal length: slice a pie into six equal segments and each one will be 60 degrees (60 x 6 = 360 degrees). Each side of the hexagon to the next will be 60 degrees around the perimeter, six points, six times. Depending on which axis you work from you will either have a 60 or 30 degree angle.
Silly me, I am afraid that I simplified it to the point of me being "Simple Minded" the first time.
I am going to go crawl back into my cave for a little while.
Thank God this wasn't so severe that I had to take myself out to the shed this time! 
See Ya, Jay