Booleen Problem

 From:  Brian (BWTR)
1787.1 
For an exercise, I have been doing another column with ideas from a recent thread.
However, though I have done it before, in this instance, I can not get the "flutes" to booleen subtract?

Any suggestions welcome.
(the 3dm file does not want to load?---it's 2.58MB! WOW!)
Brian

EDITED: 31 Dec 2008 by BWTR