Re: [ULF-1] transfer of plans to Member 60

From: Member 1
Date: 2012-12-16 19:22 UTC-06:00
Message: #0433
Here's a great tip for transferring small part drawings to just about 
any light-colored material. It may not be what Svenning is looking for, 
but it is very [email] need to produce paper copies with a 
laser printer or photocopier. These can be directly printed from a CAD 
file, or perhaps a PDF, or some other image. Or it could be a photocopy 
of a paper drawing. Of course you have to verify that the printer or 
photocopier is printing to the needed scale in both X and Y directions 
(I sometimes create rulers in the X and Y directions in CAD drawings to 
verify the scale when printing). Drawings that are bigger than the 
printer's capability can be taped up from multiple sheets if needed.

Orient the paper copy over your material as you wish to cut it, ink-side 
down, and tape it in a couple of places so it can't move. Wet a folded 
paper towel or rag with acetone, and brush it over the paper quickly 
until it is wetted out and some light pressure has been applied to the 
whole surface. Pull the paper off and voila! Much of the ink is now on 
your workpiece. It will make you laugh the first time you do it, it's so 
easy and works so well. Some printers use ink that won't work for this 
process... I don't remember the details, but a quick web search should 
produce the answer. You'll find others talking about this trick on the 
web as well.

Happy holidays everyone,

Doug


On [phone]:38 PM, [email] wrote:
> Hi Svenning,
>
> I took the plans to a copying shop and enlarged the tail spar plans to full size and built directly over them on the build table, with a piece of waxed paper covering them to keep the glue from sticking to the plan.  We ended up having to redraw the full size plan slightly to ensure the ribs widths matched perfectly to the loft drawing of the ribs at each station along the spar.  We used small brads to hold the sticks in place while the glue dried.  We also made up a bunch of small sand bags from plastic zip-lock sandwich bags and 1/2 sandwich bags, double bagged.  We also used plastic containers with flat lids filled with sand as additonal "holders".  We turned these upside down so the flat side would do the holding down.
>
> Hope some of these tips help!
>
> Member 72
> S.N. 343E
>
>
> ---- "Member 79" <[email]> wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> What is the simplest and most accurate method for transfering of plans parts to Member 60 or metal? Kind regards, Svenning
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