Transferring part outlines to wood?

[Rob_P]

What is the preffered way to re-draw / trace a component on a plan onto a piece of wood ?

I was thinking of copying the plan to make a spare, then cutting out the component outline on the spare plan and tracing around the outline onto the wood?

There must be a better way than this?

Robert

[Jettaheizer]

Hi Robert,

I use to copy the part I want to transfer, cut it out and glue it onto the wood with a paper glue stick (is that the right word?). Then I cut the wooden part out. After that I can pull the paper off the wood. If pieces of paper stay on the wood I sand them off.

Greetings,
Franz

[AndyKunz]

If you're making a spare anyway...

Spray the back side of the spare piece with contact spray like 3M #77 to glue it to the wood. Then you can cut it out directly. You can even stack 2-4 layers of wood together and cut all at the same time on a jig/scroll saw, but you have to take care that the wood doesn't shift on the lower layers (sometimes that happens).

Another way is to use a laser copy of the plan and then you can iron it onto the wood (ink side against wood). Don't rub the iron around as it will smudge the ink. Just press it in one place and lift straight up.

Andy

[Jettaheizer]

Hi Andy,

If you're making a spare anyway...
Another way is to use a laser copy of the plan and then you can iron it onto the wood (ink side against wood). Don't rub the iron around as it will smudge the ink. Just press it in one place and lift straight up.


don´t forget to mention that you probably have to mirror the plan before printing to make sure the parts are the right direction on the wood.

Greetings,
Franz

[Ghost 2501]

well when I cut the hole out in the display to fit the Neptun, I had to do a similar thing, what I did, was get a block of wood, put a screw through it at the desired height, to act like a point, and fix a pen vertically to the block by the pin. Then follow the line of the hill being careful not to scratch the hull.

hey presto!

[LtDoc]

Carbon-paper?
- 'Doc

[steveciambrone]

I make a copy of the plan and use double sided tape to attach the plan to the part and cut out. For multiple parts I use the same double sided tape and stack the parts. No shifting of the multiple parts. Sand as required, then separate the parts.

Steve

[AndyKunz]

don´t forget to mention that you probably have to mirror the plan before printing to make sure the parts are the right direction on the wood.

Why, Franz? Only the printing is reversed, and I have no problem reading either way. I'll bet you don't, either. I can't think of any genuine mechanical reasons that it would need to be on the wood in any particular operation.

Look at it this way - most times left and right are the same. If not, flip the part over and they're back to the orientation you were expecting. Then you can hand-write the part number on the side you didn't print on.

The laser ink doesn't penetrate well, and sands right off when you get to that stage.

Andy

[Sixtau]

First, sorry for my English. I use ink printer with a label paper in A4 format. Taka out all labels and then place him into printer with shiny or plain (i cant find right word) side in direction to print head. After printing you must in 3 minutes carefully impress paper on the wood. I use it long time ago and it works great.