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rseeley13
10-13-2015, 11:51 AM
I have a friend that drew a pattern to size on a large poster board paper and wants me to cut them out. My question is what would be the best or easiest way to get them traced/copied into aspire. Drawings are too big for any scanner.
Rick W
10-13-2015, 12:12 PM
Shopbot probe has done well for me in the past.. (2D)

Rik
rseeley13
10-13-2015, 12:21 PM
He drew this with a sharpie otherwise I would use our probe. This is on flat paper.
GeneMpls
10-13-2015, 12:23 PM
Depending on how critical the pattern is you could take a pict of it (far away is best) and then trace from that.
Brady Watson
10-13-2015, 12:38 PM
Glue it to 1/8"/1/4" hard board and use the probe.

Do not rely on a smart phone for pics...the lens is too small and there will be a lot of distortion...you'll have to start all over again.

-B
Rick W
10-13-2015, 12:44 PM
I've done it with a regular camera with good results before. Guess that depends on how accurate you need it to be!!

Probe would be better.

Rik
Davo
10-13-2015, 12:45 PM
It's possible to probe a drawing?
rseeley13
10-13-2015, 12:46 PM
Thanks Brady...that is what I was thinking I would have to do. I was hoping for a better way that was faster than making a template with wood.
Rick W
10-13-2015, 01:55 PM
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Photo done with a good camera.
Brady Watson
10-13-2015, 02:23 PM
Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two.

Hopefully you are charging for digitizing the panels as a separate line item than cutting.

What is the overall size of the panels/parts? How close to the original part(s) does the copies have to be?

-B
knight_toolworks
10-13-2015, 03:09 PM
I do a lot of this for upholstered furniture drawings on cardboard. I use a laser in my machine and find points draw it using those measurements and then make curves as needed. I then run the laser on the line to check it and adjust the drawing till it matches.
chiloquinruss
10-13-2015, 05:34 PM
Steve, you use a laser pen in your spindle, is that correct? Sounds very promising, I will certainly give that a try, thanks! Russ
Davo
10-13-2015, 05:50 PM
I'm going to be ordering me one of these

http://www.lasercenteredgefinder.com/product.html#
Brady Watson
10-13-2015, 06:03 PM
Laser is nice. If money is tight, just chuck up a v-bit and use that as a pointer.

-B
knight_toolworks
10-13-2015, 06:14 PM
Steve, you use a laser pen in your spindle, is that correct? Sounds very promising, I will certainly give that a try, thanks! Russ

bought it years ago it paid for its self in setup checking cuts re aligning pieces and such. my only complaint is it is easy to turn on and kill the batteries.
but I can get them cheaply on ebay.