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Old 11-04-2007, 07:44 AM   #11
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Re: Scaling up parts

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Originally Posted by gionc
exactly!
I've just bought a cheap one and it's rubbish as the rods are so tight that it damages anything you want to take a profile from! I tried taking it apart to adjust it!

Well worth spending the extra money and buying the best quality version IMHO.

The other day my father mentioned a website for a tool (like a 3D pantograph) that scales up objects and reproduces them using in wood using a router but I've not been able to find any more info on it so far.

One of my tricks to re-scale a part is to scan the object (in various elevations) and then output the scans at what ever scale change is required - it's an easy way to get important dimensions quickly without having reach for the calculator.
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