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| brained:
Hello, I'm kinda confused with this, but dunno which is better. Here's the deal, Which is better using templates or drawing and measuring the design directly on the wood. I'm made my own BIG SIZE templates on visio and I just have to print them and lay them out, but once you begin cutting does it becomes unhandable when the paper is all cut out. Do I have to glue the template for easy cutting? Or Should I just dump the whole template thing and draw it on the wood????... kinda mixed up here, please help me with this matter.... OHHHH BTW, I have little to none woodworking skills, just an old dog house I've made. 8) |
| PedroSilva:
I draw on the wood ... and erase ... and draw ... and erase ... and draw ... tilll I was pleased ... ;D Here's the result: You can stiil see the drawings ... Hope it helps ... :) |
| blue:
I have yet to cut out my CP, planing on doing it soon. I've printed out my layout and am just going to drill the holes through the paper. Using tape to hold down all the corners. I don't think that it will pose a problem while drilling, however when it comes to using a jigsaw, i'll be drawing those line on the wood. |
| Witchboard:
I did the same for my test CP. I printed out my layout on paper then taped it to the board. I then used a nail and dapped it through the paper in the center of buttons and other things that needed holes. Not through the board, but just enough to make a little hole so I could see where to drill. I then removed the paper and used my hole saw on the nail holes. Worked pretty well. |
| brained:
hmm... so it seem that is kinda hard to clamp on templates and cut them with a jigsaw. I'll have to draw everything manually them.. :'( |
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