mailman Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Anything I can glue to MDF, or an actual MDF template Hi Talkin to Doug here and trying to get my templates ready and i'm just wondering what an "MDF" is or how to make an "actual MDF template" ive drawn out all my stuff to scale in AutoCAD so far... any help/input would be greatly appreciated so i can get this stuff done and on its way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 i'm just wondering what an "MDF" is Medium Density Fibreboard - http://www.design-technology.org/mdf.htm how to make an "actual MDF template" If you are making drawings with CAD you are well ahead of the game. Get your drawings plotted out, real size, cut them out w/ scissors, then trace onto the template material (MDF). Then cut the template(s) out with great precision and care. Use the template(s) for your routing pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Hmmm...I maybe mistaken but it sounds like you dont have much experience with wood do you? MDF is a manufactured board made with chippings of would compressed together it stands for Medium Density Fibreboard, here is a link for you. http://www.design-technology.org/mdf.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 so i guess the problem now is finding a way to print out my cad drawings.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Yeah, how are you gonna get the mdf through the printer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 lol, no, i mean its not like i can print one big roll of paper big enough for an entire scale guitar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Hey, how was I supposed to know that you didn't want to try to put a plank of MDF through your printer? After all, you did ask what "an MDF" was. haha If you copy the image to microsoft paint, it will print out many sheets of paper that you can put together to make your template. Just be sure to put a light grey grid behind your plans so you can accurately line up the pages(with a steel rule) before gluing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 this is gonna be a lot of paper...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Mailman, If you are UK based then, I can print them out for you and post them. All for the bargin price of a beer (inc. postage) Kaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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