On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:48:30 +0800, Stealth Pilot wrote:
On 12 Apr 2006 16:05:10 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

I'd like to make a pantograh, so I can duplicate some flat items with
complex contours. Any hints/tips on making one, or is it as
straightforward as it looks? I only need X and Y, not Z.

photocopy the part.
place the photocopy face down on the material to be used.
use an iron with the steam turned off and about the cotton setting and
iron down the photocopy. this will melt and transfer some of the toner
down on to the piece of material.

I've heard that you can buy printer paper for photocopiers or laser
printers, made specifically for doing iron-on transfers, which work even
better. Haven't tried it yet.

done well you get a perfect image of the linework on the piece of
material.

That's not the problem, the "cutting all the odd angles and curves
without once screwing up or it'll ruin the piece" is the problem.