On 1/7/2014 8:12 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:32:03 -0600,
wrote:

On 1/6/2014 4:55 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 09:32:29 -0600,
wrote:

On 1/6/2014 8:27 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
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Part of me wondered if there would be a way to measure a model car
(like you put together as a kid) and somehow get measurements off of
it, increase those based on whatever scale the model is, and somehow
use those to create drawings to base a buck or mold off of. I may
know a place that has a CMM but am unfamiliar with it.


Wooden ship builders made models and then scaled them up to full size.
You could look into their procedures.
http://www.duck-trap.com/lofting.html

Engineers' and architects' scales allow you to measure a model as
though it was full-sized.
http://www.amazon.com/Staedtler-R-En...181449-6977647




My own efforts...
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/draft.htm

Hey Richard....

http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/4274642245.html

Snag it quick for a winter project! And make some money come spring.

Gunner



Gunner, try to understand this.
I don't WANT a project!

what..getting lazy in your old age?


Back when I was young and dumb and had no money, I was happy to try
to revive old boats. Buy something worthless, put a lot of hard work
into it. And wind up with a better looking, but still worthless old boat.

But I'm older and smarter now, and I have money too!

I can afford to buy what I want, not have to make do with some
resurrected trash.

So, I'll PASS on the trash boats, please.


And I don't work for 10 cents an hour.

Its called a Hobby. What.. you dont like hobbies?

(Grin)

Gunner, marking up another point on his side of the blackboard


For what? You think you scored something?