[General] Building a Mantis CNC mill

[Erik Arendall]

You should be able to print a 1:1 scale on anything that can print a DXF.
just make sure to apply "no scaling" to the print.

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:53 PM, mog <mog-lists at rldn.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 08:51:02PM -0500, Erik Arendall wrote:
> > Mog,
> > I would suggest that whomever helps with the plywood cutting take a 1:1
> > print of the parts and plot them out. The paste the plot to the wood with
> > spray adhesive and then you can cut close to the finish line and without
> > wasting a lot of wood. This will also to speed in the manufacture of the
> > panels.
>
> Thanks for advice.  We have the giant printer that can print the
> document at 1:1 size, What should we print dxf with to get it right?
> Or will just anything that prints it try to do it at its proper ratio?
>
>
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