Trick or Tips? I'll take either!

[JackLeg]

If any of you have any suggestions on how to "downsize" something, I'd really appreciate hearing from you. :eusa_thin:eusa_thin

I need to make some "child size" adirondack chairs. I figure "childsize" is probably about 3/4 size of our original models. Sooooo------, what's the Trick or Tip for scaling down the various parts. Straight parts are easy, it's the curved parts that are the issue. :eusa_doh: :?: Arms, seat supports, etc.

Is this clear as mud??? :drunken_s

 

[Ivey]

OK Reggie, I'll start sawing you some smaller boards right away!

 

[DaveO]

Two ways that you could do this. First take good measurements of all the parts and multiply those dimensions by .75 to take them down to 3/4 size.
Second make full size templates (on paper) of the parts and take them to a copy center and run them thru a large format copier at 75%. The second method would work well for the curved parts and the first best for the straight parts.

Dave

 

[NCPete]

exactly what I was going to suggest Dave.... when selling copiers, I had a few clients with large format copiers that did exactly that sort of thing rather regularly

 

[JackLeg]

Thanks Dave and Pete. That's exactly what I'll do! I KNEW there had to be an easy way to accomplish that with precision. My drawing skills are marginal and math not much better. Thanks again.

 

[sawduster]

I was gonna suggest one cycle through the washer and dryer :bbiggrin:
...heck, it works for my T-shirts :BangHead:

 

[JackLeg]

You're right Robert! The old "blast furnace" can shrink anything! Why didn't I think of that!