asl
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| posted on 29/3/09 at 02:43 PM |
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making a template for the floor
Hi. I have bought some cricket weave ally to put on the floor. Cutting to fit the bit under the seats is straightforward but the bit for the footwell
is obviously an awkward shape. I have tried making a template out of paper and cardboard but was wondering if anyone had som more precise ideas? I was
thinking about laying a plastic sheet and mking a mould with something. Any ideas?
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/3/09 at 04:53 PM |
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can't think why paper/card wouldn't work?
don't see any benefit using any kind of plastic as a template.
I'd stick with card
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Fred W B
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| posted on 29/3/09 at 06:38 PM |
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Making templates with Card
This may be obvious to everyone, but it only dawned on me recently. Don't try to cut the template in one piece at first, as this gets very
fiddly and you end up cutting just a bit off, just another bit off, until you go too far and ruin the piece. Rather make a partial template to fit say
two sides/edges, and then make another piece to fit the other two sides/edges, that partially overlaps the first piece. Once the alignment is perfect
tape the two pieces togther and you have a perfect templete. Fiddly shapes can be done by taping more pices on.
Cheers
Fred W B
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asl
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 05:13 PM |
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Thanks guys
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Black Cat
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 10:05 PM |
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The best way to make a template is to cut a piece of card slightly smaller than the area it is to fit, hold it in place with a piece of tape then hold
a small block of wood against the side of the footwell the plate is to fit, and mark the card on the inside of the block, do this all around the
perimeter of the area, remove the template and place on top of the plate and reverse the procedure by holding the block on the line marked on the
template and mark around the block on the outside edge onto the plate, cut the plate on the line and hey presto a perfect fir every time.
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 12:22 PM |
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Black Cat "The best way to make a template is to cut a piece of card slightly smaller than the area it is to fit, hold it in place with a piece
of tape then hold a small block of wood against the side of the footwell the plate is to fit, and mark the card on the inside of the block, do this
all around the perimeter of the area, remove the template and place on top of the plate and reverse the procedure by holding the block on the line
marked on the template and mark around the block on the outside edge onto the plate, cut the plate on the line and hey presto a perfect fit every
time".
What a fantastic idea, thank you.
John
[Edited on 1/4/09 by John Bonnett]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 12:30 PM |
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A very old shipwright's technique...
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 01:16 AM |
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Turn the chassis upside down, place plate on top then go around it with a marker or similar marking device 
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