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11-26-2007, 10:55 PM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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If any of you have any suggestions on how to "downsize" something, I'd really appreciate hearing from you. 
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.   Arms, seat supports, etc.
Is this clear as mud??? 
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11-26-2007, 11:16 PM
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Name: Ivey City: Burgaw State: NC County: Pender Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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OK Reggie, I'll start sawing you some smaller boards right away!
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11-26-2007, 11:31 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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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.
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
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11-26-2007, 11:32 PM
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Name: Peter Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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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
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11-27-2007, 08:14 AM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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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.
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11-28-2007, 07:17 AM
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Name: Robert City: Youngsville State: NC County: Franklin Join Date: Oct 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I was gonna suggest one cycle through the washer and dryer 
...heck, it works for my T-shirts 
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11-28-2007, 08:46 AM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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You're right Robert! The old "blast furnace" can shrink anything! Why didn't I think of that!
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