Making a plan translucent

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20 Jan 2025 09:27 - 20 Jan 2025 09:29 #1 by Robert1972
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Hello. I have an E-Hawk 1500, and have built the stbd wing panel, using the plan as a guide. How do i make the port wing, as there is no drawing supplied. Do i have to make the drawing translucent somehow, or does it not matter, as the spars and ribs are lasercut?  Regards.

Edit: I guess it does matter, to ensure the overall shape is correct, the top and bottom sheet is very narrow at the trailing edge, and could go "off profile" quite easily.
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20 Jan 2025 11:05 #2 by Eric
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As it is laser-cut - just turn the completed half-wing upside down, and build the other half on top. Then before sheeting, pin both halves down FLAT to ensure you aren't building in a warp!
 

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20 Jan 2025 11:24 - 20 Jan 2025 11:29 #3 by Klipkopwildlife
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You might want to put some Cling film or similar on the complete wing first. Second choice if you have a laser printer, scan and print the plan you have, then put the print, printed side down on a fresh piece of paper, then iron it! The fresh piece of paper will have your mirror image on it.
Okay, just checked, it'll have to be several scans for a 750mm wing half.

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20 Jan 2025 13:40 #4 by Robert1972
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Also, i'd imagine it would take several prints to get the scale to match.
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26 Jan 2025 11:23 #5 by Robert1972
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I'm guessing no one has a way of making a paper plan translucent? I was thinking WD-40, or linseed oil, but would ideally like to avoid the oilyness. Some kind of wax perhaps? Surely there's a tried and trusted way of doing such a simple thing?
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26 Jan 2025 13:07 #6 by Klipkopwildlife
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I've heard of paraffin being used but didn't suggest it, I don't like the idea of ruining a perfectly good plan. How about laying the plan on a sheet of paper, wall paper I'm thinking, then push pins through at important points. Then turn the wallpaper over and join the dots! The down side is small pin holes in the master plan.

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28 Jan 2025 07:32 #7 by Eric
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Modern paper doesn't like that! It is liable to break up - REALLY making a mess!
A better way is to make yourself a light box (a box with a glass top and a powerful light in it, no kidding!). Then you place your plan on it, drawing side down, turn the light on, and you can see the drawing lines. Just re-draw it on the old bottom-side, and you have a reversed plan.

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28 Jan 2025 09:01 #8 by Magpie
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A print or photographic shop should be able to scan it in & produce a mirror image print out.
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28 Jan 2025 10:26 #9 by Flytilbroke
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Old Trick, which I have used many times when I was using/building Balsa and tissue models years ago. Get cookery Grease Proof Paper. It is fairly translucent and carefully trace the plan parts through it.
 

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28 Jan 2025 16:54 - 28 Jan 2025 16:54 #10 by Eric
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Sorry, FTB, I had to delete that, all we could see was a huge amount of computer gobbledegook.

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29 Jan 2025 10:16 #11 by Flytilbroke
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Thanks Eric, I tried to paste a photo and yes.. gobledegook. I thought I had deleted it tho'. 

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