At 01:10 19-03-17, Richard Schaumloffel wrote:
>Xerox machines have been only able to copy up to 900mm for a long
>time. They replaced the old diazo machines which could go up to 1100mm
>and they could print on sensitized mylar. It would have been good if
>the manufacures had considered the needs of harpsichord makers.
>Locally in Adelaide I can get plans scanned to well over 1100mm and
>take them to a printer with a bubble jet printer which will do over
>1100mm. The catch is that it costs $100 square metre it may also be
>possible to use the process to print on mylar. Unfortunately you will
>never get the accuracy of a diazo contact print.
The upside of this (he wrote tongue in cheek) may be that it forces
harpsichord builders to turn to more authenticke methods used in the
olden tymes that do not rely upon 1:1 drawings.
David
(Lights blue touch paper and runs)
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