It occurred to me that you could use your x-y plotter, and a solenoid with a sharp point to hammer a series of dots into the wood, like seamstresses do with t= heir pattern transfer spiked wheel. On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Robert Rolf wrot= e: > If you could paint on your IR reactive solution, then wash it off, > would that work for you? > What about photo resist coating, and etching your wood away with a spray = etcher. > > What about using your x-y plotter with a spring loaded pen with high > compliance range to either > draw directly on the wood, or use carbon paper method? > > Another possibility would be R/C servos to drive an arm in polar > coordinates, to trace your > guide lines. > > And the 'reverse the idea' method. Drive your cutting tool in x-y-z to > cut the shape and contours > you want? > > R --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .