[sdiy] lasertran (was - speaking of drilling... Small drillpress recommendations?)

[Julian]

> There is one "gotcha" to be careful of with Lazertran: too much handling 
> and
> the sheet will distort.
> This is a huge annoyance when doing a large panel!


I tried using lasertran inkjet quite a bit, and, in truth, never got 
anything beyond "prototype" standard.

My main irritation was that there would be shinkage.  I was trying to do 19" 
panels, using a couple of a4 sheets, and, if the holes were drilled in the 
panel previously, the lasertran then wouldnt line up with them, and if the 
lasertran was applied, and then the panel drilled, the cut through the 
lasertran wouldnt be clean.

I did get close to working out the percentage shrinkage, but then gave up.

Julian