<div dir="ltr">Hi Tor, hi list,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-03-30 23:04 GMT+02:00 Tor, the Marqueteur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Marqueteur@fineartmarquetry.com" target="_blank">Marqueteur@fineartmarquetry.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
I haven't put my dial caliper on enough pieces of similar plywood to make<br>
a statement about normal variation due to manufacturing tolerances.<br>
</div></blockquote><div>I have. The 3mm birch plywood we use usually stays within +-0.1mm. Only rarely up to +-0.15mm.<br><br>Some extra stabilisation can also be designed into the z dimension by doing things like inserting (laser cut) plywood "grip beaks" along the z axis.<br><br></div><div>Another laser cutting technique that may come in handy is the "accordeon curve" or "kerf bend".<br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards, <br></div></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Mark<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>--<br></div><a href="http://lusis.eu" target="_blank">http://lusis.eu</a><br></div>full service b2b laser cutting<br></div></div>
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