Lee Valley Tools Woodworking Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 4
March 2009
 
Printing On Plywood
 


The bevelled leading edge of the sheet.
The bevelled leading edge of the sheet.

I put the sheet in with the bevel down and the flat face forward, as if the narrow edge was the first sheet in a stack of paper. I pushed and guided the sheet into the printer when it tried to feed the plywood in. This worked, but it did not work well. So, I rolled the sheet up just before feeding it in, which put a temporary bend in it and made the feeding in more reliable. To ensure the sheet went in straight, I had to guide it when the printer started. Once the printing began, all was fine and I could just wait for it to come out.

Rolling up the sheet to make feeding into the printer easier.
 
A printed sheet emerging from the inkjet printer.
Rolling up the sheet to make feeding into the printer easier.   A printed sheet emerging from the inkjet printer.

I then took the ready-printed sheet and cut out the various graphics along the square borders. With the bunnies cut to even-sized blanks, I stacked them and, because of the borders, they aligned exactly. I used the scroll saw to cut out all of the images at once. I could have cut each one separately, but this way I could quickly make many the same. You could also give the individual images to your children, if you have them, and have them cut out their own ornaments. After a few minutes using the scroll saw, I had a pack of bunnies, chicks and Easter eggs ready to adorn the table or to be hung up around the house.

 
 
               
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