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That turned out great! Good idea with the stack cutting. Everybody wins! Be sure to put a copy in your User's Gallery when you get 'er framed up. Very nice work!
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Those all turned out awesome, Edward! I really like the car. I love seeing one of my patterns come to life. You did a great job on it.
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Boy, that turned out sharp! Nicely done! Be sure to put a copy in your User's Gallery (you can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut]) too. That's certainly something to be proud of!
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Well, the GIMP class seemed pretty well received. Several of you have filled out the survey, which is really helpful (Thank You). I thought I'd post this in the forums as well and ask for suggestions of other classes you'd like to see. If you already offered a class suggestion in the survey, you don't have to post it again (unless you want to). This can be anything from designing to scroll saw techniques or anything scroll saw related. We're just brainstorming here, so throw out what you'd like to see covered in the Village University. Also, if you're interested in teaching a class, shoot me a PM. We certainly welcome your expertise!
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LOL...you know, I just suggested india inks for a project. It didn't even dawn on me to use colored inks. Great way for the color to sink into the wood without covering the grain. I've been wanting to try leather dyes. Chrestensen Burghout Designs often uses leather dyes to color their projects. I really like the vibrant colors. I bet that would go nicely through an airbrush. Hrmmm...
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Hi Jim. Welcome to the Village. I think you'll have a great time here. Lots of friendly folks here (talented too!). We love to see pictures. Feel free to start a User Gallery (you can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut]) and show off a little. It doesn't have to be all scrolling. Many folks have pix of their turnings, carvings, pyrography, and furniture. Jump on in and have some fun. We're glad to have you on board!
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Hi Jim. BBCode is a little strange at first, but you'll get the hang of it quickly. Links can be made in a couple of ways. The easiest is to just post the whole URL like: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com The software will automatically figure out it's a web address and create the link for you. If you'd like to make some text into a link, type in your link text, then highlight the text you want to be a link, then click the URL button above. It will create an opening and closing tag. After the first URL, type in = then your URL. So it would look like below: [url=http://www.scrollsawvillage.com]Your Text Link[/url] and you'll get: Your Text Link Let me know if you have any trouble. I'm always glad to help.
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Dang! You guys are getting really good at this! That turned out awesome, Vector! That will make an great cutting. I can't wait to see the final results! Good Job!
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Hi Norman. Welcome to the Village. We'd love to see some of your work. You can set up a User Gallery (you can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut]). I really love Volker's designs. I haven't cut one yet, but I really like his Christmas Pyramids and Lichterbogens. I've talked to him a couple of times. Really nice guy. Also, congrats on the blue ribbons. I love going to the fair and seeing what others come up with. Sounds like the round roof mailbox might be a contender next round. Anyway, we're glad to have you on board. Jump on in and have some fun.
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Hi medic. Welcome to the Village. We're glad you introduced yourself. I always thought model railroading would be a lot of fun to try. When my son gets older, I'd like to put together a 4x8 track setup. It would be fun to do something like that together. Right now he loves trains. I guess we'll see how he likes them when he gets older... I'm glad you were able to use the GIMP class to create your own scroll saw patterns. Learning to design really adds another dimension to the hobby. Its a lot of fun to cut and share your patterns. Anyway, welcome aboard! We're glad to have you.
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I really like your segmentation. Especially the airbrush experiment. Did you use regular acrylic? Or did you use stain? I use to airbrush a lot in highschool. I'd love to get the system up and going again. The leapord is awesome too. Very nice work. Thanks for sharing!
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That same video tutorial talks about downloading too. Basically, if you click the picture so that it's larger, click it once again and it will pop up the full size image. Then right click and Save As to save it to your desktop. If there are several patterns you'd like to download, you can use the Download Cart option (covered in the video). That's pretty cool. The Gallery system takes a little getting use to (mostly for creating user galleries), but it has a lot of cool features. Besides, I can't think of a better way to browse through patterns other than in a gallery format. Let me know if you're having any trouble downloading patterns. I'd be glad to help. We do accept pattern requests. Look for the Pattern Requests forum and you can certainly ask for a custom pattern to be made. We have a lot of talented folks willing to help out. If you want to combine scrolling and turning, check out this thread. You'd get a kick out of it. Very cool stuff.
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Boy, those turned out nice. I really like the knives. Very cool. You did a wonderful job on the portrait too. Good job!
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Those turned out great! You have a knack for portrait patterns. I especially like the skull and crossbones. That's really cool! Good job!
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Those turned out great. I really like the one with the girl. Very cool Nicely done!
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Great article, Barry! Very informative and well written. You can find the article here. Lots of great information that will help clear up what can be used to make patterns and what cannot. Thanks Barry!
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Hi JT. You have some amazing work in there. Everything is absolutely beautiful. Good job. I noticed you like the Claddagh symbols. You might get a kick out of this pattern. Not nearly as fancy as your cuttings, but its fun to put together. Good decor for St. Patty's Day. Your pen turnings are beautiful too. Its something I've always wanted to try. I'm trying to save my pennies for a lathe, but it's taking me awhile...LOL. You've gotta explain to me how you did your computer pen. That is the coolest pen I've ever seen! Great album. Thank you for sharing with us. If you want to put a link to your gallery in your signature, here's a thread that explains that process if you're interested.
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That looks great, Ron! Thank you for the information. Hopefully it will help folks new to the hobby. You can find the stack cutting article here. Anybody can feel free to add to the article with additional techniques. That's what a wikis are all about; collaborative effort to create a informational resource.
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Scroll saw blades do have oil on them, so a bit of steel wool or sandpaper to scuff up the ends will help remove the oil and give the tension screw something to bite on. But I'm guessing your main problem is the tension screw. Often these screws have a little nib from the manufacturing process. This nib will cause it not to tighten completely. Remove your tension screw and look closely at the tip and see if you see a nib left over. Use a file or sandpaper to completely flatten the tip, being careful not to accidentally bevel it. I think that will probably do the trick for you. I know I had to do the same thing on my saw. You might also see if you can find a thumbscrew version of that tension screw. You'll be thrilled when you want to change a blade and not have to reach for another tool. Just take in the tension screw to your hardware supplier and tell them you want this same one, but with a thumbscrew. They should be able to hook you up.
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That's a great tip. I'm not mechanical enough to tinker around with stuff like that. I didn't even know you could make that adjustment. I usually just bolt the saw down as tight as I can. There are a couple areas on my speed dial that causes a lot of vibration. I think it's mostly due to harmonic vibration, which amplify vibrations at certain speeds (that's the most I remember from my HS physics class, anyway. )
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I'm not too familiar with the saw myself. Does it have too much side-to-side play? Or is it a tensioning problem?
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Hi JT. Here's a tutorial on setting up a User Gallery. It includes both video tutorial and written instruction. Let me know if you are still having trouble and I'd be happy to assist. I look forward to seeing your work!
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I checked out your pix. The motorcycle clock is awesome. Nicely done. You can set up your avatar and signature in your User Control Panel. It is located in the tan box at the top of the screen in the upper left corner below the word Board index. Click the profile tab, and that will give you some profile options. This is where you set up your avatar and signature. You can check out this thread to find out how to link to your gallery. Let me know if you run into any problems. I'm always glad to help.
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Hi Mike. Welcome to the Village. We're glad to have you on board. We'd love to see some of your work. You can set up a User's Gallery (you can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut]) and show off a little. Feel free to upload your other woodworking projects too. You'll find that many of us dabble in other forms of woodworking too. I'm still trying to convince my wife to let me get a Harley. But its a no-go. I even offered to get her a little sidecar. Hrmmm....I'll wear her down, eventually. Here's a pattern you might get a kick out of. It may not be the same kind of bike you ride, but it sure is fun to cut. Anyway, jump on in and have some fun!
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Hi David. Welcome to the Village. I wish I would have discovered scrolling early on. Such a great hobby and relatively inexpensive to get into. As soon as my son gets old enough, I'll be teaching him too. Anyway, we're glad to have you on board. Feel free to set up a User's Gallery (you can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut]) and show off a little. We love seeing other's work. Jump on in and have some fun!
