Travis

One fun thing to do is check your profile. Your personal profile page is much cooler.

Yah, I'm noticing that too. It's also like that on mobile devices. I put in a ticket with the software company. Hopefully they'll be able to help me. One thing that worked for me, if you hold down the CTR button and hit the refresh button on your browser, your login status bounces back. It's a workaround until I can figure this thing out.

Gotta give me time to polish it up. I just barely turned on the lightswitch. There's a lot of background processes happening to rebuild the site. I'm hoping things will improve when those have been taken care of.

None of those stats should change according to the change log. So you're safe.

Yup. I got it all backed up yesterday. So if worse comes to worse, we might lose a couple days. I hope it doesn't come to that. :/

Just so you know, this might happen today, this weekend, or even the first part of next week. I'm pretty blind as to knowing when the upgrade is going to happen. But I figure I'd let people who are smarter than me upgrade the software. They're less likely to break it...or at least that's what the brochure says.

Howdy All. We're going to be upgrading the software on SSV. I'm having the software company I use do it on my behalf. I'm put into queue to be upgraded. Unfortunately, I don't know when that's going to happen. It's on a first-come-first-serve basis. So SSV might go offline for a bit. I just wanted to let you know so you're not surprised. You can keep up to date with any developments on our Facebook Page if SSV is unavailable. Thank you for your patience as we improve the SSV community!

You can give this one a try. I think it's great for spirals. Start with the small holes then work toward the big ones. Take your time near the thin parts. You can use masking tape to tape back in the wood from large cut out areas. Putting that back in adds a bit of extra support as you work on the next area.

It's OK. People learn in different ways. I personally like being shown, which is why I gravitate to video. I know a lot of folks found it extremely useful. You only need a couple steps to do what you're looking for: Trace Bitmap, then scale. If you can stomach the video, watch at 2:47-6:07, which is only a tish over 3 minutes. Everything else is about how to print and align your pattern. I hope you find the answer you're looking for.

I'm so sorry to hear that. Concentrate on your health. Pop in once in awhile to chat with old friends. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your speedy recovery.

Here's a tutorial on printing oversized patterns. Just make it as big as you want, then use this technique to break your pattern up into multiple sheets. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles.html/_/pattern-making/inkscape/printing-oversized-patterns-r21

Pinewood derby is a big thing with scouts. So for a good demonstration, you can show how to cut out a pinewood derby car and how you glue the pattern to the top and side to get your shape. You can pick up a Pinewood derby car at a scout store, Lowes, Michaels, and many hobby shops for less than $10. Technically, cub scouts are not allowed to use power tools. But once they get into Boy Scouts, I think it's allowed. But I helped my son and 3 other scouts cut out their cars about 3 weeks ago. They all came into the shop. Here's what I showed them: The basics of how a scroll saw works I turned it on to show what it does and how much noise it makes. Kids can be scared of loud noises. Safety (goggles, dust mask, small first aid kit)Lots of people are scared of power tools. I told them that it's the safest power tool in the shop. It can cut your finger, but won't cut it off. How to hold the work piece and how fast it goes. Let the blade do the cutting. When cutting a pinewood derby car, it's very slow due to the thickness What to do when the blade grabs and bounces the workpiece (I have them pull back their hands and turn off the saw. It can be scary...shoot, it scares me sometimes too) At the end of the cut, I let them know the blade & workpiece might lunge a bit at the end of the cut as it exits. New scrollers tend to put too much pressure on it, so when this happens and I want them to be ready it. Explain blade drift and going straight into the blade doesn't mean it cuts straight. How to gradually sneak back up to your line if you get off the line to avoid crazy waves in the cutting. My son does pretty well with the scroll saw, but I stand to the side and help the scouts guide the workpiece to try to stay on the line. Usually, the cut is a bit squirrley, but I had a spindle sander that I helped them finesse the shapes. Since you're doing a demonstration for the boys, you probably won't have the boys work the saw. Once you have it cut out, quickly tap the tires into the derby car. It's just a nail that goes into the slot. If the kids want to try it (ask the Pack leader first. Technically, cub scouts are not allowed to use power tools for liability reasons), maybe just have them cut a squiggle on some BB ply. Maybe attach a picture to it, so by the time each boy gets a try, you have a puzzle. If you want something to give the boys, you can cut out their pack number and make it into a neckerchief slide. An easy way is 1/4" bb ply and use a PVC pipe cut into rings for the slide part. Then hotglue the ring to the back of the pack number.

Thanks everyone! I kinda feel like this guy: Things are going to start happening for me now!

Just got a copy of "Make Your Own Cutting Boards" written by David Picciuto. I was excited to see that he included a pic of my cutting boards in the gallery section of the book. That made my day! If you want a closer look at my cutting boards, go to this Amazon link and click the "Look Inside" button for a preview. The gallery section is in the back on page 165. I made these for my parents and my sister for Christmas a couple years ago. It's not fancy, but seemed to be good enough to make it to print.

Yup. The system already auto-generates an email as a reminder that your supporter badge will expire. Unfortunately, sometimes those emails get stuck in the spam filter and are easily missed.

It's pretty much the same process, but with animals. I did a dog portrait using Photoshop. It's a different program, but the steps are the same. You can find that here: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles.html/_/pattern-making/photoshop/dog-portrait-using-adobe-photoshop-r17

I have a bit. There's not much information yet. I probably won't get a new saw for a few weeks, so I'll keep an eye on it and see if anything new develops. The saw bed looks a bit big and cumbersome to me. I don't have a dedicated workspace for the saw and usually roll out the saw when I need it. I see the bed getting in the way a bit. But that's a minor thing. I'd love to see some video of it in action to really see how it works.

I'm about to upgrade my scroll saw from my 16" craftsman scroll saw. I was able to scrape together enough money to get a nice saw. I was hoping for an Excalibur, but since you can't get them, that changed my game plan. I'm looking at the Jet now. For the most part, I like what I see. However, I'm not thrilled with the lower blade clamp. But I think it's something I can overlook. I'll probably buy Steve's jig once I pony up the cash for the Jet. It looks like a pretty good accessory. $15 to save me some headache and swear words sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

Nudity doesn't always denote sexuality. And sexuality doesn't always denote pornography. I saw the picture and I thought it was quite lovely and tastefully done. The picture would be just fine here. In the end, Kris took the diplomatic route and chose not to post it publicly. Instead, he picked a different way of sharing his work. This was a good discussion. Let's get back to making sawdust and leave controversy to the funny papers.

Here's a little trick you can use to hide part of your post. This might work for circumstances like this. Write your post. Attach your picture to the post. At the end of your post, click the Add To Post next to your attachement. Select your attachement text (looks like brackets follwed by "attachment=..."). Click the third icon from the left is called Special BB Code in your compose window tools. Select Spoiler and click OK. It will add some BB Code that looks like the following: [spoiler][attachment=40374:oops.jpg][/spoiler] Then preview post. Your image is collapsed. You have to click the "Show" button to expand it to see the picture. I posted an example below. You don't have to do it this way. But it's a nice courtesy for folks who accidentally stumble into the post.

We do allow non-nude pinups patterns. I think the same would apply to cut projects. A good measure is if you'd see something similar on network TV or in a mainstream checkout-aisle magazine* or advertisement, it's OK to post. If you're not sure if it's too explicit, it's better to err on the safe side and not post it. If you do post something that is a bit more "adult,"please title the post accordingly so that people who don't want to see it don't have to. * 3rd page of The Sun, doesn't count

The chat room is fun place to talk to folks in real time. It's kinda like writing letters. Sure, you can write a letter to family in another state and say whatever you need to say. But it's also fun to pick up the phone or visit to chat. I think the chat room is a fun feature. I wish more would use it. I pay extra to have that feature available to our members. Give it a try. Just be patient as people come and go. I think if you hang out in there a bit, someone will pop in and say hi.

If you're interested in the rank numbers, here they are: Newbie - 0 posts Scroller - 10 posts Pro Scroller - 50 posts Obsessed Scroller - 100 posts Master Scroller - 500 posts Zen Scroller - 1000 posts 2500+ posts you get to choose your own title. I probably should re-adjust the numbers. You guys are a chatty bunch.

The old gallery is available. I took it off the menu to reduce clutter since it hasn't been used in over 4 years. But you can find it here: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/page/old.html

There is a whole lot of gray area in that discussion. I think if they REALLY want to press the issue, a picture of a car could be in violation of copyright/trademark issues. Especially if you can look at the vehicle and immediately recognize what it is. A Ferrari has a very distinctive look, and I bet they have a trademark on it. That seems to be a bit extreme, however. I would stay away from cutting their logos or name, like the Mustang horse & Chevrolet bow tie, or the words "Ford Mustang" & "Chevy Camero." I can see that being flagged for copyright. We do that here at SSV too. We allow portraits of cars, but no logos or names in the design. Celebrities portraits could fall into that category too. When you get famous enough, your likeness becomes a trademark. Carrie Fisher was not in the Rogue One movie just released. But you can bet they paid her a pretty penny to license her likeness in those few shots. I know there are certain groups that are pretty aggressive about protecting those rights. Dale Earnhardt Jr & Sr. comes to mind. So I'd stay away from portraits where an industry has propped themselves up on or very brand oriented.