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  1. Travis
    I had my fingers brush up against the side of a spinning table saw blade. After the surge of adrenaline came down, I locked up the shop and called it a day. I'm much more focused and aware of potential problems when dealing with any shop tools. I've also had a piece of wood in my eye. It scratched my retina. It hurt to close my eyes. It hurt to open my eyes. It hurt to look. It took about a week to heal. I wear eye protection whenever possible.
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    Travis replied to ducky's topic in General Scroll Sawing

    Oh my goodness! I'm really sorry to hear that. That's a good reminder for us to be mindful of all of our tools. I've had a couple close calls before. Not a good feeling. I hope you heal up quickly.
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    I'm a little late to the game, but I have a tutorial on how to move elements in GIMP. It's the same method, but you can also scale items. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles.html/_/pattern-making/gimp/moving-elements-using-gimp-r18 Let me know if you're still having trouble.
  4. Travis
    I found this one in the Scenic area in the Pattern Library.
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    This is Kathleen. She's a writer for Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. She's the one who wrote the nice article about SSV's Ornaments For Charity. Welcome, Kathleen.
  6. Travis
    A couple of Doctor Who candle sconces I made for my favorite Whovian; my wife. I wanted some silhouettes of her 2 favorite Doctors against the outline of the Tardis. I had a tough time figuring out the design for below the shelf. I thought of something geometric that mimics the Tardis, but that was too repetitive. My favorite episode is where they meet Van Gough. So I tried to some flowing swirls from Van Gough's Stary Night (and Exploding Tardis painting), but that didn't translate very well. Some of my favorite episodes took place in 19th Century England, so I thought some Victorian fretwork would work really well. Steve Good had a candle sconce/shelf that I liked (called Small Shelf here), so I took the Victorian fretwork from that pattern, but added my Doctor Who design to the top. So this is a mashup of several ideas and patterns; mixed and matched to get a unique design. My wife was thrilled when she saw them. I even added a couple of Police Box candles for the final touches.
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    What are you currently working on?
  8. Travis
    Sometimes its nice to step away, get a few wins under your belt, then come back and give it another go. The next time you try it, line up 3 or 4 "throw away" experiments before digging into the project that matters.
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    You can try putting the Glad Press And Seal (the stuff you use for food. Here's a pic.) onto the puzzle. Then attach the pattern to the Press And Seal. It should stick to the ModPodge pretty well. I'd opt for a acrylic spray coat instead of ModPodge, though. I think it seals it better. Plus, I think ModPodge is water soluble. So it would come off when water (or slobber if we're talking about a little one) comes in contact with it.
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    I just got my issue of SSW&C and was thrilled to see some of our members were featured: heppnerguy - Page 25 shows some boxes he made for a wedding party. Bishop - Page 28 has a wonderful article/tutorial on 3D Intarsia written by Homer and Carol. Beautiful work! wdkits1 - Page 72 has a writeup on his amazing intarsia. Good job, guys!
  11. Travis
    I have my DeWalt planer and Rigid osculating spindle sander I need to find a home for. I'll be making one of these for sure. Thanks for posting!
  12. Travis
    I agree, you'll have more trouble with online sales than at a show. Lawyers can can use the Google, but aren't all that excited to go to craft shows. Many times you'll get a cease and desist order. Other times, especially with sports teams, they hire these firms that make your life miserable. They basically go out and actively seek out violators. Think of them as collection agencies. They earn their income based on lawsuits and settlements. CAPS is one group that I know of that has griefed a friend of mine. There are others that do the same thing.
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    I don't think I'd reccomend the Dremel Moto-Saw. The throat capacity is fairly shallow and only accepts pinned blades. I think you'll have more flexibility with a standard scroll saw (even if you don't get into the scrolling hobby). There are some inexpensive scroll saws. Look at the Craftsman 16" ($120) or the Porter Cable 16" ($180). Here's a list of scroll saws and some user reviews. Hopefully that will help.
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    I'd encourage you to learn to cut with a flat blade first. Once you're comfortable with that, then try out the spiral blade. It's easier to start with flat blades then learn spiral. However, I found if you start with spirals, it's harder to go back to learn flat blades. Once you know how to use both blades, you can choose the style that best suites the project. I like to use spiral blades for cutting portrait style projects and flat blades for everything else. The smaller the blade, the tighter the curve, but the more squirrely it can become on thinner materials. Larger blades cut through thicker material, but harder to turn tight corners. Here's what I use: #3 scroll reverse - my go to blade for most things. Cuts 1/8" (stack cut for better control), 1/4", and 1/2" #5 Scroll Reverse - 1/2" and 3/4" #9 Scroll Reverse - for 3/4" #3 Scroll Reverse Spiral Blade - Portraits 2/0 or Puzzle blades for puzzles.
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    She stops by from time to time, but she is an advertiser on SSV. Her banner rotates at the top of the screen. She's been supporting SSV for many many years. It makes me happy to hear everybody is having a great experince. I know my interactions with her have been top notch. Super friendly and helpful.
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    I registered a complaint with eBay so they'll need access to the pictures. But I think I'll lock down the Pattern Library in a week or so. I won't put any post restrictions on the access the library. But locking the library will keep people from doing a Google Image Search and stealing patterns that way. Plus, anybody who wants a pattern will have to agree with the Terms Of Service before accessing the library. It won't stop people from stealing patterns, but it may deter some if they have to jump through a bunch of hoops first. This guy is a jerk and I'm done dealing with him. I don't have a legal department to pursue this. Hopefully, he didn't steal from Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts forum. I know for a fact they have a legal department.
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    I submitted a claim. I doubt anything will come of it though. I'm considering locking the Pattern Library for only members of SSV to view. Currently, anybody can look and download without registering. Maybe that might curb content scrapers. It sure is discouraging when I design patterns for people to use and find out there are unscrupulous people scraping my website (and others) and selling my work as their own. It must be nice to be able to make a dishonest living and still being able to sleep at night.
  18. Travis
    Here's my response: Sir your not the copyright holder of Elvis or his likeness so please take your claims elsewhere. Dave Baker Public domain picture of our einstein made into a stencil quit claiming its yours and some type of original work of art from some picture you took of einstein.. Sir you can cry all you want but this is a picture of albert einstein its free public use and you do not own any rights to his picture or his likeness. Dave Baker Here's how to report a copyright violation: http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/vero-rights-owner.html They make it awfully difficult to register a complaint.
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    I was notified that an eBay user is lifting patterns from scroll saw websites and selling them online as airbrush stencils. I found a couple of my designs and many of them look familiar. Their Elvis - My Elvis Their Einsteing - My Einstein It might be worth taking a look to see if any of your designs are being copied and sold and report them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/32-Ford-Coupe-12-x-9-Airbrush-Stencil-/150667116342 .
  20. Travis
    Happy Easter. I hope everybody is able to share this day surrounded by friends and family.
  21. Travis
    Oil finishes are used mostly to pop the grain on wood. Baltic birch tends to be pretty plain. Besides, with portraits, I prefer the portrait take center stage and not the wood grain. Here's what I do and I've had good results. Sand to 220. Blow off the dust with an air compressor (or canned air). Take it outside and give a light coat with a acrylic spray (Deft is a really good brand with great results). Let that dry and give it another coat. If there are dust nibs in your finish, knock them down with a quick 220 scuff (or steel wool), then one last coat. The trick is to not to get each coat too thick. Remember, you're going to put on several coats anyway, no need to put it all in one.
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    Please do not call people out in a public forum. It can quickly spiral out of control and become a public witch-hunt. We're all family here and this is better handled privately and behind the scenes. At the bottom of each post and picture, there's a "Report" button. Click that to report problems to the moderator. Lucky2, can you send me a PM and a link to the copied pattern and a copy of the original pattern?
  23. Travis
    A blade will rock forward and back a little. That's just part of the cutting stroke. But it shouldn't be significant. Side to side is definitely a problem. One thought is that the blade is not set perpendicular to the table. The blade holder has 2 screws. One that is a set screw, and the other screw is the one you tighten to grip the blade. If the set screw is too shallow (or too extreme the other way) compared to the lower blade clamp, that might account for side/side movement. (see pic below) You'll want it the same spacing for both blade clamps. Try to center it for best results (see pic below). Likewise, the rocking forward/backward could be a similar issue if you place the blade far back in the upper clamp and far forward in the bottom clamp. I'm sure you already looked at these possibilities, but I thought I'd throw that out there. If it's pretty extreme, it might be the arm got knocked pretty good and it's either crooked or bent.
  24. Travis
    Just reading that is exhausting. You have more energy than I do! Have fun on your adventures and stop in from time to time to say hi.
  25. Travis

    Western Frames

    Travis commented on gator's article in Tutorials

    I promoted this to an article. It can be found under the Articles tab in the Tutorials section. Nicely done!
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