Travis
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Fixed. Some posts before Oct 5, 2012 may not show images. It was a bug during the conversion process. If you're the author, you can edit your post and immediately save it, and the pictures will show up. If its not your post, just reply to the topic and say you can't see them and a moderator will fix the post.
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Those are really neat. The little girl is going to love playing with those. Nicely done
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I just got back from a local hardwoods supplier. They had a number of woodturning blanks to choose from. They also had a great selection of exotic woods, too. Not good for turning, but great for intarsia or if I have a furniture project in mind. Anyway, I'm pretty excited about my purchase. Now I have to figure out what to make. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/blogs/entry/7-local-turning-blanks/
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I've heard of some folks using Polymer Clay. Push it into the cutting, bake it in the oven, then sand it flush. Clayton pours resin pen blanks (for turning). I bet you could mix some of that with pigment and pour it into the cutting, then sand flush. He uses mica dust for the pigment. I'm sure you could find other pigments too. I'd imagine a hobby supply shop (trains and models, etc) would have something like that.
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I really hate shopping. Crowds stress me out, and the thought of a mall makes me cringe. So I do most of my holiday shopping online, usually at Amazon.com. Every year, I put up the Amazon Lightning Deals at the footer of SSV during the Holiday Season. Amazon always has killer deals called Lightning Deals. Basically, they put up merchandise up for a deep discount for a limited time (usually an hour or two). Once they're gone, they're gone. I like to keep my eye on these deals for my holiday shopping. Since I'm always on SSV, it's pretty handy to watch. If you find something you like, click the link. Any purchases you make, SSV gets a little kickback. It's a great way to support SSV and do your holiday shopping at the same time. It doesn't cost any extra. And we don't know who bought what, so there's no worries there. So if you decide to buy from Amazon, think of us first and click our link. We really appreciate the support. Note: if you're a SSV Supporter, the Amazon slider is not visible. Just like the other ads, this banner is hidden as apart of your SSV Supporter membership perks If you'd still like to check out the Lightning Deals and support SSV, you can use this link.
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Those turned out great! I bet the kinds will love them. Is that a Toymaker Press pattern? Nicely done!
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This is the last week to get patterns in for the Ornaments For Charity ebook. We have three designers who have submitted so far. It would be awesome if we can get to 5 designers. Wanna help out? It's for a good cause.
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Those turned out great! She's going to love it. Now, you can call yourself a scroller & pattern designer.
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Wow. That looks like an amazing project. Love the tap handles. Cutting those letters would make me crosseyed. How the beer is labeled is pretty clever too. Nicely done. Hopefully he'll give you a key to his home pub.
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I haven't, myself. But I understand they're a pretty good company to work with. If you order, let us know how you like them.
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Graphics software provide an opportunity for scrollers to create their own scroll saw patterns. Graphics programs can be classified as either vector based or raster based graphics. Most graphics software will focus on one form or the other. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Price will vary among software developers from free community programed software to professional graphics suites. If you know of any other software that would benefit scrollers, please post it in the comments section and we'll update the list. Also, please post corrections if you see any misinformation. Graphics Software Software Platform Type Trial Price Adobe Illustrator Mac/PC vector yes subscription Adobe Photoshop Mac/PC raster yes subscription Adobe Photoshop Elements Mac/PC raster yes $99 Affinity Designer Mac vector na $49.99 Connected Pattern Maker PC vector yes $25 Corel Draw Graphics Suite PC vector yes $399 Corel Painter Mac/PC raster yes $99 Corel Paintshop Pro Mac/PC vector/raster yes $39.99 Coyote Stencil Shop PC raster no $89 GIMP Mac/PC/Linux raster na Free iDraw Mac/iPad vector na $24.99/$8.99 Inkscape Mac/PC/Linux vector na Free MS Paint PC raster na Free Paint.net PC raster na Free Pixelmator Mac/iPad vector na $29.99 Photo To Sketch (Standard) PC raster na Free Photo To Sketch (Professional) PC raster no $29.50 Photo Plus SE PC raster na Free Photo Plus PC raster na $89.99 Other Software Software Platform Type Trial Price iResizer PC/Mac resizing na $9.99 SketchUp PC/Mac 3D na Free/$495 Pro Microsoft Word PC/Mac Word Processor yes $229 Posteriza PC resizing na Free Poste Razor PC resizing na Free Rapid Resizer PC/Mac resizing yes $39.95 Resizeit Mac resizing na Free -
You can try this site: http://www.zamzar.com/ They'll convert files for you for free.
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For you star gazers or those who like wishing on a shooting star, here's your opportunity. Leonids Meteor Shower - Peak Time is Nov. 17th at 2:45am MST. You should be able to see them starting late Nov 16th. You can expect approximately 20 meteors/hr. The moon sets early, so it'll be nice and dark so you can spot them easier. Besides, its a Friday night...you'll be up anyway, right? If you miss it, Geminids meteor shower is on Dec 13 at 16:38 (4:38pm) MST with approximately 120 meteors/hr. It'll be a new moon, so plenty dark. This is something you don't want to miss. Its already on my calender. You can find more info here: http://earthsky.org/...or-shower-guide
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Deadline is next week. Anybody else want to submit patterns? It's for a good cause!
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I don't see why not. You basically tell the program what size you want a picture printed and it'll scale it for you. I've also replied to your scaling question in Inkscape. So you could do it there too.
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For PDF, it's not a save option. It's a print option. First, install PrimoPDF. This will be your printer driver. After it's installed, just print like normal (Ctrl+P), but where you choose your printer, choose PrimoPDF instead and click Print. It'll take a few seconds for the program to boot up (at least on my computer). Be sure the Print Tab is selected, then click Print PDF. It'll ask you where to save it (I like my desktop). Then Save. Depending on what your Post Process settings is, it'll either open up the PDF or do nothing. Either way, open the PDF and print like normal. This is the way I do it, anyway. I've converted your attachments to PDF for you. They're below. Enjoy! Print Snowmen.pdf Print try again.pdf
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I have trouble printing with Inkscape too. Usually I print it to PDF. Then open the PDF and print from there. I use PrimoPDF as my printer driver. After it's installed, just print like normal, but where you choose your printer, choose PrimoPDF instead to make your PDF.
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I use PosteRazor. It's a free program that does the same thing as Rapid Resizer.
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Great looking booth. I'm glad to hear you did well. Looks like a lot of fun, too.
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Did you try reading through the tutorials? That might get you to what you need quicker without watching the demonstration. Many people prefer that method.
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I really like those pens. It's on my list. Great job. Love the wood choice.
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Boy, that turned out nice. I might have to make one for my dad. Good job. Especially pouring your own blank.
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Thanks to Creations by Cody for his submission. Three designers have submitted, I'd like to find two more! Who else is in?
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Are you looking for online storage, or a organizer for your computer? For local organization, I haven't found one that I really like. When I was on a Mac, I really loved iPhoto. But I can't find a decent one for the PC (I was spoiled with iPhoto). I used to use Picasa to organize my pictures (also has an online storage). But it crashed on me once. I didn't lose my original pictures, but I did lose 3 days of organization (labels, tags, albums, edits, etc). It might be more stable now, though. Now I'm holding out for a Mac before trying to organize again.
