medic_149

Other than my scroll saw, I too would have to say my dremel. It has the widest range of uses of any tool I own. next choice would be my router/router table.

I have a scenic portrait i was going to do this weekend. I got called into work today, so maybe i will work on it some sunday, if i dont get called in again.

Hey steve. You have some very nice projects. I havnt had time to look at all of them yet, but like what i see so far.

Just a quick question on your wood. were you using birch hardwood or just birch plywood. I have tried birch plywood from lowes and found i get a lot of what i call chip outs. where sections on the bottom chip. I think this is caused from the way the grain runs. when cutting smal detailed things, theres not enough to keep he wood from breaking from the pressure of the blade on the cheaper type of plywood. That being said, I do use spirals exclusivly as i find them easier to use. A lot of people dont like them because they can wonder as the will cut in all directions. But if you go slow you can control that somwehat. It is very hard to get fine detailing with a spiral due to that fact that they cut all directions and will have a wider kerf than a standard straight blade. They are also harder to get 90 degree cuts with, but this can be accomplished with some practice. take a piece of test wood. cut a straight line with it. mark a stopping point on a line and stop when you get to it. you will find that the blade will cut a little farther than the stopping point due to the blade flexing from pressure as it cuts. with practice you can learn the blades stopping point, stop just shy of it and let the blade catch up, then turn the corner and you will have a good 90 degree cut. Spirals do have a learning curve, but with practice you can use them. I hope this helps you. Also note this is just my personal experience, as I have only been scrolling a little over a year. For me the spirals were a lot easier than standard blades, But again this is just my personal preference.. It really is up to each individual as what will work best for them and their machine. Just relax and have fun because thats what this hobby is all about.

If you dont want to bolt the saw to a table, you can do what i did. i cut a piece of 1/4 inch plywood and bolted my saw to the plywood. then set on the table and use clamps to clamp the wood to the table. you get the same result as bolting it down, but it is still moveable if you want to put it on another table.

Wow, Guess I'm the lucky one of the bunch...got a bench top belt sander/disc sander combo, new router and router table. also got several lowes and home depot gift cards. so should be good for wood, and other odd and ends for a bit.

Very Nice Frieke.

I Guess for me it would be portrait style cutting and fretwork. I also want to try puzzles, and eventually maybe intarsia or segmentation.

Well santa already visited me this year. GOt a new 6inch belt and disc sander, and a router and router table. Next year would like a band saw and a thickness planer. Would also love a lathe. I hear that once you start turning, its as addictive as scrolling.

First is the fire fighter plaque I made for my old assistant fire cheif. Pattern by Sue Mae. Next is Key Chains. I made these to use as name tags for the Gifts I am giving to my family this year. After they open the gifts, then they get to keep the name tag and use it as a key chain. PAttern Program for the key Chains is from Steve Good. Comments as well as Critiques are welcome. Thanks for looking.

Congrats Dale. Way to go. PLease when you make the box post pictures for us to see. A work in progress would be great too. Again congrats and thanks to travis for the contest and mike for sponsering it.

Dont know if there is a pattern for this or not, but you could do a old pick up, with the angle of view looking from tailgate to cab, and have the obituary in the bed of the truck. or you could do an old car or trucl plaqu and put the obituary beside it, and underneath it all the title in loving memory....just a couple ideas...some others may come up with some better ideas. teddy

Here are my entires into the christmas contest. FIrst picture is my completed portrait for some friends. I made the pattern using gimp. 2nd one is for my sister. It is the watering hole. Pattern by Charles Dearing. Thanks for looking. Teddy

just to make it a little easier. at least for folks in the us and canada chat time is as follows 6 pm pacific standard 7pm mountan standard 8 pm central 9 pm eastern hope to see everyone there.

ok thanks travis. I square now...well actually more round..lol. I will get some pics up this weekend. I have a few done, but no pics. This is the only site my family doesnt know about, so it is the only one i can post pics on since it is there presents..lol. I would hate to spoil the surprise. Again, thanks and i will get some pics up soon.

one more question travis......can we enter more than once. In other words, if we post multiple projects, do we get multiple entries, or is it one entry per person....sorry for so many questions.

Ok, quick question. Does the project have to be one you designed, or is pruchased patterns acceptable. Just want to be clear about the rules. thanks teddy

Ifranview is another photo program thats free to download. It will crop and resize photos. It does a lot of other things also, but these are what I use it mostly for. You can type ifranview in a web browser like google and it should pull up sites to download from. Hope this helps. medic

thanks travis. I have used cafe press before for our work related tshirts. they do quality work and the materials hold up really well. thanks, just le us know when the designs are ready for us to order. medic

Travis, after the contest is done and the tshirt designed...will we be able to purchase one. also will they be available in large sizes. i am a big guy after all...lol thanks medic

HI everyone. I have been lurking for a couple months and thought I would say hi. I am relativly new to scrolling, only been doing it for about 4 months. I am also learning how to design patterns. I would especially like to thank travis for the lessons using gimp. It was a tremendous help. very detailed instructions. With it I was able to design my first pattern. I posted this pattern in my user gallery along with a few other items I have cut. When I will post the actual cutting when i get it finished. Again thanks for the help and thanks for having me here. My other hobbies include model railroading and anything outdoors. I love cool scenery pictures and want to venture that way in my pattern designing eventually once i get a little more developed in skills. Again thanks for a great forum.