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Thanks for the great idea John. Never would have thought of it. Gary

Great idea, I never thought of doing it. Gary

Travis I join the others in thanking you for all of your work. Those of us who are computer challenged are most appreciative of all that you do. Gary

I wish you luck indeed Travis. I, like many others really enjoy the site and appreciate all your work. Gary

I too use blue painters tape on the wood and have used a spray adhesive from Hobby Lobby, can't think of the name right now. Ran out the other day and picked up a can of Elmers in the craft department at Wal Mart and it worked fine. The tape I believe is the key and peeling it off with no glue residue is great. Gary

Once again Travis thanks for the help. I will look into the Inkscape solution. Gary

How do I go about enlarging a pattern. I have one printed out but need to make it larger. Is there a program or something available to do it. I have tried on my own in GIMP but did not succeed. I can get it larger on the screen but when I print it there is no change. Probably a simple question for someone with some computer smarts, but I'm not one of those people. Thanks in advance for any help. Gary

Other than projects I make for my wife I give them away. Haven't sold any, want to keep my amateur standing. Gary

I agree with the above. Experience is the best teacher. Watch videos on line, visit the blogs and cut. Enjoy your new hobby. Gary

I made keychain holders from Steve Good's site for family at Christmas. My grandson called to say he broke his and requested a new one. I took it to the post office to get a box to mail it in and had requests for 7 more from folks at the post office. Finished them today. Gary

I agree, would have started with the better saw. Gary

Thanks for the information. Amazing what can be learned on these sites. Gary

Looking for something to do when I retired. Had no interest prior to that. Started just doing some wood working in general, building yard ornaments etc. Found myself on various blogs and some how got on to the scrolling sections and finally bought a Ryobi, didn't want to spend much till I determined if I would like it. After a couple of years decided I must enjoy it so upgraded to the DeWalt and have been with it since then. Enjoy making things to give to friends and family. Gary

I have my Dewalt sitting on a bench I built. I sit at a stool I built to make me comfortable at the bench. I really like Steve's lemon oil bath and spray technique. Simple and the wood looks good. Gary

I too have the Ryobi and it works for me. Have never used another one so can't make any comparisons. Gary