oldhudson

No one has commented on an elliptical frame. Has anyone made one of those who could provide tips? I'd really like to try one and think it would really enhance the overall presentation. Maybe this isn't the time?

It's supposed to be a surprise.

No clue how you managed to render all those options and post them too. I'm just amazed!!

First rate!

Some time ago I posted under Pattern Help a request for help creating a pattern for a wedding gift. I did get a couple of great suggestions but decided I'd just give it a go on my own and see what happened. Check the pic and see where I'm at. (All the cuttings in the pic are 1/8" BB pw.) I took a couple of photos at the wedding and from those made a pattern and cut the silhouettes. The Infinity love symbol was on Pineterest. I snipped a copy and enlarged it and cut from that. Then over at DaFonts made the date (this is my 3rd time cutting the date - way too difficult for this OF). I found this background at JoAnnes and the color works well with their wedding because all the men wore red ties and there were loads of red flowers. So my questions are: 1) What color should the cuttings be? I'm leaning to black or natural, but open to your great ideas. 2) There's a small piece of wood in the pic I was thinking of making the frame from, once again - color? I was thinking I'd just BLO it and add a topcoat. The piece in the pic has some naptha on it that sort of mimics BLO, but flashes off after a few minutes. But I'd be happy to paint it any color that works. 3) I really wanted to make a frame that was an ellipse, but at this point that seems like a lot of work and I've never been good at back routing profiles so I'm leaning towards a boring rectangular frame. So go ahead a offer up your suggestions. Thanks for looking!

Maybe you could mount them on that lean angle they achieve in the twisty bits?

I'm going to jump in here. (I wish we new how large the letters were.) I think Titebond III is a good product and wouldn't say anything against it but for this application I'd recommend Weldbond. It is not readily available. I couldn't find it at Menards, Home Depot or Lowes in my area - but I did find it at the local Ace Hardware. It's less viscus that the Titebond, cleans up with water, and it dries clear so if you get some squeeze-out, it doesn't matter. I used it on the candy plinko game I made. There I attached letters to a painted surface. It worked fine. I like John's idea of applying with a sponge. With small letters if hard to hold the letter and apply with an acid brush.

I was wondering if you'd have time to join us. Like that old table saw and I like backstories so it was perfect. The whole shop tour thing was great!

Another excellent project!

Very sharp! I can remember how it felt to be thrown back into the seat on a launch. Memories from my mis-spent youth.

That's a real nice font and doesn't look way too hard, but I can see me cutting through some of the thin connecting points with my. And thanks for the tip on snipping tool, I'll give that a try. Yep, that snip-it tool worked great. I keep finding so much worthwhile in SSV. Many Thanks!

I'm working on a project for a family member who was recently married. I want to add the date of their wedding. To keep the scale correct with the other elements the letters/numbers should be about 1" high. I need something that flows more calligraphy or handwritten versus stencil or sans serif. I can't find anything that I think I can cut without making a mess of things. Looking for suggestions for all you experienced scrollers. I went to Da Fonts but they want users to download a font. I thought they used to let users make a line or two for trial purposes (and copy the image) rather than download. Did that change or is my imagine wrong? Thanks for reading and giving this some thought!

Why the need for water based? I read South Africa was in the worst of droughts in 100 years and a solvent based primer would eliminate the need to use water to clean-up. Anyway I use tinted shellac. It seal and primes. Dries in about 20 minutes. It does require and very light sanding. This game was part pw and part mdf.

Five stars from me, super job!

In an age when most American's are purchasing everything on-line you've taken the position of buying local. I don't know if you or those like you can save 'brick and mortar stores' but I certainly admire your efforts.

Is there supposed to be a pic with this message? I'm not seeing one?

Great looking hinge and great looking box!

I've been using tinted shellac as primer. It dries in about 20 minutes. Give it a really light sanding and then paint. I purchased the shellac from Sherwin-Williams.

Just out of curiosity, did you prime first or go directly to paint?

It sure does. I wrote extensively about it a couple of years ago when I joined SSV. I love going to the shop each morning to wind the clock.

On page 4 of this thread I posted pics of my shop but promised I provide additional pics and info. Sorry it took so long. Anyway when my kids left home for the final time my wife said I could have my daughters bedroom if I remodeled the family room. Thus I picked up this area which I try to use as a "clean room". In other words I keep most of the cutting and sanding in the other half of the shop. This addition space is 17 x 9. And unlike the other section I've kept the area by the window clear and place the box fan in the window when I'm spraying a finish. It works pretty well. The other main function is to stage and layout stock before milling or whatever. And I've added a couple of pics from my cutting table in the garage. I'm posting these because cutting sheet goods is often an issue for the hobby woodworker. I've used various methods over the years but this is my go-to method. I always cut sheet goods to a more manageable size before they enter the house. The table is two wood saw horses and 4 - 8ft 2 x 4's made into a grid pattern. I've used it for years. It comes apart and stands in a corner when not in use. 4 x 8 sheets come home in the van and slide out onto the table to be cut. I've painted the pieces orange just so I don't grab one and use it for whatever by mistake. I also painted layout marks on the floor so it's easier to position the saw horses when setting up. These days I use a Makita track saw for this but for years I used a B&D circular saw and a home made guide, which has been moved to my son's shop. The only thing I haven't taken pictures of is the wood storage areas in the garage. Thanks for looking.

They look very nice! How are the corners joined? And are the bottoms mdf too?

The main portion of my shop is 12 x 14 on the lower level of a bi-level home. The space is supposed to be a bedroom. I have forced air HVAC and blocked the vents. The ceiling is really low, especially where the HVAC runs are - but I'm really short so not much of an issue. Many of the pics here are a few years old, none the less everything is essentially the same. I supposed some equipment may have been purchased or moved? I have one window but it's full of stuff like my 20" box fan dust collector. The door is in the SW corner. I'm a Shopsmith user. It's my main power tool and you'll see it in my pics. It's my table saw, belt and disk sander, lath, band saw, jointer and drill press. I'm not smart enough to figure out how to put comments with specific pics so.... I'll point out a couple of things here, sorry. In pic one is a bench I made. In the 5th pic is my router table and in the 4th you can see how I store it so I can keep the floor space open. Notice that the tables are actually different. In one is a Rockler and in the other a Kreg, a more recent pic. In pic 6 is the Shopsmith set up in drill press mode. I drill 37mm holes for cabinet doors. In pic 8 & 9 is a drying rack I made. It's great if you have lots of parts drying. I've mentioned before in a couple of threads I prefer to apply finish before assembly. In the next pic you can see how I store it in the garage. Pic 10 is the flip top work station planer and chop saw. It looks a lot different today because I've take sets to collect more dust from the saw. I posted a thread about it some time ago. Pic 12 is the Shopsmith in band saw configuration. I was cutting a large piece. The last pic is the Shopsmith in table saw mode with a hand made cantilevered out-feed table. The new portion of the shop I'll post tomorrow. As it turns out it took a lot longer to post these other pics.