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    Paul, As talented and focused as you are with your wonderful projects, I know inlays will be really easy for you. After all, even I was able to do some inlays that turned out quite well. So for you....... a walk in the park. I know you will enjoy doing this and it will be perfect. You could just practice out your lathe and you will master the whole thing before you know it and just think you can work on your scroll saw as well as your lathe, at the same time. Patty may see you only for dinner. Maybe not that good of an idea after all.... Dick heppnerguy
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    If I was cutting these in 1/4 inch thickness, I would go to an even smaller blade because the patterns contain some pretty delicate areas. My person preference would be a 2/0 reversible blade. but a #3 would work fine also. I would not go to the higher number blades because, though they are heftier, they also are more aggressive and when turning corners on frail places it ups the chances for a breakage. I would suggest that you put your saw speed about mid range, take your corners slowly and while turning corner pull the wood slightly toward you so that the pressure of the blade is slightly against the back of the blade instead of the teeth of the blade. I hope you understand this comment. I think it will help you if you do. You can run a blade all day in the wood and if you do not have pressure against the teeth, it can not cut the wood Dick heppnergiu
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    Nice job these are really fun items... Dick heppnerguy
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    Hello from Arizona. Glad you chose us to join up with. if you go the the forum you will see where to post questions. Everyone is helpful and friendly. only a few bite. I was in HF yesterday and looked at their saw. I can see why it is not the saw to purchase as I think it would discourage a lot of people. However. you sound like you have a handle on things now. The important things in scrolling is the wood, blades and saw. If you have any questions about any of these.....ask away. Hope you log on often as that is how you become familiar with the regulars and quickly understand that you are more than welcome here Dick heppnerguy
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    Sam, go to https://www.dafont.com/ there are all kinds of fonts there and they are free to download and add to your computer Dick heppnerguy
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    Sam, If I were designing the pattern I would choose a font that had these not cut areas already there but if I was using a font. like say a script font and there was an obvious fall out area like in the above 'O" situation, I would probably create the needed attachment in the pattern program I was using to make the pattern. However if it was someone else's pattern and they had overlooked the letter turning into a hole when cut, I would probably just draw a stopping point on the printed pattern to remind me that I needed to not cut it there. I hope that makes sense to you. If not you can PM me and I will be happy to draw you an example Dick heppnerguy
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    Here is one thing to remember, when using smaller blades they will not take side pushing and twisting the wood too well.. I am not saying cutting corners but rather kind of side to side stuff.. they will break easier then the heavier blades but at the same time they are not as aggressive, making them easier to control. So go for it. and have fun. You are doing really well Dick heppnerguy
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    Nice to see you have not forgotten us or strayed so far from scrolling that you forgot about it or us. Welcome back Dick heppnerguy
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    Nicely cut. The only suggestion that I would have is with your first piece, on the name courage I would cut the letter O in this manner..(shown in the enclosed image). this way you have a letter and not a hole. with other letters like most B b Dd g Oo Pp Qq's if you do not leave a small space the round, enclosed parts of the letters become holes instead.. Not criticizing but just pointing this out so that it might help you. Nice work. Dick heppnerguy
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    Checked out the patterns you posted.. I love them. I will have to cut at least one of them in the near future. Dick heppnerguy
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    Welcome from Arizona to our family. You should enjoy it here in short order as we love new member . Be sure and check around and see all the wonderful things that are here, from all kinds of video tutorials and free patterns to what others are up to and people searching for a pattern to be made. Just have fun and participate. Dick heppnerguy
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    I also want to send you a Welcome to The Village. There are a lot of members here and all are friendly and helpful to one another. Log on often and you will very shortly feel right at home here. It sounds like you are in an interesting job with lots of on going challenging. Wooden gear clocks will continue to push your envelop and present new challenges along the way. There are a lot of helpful things to find out about if you have never been into scrolling , like the wood, blades and saws you might need to understand about in order to keep from making otherwise misjudgments that could discourage a newbie to scrolling. All you need to do is ask. All these things are like cars in as much as there are no one right answer because of personal prefferances (sp) but you can learn a lot by asking first then buying after. Welcome to our family from Arizona Dick heppnerguy
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    I responded to you above.. I think I missed the 'quote' button first Dick heppnerguy
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    Pete I would love meeting you. We have Canadians that own the house next to ours. Be sure and write down our phone number, we NEED to do that for sure. I think there is a good chance we could become good friends. Wouldn't that be great. Our home phone is 520 340 4669 and our cell is 503 804 3143 Dick heppnerguy
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    I used to be the same about blades as you are. I began to notice that a lot of the detailed cutters were using spiral blades so I decided I should make an effort to learn them. The one thing I did discover is when one is cutting really delicate fret and breakage might be a good possibilities is that when using the spiral blade they no longer are a problem to worry about. I still only use my spirals blades when there is quite of bit of rally fragile cuts(like the Grim Reaper you just posted), I turn to my spiral blade. I think you might really enjoy it if you tried cut a piece or two with them. I still prefer the straight blades but I will turn to the dreadful spiral when I think it will make my cutting more desirable. As you know, Charles Deering is also a spiral blade user. Hope you decide to risk a piece of two just for yourself Dick heppnerguy
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    Go for it... it is an interesting pattern indeed. I think you will find it fun to cut and it is a little challenging in parts. I found it a good pattern to use a spiral blade once more. Good luck should you decide to give it a go Dick heppnerguy
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    Dave, I have spent way too many hours in my shop in Heppner and when we moved to Arizona, I decided it was a good time to concentrate on our relationship a little more. It still is not where either of us prefer it to be but at least I am trying. We have been married almost 56 years and she deserves more from me than she gets. Dick heppnerguy
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    i am not a snake or fantasy kind of guy. Nor am I into zombies or skeletons but this pattern just jumped out at me and I had to cut it Dick heppnerguy
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    thanks Sam.. Hey how are you doing? I have not spoken with you in some time. Did you ever get Inkscape uploaded to your computer? Dick heeppnerguy
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    It is really fun to find a subject that others are interested in and your work ends up promoting itself to others Dick heppnerguy
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    thank you everyone for taking your time to respond to these two cuts. I enjoyed doing both of them and now it is time to get back to work on my chess board. I too thought the skeleton was too good of a pattern to pass up so I just had to give it a try Dick heppnerguy
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    Nice ornaments those are quite special indeed Dick heppnerguy
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    What a cleaver use of the old vinyles. They are not only unique but also a really fun decoration Dick heppnerguy
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    A really great job on both pieces. If you are tractor man you might enjoy knowing that my wife's great grandfather was the first person to mass product the gasoline tractor. It was called Little Bull.(this is no bull that I am telling you here) He also started TORO because the manufacturer of he hired to produce the tractor could not keep up as the engines took too long to build. I thought you might enjoy this little piece of info I am including a photo of the "Little Bull Tractor" Dick heppnerguy
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    Cobra

    heppnerguy replied to Aggie's topic in Bragging Rights

    Not a snake person.. but I am quickly become a fan of your patterns. You certainly did a fine job on this one all the way Dick heppnerguy
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