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Glad to hear you are getting your new saw and look forward to seeing what you are making with it. Enjoy!

Welcome to the Village from East Tennessee. Glad you found us and look forward to your participation. The Village is a great place with great people willing to help so don't be afraid to ask questions and share your work.

Eautiful job Ray. Looks great and should have earned you some good brownie points with the wife, thanks for sharing.

Nice work Jim. I like it as a shelf sitter. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Scott. I will give that a try. I asked my husband for help figuring it out last night when he got home, but then think he forgot. He works hard so I didn't bother him figured he would eventually remember to help me out. Sad to say that fractions and decimals always made me hide!

Well unfortunately, Algebra and I were never on good “speaking terms” way back then when I was trying to learn it so that has never helped. good thing for my kids, they got my husband’s math and science skills, and my reading and history.

I did, but Google didn’t help. but we all know, you have to ask it the right way and maybe I screwed that part up.

Well, better late then never I suppose. I did do several Christmas themed projects. Just never got the time to photo, and add to here while my kiddos were home from colleges. Instead of doing a double post here in the Village I will just add a link to the thread in the "Bragging Rights" where I shared my work. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/32232-to-prove-that-i-do-cut-on-my-saw-dont-spend-all-my-time-online/ Now to see if I can get something cut, finished, photographed and posted to the First of the Year project thread before Jan. is over!

Thanks Rolf and Scott for aiding us in the information needed to understand. I have 1" 1/2" x 1" 1/2"pieces that I was going to try to cut a couple from to give them a try. However, Math with fractions is hard enough for some of us without wood people having decided years ago that a 2"x2" is really not a 2"x2" but is really a 1" 1/2"x1" 1/2", etc. The problem I am having now is trying to figure out how much to reduce the printed pattern down so it will fit on my 2"x2" that is really a 1" 1/2"x1" 1/2" so I don't have to cut true 2"x2"s and sand them down to 1 7/8"x1" 7/8". I don't do real good when trying to figure out percentages for reducing or increasing copy sizes either. Guess now you know why I didn't go into a job that required you to use a lot of math with fractions!

Paul, I ordered and it was sent via snail mail along with several other items I haven't gotten around to yet. I just went and double checked and it looks like that is only option to receive it. I think some people / companies are afraid to send things like patterns via digital downloads because they think sending it that way makes it to easy for someone to share/sell/give away to someone else. I understand that, in part, but also know that if someone really wants to do so, its not to hard to make a copy or scan it in and do so. Just a little bit more effort required. But like the old saying goes - locks were invented to keep honest people honest.

Here are some of the projects I worked on last month. Of course, I didn't get near the items done that I intended to. I think I need to start my Christmas projects NOW so I might get them done for Christmas this year. But its so hard to work on Christmas in January and I am if nothing else, a poor procrastinator! These have been added to my Album as well. The flat hot air ballon ornament was a free pattern I created and provided for the Village Christmas Ornaments for Charity E-Book. That E-Book can be found here: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/files/file/3-ornaments-for-charity/ The Hot Air ballon file can be found in the 2018 files. The Power T and G Dawgs ornaments were ones I created for my personal use. I am a Univ. of TN grad and die hard Vol fan. My son will graduate from the Univ. of Georgia in May. Yes, he broke my heart with that choice. But, it could have been worse - at least he wasn't a Gator or a Tide fan! I cut these for him and myself. I have both for my tree. Maybe one day he will take a Power T and add it to his tree. The 3-D hot air ballon ornament was cut as a "trial" piece to see how they worked. It was cut from Balsa wood. I think that it is too soft and have plans to cut more from better wood. Need to get on it! The pattern for it was purchased from scrolleronline.com - pattern #8650SC. http://www.scrolleronline.com/product/Hot-Air-Balloon-Slotted-Ornament-Patterns/348 My original intent was to cut and give one to my cousin's daughter who got engaged last year on a hot air ballon ride! Didn't get that one done yet (but I will.) The Joy to the World word art is from the Holiday Scroll Sawing & Pattern Collection from Fall 2017. It was received free with my renewal of my subscription. The pattern its self is by John Nelson. I cut it the same size as from the pattern in the booklet, but I modified it to extend the W to the same length of the R and L and cut it from 3/4" wood so that it would be free standing. Lettering is definitely my nemesis so don't look to closely or be to critical of my skills. I know I need to work on it. The pattern collection can also be purchased on its own from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Scroll-Pattern-Collection-Woodworking/dp/1565239326/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8&qid=1547131256&sr=8-35&keywords=scroll+saw+books The 3-D standing Snowman Candy Cane holder was a pattern I just thought was too cute. It was purchased from the Winfield Collection. Pattern #CS4052. I cut it all on my scroll saw except the arms and the legs and the "knots" for the knees. Those are purchased dowels and balls that I drilled the holes through for the dowels. I hand painted with acrylic paints. I followed their coloring layout because I liked it but if I make more, I will mix it up and paint in different colors and patterns. I kept this one for myself, but I had hope to make a couple more for Christmas gifts. Didn't happen (yet). You can find that pattern here: http://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/product/Candy_Cane_Holder_Woodcraft_Pattern/Snowmen-Woodcraft-Patterns The Christmas Card Holder was an original fretwork pattern that I found in the ScrollSaw Woodworking & Crafts magazine Holiday 2008 edition. I am not a big fan of CUTTING detailed fretwork generally so I took the pattern into my computer software, modified it in a couple of ways - mainly removing all the fretwork and cut it out on my scroll saw. I then downloaded the free snowman pyrography pattern from Lora S. Irish's website and burned it on the card holder side and then colored it with my colored pencils. You can find the free pattern for the snowmen on Lora's site here: https://www.lsirish.com/?s=holiday+cards This was what I was burning when I put a blister on my finger. Lesson learned - take breaks when burning!

She sales a group of 10 patterns on her website which seems to include the ones from this article and some additional ones. They can be found here: https://www.scrollsawartist.com/compound-cut-3d-air-plant-holders.html if you go there, under the “Description” it states: “Set of 10 patterns Use 2" x 2" wood, cut or sanded down to 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" blanks Completed project from 8" x 3.7" to 4.2 “x 3.7" “ also, note that the Directions, from the article that I downloaded from the website (and I assume from the magazine article you have) under the “Getting Started” subheading first line says “ To make these large 3-D projects” which means they are bigger then normal compound cut projects. Then tells you “Fold the patterns on the centerlines . . .align the folds with the corners of the blanks . . .” So you are correct as to why the center line is there. You are cutting these 4 pieces just like compound cuts you are used to doing, Then, under the sub-heading “Making the Holders” in the second paragraph, it states “. . . Glue and clamp together two pieces, each representing a quarter of the completed project. . . . Assemble the other half using the same technique. Allow the glue to dry. Then, glue and clamp the two halves together. . . .” So, you do need 4 pieces to make each completed piece,

I had this printed out already from their website, but have not attempted them yet. Like Fred, since it said to cut 4, I assumed that each cut out was 1/4th of the finished piece. Therefore, I assumed you cut 4 pieces, then joined them together to make the final overall piece. The pattern is from Sue Mey, the article online provides the email address for her as [email protected] . So, if nothing else, you could reach out to her for clarification. Since Wayne indicates that the article in the magazine says Rolf cut them for the magazine, (the online article does not indicate that), we can also try to get his attention and see if he can provide some further help by tagging him with @Rolf. The end result has to be bigger then 2 inches however if you are cutting out 4 pieces from 1 and 7/8” wood pieces even when allowing that there is some waste.

I suspect that when you signup for space that somewhere in all that documentation that they usually provide to you for such is the legal disclaimer that says that you consent to them taking and using photos in marketing is allowed. Probably somewhere in the fine print.

Happy Birthday. So glad your daughter and SIL were able to come in and surprise you for a Christmas. I am sure you were thrilled to see them after such a long time.

I e work and lots of happy folks on Christmas with their great gifts I am sure. Thanks for sharing.

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Here is link to Steve Good’s blog: http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/ And here is his online pattern catalog: https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php

Welcome to the Village from East Tennessee. Look forward to your participation. Congratulations on your new saw. You are probably like a kid with a new toy!

added some documents from the Facebook group Files section here as a "backup" to the Facebook group files. I would hate to see this documentation lost. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/1222377394_EclipseScrollsaw_pdf.25ff342da193ecc48b7d6270ae553ab2,http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/1968022859_EclipsePartNumbers-2_pdf.4ff8f9a57a5a069fa778ec0cefb7c302,http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/1365329591_WiringSchematicEclipseScrollSaw_pdf.b36c33984480d5bf9eeefc0c5bb6525d,http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/1948453706_BearinghousingtremovalandinstallEclipseScrollSaw_pdf.0443865eb171cd96983602a8f8f7b09c,http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/928642110_TableInsert-2copyEclipseScrollSaw_pdf.e744bd4725165ef209c89e3e251e0980,http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/1730284501_BeltreplacementEclipseScrollSaw_pdf.cf7258e132382bdb70f1aabe8ede65f2,http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/monthly_2019_01/1300731389_Seal-Tool-EclipseScrollSaw_pdf.97d826aa56ed3e795626c6d7d4c4e682

There is also a Facebook group available - it can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EclipseScrollSaw/ Check the Files section for several documents including the PDF of the Owner's Manual, Parts List, and more.

Hi Sam and welcome to the Village. Where are you from? I am in the Knoxville, TN area. We have a Maker Space there that I keep meaning to check out. I know Judy Gale Roberts has an Eclipse saw, you could reach out to her to see what help or information she can provide. You can reach her via her website - intarsia.com - via her contact us page here: https://intarsia.com/pages/contact-us - it has an email address as well as an 800 number. At one time, I thought she had information on the saw on her website, but didn't find it. I think she was also involved in helping start a Facebook group for users of the saw. You can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EclipseScrollSaw/ It is a public group and they have several documents and such in the Files Section there including a PDF of the User Manual, a parts list and a few other things that you may find useful. You can also check the Sub-forums here in the Village - The Resources - Scroll Saw Reviews sub-forum and find the one for the Eclipse. I just added some of those documents there as well as I would hate to see them "lost" if the Facebook group went down for some reason. I did not however upload everything that was in the Files section of the Facebook group. There are some videos and other things there as well. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/scroll-saw-reviews/eclipse-r50/?tab=comments

Welcome to the Village. Glad to have you join us. I have had a cocker spaniel many years ago, was a good dog, cute pattern. I don’t do a lot of fret work like this so someone else can probably answer your question on ease of pattern better then me, but I would think thst this would not try your patience too much. There are a few thin areas where you will need to be careful. Like the eyes. Just use in expensive wood and give it a try. When you go to cut it, you would be cutting out the black and keeping the white.

Sorry to hear you had to have surgery. I have not seen many if any who else ndicated problems caused by their scrolling. Sorry it seems to have caused you an issue, hope it heals well and you can get back to the Saw soon.

Thank you to Mikeand Norm and others who have shared what you do with the ornaments so many have provided in the Ornaments for Charity. I love to hear them and would love to see some pictures of the ornaments thst are made. Mike, I am sorry for the loss of your son Ryan. I cannot fathom that heart breaking loss you and your family endured. I am glad the ornaments have been an outlet for you to share in his memory. Any of those stories you would like to share would warm many hearts here I am sure.