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Great job Paul the flag behind is a must makes it pop

Very nice work

Looks great even if I did not know who it was

Great job Kevin and that is always the way the one you have not cut ready is always the one they ask for

Great selection of pieces and cut in the sun ?? what is that, will that arrive in the UK at some point I do hope so

Look like the angry birds my daughter plays on her tablet I got a feeling these will fly out Had too sorry

Great work I too can see the grain making the right hand one look slightly nicer but both are great and will be treasured by someone

Great job Dan love the shaping of the bird

Great puzzle pattern and cut too

You are more than welcome Gonzo and thanks for posting a picture of it cut you are officially the first to cut one of my patterns and as I explained I am only just learning pattern making so it is great to see one come to life already.

Nice work in progress Paul be sure to post that up when finished

I am the opposite of you lol I take ages to learn via book but show me it once and I can pick it up pretty fast strange how people learn in different ways good luck with your book and I look forward to seeing your first pattern you do and then seeing it cut Having said that I did not know they done a book on inkscape so may get one myself and swat on that too see if it helps

Nicely done Thanks for showing us

Very nice Thanks for showing us

2 superb pieces Dave Thanks for showing us

Great job Dan the squirrel is a cracker

Some people you can never please no matter what you do or try it is these ones you need to brush off and forget and not let them get to you because these ones will make what you enjoy doing a task Get the broom out Kevin and sweep it under the carpet and move on if someone who does the amount of names you do cannot make her happy I am guessing no one will

Yes Marg regular pound shop spray cans nothing expensive as most of my bits I give away or just cover material costs but the cans I use work great so why pay more I say

Thanks for your kind comment John I have no problem answering your questions I tape the first vinyl with blue painters tape I then put another 2 records on the back of this one and then blue painters tape around the edge of all 3 this holds them fine for me i do not use anything between or a backer board when cutting just the stack of 3 albums taped together . With regards to blade I use a spiral that is the only one I have found to work doing it my way but if sandwiched between 2 boards it may be possible to use a normal blade but my way it is spiral only I am afraid and I tend to use #4 for most of my cuts, now onto the the fuzzies and speed I cut at full speed only I have tried it at lower speeds the cut line just melts back in for me and creates a lot of solid fuzzies that take ages to clean up I now cut the same way all the time and that is as follows : Full speed on the saw and as fast as I can get away with on the saw feeding it this keeps the melt back to a minimum before I cut the next part I use an old toothbrush to brush all the fuzzies out so they cannot stick back to the vinyl this is a lot easier to do after each cut then at the end. That is about it nothing special at all I like to keep it as simple as possible I do know from others the main thing they have trouble with is the fuzzies and the cut line melting back in I do get this now and then but only when it is a real tricky part and I am cutting real slow that is why I cut as fast as I can as much as I can. Hope this helps you. If my explanation is confusing I can take some pictures next time to show how I do mine I know I confuse myself sometimes so confusing others will probably be easy for me oh nearly forgot I also give a light spray of lacquer to the label to try and stop the tape pulling parts of the label off this seems to work most of the time as long as you peel the tape away from the label area slowly this is not an issue if a clock face is going to cover the label but if not and you are spraying the record you will see the tear parts of the label and it is hard to sand flat and to not see it so a quick spray is best for me.

Great job Ralph I remember the request and it is good to see the finished item

Great job love them both

Great job on the cut I also use black a lot and spray my backers but I have added colours here and there too to make certain parts stand out a bit each to their own.

Great work as always Kevin the bones ones are great

Nice project and well worth it for the little one

Nice job will look great once potted up