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    Good to see you back. Keep up the good work.
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    How's this:
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    No, it's an itch I HAVE to scratch. Until I found the method to figure it out I just had to let it itch, now? Down the rabbit hole.
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    Once you have the drawing converted to paths, you can use Path > break apart to separate the drawing into individual objects. The total number of objects (holes) will be displayed in the bottom notification bar. Note, this can take some time for the program to process. I just did this on the "roses a bunch" pattern; 317.72 inches 118 objects. I'm still learning, so take all this with a grain of salt.
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    So I cut this pattern this evening. 5/16" hardwood, FD #1 polar blade, glued directly to the wood, tape added as needed to support the pattern (next time I'll cut the inside first, outside last). Found a feature in Inkscape that will (I think) measure the length of all the lines in a pattern: File in svg mode; import, ungroup, trace bitmap (only use the bitmap image). Select the pattern then; extensions > visualize path > measure path (measurement type, length) Inkscape said that the total path(s) length was 242.78 inches (when I enlarged the pattern and remeasured the length increased proportionally). To compare, Splat Cat, came in at 412 inches. I took 90 minutes to cut out the pattern, so 90 x 60 = 5400 seconds / 242 inches is 22.31 seconds per inch cut. (Yes, my brain melted about then). The whole point of this exercise is my attempt to extrapolate how long it should take me to cut an unknown pattern. If I can get the extra big panels to work it's something I'll need to know. Here is the item:
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    I'm always curious if the way I cut impacts the blade life. To find out means keeping some sort of track of how long (or short) the blade life is. Yes comparing cutting inch thick plywood to 1/4 inch pine is apples to oranges, and simple shapes to lots of tight corners is the same. Even at a hobby level you still want to be fairly economical with the blade usage. And that means tracking, a least a little bit, of your blade usage.
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    They just finished cleaning out the house next door (the neighbor passed away last year in a car accident), 5 construction dumpster loads plus a couple of trailer loads. I throw mine away.
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    I was thinking of using the technique on ornaments. This technique, at present, cannot be done with a laser, so, no competition for this style.
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    I finally got a chance to work on this. The angles do not show up well in the photos, but here it is. 25*angle, 3/4 maple, 2/0 FD new spiral blades:
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    Charley, This is what I'm shooting for; I'm also having a big elm taken down and slabbed for project wood, I should get about 100, 16 to 20in wide up to 8' long planks 1/2" thick:
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    Oh yeah, the rolls are 24" x 150'.
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    I'm having issues with Windows 10, the printer is too old for it (2004). I just got it setup on the Linux machine, a few more bugs, then home free (I hope).
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    Printer fired up just fine, the only "error" message was that two of the ink cartridges need to be replaced. No problem, I can get them from amazon $25 for a set of five (2 black 1 ea of the colors.) Now to get it to interface with the computers. Windows 10 recognizes the printer, but does not show a driver. I haven't tried the linux computer yet. (I irritated my back carrying parts and pieces into the house).
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    I've been drooling over a used HP 500 printer at the local ReStore, they had it priced at $300. I went in today and they had dropped the price to $175....SOLD. This is a large format printer that uses rolls of paper that are 24" wide and 50' long. I intend to use this for the large scale live edge planks. It came with a large box of accessories and three extra rolls of paper!
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    In other (expensive)( Coreldraw) programs most of these issues are taken care of by a "printer properties" file, Inkscape does not have this, neither does GIMP.
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    If your printer can't do edge to edge printing, then you can this sub menu to account for that. If you had the margins set to 1/2 inch all around the page (you don't) then using the "resize to page" would shrink the image a small amount. So, this is not the issue.
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    It's not out of print. It's a special edition issue of the magazine, available from the publisher. Slightly more expensive, unless you order more $$: https://www.foxchapelpublishing.com/boxes-bowls-baskets-special-issue.html
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    Ray, when you open the document properties menu, do you have the option to "resize page to content" ? it should be File > Document properties= pop up dialogue box Within the dialogue box: Page> General> display units (in)> page size (us letter)> orientation (portrait)> custom size (width, height, units) just underneath this (within the same thin line connecting them) is a right arrow (black triangle) that is labeled resize page to content. If you select this it take you to the margin adjustments. Have you tried tweaking these adjustments?
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    Sorry, this is why I gave up printing from Inkscape or Gimp. Too many setting to try to remember to get an exact size print. Add to this that I just tried to print from Inkscape, to see if I could find the settings and guess what, my new latest greatest version of Inkscape for Linux will not print, not even a dialogue box, nothing (even the task manager shows no change in the resources Inkscape is using). Restarted the computer and all. Blech
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    Oak Mirror

    Wichman replied to Fish's topic in Bragging Rights

    Very nice, better late than never
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    Where were you spraying? Excellent work by the way.
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    Frank, How did you handle the weight of the piece when it was overhanging the table? How did you orient the piece to avoid that?
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    IMHO the frame should be small and simple 3/4 to 1 inch wide, black, with a sheen to match the piece framed (flat, semi-gloss, or gloss).
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    The woman I made it for (Christmas gift for her granddaughter) told me that the other grandparent spoil the child. but this is a gift they can't get anywhere else.
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    It's hard to tell from the picture, but, how well did the slant show up? Does it need to be more slanted? What size spiral blade did you use? Thanks in advance.
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