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Ask Steve a question. / I can't find the answer on your blog

« on: September 21, 2018, 04:05:59 pm »

Hey Steve, I read the Saturday, May 6, 2017, regarding flattening wood. You said to check the next day's post but I wasn't able to locate the answer anywhere. I also tried sending you an email and it bounced back as being blocked on your end. Did I do something to make you mad? Jk. Anyway, if you can enlighten me as to what is the problem, I'd be most appreciative.

Ray Scrafield

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Computer questions / How to work with a scanned page rather than a .pdf pattern

« on: September 07, 2018, 03:27:24 pm »

I have been pulling my hair out over this. I have a great book that has many projects in it that I want to make. The problem is when I scan the pattern pages and save them as .pdf files I can't seem to make the workable with Inkscape or any other program for that matter. If I take one of Steve Goods patterns and import it into Inkscape, I can then do pretty much anything I want to with it. The page I'm working with right now has 3 pieces on the same pattern page and when I try to import the scanned image into Inkscape and then "ungroup" it, I can get nowhere. Can anybody help me to understand what I am either doing wrong and not doing? What is the difference between the two .pdf files?

Ray

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Introduce Yourself. / How to show some reaction to a post

« on: February 27, 2018, 08:07:53 pm »

Is there any method for showing a reaction to a post? A way to "Like" what someone said or another type of reaction. So far I have found no way to show appreciation for a post or thread.

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Introduce Yourself. / Hey Ya'all

« on: September 30, 2017, 02:49:00 pm »

Hello, my name is Ray and I go by Octoolguy as I used to sell tools here in Orange County, Cal. U.S.A. I just joined the forum here today and I want to say thanks to Steve Good for putting this together.

I first got interested in scroll saw marquetry a couple of years ago but have been slow to get up and running. Many other things have taken precedence but now I am freed up. I bought a used DW788 type 1 and have been busy getting it all squared away and building a stand for it as the tubular stand that came with it was junk. That is now done and I am ready to learn the art of scroll sawing. I hope to learn a lot from hanging out here and at other scroll saw forums.

Ray