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General Category => Introduce Yourself. => Topic started by: Kragax on July 19, 2014, 01:54:31 pm
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I' really glad to have found this forum. I am returning to scroll sawing after a lengthy hiatus. Now that I'm retired I want really dive back into it. I just tinkered a bit a number of years ago, but now I have much more time. I am interested in scroll sawed puzzle boxes, if anyone could lead me to plans. Also is there a cheaper program to convert photos an such than Coyote? $100.00 is kinda dear right now :(. Anyway, Glad to be here.
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Welcome. We are glad you found us also.
I don't quite know what you mean by "convert photos to". There are a lot of free photo editors on line.
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Thanks for your reply. There is a program called Coyote that is made to produce scroll saw patterns from photos or artwork. It kinda makes a stencil. The full program is $100.00. I just wondered if anyone knew of a cheaper alternative.
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Some people here use Gimp and Inkscape, both free. I downloaded both and have been playing with them a little. There is a tutorial here: http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/profiles/blogs/photo-to-scroll-saw-pattern-gimp I have been working with. I'm getting closer to a pattern each time I try. I haven't played with Inkscape yet, not sure what it does.
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Glad you found us Kragax. Hi I'm Russ from Florida your local moderator. Welcome to the Scrollsaw Forum. :)
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Welcome!!! I am Al from Hillsboro TN.
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Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm Julie from Texas. Glad you found us.
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Welcome to the forum. I'm Marg from Australia
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Welcome from Qu?bec, Canada
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Hi
Don from Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. Just east of Toronto
I use both GIMP and Inkscape (both free). Lots of tutorials around.
One recommendation is http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles.html/_/pattern-making/gimp/ (http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles.html/_/pattern-making/gimp/)
Don
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Thanks for the welcomes! I downloaded both inscape and Gimp. Let the learning begin. ;D
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Well, I finding it is certainly not as easy to make a pattern as I thought it would. I've spent about three hours time working on my first one, no where near done and don't know if it will be any good when I think it is done. But I am enjoying the challenge.
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welcome to the forum i'm Todd from NL Canada