Ford Model A

[martinka]

Pattern by EIEIO from Steve Good's forum.
Crap ply, threw it away once but decided to finish it today. It's broken in a few places with one piece missing altogether. I like this pattern so I'll have another go when I get some decent ply.
Oh dear, it seems rap with a preceding C is a forbidden word and is replaced with "rubbish". How naughty am I? :mrgreen:

 

[Bryan Bennett]

Hi Martin like the pattern,as a pattern it doesn't look much,until you cut it out and put the black backing behind.Then it takes on a different view.Well cut out,bit tricky in a couple of places.

Bryan

 

[Dalboy]

Looks great I can imagine that there are a few places that need extra care when cutting. Is there a way to do these parts or is it just a case of very gently and slow.

 

[martinka]

I jumped straight in without thinking, and it was my downfall. Two things made it a failure. 1 - the pattern was black filled instead of being a black outline and I couldn't see the blade half the time. 2 - I should have made some extra bridges for the fragile parts, then cut those out when it was finished. One part broke off just because I caught it with my thumb when turning the piece.
We live and learn.

Martin

 

[Dalboy]

In the short time I have been using the scrollsaw I have always tried to print in red so that when you make a cut it shows as black and can be seen easily. Hope I am not teaching someone to suck eggs

 

[martinka]

In the short time I have been using the scrollsaw I have always tried to print in red so that when you make a cut it shows as black and can be seen easily. Hope I am not teaching someone to suck eggs

I must admit, I hadn't thought of printing any other colour than black, but it would mean buying new ink cartridges which are stupidly expensive.

 

[Dalboy]

I must admit, I hadn't thought of printing any other colour than black, but it would mean buying new ink cartridges which are stupidly expensive.

I agree with that, I have 2 printers the one I use for woodworking projects I buy the cheap inks I will have a look and post a link when I find the place I got mine from. Memory not like it used to be.

This is where I got mine from as long as you don't go for original they work out a lot cheaper http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&a...%20inks&fl=677024&ci=6077763923&network=s&pm=

 

[Dalboy]

If you look at my thread about Practice with the angel and scroll down to Chippygeoff link to his video you will see that he also uses a different colour to print the pattern, and how easy it is to see where you are cutting

 

[martinka]

If you look at my thread about Practice with the angel and scroll down to Chippygeoff link to his video you will see that he also uses a different colour to print the pattern, and how easy it is to see where you are cutting

Hah, I'd noticed the different colour when I saw the video previously, but it didn't sink in. It's because I am used to printing everything, not just patterns, in black, as I bought a few black cartridges when they were being sold off cheap for my old printer.

 

[JimiJimi]

If you mess around with the contrast, you can at least print it in grey, which must use less ink.

 

[martinka]

If you mess around with the contrast, you can at least print it in grey, which must use less ink.

I normally make it into an outline drawing in Photoshop or Gimp. Well, when I remember, which isn't so often. I could also print extra fast which prints grey, but I always forget about that as well. I forget that much, I'm sometimes amazed I get through the day. I think.