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Title: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: hotshot on April 02, 2014, 10:51:47 pm: Design is by Mia, a School friend of my sons.

I have learned the hard way that it is wise to mark the pilot holes on the pattern so I don't miss any when drilling (with coins, you drill before attaching the pattern, so it is important not to miss any drill holes). I mark the interior of the patterns in pink. Most of my patterns going forward will take this format unless I find a better combination.

I included a preview of the pattern as a standard image so you could see what the pattern was like before downloading the pdf. You should be able to enlarge the pattern without a lot of trouble.

I plan to start doing some of these cutting in wood to make nice pendant and other jewelry. The advantage of wood is that I can size my cuts however I want, without having to worry about the size of the coins.
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: frankorona on April 03, 2014, 08:45:31 am: Wonderful pattern, thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: DWSudekum on April 03, 2014, 09:14:29 am: Very nice pattern. Would make a great earring set ( cut from 0.32 brass, stainless or aluminum ) Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: Judy Hunter on April 03, 2014, 10:35:57 am: Very nice. So you have more Japanese Kongees? (sp)
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: Al W on April 03, 2014, 02:57:24 pm: If you have more of the konji, would like to see it. Thanks for posting this one.

Al
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: Merlin on April 03, 2014, 03:39:36 pm: Nice one thanks heaps, I'll start with wood and work my way down in sizes to metal.

***Merlin***
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: EdwardW on May 15, 2014, 07:22:11 pm: What blades do you use for coins?

Ed
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: hotshot on May 15, 2014, 08:36:38 pm: Most cutting can be done with 2/0 Jewelers Blade and more detail can be done with 4/0. Usually I get mine from www.sloanswoodshop.com. Non-Jewelers blades will not work.

------Randy
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: wombatie on May 18, 2014, 02:47:53 am: Thanks Randy for the pattern and the blade information. One more question which I think you answered before but I forgot to write it down. :D Do you have the speed turned down when scrolling metal of any sort?

Marg
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: newfie on May 18, 2014, 08:53:19 pm: nice pattern
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: hotshot on May 18, 2014, 11:20:51 pm: Quote from: wombatie on May 18, 2014, 02:47:53 am
Do you have the speed turned down when scrolling metal of any sort?

I probably should, but I'm impatient, so most of the time, I run wide open. Also, a fast running blade is less likely to "catch" and break. After your first coin, you will undertand that last statement. If the coin starts to heat, I pause for a few seconds for the heat to dissipate. If the coin gets to hot, the glue starts to release and the pattern starts to lift.

-- ------Randy
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: wombatie on May 20, 2014, 02:56:02 am: Thanks Randy, I will keep all that in mind.

Marg
Title: Re: Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern
Post by: Keefie on May 20, 2014, 04:51:13 am: Thanks for the pattern and the information. I'm going to try to cut a pair of them in thin wood to make earrings.