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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: made a big BOO BOO today

« on: September 27, 2012, 02:51:57 pm »

Oh yea....  Forgot to mention the most important thing (my 2 cents worth).
                Unless a INSIDE cut is mostly large I WILL ALWAYS USE the FD-UR#1
                BLADE....  I feel very comfortable cutting (BALTIC BIRCH PLY) up to
                 3/4" this way.  Have had very, very good luck and I surprise myself
                 by how easy it is to follow any type of line.  Outside areas are mostly
                 FD-UR #3 OR #5....  Only Flying Dutchman Blades.  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: made a big BOO BOO today

« on: September 27, 2012, 02:36:31 pm »

Hey Newfie....  Yepper.  Done been there also....BUT....  As of the past month or so I have decided on studying the over-all pattern.  Find the more delicate areas and either mark them or remember.  When I get to one of them I may start my entry from two directions.  I also have started the cut of the delicate areas at the part that I think might be apt to break.  Finish the cut into a more solid area.  Have completed many Ornaments that have lots of delicate areas and so far so good.  Yea!  Danny  :+}

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The Coffee Shop / Words to Ponder.... :+}

« on: September 24, 2012, 03:12:53 pm »

This was written by a very dear childhood friend of mine.  I read it and reflect on
some of my recent feelings.  Almost parallel to his.  Time is Precious.  Danny  :+}

We?ve been told many times that life is like a race, the older one gets the more I don?t know if that is a proper description of life. I look at it as if time is the race. Life is the anti-race.

 
 

When we are young, things move at such a slow pace. When we are young, time means nothing, we have all the time in the world. We can waste it by doing nothing, by getting in trouble or by being away from ones family. One can not waste what one has so much of, or at least that is what we think.

 

I don?t really know when I became aware of how precious time was, but I believe it was during a personal crisis situation. I would think it was the time I lost my children, not by death, but by separation. Some of you know what that feels like while others my say it came during a crisis of health or finance. It really does not matter when actually, but we are all in it now with both feet.

We may have all the money we need, the health we want and the family to bond with, but we are all aware of the one thing, money, or power can not grant us???..time.

 

We should realize it is a waste of such a precious commodity to spend it on being anger, being mad, self-pride, or having an unforgiving nature. Who cares who says "I?m sorry first, or I love you? We don?t need to take the time to keep score of how many times one have to do dishes or cooked dinner or walked the dogs? When you are down to that last second, one will give anything to have enough time to walk those precious loving pets. Or cook one more meal for your family or tell your child or mate how much you love them.

 

Time, what a valued gift the Lord has given us. Only he knows how much is in our account. Have we wasted it? Or have we spent it well.

 

I can look back as a youth when a day would last forever, a week was an eternity. Now a day is but a blink of an eye, to put off something until tomorrow is to gamble with your most precious asset.

 

Get on the phone and tell that someone you are sorry, ask for their forgiveness. Tell them you love them. Use your time well. Don?t waste it on things that make no difference. Don?t associate with people who do not make you happy. Love without conditions, and play the game with honor and to the last breath.

 

The journey is hard and time is short, So,I for one will carry my wounded, but I will not wait for the stragglers.

  

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Cutting Portraits.... :+}

« on: September 24, 2012, 11:12:50 am »

Well I have been Scrolling for many years and have  big inventory or various portraits.
Can remember way, way back yonder with the leaning times.  I have learned and have always used 1/4" stock.  Always cut stack of two.  Finished cutting a portrait of my Mother last month and wanted to have copies for sister n brothers and myself, so I used 1/8" BB.  All FOUR copies came out OUTSTANDING.  Of course its due to using Flying Dutchman Blades.  Yea!  My Question....  What is the preference among everyone on this subject?                   Danny  :+}

P.S.  Oh yea....  In my feelings I think the 1/8 BB looks much better when framed than
        any of the portraits I have used the 1/4 BB. 

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Brag Forum / Re: The Duke

« on: September 17, 2012, 02:27:37 pm »

Hi Al....Wonderful cutting on The Duke.  I have cut a similar version. 
Just wondering....  Does Charlie still do custom designing?  And how
would I go about contacting him?  Danny  :+}

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Brag Forum / Re: Christmas Tree Decorations

« on: September 17, 2012, 02:22:27 pm »

Can't add much more than already has been except for....BEAUTIFUL....
I know where the tree n dove came from and sure would Love to cut all
the others....  Danny  :+}

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Computer questions / Re: Microsoft Office Question.... :+}

« on: September 13, 2012, 10:33:38 am »

I truly want to THANK Everyone for their inputs.  Majority lead me to Open Office which I did install yesterday.  And I was simply amazed that the OLD FILES from
the OLD PC that were saved but could not open are able to be opened by this
Open Office I installed.  Had so, so many very important documents that I had
saved over the years that I thought were GONE FOREVER.  Now I have opened all
and safely added them to my NEW DOCUMENTS.  This is SO GREAT.  Thanks....
                                                                                                        Danny  :+}

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Computer questions / Microsoft Office Question.... :+}

« on: September 11, 2012, 06:34:59 pm »

Our last PC (gone) had Microsoft Office-Excel-Spreadsheet etc. and I really got into the Spreadsheet portion.  Kept a going thing for lots of things.  Anyway I am not wealthy enough to buy the advertised Microsoft Office that pops up sometimes.  I have been checking into good ole GOOGLE and it looks like there are lots of FREE software out there.  I am always leary of downloading ANYTHING.  Could you suggest a Safe Download of this?

Thank-e in advance....  Danny  :+}

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Computer questions / Re: Connecting a VCR to T.V. ----?

« on: September 08, 2012, 11:50:04 am »

Howdy Don....Have decided to do just what you said.  After thinking how OLD our
dvd and vcr were (over 10 years) we decided to check into buying one and found
a Toshiba at Walley World for $58 bucks.  Cool.  Thanks....  Danny  :+}

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Computer questions / Re: Connecting a VCR to T.V. ----?

« on: September 06, 2012, 07:23:05 pm »

Hey Trav....  Glad to be yacking with yas.  I am deep down here in Alabama....USA
I am sure the link you had will not help me.  Now I am not knowing what a Cable Converter really is.  Help?  Yes what I refer to as the RCA jacks are the color lil wires you referred to....  I am really, really not into this type of thing.  A friend says the
VCR player I have is so old that it may not be compatible with the modern age.  Don't know.  Anyway....  Thank you for your help and interest....  Danny  :+}

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Computer questions / Connecting a VCR to T.V. ----?

« on: September 06, 2012, 02:53:01 pm »

As some know the wife n I splurged on a big, big LED tv....  Before we used our
20 year old console.  Hey it still works good.  I have figured out how to connect
the DVR to the TV.  Works great....NOW....  We still like to watch VCR's sometimes.
The VCR is pretty old, but has always did its job.  Ran out of the RCA lil jacks on the back of the TV.  Alls left is on the side.  Four different (USB) type connectors.  Their labeled ....  DVI....ARC....HDMI  and there is a USB port.  The VCR has the old style
cable connector along with the RCA part.  Can anyone lead me on?  Thanks, Danny:+}

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Pattern Requests. / Request for Information.... :+}

« on: August 28, 2012, 08:50:11 am »

I have a real strong urge to start learning how to design Portraits and other Scrolling projects.  Being on the low end of learning from reading can some of you designers or others lead me on to a program that wouldn't be to awfully hard to learn. 

Thanks to Everyone in Advance....  Danny  :+}

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Brag Forum / A Portrait of my Mother.... :+}

« on: August 27, 2012, 03:01:34 pm »

First I want to give my sincerest Thanks to Ron (Joleet) for taking the time to design this pattern for me. 

Is it the same with all?  To start cutting at One of 300 different holes you can't see anything changing, but toward the half way point I started seeing my Mom start to
take shape and as I said to my self Mom your starting to come to life.  The more I cut the more everything started to show.  Anyway I cut using 1/8 BB and cut 4 layers.  One for each of my 2 brothers and sister and of course one for myself.  Even the BOTTOM layer came out as clean cut as the top.  Just Love that FD-UR #1 blade.

On pins n needles to read the replys.  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Home Depot

« on: August 25, 2012, 11:26:49 am »

Home Depot and Lowes here in Huntsville, Alabama DO NOT sell BB wood of any kind.
                            SLOANS IS THE WAY TO GO....  Danny  :+}

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Dog and Bone

« on: August 21, 2012, 07:11:47 pm »

Thank Yas for this pattern.  Will work just fine for my Brother and his Pooch....LOL
     By the way I want to say that you are a inspiration to all of us for all the Wonderful Patterns you post.  Just Love um All....  Danny  :+)