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Brag Forum / Re: Third official Scrollsaw project
« on: March 26, 2017, 06:30:26 pm »
Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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News: Had a couple issues with the forum today. 1/19/2017. I believe I have them corrected now. Let me know if you have any trouble. Thanks.
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New member Gold Coast Australia
« on: March 26, 2017, 09:35:31 am »
Welcome Roger. DW from Ohio. We have a ton of experience here in the community so if you have questions I am sure that someone will have an answer available. Oh an we love pictures 
Looking forward to seeing your work.
DW
Looking forward to seeing your work.DW
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Brag Forum / Re: Cotton Boll inlay in small box lid.
« on: March 26, 2017, 09:32:15 am »
Very nicely done Jim. You are the master at doing these. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: New Toy
« on: March 25, 2017, 10:54:07 pm »
Karl I will be using it for a little of both. I wore out my Ryobi so I wanted something that was better built.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: First Project
« on: March 25, 2017, 09:17:42 pm »
Nicely done. Those are fun to do. I did one several years back for my uncle who golfed. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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The Coffee Shop / New Toy
« on: March 25, 2017, 04:06:29 pm »
I just purchased a Rikon 10-305 10" Band Saw. This saw replaces the 9" Ryobi that I was using and it is heads above the Ryobi. Being all metal it is very stable and it uses roller bearings for its blade guides and followers. Well worth the $285 paid for it.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: e commerce sites?
« on: March 24, 2017, 04:56:01 pm »
Swampy I have been a user of ETSY since 2009. I have not been advertizing and it all has been word of mouth.
In 2009 I sold one bank,
2010 I sold 2
in 2011 I sold 13
in 2014 I sold 66
in 2015 I sold 189
2016 i sold 95
so far this year I have sold 30
2015 taught me that sometimes I needed to go into vacation mode and catch up. ETSY allows you to go into vacation mode. Essentially without taking the effort to advertise anywhere and even if you do it will take approx. 3 - 5 years to get solidly established. I suggest that you go to vistaprint.com and make up some business cards and when you sell something or talk to someone pass one out. While I do not make enough to live on it does pay for the crafting of the banks and equipment maintenance with a bit left over.
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In 2009 I sold one bank,
2010 I sold 2
in 2011 I sold 13
in 2014 I sold 66
in 2015 I sold 189
2016 i sold 95
so far this year I have sold 30
2015 taught me that sometimes I needed to go into vacation mode and catch up. ETSY allows you to go into vacation mode. Essentially without taking the effort to advertise anywhere and even if you do it will take approx. 3 - 5 years to get solidly established. I suggest that you go to vistaprint.com and make up some business cards and when you sell something or talk to someone pass one out. While I do not make enough to live on it does pay for the crafting of the banks and equipment maintenance with a bit left over.
DW
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The Coffee Shop / Re: e commerce sites?
« on: March 24, 2017, 08:09:08 am »
I do business on ETSY. Being as YOU are the vendor + Manufacturer + Distributer of the product you set the conditions and how you get paid. For instance I sell handcrafted wooden coin banks. I do not even begin to make them until the purchase price has actually cleared and made it into my accounts. I accept all major credit cards, checks and money orders and since I use those funds to purchase the supplies to build the banks ordered nothing is lost if the transaction takes a dive for some reason. I work in the JIT system. Just In Time. In other words I carry no inventory of parts other than minor incidentals. I stock no completed items ( no room ) so basically the customer orders the item, pays for it, I purchase the supplies with the money that the customer just paid and construct it then I ship it. It is transparent to the customer and shields me by having a paper trail for the payment and for the product being built.
Hope this helps a bit.
DW
Hope this helps a bit.
DW
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Brag Forum / Re: Magnolia blossom inlay
« on: March 22, 2017, 09:33:32 pm »
Very nicely done Jim Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Brag Forum / Re: Something Different - Bots
« on: March 22, 2017, 07:48:51 pm »
Very nicely done. That looks like it took a lot of work to get running correctly. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Hello all
« on: March 11, 2017, 02:24:54 pm »
Glad to see you are still with us Troy. I have been were you are at my friend. Keep the faith it will serve you well.
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Brag Forum / Re: Duck Hunter
« on: March 10, 2017, 02:29:16 pm »
Nicely done Danny. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New Members
« on: March 07, 2017, 04:37:20 pm »
Welcome Richard and thank you for your service my new friend. Feel free to ask questions as there is a TON of knowledge here to help. We love pictures:)
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Brag Forum / Re: Eiffel Tower
« on: March 05, 2017, 07:02:09 am »
I have not made one however if I were going to light it I might construct appropriately sized spot lights and arrange them on the base so that they shone on the tower. Nice work by the way. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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