Design By Mia - Chinese Love Pattern

[hotshot]

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.

[frankorona]

Wonderful pattern, thanks for sharing.

[DWSudekum]

Very nice pattern.  Would make a great earring set ( cut from 0.32 brass, stainless or aluminum )  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

[Judy Hunter]

Very nice.  So you have more Japanese Kongees? (sp)

[Al W]

If you have more of the konji, would like to see it.   Thanks for posting this one.

Al

[Merlin]

Nice one thanks heaps, I'll start with wood and work my way down in sizes to metal.

***Merlin***

[EdwardW]

What blades do you use for coins?

Ed

[hotshot]

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

[wombatie]

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.    Do you have the speed turned down when scrolling metal of any sort?

Marg

[newfie]

nice pattern

[hotshot]

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

[wombatie]

Thanks Randy, I will keep all that in mind.

Marg

[Keefie]

Thanks for the pattern and the information. I'm going to try to cut a pair of them in thin wood to make earrings.