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Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« on: March 14, 2011, 11:48:07 pm »
Finally was able to make some time this evening to start my next project. I printed, cut, glued and taped my pattern to my wood of choice. Then I went into the garage to drill my holes and thats where, as my wife would say, I had a blonde moment (and no I am not blonde). I drilled my first hole and it dawns on me that I just drilled into the wrong portion of the pattern...oops :o Lucky for me I kept my cool (a rarity), and had only drilled my first hole. I reprinted the same pattern and figured out how to place it over the old pattern with the existing hole in a more desirable location (looked through the pattern and wood into a light). TADA, project saved and the rest of the holes drilled in their proper locations in the pattern.
I need to remember like cutting wood ("measure twice, cut once), look twice before drilling my holes. Lesson learned. ;D

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 12:33:29 am »
It's hard to make designer firewood if you haven't even made a cut yet! I'm glad you where able to save your board!
I'm sure most of us have done that once or twice! ::)
Dan In Southern California

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 01:03:28 am »
If that happens again and you can't rearrange, just get glue and sawdust mixed into a little paste and fill in that little hole ;)

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 06:58:33 am »
Like Steve has said" in woodworking if you can fix it then it never took place".

Louis
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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 07:26:55 am »
Been there, done that.
I said stand up have you ever been there
Stand up identify
Stand up tell us about it
Stand up testify

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 08:01:49 am »
I'm standing while typing

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2011, 08:13:47 am »
!oot ti enod ev'I <--Speaking in tongues!  :D

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 09:14:02 am »
Hey if it wasn't for mistakes what would I use for kindling ???
I love the smell of saw dust in the morning.

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2011, 10:41:41 am »
Guilty as charged ... sometimes I have the "what the heck moment" when trying to remember if I am cutting out the white or the black part of the pattern. 

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2011, 10:50:54 am »
Standing.....lol


 @ Marmoh I have had way to many of those times so do what I do take a sharpie and write cut black /white in an area that is not the pattern as a little reminder (I'd get started on it and the wife needs something done I do that and then I can't remember what I was cutting so that is why I started to do that)

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2011, 12:55:53 pm »
Been there done that only I had cut about 25 holes when I realized this was a cut the white pattern.  Designer didn't give a heads up and I didn't bother to look ahead of time.  I now check each pattern, just in case.
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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2011, 02:00:02 pm »
Not me!  I never make mistakes at the beginning of a project.  I always wait until it is almost done to screw it up!
"Measure twice, cut once, count fingers"

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2011, 04:04:08 pm »
On the current project with a little over 300 holes, I noticed the backup board was a little chewed up so I changed it.  The new one was a little thinner.  I have my drill press set so it just goes thru the board, saves time and effort.  Yep, almost finished drilling and I discovered that none of the holes were all the way thru.  Not my brightest move....

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2011, 04:20:19 pm »
Pencils are designed with erasers just so that you can erase a mistake. Once you make a cut, it's cut.
(my pencil doesn't have an eraser)

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Re: Funny thing happened on the way to the scroll saw...
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2011, 10:04:20 am »
I never make a mistake unless I am alone or with someone.
I'm from North Dakota

 

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