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[terrylee]

I when got this machine on Amazon and what to use on some big pattern I have.Well all do is roll our pattern throw it and it put adhesive on our pattern.Then all you do is peel it off and put on the wood.It work great,but if you leave on the the wood to long,you have a hard time to getting the pattern off the wood .Is a repositionable adhesive that i use to. I even spray minnal spirit on the pattern,still had a hard time getting it off.Lesson learned I guess.You can see on the wishing well I did,parts of the pattern still on it

[kywoodmaster]

Cool idea. I always soak my projects in mineral spirits for about 15 -30 minutes. The patterns fall off and it helps condition the wood to take stain evenly. You will have to let them dry at least 24 hours if you do this before applying a finish.

[amazingkevin]

Acetone breaks down the adhering quality's of glues.It evaporates fast so a mix of mineral spirits and Acetone helps .

[terrylee]

Thanks for the tip

[Victor]

The best thing I came across is to wrap clear tape (the kind you use for putting cardboard boxes together)

around the wood you are using. Then, place the stencil (i usually spray on temporary adhesive) on top of the tape positioned on the wood where you want it. Then put some more tape over the stencil on those places where you want to make small cuts (letters).

When you are done, you can peel off the tape from the wood and the stencil will come right off without leaving bits behind.

 

The tape also lubricates the blade and tends to reduce overheating.

Hope it helps.

[heppnerguy]

Victor,

Do you cut patterns with a lot of all fret work? It seems all the areas in between the numerous fret cuts would make getting the traps off the wood a real chore

 

 

Dick

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