kmmcrafts Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 I've brought this up a few times in the past but since we have many newer folks on here since the last time I mentioned it I thought I'd bring it back up again. Most, if not all laser and cnc files / patterns have a few different options for the download of the design just read the description to see if they have PDF option before purchasing or send them a message and ask. Lots of these on etsy and other places around the web. Most of these can be printed and cut on a scroll saw.. If they have engraving on them sometimes if it's just words you can use a Sharpe fine point marker / pen or a paint pen and hand write it on. Since I have a laser cutter I've been buying quite a lot of files on etsy to cut with the laser.. most all the files also have a PDF download option so you could download and print the pattern. I've recently just been doing ornaments.. but there are a lot of other things too. Here is one I engraved and cut on the laser today. Could easily be done on a scroll saw and a Sharpe if you don't have a wood burner set etc.. Some carbon paper to transfer the text by hand to the wood then trace over it with the Sharpe or wood burner pen. ChelCass and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Great ornament, took me a second to realize it was a gas can. OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 I've gotten a number of layered patterns from etsy that are designed for laser cutters. So far, with a little playing around and some knowledge gained here, I've been able to take the .svg files and save each layer as a separate .pdf file for easier printing using inkscape. Some of these patterns are quite complex and a challenge to cut, but have really nice results when finished. OCtoolguy, kmmcrafts and FrankEV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 PDF is not a graphics format. It encapsulates images. For example, the patterns in Steve Goods files are SVG and can be imported directly into Inkscape. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted October 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, BadBob said: PDF is not a graphics format. It encapsulates images. For example, the patterns in Steve Goods files are SVG and can be imported directly into Inkscape. Yes for sure, I just mentioned PDF because there are a lot of different file types that many people do not know what it is or how to open it.. so I just mentioned PDF because many "know how to open and print that type of file".. Many people have trouble opening DXF, AIF, and some even have troubles with SVG.. Most people can open and print a PDF without issues. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 minute ago, kmmcrafts said: Most people can open and print a PDF without issues. I get that. I pointed out so that people don't think that they need to get the file in PDF format when it is available as an SVG. If I get a pattern in some graphics format. I convert it to SVG before I print the pattern so I can easily make it what ever size I want and adjust line width. FrankEV, OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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