Necessity is the Mother of Invention or

[JohnB]

Lazy people make the best inventors

Most of the time I just use a glue stick and stick the pattern directly to the timber I'm working on, as most of my scrolling is done with material 12mm - 19mm thick, it usually is no problem just to hit the surface on the belt sander and remove the pattern.

Yesterday, I was working on a project that, although it was 19mm thick, it had some delicate pieces, so I decided to do the right thing and cover the timber with purple masking tape prior to fixing the pattern with a glue stick.

So far so good.

Drilled all the pilot holes and started cutting and the bloody pattern started lifting. Not just in a couple of places but all over

DILEMMA! How on earth do I re-stick the pattern, the glue stick obviously didn't work on the masking tape and I'd have to remove the pattern to use spray adhesive, then how'd I get it back on the timber in the right place, considering that I'd already started cutting frets.

I lubed up the old brain with a couple of smokes, while contemplating, getting a new piece of timber and starting over, when the penny dropped, actually it sounded more like an anvil hitting a steel rubbish bin.

I grabbed a few 19mm panel pins, cut the heads of with pliers and tapped them into 5 of the the pre-drilled starter holes. Lifted the pattern off, sprayed the back of the pattern and the masking tape and left it all to go off for about 5 mins.
Then located the holes in the pattern over the pins and slid it back down onto the timber.

Lined up perfectly and was ready to go again.

Thought I'd share this with you, as you just never know when you'll have to drag it from deep dark recesses of your mind to save a job.

[jigsue]

What was it you were smoking, John???

You solved the problem and remembered how you did it. Youd eserve a medal!

Sue

[Andy]

Hmmm ... not just witty but clever too. Kind of scary if you think about it! LOL Good on 'ya John

Andy

[JimSawyer]

So I guess not thinking about the problem provided the solution. Does this mean that smoking is ok?
You definetely have to show us the project when you're done!

[oops99]

Hey John,
What a great idea, I was once doing a cutting with about 30-40 cutouts pre drilled and the same thing happened, I wound up throwing the piece out.
Thanks for waiting till now to come up with that idea.

[Wood Dog]

Ya think yer stick glue is getting old?? I use stick glue on purple painters tape too and never had this problem. Thanks for the heads up though.

[meydenhart]

Good thinking John! When this happens to me, I wrap the whole work piece in clear masking tape to secure the pattern.

[Tor]

Good idea, if I ever run into the right kind of situation to use it. I have to say that I tend not to attach a pattern to wood, which kind of precludes the situation this will solve.

Tor

[knothead]

And who said alcohol and tobacco kills brain cells.

What was my ---- oh--

Tom

[CanadianScroller]

That is a tip to submit to the magazine,
I have some eagle feathers I pre drilled at the fair a couple of years ago and the pattern is lifting.I will do the same thing. Thanks John