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Big_red_S · 10-26-2009, 02:58 PM

Very frustrating.

After a few months "off" due to vacation / other life events I went back this weekend to make a puzzle and...I suck again.
It came out as if I never cut a puzzle in my life.

Just when I was starting to put Carter to shame with my skills...

VB... · 10-26-2009, 03:11 PM

Some of us are just a little better at it then others. (Sucking that is...LOL)

You probably needed to take more breaks. That seems to help me when stuff starts to go wrong. My concentration needs a coffee break. Then everything clicks in just right.

Don't give up!

VB...

Big_red_S · 10-26-2009, 03:20 PM

Thanks VB, I ain't giving up

I spent a few hours in the garage yesterday and a few moments this morning

sawdustus · 10-26-2009, 03:21 PM

Me too Red. I haven't cut one in several months and had to throw out the two I started last week. Practice makes perfect and it seems that we are both out of practice. Oh well, I'll try again this week and not get so fancy; larger pieces, no color line cutting etc..

george

Scrolling Days · 10-26-2009, 03:33 PM

Like riding a bike, Red, you'll be flying again in no time!

wood-n-things · 10-26-2009, 04:30 PM

Keep at it Red...You will get the knack again i no time..Imagine how I felt after 6 months away from the saw..It was like I had never used one...It takes a little time but before long you will be a happy camper again.

lilsparky · 10-26-2009, 10:39 PM

For what it's worth - and I'm just a brand new puzzle cutter - when I haven't sat down at the saw in awhile, and EVERY time I put in a new blade, I pick up a scrap without a picture on it and warm up. It seems to make a difference. Then those first few pieces where the blade seems to want to have it's own way and probably be disagreeable are just scrap, so no loss. Once the blade starts behaving in a reasonable manner, I turn to the real piece.

marshall · 10-26-2009, 10:44 PM

Now you may not believe this Big Red , but when I've been away from the big yellow machine for a while it tends to make me a little rusty. So do some practice work to help work out and clean up the rusty areas ............Marshall

KtownScroller · 10-27-2009, 02:03 AM

Your just a little rusty Red.

VB... · 10-27-2009, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wood-n-things

Keep at it Red...You will get the knack again i no time..Imagine how I felt after 6 months away from the saw..It was like I had never used one...It takes a little time but before long you will be a happy camper again.

What happened to the spider web?

10-26-2009, 02:58 PM	#1
Big_red_S Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 722	Back to square 1 Very frustrating. After a few months "off" due to vacation / other life events I went back this weekend to make a puzzle and...I suck again. It came out as if I never cut a puzzle in my life. Just when I was starting to put Carter to shame with my skills... __________________ Living well is the best revenge

10-26-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
VB... Filler Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 322	Some of us are just a little better at it then others. (Sucking that is...LOL) You probably needed to take more breaks. That seems to help me when stuff starts to go wrong. My concentration needs a coffee break. Then everything clicks in just right. Don't give up! VB... __________________ Tool of choice: DW 788, DW 735, Aspire To Inspire Before You Expire. If you don't stand behind our troops, PLEASE feel free to stand in front of them!

10-26-2009, 03:20 PM	#3
Big_red_S Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 722	Thanks VB, I ain't giving up I spent a few hours in the garage yesterday and a few moments this morning __________________ Living well is the best revenge

10-26-2009, 03:21 PM	#4
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,975	Me too Red. I haven't cut one in several months and had to throw out the two I started last week. Practice makes perfect and it seems that we are both out of practice. Oh well, I'll try again this week and not get so fancy; larger pieces, no color line cutting etc.. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

10-26-2009, 03:33 PM	#5
Scrolling Days Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Along the Lower Niagara River Posts: 1,214 Blog Entries: 5	Like riding a bike, Red, you'll be flying again in no time! __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

10-26-2009, 04:30 PM	#6
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	Keep at it Red...You will get the knack again i no time..Imagine how I felt after 6 months away from the saw..It was like I had never used one...It takes a little time but before long you will be a happy camper again. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

10-26-2009, 10:39 PM	#7
lilsparky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 24	don't give up!! For what it's worth - and I'm just a brand new puzzle cutter - when I haven't sat down at the saw in awhile, and EVERY time I put in a new blade, I pick up a scrap without a picture on it and warm up. It seems to make a difference. Then those first few pieces where the blade seems to want to have it's own way and probably be disagreeable are just scrap, so no loss. Once the blade starts behaving in a reasonable manner, I turn to the real piece.

10-26-2009, 10:44 PM	#8
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro AR Posts: 2,113	Now you may not believe this Big Red , but when I've been away from the big yellow machine for a while it tends to make me a little rusty. So do some practice work to help work out and clean up the rusty areas ............Marshall __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

10-27-2009, 02:03 AM	#9
KtownScroller So much better :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,665	Your just a little rusty Red. __________________ - Rick

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