Does Ebay sales of others patterns hurt this forum?

[jpaluck]

I mostly stopped posting free patterns after the Jonny thing..his attitude of " if you dont like it don't post here" Ok no problem. I think it's wrong for someone to take another's work and re-sell, plain and simple. I don't care what organizing they do...if a stranger organized my house I am not going to give it to him. The forum cant be that disorganized if folks are making cd's...lol. What really is needed is the site jonny was building. But, it is a ton of work. It could be done using one of the free e-commerce platforms like prestashop which makes catagorgizing things fairly easy. Even though it is an e-commerce platform, no money has to be charged, no registration - just direct download links all organized via catagory. Good platform simply for the organization and cheap. A shared host account would would fine 3-9 bucks a month. The cost is nominal - it's just labor intensive.

Connie did a great job trying to organize the forum - only imagine that task. A forum is not the right platform organazation wise....like digging a hole with spoon. If anyone wants to get a domain name and hosting account I would more than happy to set up prestashop and give them the run down on how to upload patterns etc. Lol but that just might make it that much easier for cd creations.

As far as making money on patterns, I know for myself I did not get into looking to make money. For me it's a hobby plain and simple, just like playing guitar and tying flies. I spent quite a bit on software and education learning how to use the software. Plus the time. I am not bitching at all, so I hope it doesnt sound like that. I have loved every minute of learning and have no regrets on the money spent or time. Patterns got me way into 3d...learning animations now. I wish I could make a living making patterns..be a heck of a lot more fun thats for sure, but I am not quitting the day job anytime soon.

[gregsolano]

You can export the pdf to a picture format then I usually clean it up in paint.net and delete the background color or white and then save as a png to import into designer. If your pdf software does not let you export to a picture file then do a print screen or use the snipping tool in newer windows versions and then paste into a paint program or I highly recommend paint.net to clean up and delete the background.

Thank you very much.

Can anyone answer is it possible to convert a PDF to a Pattern.


Thanks

Leo

[gregsolano]

Doug, wow, if you had posted that file at the beginning of this thread we all would have saved our fingers for another subject. Thanks for providing it, It is a great start for newbies and I am sure I will find a few things in there as well.

[gregsolano]

Doug, wow, if you had posted that file at the beginning of this thread we all would have saved our fingers for another subject. Thanks for providing it, It is a great start for newbies and I am sure I will find a few things in there as well.

Sorry I meant Jason, I have Alziemers lately.

[crfahy]

Oh my goodness! I have just spent the last 4 months trying to download and organize all the shared patterns and projects on this forum (still working on the organization part). Little Red Woodshop just gave a newbie the best prize ever! All in one – and such a nice file structure! Mine is a bit different, but I still have quite a bit of sorting to do. So now, do I start comparing??? OMG!! I liked sifting through all the pattern posts though. Many other ideas and techniques were shared with the patterns. The freebies got me hooked on the forum and the machine…

If this link was provided in the ‘What every Newbie should know’ sticky, there would probably be no ebay sales. What would really be nice is if the ‘basic’ directory contained more of the patterns that have been shared. I mean, that is really basic, with 16 categories, for like 50 patterns. Compare those categories to the shared structure. I forget to look there, now that I’ve seen all these others… and I have my own categories. I think I need a ‘purchased’ category so that I don’t get confused?


My thanks to all that have helped to make my ‘magic machine’ projects so fun! I have learned quite a bit, and wish that I would have associated names to those shared projects that I have carved, so that I could give proper credit. I don’t really want to go through that one really long thread again… I guess that as I share patterns I will put _crf in the filename. I've only just begun...

[lynnfrwd]

Bud are you the one that has that link to all of the files?


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[AskBud]

Bud are you the one that has that link to all of the files?


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As you remember, in January of 2011 you began to build specific categories for Pattern sharing in order to help folks better use the current system.
You place a "Please Read" notice (suggestion List) on the Pattern Sharing area to help people better name and select the thread, within the section in which to post their attachments.
Here is the link to that Thread: http://forum.carvewright.com/showthr...722#post146722

Hear is the link to this entire section: http://forum.carvewright.com/forumdi...attern-Sharing

Here is the link to the original Pattern Sharing thread, which which has thousands of attachments. The main problem, and the reason you built the new threads, is/was that lots of folks did not use very good naming conventions for their attachments. This attachment link, like all the others, can be searched (using the FIND command) for specific text and if the person used that text in the file-name it will be found.
http://forum.carvewright.com/misc.ph...chments&t=2046

For those that are unfamiliar with this Find command, they will find an AVI lesson titled "Search the Pattern Sharing Depot" in this link to my download access.
http://www2.wcoil.com/~nharbison/cw-... downloads.htm
The above, was my method until I got a Windows-7 machine.
With the W-7 and the newer Internet Explorer the process became easier.
You simply bring up the attachment area of a thread and if the list is long, you click on EDIT > FIND and you get an entry window in which you type the text-word you wish. You do have to out think the posting person as to the text they may have included. Just think of the various thing you might call the item you are looking for.
AskBud

[lynnfrwd]

Thank you, oh wise one...


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[CNC Carver]

Connie and or any pattern makers

Would it be ok to list an ebay item with link to free patterns on this forum? And set price at $0.56 ebay fees would be $0.56. If link is included in description it would get first time buyers to the forum without any cost to them and if they bought it no profit would be made. I bought cd before I found forum and wish I found forum first. What a GREAT place to be.

http://forum.carvewright.com/forumdi...attern-Sharing

[ktjwilliams]

Oh well,,, I really miss the way we did things up here.. I use to come on here everyday to post, to read, to help where I could, to get help Etc... And a lot of other folks came here everyday.. The posts, most of the time, was just hr's or minutes old... Now the post are a week old or more most of the time.. Folks, don't let a few low lives ruin the forum and the sharing.. If u do ur just as bad as they are !!! cause ur stealing the help that folks need to get started with their new machines, with patterns, troubleshooting the machines, and advise Etc... If U hold back, then U leave these folks no choice but to purchase from the scumbags on EBAY... Everybody needs to get some patterns to work with until they figure out for themselves how to do things.. I know I did and I had plenty of help and in return I help where I can ...