And another one...
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JCDammeyer's 42 projects
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I've added another project onto the list and surprisingly when I count how many are now on the list it's still 42. Brought this back from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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BTW, SWMBO gave me a Van Gogh and I swore after the endless hours making it I'd never do another one of his paintings. One of the most difficult puzzles ever. You'd think each piece was different enough but there were so many that fit in several locations and the image on the piece didn't logically match any of the locations. Often because a brush stroke would stop on one piece and not continue onto the next
We love puzzles.
We did one of Klimt's Woman in Gold.
Most difficult puzzle we have ever done. Naturally we did the easy part first. That left the largest part, all the gold background. We ended up trying every piece in any given spot. Absolutely mind numbing.
I'm floored , what you said was English but not regular words
You did a puzzle with your wife?
Yeah there are some puzzles where it's really just a mechanical process trying each one until the correct one fits.
Sometimes I think my wife hates me... From 2016.
DPittman
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That picture is mind numbing on its own and there is no need to make it in a puzzle.
I'm not a puzzle guy and really don't have time/inclination for those puzzles that rely 99% solely on the shape alone. My wife does those and seems to enjoy them.
Although I did do a puzzle once when I was younger and smarter that only had a few colors and I found rather challenging.
Yup we almost always do a puzzle over the Christmas break.
Linda might put in a few pieces but she's not that much into puzzles other than to torture me.
Of course I also occasionally torture myself. I had 3 of these made. The other two went to people who made a significant contribution to making the necklace lights for the Lions Gate Bridge.
This one didn't have a lot of pieces but they were all virtually identical and made out of wood. Luckily there was a numeric grid on the back so where it was confusing the numbers made it easier.
This was the original photo.
Of course I also occasionally torture myself. I had 3 of these made. The other two went to people who made a significant contribution to making the necklace lights for the Lions Gate Bridge.
This one didn't have a lot of pieces but they were all virtually identical and made out of wood. Luckily there was a numeric grid on the back so where it was confusing the numbers made it easier.
This was the original photo.
Where does one go to get that done? (Interesting gift idea).
I had them made in China. Just googled making puzzles from photos or something to that effect. It wasn't even expensive. This was 500 pieces I think. I wasn't impressed with the quality of the colour. The puzzle was much pinker than the original photo.
Here's a 2010 photo of my JGRO model CNC router. I did buy linear bearings and supported hardened rails for it. Project #42.
I've even created a split pattern for the Y axis support pieces so that it doesn't sag the 0.035" or so at mid point.
This is what it would look like if I cast them and mounted the rail and linear bearing.
I'm having second thoughts about finishing this project #42. I have CNC on the mill now. The plastic front plates for one project are still done on the router but swapping that over to the mill isn't a big deal. The nicest thing about the CNC router (other than MACH3) is the high speed spindle.
Changing the support to linear bearings and adding in the second ball nut for better backlash is quite a project but I have the parts. But should I bother?
I've even created a split pattern for the Y axis support pieces so that it doesn't sag the 0.035" or so at mid point.
This is what it would look like if I cast them and mounted the rail and linear bearing.
I'm having second thoughts about finishing this project #42. I have CNC on the mill now. The plastic front plates for one project are still done on the router but swapping that over to the mill isn't a big deal. The nicest thing about the CNC router (other than MACH3) is the high speed spindle.
Changing the support to linear bearings and adding in the second ball nut for better backlash is quite a project but I have the parts. But should I bother?
