[Woodcarver] Aligning letters on an arc

[Clive Goss]

Thanks for the thanks Sylda, but I cannot take any credit here, wasn't me,
I'm one of those people who can draw a perfect circle free hand every time,
and as such I have to check myself in for brain scans on a frequent
basis,,,,,,, but they never find anything, just a vacuum,,,,,, but I keep my
ears open,,,,, its just another way to suck up sawdust I guess........
Take care all,
Clive.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sylda" <sylda at kansas.net>
To: "Woodcarvers List" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Aligning letters on an arc


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> Oh, WOW, between you (Ivan/Clive?) and Susan I can now accomplish my
circle
> patterns with no new software expense.  Thanks so very much!!!!!
> Sylda
>
> On 10/5/04 8:33 AM, "Clive Goss" <clive at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > Here's another way to manually align letters on an arc.  Print the
desired
> >> phrase in a single line on the very top of a page (or pages), leaving
the
> >> area below the letters blank.  Let the computer space them for you.
Now
> >> draw a line through the center of each letter (and the center of each
> > space
> >> if you wish) and extend the line through to the bottom of the page.
That
> >> creates a stem below each letter.  On your work piece or a sheet of
paper,
> >> draw your desired arc (circle) with a compass, making the top of the
arc
> >> correspond to where you want the top of the letters to be.  Now, using
the
> >> same setting on the compass, set the point of the compass at the top of
> > the
> >> letters and make a mark below the letter on the stem, the line you drew
> >> through it. This forms an X on the stem which  should correspond to the
> >> center of the circle.  Cut the letters apart. Leave the stem attached
to
> > the
> >> letter down to  just below the X.   Stack them in order, first letter
of
> > the
> >> phrase on the bottom  of the pile.  Run a tack through the stem at the
> > exact
> >> point where the straight line and the compass line intersect.  You
should
> >> have a stack of letters held together by a tack.  Push the tack into
the
> >> compass hole at the center of the circle.  Now fan the letters out,
> > spacing
> >> them as you wish.  The letters are held in place by the tack, keeping
them
> >> on the exact arc you drew with the compass.  Tape across the stems of
the
> >> letters to hold them in position.  Don't tape across the letters
> > themselves.
> >> You can then (1) slip graphite paper under the letters to trace them
onto
> >> the work piece, or (2) use spray glue to attach them to the workpiece,
or
> >> (3) use tracing paper or a copy machine to make a pattern.
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