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As advertised, here is the first DF95 sail with all reinforcing patches, logos and numbering cut using the Brother DC200.
Pretty Happy with it.
It’s a great machine alright and yes the instructions were a bit ordinary. I was cautious at first as there was some negative comment online (Amazon site), particularly with the setup. After I got it home and read everything I deduced that most people’s problems with the machine came from not being able to connect it to their network and that this was because some routers have two separate WiFi networks (one slow/one fast) your computer/phone/tablet will automatically connect to one of those and work just fine however the Brother DC200 setup cannot do this as it’s network is locked in at the setup stage.
After figuring this out I had no problems getting it up and running and it all worked perfectly.
Have not used the font converter however I have used Adobe Illustrator to design vector graphics and uploaded these to the cloud design site, made the cut file there and then downloaded and sent them to the machine. That worked great and I was very pleased as there is absolutely no limit to what you can do with this tool. Only limit is the size of the 12” x 12” cutting mat.
Your boat names look great Pred and I’ll post some reply pics when I have a completed sail.
Thank you Pete, it’s been a shared effort and one that has thankfully been supported by the great bunch who share our passion for the humble DF’s.
Roll on 2019 and lots more close competitive sailing at the best fresh water venue in Southern Tasmania. Also the Southern Round of the RG/DF65 Summer Series ‘Peter Smith Memorial’ slated for March 9th and 10th will be the first major competition to be held at Puddleduck.
Put this date in your diary!
Hoping we can all pull together to make this event a success for our group and also for the wonderful people at Puddleduck who support us weekly.
I could go on, but for now I just wish everyone a happy festive season and a joyous return to sailing in 2019. Hope you get lots of great boat bits in your stockings!
Cheers!
Had a good day urging the fuel system back together on big boat. Tomorrow hopefully I’ll fire her up. If all goes well I’ll come home and start making sails!
🙄 .…OMG 😲 unsupported butt joins!! What was he thinking?
Seeing your 10R taking shape is inspiring me to get my IOM finished!!
Good work Pred! I see what you mean by imperfections. You could always lay a new planked deck over top!😉
Looking forward to the next instalment. 👍
Yes ditto that Bones. Keep an eye on the calendar for sailing events and we hope to see you soon.
Cheers
Thanks for those thoughts Pete, the tweaking goes on but not much else to do in design now. Mike is powering on with swapping the content from the old to the new and its all looking pretty good.
