We're
pleased to be able to offer our subscribers a variety
of high quality, down loadable woodworking plans. To
increase your enjoyment of this service, we encourage
you to read this FAQ, which addresses the most common
questions raised by FreePlans subscribers.
FAQ's
How do I sign up for Freeplans.com?
It's easy! Just enter your e-mail address in the form
you will find here.
How can I change my e-mail address?
At the bottom of each e-mail is a link to change
your address or unsubscribe.
Do you actually send the plan in the e-mail? Where does the plan come from?
Where does the plan come from?
We are fortunate to have a relationship with Woodworker’s Journal eZine, which provides the free plans. This means that you not only get your free plans, you also get access to all of the other great woodworking information (questions and answers, tool news, and profiles of interesting woodworkers) included in the eZine. Each email you get from Woodworker’s Journal eZine will have a “Free Plans” section with a special link to a page on our site where you can download the free plan that is described. We have found that this saves you time in checking your e-mail and saves on bandwidth for your mail servers.
I signed up for FreePlans a while ago and I never received any. Why not? If you have a “spam filter” on your account, you will need to set it up so that both “freeplans.com” and “woodworkersjournal.com” are “safe” addresses. Since the Woodworker’s Journal eZine is the provider of the free plans, mail from this address needs to be able to get into your inbox to provide you with the links.
Is my e-mail address safe with you? Absolutely. We value your trust and will never
share your e-mail address with others without your
express permission. See our privacy
statement for more info.
How often are plans sent? We try and send out an e-mail with links to the
new plans every two weeks.
How Long are the Plans Available?/Why Can't I Access a Plan Referred to in an Old E-Mail from FreePlans/Woodworker’s Journal eZine? The free plans are updated approximately every two weeks. When this occurs, the plans referred to in previous e-mail notifications are no longer available. By the time you receive the e-mail notifying you of the currently available plans, the update has already occurred, and the plans described in any previous e-mails you have received from FreePlans.com/Woodworker’s Journal eZine are no longer available on the web. Because the free plans are available only for a limited time, please be sure to download them in a timely manner.
Is There an Archive of Previously Available Plans?
Because the plans from earlier e-mails are no longer available for download, there is no listing of previously free plans. If you are looking for a specific type of project plan, please search the Shop for Plans section of www.woodworkersjournal.com web site.
Can I Request a Specific Plan? We try to provide a variety of plans for the subscribers to this service. It is not possible to respond to individual requests for free plans. If you are looking for a specific type of project plan, please search the Shop for Plans section of www.woodworkersjournal.com web site.
Why Can't I Get the Plans on my WebTV? WebTV is not compatible with the programs used to make downloadable plans available. In order to access the plans, you will need to do so through a computer, often available at your public library.
Problems Downloading Plans are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format. If you use the "Save As" option in your browser, this
should allow you to designate the location the file
will be saved to. In the past, some people have had
problems with older versions (Older than 4.0) of Acrobat
Reader. You may want to download and install
the latest version that is available on the Adobe web site
for free.
Cannot Connect To The Plan Page If your e-mail program is breaking the link onto different lines it may not work. If it does not work by clicking on it, you may want to copy the entire link and paste it into your browser address line. Be sure there are no extra spaces in the link when you do this.
If you still cannot get it to work, e-mail the link
you are having problems with to support@freeplans.com
so we can look at it.
