John (JC) Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hi all, I am new to the site and interested in using the scroll saw in making Whirligigs and thought this might be a good place to start. I recently retired and moved to Minnesota where my wife has family. I just finished insulating and heating my garage, and still setting up my shop ... I have a converted cargo trailer and camp out as I look at the new area I have moved to. I wish you all a great Christmas and Holiday Season ... John (JC) Rob Roy and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 JC, welcome to SSV. May you have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season also. I wish you well in your new location and that you become a grand fan of scrolling like 'US.' Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Welcome, JC you have joined one fine village of people. These folks are very helpful and i think your visits will be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 hello and welcome to the Village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Your in good hands here ,welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Scroller Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Welcome! good to see ya here. KEEP ON SCROLLING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi John, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Not sure if you know this yet but scrolling is addictive and there is no known cure. :lol: Merry Christmas to you and your family Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the corner Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Welcome from Around the corner.There are some very talented scrollers here Im slowly getting to know them. Look around and if you need help just say help. Damian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 A big welcome from me too. I am glad you have found us. I hope you realize that logging onto the Village is a very important thing for you to do, as this will get you acquainted with all the regulars and then eventually those who have become, not one of the regulars but they still are part of our big world wide family. I hope to get to know you as a regular too. The people here are extremely fun to hang out with and have assorted talents and skill levels. You can rest assured that you will never be put down here, just encouraged. Dick heppnerguy Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Hi JC a big WELCOME from me and a very Merry Christmas to Everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 welcome from Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendita Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Welcome to the Village from sunny Mexico wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas also .../Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Hi John. As another SSV member from Minnesota (I'm in St. Paul) I wanted to welcome you to this wonderful forum. There are some very experienced people here. I too have an interest in whriligigs so I'm waiting to see what you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John (JC) Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi all and thank you for such a warm welcome, I have enjoyed what few scrollsaw projects I have worked on; nothing like what I have seen on this site, but I am enjoying it and it keeps me out of my wife's way. I am developing this new hobby in woodworking; my old (and still my favorite) hobby was prospecting and as Minnesota has little to offer in gold prospecting, I need something to keep me busy during the long winters ... maybe I can make the trip to the Australia's outback some day . I still plan on venturing out to nearby states and even some western states not so close, for a "fix" in nugget hunting. Wishing all a great Christmas and a better New Year... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson's Woodworking Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Well you found the golden nugget as far as scroll sawing forums go. Come on in and make yourself comfortable. Grab a cup of Joe and take a good long look around. I would bet you will find something to keep you busy for a while in the pattern gallery. Just make sure you post some pictures of your work so we can all enjoy them. I know I would love to see pictures of the whirly gigs in process or completed. Welcome to the village and hope you join in the fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Welcome to the village. I'm Al from TN. Merry Christmas and a very happy holiday season to you and your family. Glad to have you and look forward to seeing some of your work. Great to have you with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John (JC) Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I have designed a couple of new new Whirligigs and played with a couple of ideas for the gigs ... artwork and major ideas are all roughed in on paper. Now, if I can get the rest of my tools dug out, set up and tweaked after the move from Arizona. I unpacked the scroll saw and see that the table has shifted ... I'll get it set up and see if something is broke, bent, or just needs adjustment ... So many things were damaged and or can't be found ... yet (movers) The drill press is in and needs to be bolted to the floor, the saw table is still wrapped, but is rolling, the dust collector still needs the piping run, and the list goes on ... I guess that is why the garage is now heated ... I can work in there when the temp is too cold outside. As soon as I have any pics and can figure out what and how to post, I will post some pics ... Happy season ti all ... JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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