kibitzr Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Joined last week , no saw as yet but have one ordered . Supposed to be here by end of month. Have done a lil scroll sawing w/less quality saws but not much. Hope the new addition peeks my interest. amazingkevin and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browders Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Welcome to the forum. This is a great place to pick the brains of some awesome scrollers. And they love to share. Looking forward to seeing some of your projects along with your gear. Jim amazingkevin and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Welcome to the village. I am Al from TN. You will enjoy it here because if you have a question all you have to do is ask. A lot of talent here. Good luck with your new saw. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 John, Welcome to Scroll Saw Village. Glad you joined. How did the Michigan winter treat you? Tell me...what saw did you get? Please tour and add a little mix to our morning coffee gab fest. The Coffee House is a great place to meet some of the more uhhh... vocal members. There are two things we really like here..... 1) Questions and pictures 2) Pictures and questions Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi, From the west! You will find that "sanity" here may be a liability; and you will be lonely if you possess that "trait??" Many of these fine people actually are good at what they do. I claim (so far) the oldest working/original owner scrollsaw. A 1952 Craftsman that I bought new in 1953. There dumb answers, not QUESTIONS! We all have done very stupid things and had to throw some sacrificial projects "shop gods". Do not worry when it happens. Any help here someone will be able to give. I buy clear packing tape and use it over almost every pattern (sometimes I use marker and put the pattern on the tape. It comes off easy and acts a blade lubricant at the same time. Also hides minor "line misses". Also make sure your "saw-station(nest) is very comfortable. Good seat-chair light -- Music(if so inclined ) -- wear the safety equipment suitable to the job. etc/.. There are many ways to make the saw-station more yours--SO DO IT! Amazing Kevin is called "amazing "for good reasons he does marvelous work and has very good advice! DO not be afraid to ask for patterns! We do love to see(COPY) other peoples projects! amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi John, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. If you have any questions just ask, you will always get an answer. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 welcome John-You will always get an answer here and they are all good some fit your needs better than others. IKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson's Woodworking Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Welcome to the village John! I was up in your area about a year ago. My fiancé is from the Valparaiso area and she took me up into Michigan to look at a CNC Router and see all the wonderful orchards. It is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL AREA!!!!! As so many have said don’t be afraid to ask questions and PLEASE post pictures of your machine and the work that comes off of it. We LOVE to see other peoples work and remember the only person that knows you made a mistake is YOU. Everyone else just thinks that was the way it was supposed to be and will think it is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Good day John Welcome to the Scroll saw village. A place where you'll meet a lot of great people and and have a chance to share ideas and projects. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hello John and welcome to the village, Thanks for the intro, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibitzr Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, I was surprised at my local carvers meeting tonight to find out how many of my fellow carvers own scroll saws and use them but don't share their works with the rest of the membership, I guess I will have to start a new trend if my new ex21 gets here like the dealer promised. As to my winter , it was brutal, one of the coldest in 100 years,I hope spring , springs soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Welcome friend,the village won't be the same without you!Stop in often to see what you would have missed.Haa ,lol i've had the time of my life on saws that were lacking lots.But they gave great experience I never would have gotten waiting for better.It sure made a difference having a quality saw after 6 years without a good one. Your interest in scrolling is going to skyrocket with all the friendly help were going to give you.We've been there ,done that so you don't have to waste time going about it the hard way.Machine repairs ,we can steer you to the best place to get the parts you need or tell you what's wrong with your machine.Show us some of your fire wood projects if you have any.we love laughs.In fact you'll have more fun than a barrel of monkeys in the village.everybody helps everybody here.The tea and coffee is always free too,sometimes there's buffet too!Travis the owner is our cheif cook and bottle washer so you won't have to look far for a clean cup to get your mud in in the morning coffee house. Ok now show us how they scroll up michigan way.WELCOME! Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hi John a big WELCOME from me. when you get you saw no doubt you'll have questions so just ask away and show us your work so we can see how you improve along the way. Roly Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hello John,glad you found us. I'm Roy from Scotland. I'm sure you will learn a great deal here, If you have any problems just ask and someone somewhere will answer. We have folks from around the world here. Have a wander round the Village, see what's going on and you'll find loads of mesmerising work. Some words of warning John. Make sure you don't leave your car in Travis's reserved parking space, He's the head high cook and bottle washer. . You'll no doubt make many friends here and there's never a dull moment with all the characters here. Who they are, you will find out in due course, watch out for Amazing Kevin though, he is the ring leader. As nice a bunch of Villagers you will ever come across. All you have to do now is come on in, have some fun and ENJOY yourself. I'm retired John, that's why I can spend time writing this twaddle. . Rob Roy. Nick@tinkers-cove and Phantom Scroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendita Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hello John Welcome to the village Make your self at home but not to comfortable cause you have sawdust to make and designer kindling so as soon as that new baby arrives we hope to see pictures of its products. The folks here are great if you need anything just ask. .../Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibitzr Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 It don't look like I will be sawing on a new saw as promised, the dealer got an email stating delivery date pushed up to sometime in May. At 73 years of age those are not words I like to hear. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Ouch, that hurts. I'll tell you what I'd do... search SSV for at least 6 patterns I want to cut. Print them, prep my wood, attach the patterns and drill my holes. Just a thought. Larry Wilson's Woodworking, kibitzr and Phantom Scroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson's Woodworking Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ouch, that hurts. I'll tell you what I'd do... search SSV for at least 6 patterns I want to cut. Print them, prep my wood, attach the patterns and drill my holes. Just a thought. Larry Only 6???????? I have at least that many prepped at all times ready to cut. Not to mention another dozen in my to do NEXT pile and notebooks full of to do patterns. Then there are all the patterns I have saved to a file in my computer. Now if I could just figure out how to spend some major time in front of my scroll saw. Nick@tinkers-cove and LarryEA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick@tinkers-cove Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Only 6???????? I have at least that many prepped at all times ready to cut. Not to mention another dozen in my to do NEXT pile and notebooks full of to do patterns. Then there are all the patterns I have saved to a file in my computer. Now if I could just figure out how to spend some major time in front of my scroll saw. Ohhh man...I'm right there with you on that one - I've always got at least 7 or 8 going at once. It seems that as soon as I start one, I remember another that I'd love to cut...so I start another LOL LarryEA and Wilson's Woodworking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 LOL...Yepper, I got six I want to cut and the patterns ain't made yet. Yes sir, I also have three going that have to be done 'next' !!!!!! and there are those " I just have to cut for me " Wilson's Woodworking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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