John Smith Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 I joined here back in Nov-2018 with the "anticipation" of getting a scroll saw some day . . . . well, it took awhile, but, it finally came about. I'm 74, retired from the commercial dimensional advertising world. (carved and routed signs). I've always used the Roto-Zip, band saw, or other tools to make my projects. (wishing many times I had a good scroll saw). Well, I finally found an old DW-788 that the original owner said "it finally gave up the ghost" and advertised it on FaceBook. (Needing much repair). After a lot of research on the Ole Tube, I see that the major components that go bad aren't all that expensive so I picked the saw up for cheap (real cheap). So now, with a very modest investment, I think I have a pretty reliable machine. I'll cruise through the forums to see what's going on around here. Thanks for having me !! John Roberta Moreton, barb.j.enders and meflick 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Good day John and welcome from Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome from the First State. You are in the right place - it's packed with priceless information when it comes to all things scroll sawing. And people willing to share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSull Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome from Montana, lots of great advice and friendly folks on this site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome aboard John ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome to the Village John, it's a great place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome to the village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 thanks for the kind words - I'm not really a scroller "enthusiast", per se. I like to make dimensional signs and have always used the band saw, routers, or Roto-Zip to cut the elements out then do some handcarving to perk them up a bit. I'll put some of my projects in my folder later on. I work mostly with HDU (High Density Urethane). I very rarely clear-coat anything. (I'm a painter. That's what I do. I like to paint things). heppnerguy, wombatie and meflick 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome to the forum from TN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hey John, sure looks like you got a great background to do beautiful scrollwork. Welcome to SSV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome to the Village John. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hello, John, from SE North Carolina. Impressive work. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome to the Village, John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Looks like you have that Dewalt working away. Happy you decided to join up with us. Hope you drop in often. Welcome from Southern Arizona.\ Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Welcome from North Carolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Welcome John, I lived in Central Florida back in the 80's and 90's. Worked at Disney. Went back there a couple of years ago, That area has exploded, more roads and people than I care to deal with. But it's where I got my start into scrolling. Good luck and enjoy. Chris John Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 A big WELCOME from me . Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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