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I just saw this in a Facebook short and thought I'd share, the link is a Wikipedia page with more details than the video: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsi–Rosenthal_Box

I had the idea to add glow in the dark paint to the eyes of some owl ornaments. What do you think?

"Laurel & Hardy" 36,5cm x 29,5cm, backer board 8mm, Laurel & Hardy 8mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #3 blade. "Laurel & Hardy: On fire" 40,5cm x 27cm, backer board 6mm, Laurel & Hardy 6mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #3 blade. "Laurel & Hardy: Shhh" 34,5 x 25,5cm, backer board 6mm, Laurel & Hardy 6mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #3 blade.

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One of my favorites is Beech. Not many mention it. Not a lot of color variations and little grain, but I love scrolling it.

The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

I hope California members are safe from the fires. @OCtoolguy you safe? Do we have other members in that area?

It's time to think about Valentine's Day gifts. My new project and pattern - Flower in a vase. Any flower fits any vase: project consists of 2 parts, you can take out a flower of a vase and change it. Project size is about 3,5 x 7,5 inches. Video of making project Flowers pattern

That problem has been out there for some time now. I would have thought they fixed it by now. It was manufactured as being too big. 4-1/2" is what it should be. If they send you the new wedge you will probably have to readjust again. But now you know how. If you break down how those saws are made when you take the side cover off it is really pretty easy to replace just about anything. Another problem that has been circulating with the wedge problem is there is a wire that comes off that board easily. Not sure which one but seem the connector is too loose that slides on to the blade on the board. Just something to keep in back of mind if saw stops working. or looses speed control. But again this goes back a few years now. Back in the day those directions in that link were because of Knocks. That was the huge problem and sure Kevin and anyone else who had an older one knows about that.

Thanks for your concern Paul. Barb and I are safe. We are about 50 miles away and farther South nearer the ocean. But, as you saw in Malibu, The ocean doesn't do much good. It does serve to stop the fire going farther West.

Nope. Checked that too and the arm moves freely. Ive done what John suggested regarding the tension arm. Two turns in was no where near the amount. I finally settled on 10 turns clockwise and I can now see about 1/16-1/8 of blade above the set screw on the top and bottom. Upon doing more research it turns out that all of the latest batch of 788 scrollsaws have an improperly machined wedge at the back and all the adjustments in the world aren’t going to fix the distance between the holders. Like mine which is 5 inches, they are supposed to be 4 1/2 max which gives you the wiggle room required. Now it all makes sense. The issue now is trying to get Dewalt to send the appropriate size wedge. Thanks to all for the input Gary

Odd thought here, could it be that the screw on the back is too tight. I know some people would tighten it to be able to have the arm held up. If it is too tight, then the arm might not be in its lowest position.

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You want a zero clearance chuck. You can change the entire chuck and get a good quality zero clearance chuck such as this. https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/1-2-ultra-precision-keyless-drill-chuck-mt2/ Or you can get a small zero clearance chuck that you stick in any drill or drill press. I believe Denny sells some. Maybe he doesn't I do not know but know he sells micro bits. You can buy on Amazon. but a really good quality one will cost much more. Just make sure it goes down to zero when closed.

My backyard neighbor's large beech tree feel down a few months ago and I got several large pieces from it. Milled some of it into useable blocks and I like the color and grain pattern of it. Reminds me of a creamy colored wood.

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Old oddball me here. I have press-on press-off on all my none deadly machines. I figure after it dawns on my wife that my scroll saw has been running for three days, solid she may come and check on me. To see if I am still alive.

Well I got my pegus blades and they are 5”. To clarify…..I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. I’ve been scrolling for a couple years so when I say the tension is off….its off. I’m going to try and attach pictures so it will give you folks an idea what I’m up against.

Good afternoon everyone. I thought that seeing that I am always late when someone puts up a breakfast it was time I did and afternoon tea. How about some cute little sandwiches, smoked salmon and maybe some cucumber followed by some tiny cakes or scones with jam, (jelly) and cream. You can have your choice of coffee or Earl Grey tea. Help yourselves. Marg

I’m imagining fixing it myself. As I mentioned before about trying talk to a human being at any level in today’s world I would sooner chew my own arm off. CALL A MEDIC I was on hold at dewalt for 2 1/2 hours thru a series of recordingsI have given up for this week. I will try again on Monday but I’m not very hopeful. As mentioned by others “ this is NOT a new problem “ Has been an issue as early as 2006. Makes me think seriously about a pegus saw. Be very difficult to justify the cost though being just a small hobby guy. Thanks again to all Gary

I don't know what the size of the wedge is supposed to be but if you have a good belt sander or grinder etc.. being it's too big you might be able to file it down to make it work as well.. easier to remove more material than add it on something like this. Just shouldn't have to be doing this stuff to a new saw... but then even getting the new part might be the wrong size too.. so you may have to resort to filing it down.

Well, I'm glad to hear you at least got something figured out.. shame that so many of these saws go without some sort of quality check and end up in consumers hands.. while frustrating as it is for you, I'm glad you at least have some scroll saw experience.. imagine a brand new scroller trying to figure all this out? They may find themselves giving up on a great opportunity of scrolling fun just because they cannot figure out how to mount the blade all because of a faulty saw.. Those DeWalt saws are awesome to use once they get dialed in and add some sort of arm lifter.. I had a Jim Dandy Easy Lift on my old DeWalt and man did that change my scrolling experience.. While you shouldn't have to pay for the part being it's a brand new saw.. but when I had my saw and needed to replace the bearings and bearing sleeves I had great experience with getting the parts from www.ereplacementparts.com

Dan, I thought this was an interesting idea. Yes, the concept could be modified to be more user friendly, but each modification would add to the cost. I saw a three speed fan with a remote and a CFM of 2000; I know the filters will reduce the airflow and the better the filter the more the reduction. Another item I saw on Amazon was a set of clips designed for box fans and 1" filters, who knew?

Anyone heard from dgman?

My prayers for all affected. I hope that all our members are safe.

Jerry, when I was a kid I had glow in the dark stars on my bedroom ceiling ...

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Thanks John I’ll give that a try. Gary

Deleted because I went to look at the other comments and I now stand corrected.

Thanks,Jerry. I'll buy the first round.

I apologize if I have offended anyone. Not my intent. Nobody here knows what my mechanical background is so when I keep getting asked the same question regarding tension I take it the wrong way.SORRY. I’m very comfortable taking this thing apart if need be but it has been mentioned by a couple of people that the tension rod is probably the problem and after looking at a parts diagram I tend to agree. It doesn’t appear to be that big of a deal to do. If anyone has any pointers or things to watch out for,I’m all ears. Regarding phone calls in today’s world. I would sooner chew my arm off than try to talk to a REAL person. Frustrating at best. Much sooner fix the problem myself thru the use of these forums that are full of people who want to help. Thanks again to all and again I meant no disrespect. Gary

Listen no one here is accusing you of anything. We gave ideas what to look for. It is a brand new saw you decide what you want to do with it. The extending the rod is a simple fix. Go for it. My point was people hate to make phone calls for some reason. What would it hurt to call either the place you bought it or Dewalt themselves and let them tell you how to fix it. I was never one to shy away from the word NO. Someone tells me no I could care less it does not hurt my feelings. At least I tried. The ball is in your court. Dewalt saws are known for problems ever since they hit the market weather they were built in Canada or Tawain. Quality control is lacking more and more in all tools.

Just looking at the first photo I can see the upper arm is going up on a slight angle.. Looks to me like the tension rod is turned in to far and it needs adjusted.. It's pretty simple to do but I guess you need to decide whether to take it back or to a service center or tackle it yourself..

Thanks pard. I have been hanging around a Facebook Scrollsaw group a bunch lately. Still alive and kickin'.

I have a Rikon and I agree, it’s been a great saw for my uses.

On my Dewalt, I would slide the lever from my right to my left but it usually hit the right tension in the center.

So true, think of the fun I missed out on so I could be old!

I made the puppy in the basket for my first grandchild, born in August. The two cats were made for 2 of my sisters, both of who are cat lovers

I think one of my favorite pieces was a VALENTINE gift to my wife. Ann Marie "LOVED" it. Rick

I make my name puzzles from 3/4" plywood with 1/4" backer. I also paint the backer area to match the letters. I have done a few names with duplicate letters. I paint the letters different colours because they aren't always interchangeable.

I would like to share 3. The 2 easy "little" projects have an effect on people I interact with. 1) Foot Dr. trinkets. Pink feet drawers for all 5 employees. 2) Some friends that love cats. This one had a bigger impact than original plan. The group of girls moved into a rental house from a trailer park. They are associated with trap, neuter, release of feral cats. They were excited to decorate for holloween for the first time. Kali had designed the "lotions and potions" sign then got sick 7 days before halloween. So I got the design and added scrollsawn plastic bottle to enhance the design. Added plastic smoke and names. The board was given back to them 5 days before halloween. I routed the wood for them. The other girls painted the routed background. Teamwork. Kali came back from the hospital for 2 days and she saw the sign. But had to go back to hospital. So she did not enjoy the trick or treat kids. I think the other girls took the name block to her in hospital. So she got to see her name block. They had to pull the ventilator 1 day after Thanksgiving. The cancer destroyed her lungs. 35 yr old. Her twin brother came to her house during funeral and saw the name block and asked if he could have it. The other girls agreed. 3) Hat #4 cowgirl hat. Canarywood. This one had a rough start. Brim wood had glue issues and had cracks. When sanding the sides had a stress fracture. But for shipping everything fell perfect. I went to boot barn to get a hat box. The lady allowed me to check if hat would fit. The hat was like 1/4" to wide. So she said she had a spare Stetson box , it fit !!!. No charge.

It's been a hard year for our family and these two cutting took my mind of things even if it was only for a little while each day. I saw the Viking pattern and immediately wanted to cut it for our grandson but my daughter convinced me to enter it into the Royal Melbourne Show, which I did and miraculously won first prize, still can't get over that. The second one was a Columbo portrait that I did for my daughter for Christmas, she is a hugh fan. Both were a giant surprise and warmly received. Hoping 2025 is a better year. Marg

@GPscroller That is one awesome scrolling piece.

Great job all around.

A nicely done explanation on all the steps you used to cut and finish your project. I prefer to use the exact method you described also. Thanks for your work and the steps you follow. Dick heppnerguy

Some of the other things I made i had to try making an oversized bowl before I sold lathe a small bar for my sil man cave also known as the basement a hotwheels holder for my grandson

That turned out amazing! Nicely done!