Travis
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Never really heard of them. The machines seem really fiddly. The speeds are adjusted by belt drives. I'd rather have a dial to control my speeds. The exposed belt drive seems like a safety concern as well. Plus, I'm guessing you'd have to replace the belts on occasion too. The blade changing is kinda strange too. Not sure how well I like the idea of removing the bottom blade holder attachment to simply replace the blade. Knowing my luck, I'd lose that blade holder in a pile of sawdust and I'd be out of luck. Plus, I'd want my blade changing to be tool-less. Judging from the video, the machine sounds really loud. For that price, I think I'd stick with the Excalibur. I posted the video below. Here's the website for those interested: http://www.pswood.com/scroll-saws/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YUA9Y6C6RIY
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Congrats on the new saw, Ben. I bet you're gunna love your new toy!
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Wow. That's pretty impressive! Nicely done.
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Thank goodness for the weekend. Maybe it's time to get away from the computer and into the shop.
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Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. I think you'll have a great time here. Anyway, welcome aboard. Jump on and have some fun!
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That turned out really neat. I like the stylized look to it. Nicely done!
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I got this in my inbox and thought I'd pass on the message. I know there are several members that use their patterns. Especially with Christmas coming up.
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I believe those are designed by Sue Mey. She has a bunch of them. http://www.scrollsawartist.com/scrollsawpatterns/religious24.html
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Hi Tom. Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks to talk shop with. Jump in and have some fun!
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Hi Mark. Welcome to the Village. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. I posted an easy pattern below that will impress friends and family. Especially if you're an Elvis fan. Be sure to ask questions. That's how we all learned. Jump in and have some fun!
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You can try eBay. They have a lot of exotic woods. My other site, wooddealsonline.com takes eBay wood listings and breaks it out by species and wood character. http://www.thinboards.com/ is a good resource too. Some folks like cutting ornaments from old CDs and DVDs. Also, call around to a few cabinet shops and ask for their scraps. Those are usually just the right size for scroll saw work.
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Hi Jim. Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. Jump in and have some fun!
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You shouldn't need a press for your solid wood. How are you storing it? Is it flat or leaning against the wall. I'd store it flat with support every 16" or so. If you're stacking a lot of wood, I'd add spacers between the layers (called stickers) every 16" to allow for air circulation. A lot of warping happens in change of humidity. Perhaps there is dramatic changes in humidity or heat in the shed? Warping can also happen when cutting lumber (usually in rip cuts). There is internal stress in the wood that gets released and will sometimes warp a board. This is fairly minimal, though. Makes a big difference in furniture making, but in smaller projects, it probably won't be a big deal. Anyway, that's all I can think of.
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Be sure to let us know how you like it.
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Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. Jump in and have some fun!
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Hi Don. Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. Jump in and have some fun!
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We are transitioning to a new gallery/pattern library software. I don't think the Download Cart works anymore on the old gallery. So you'll have to save each pattern individually. Click the thumbnail of the picture you want to take a closer look at. This will take you to the file's page with a medium sized picture. Click the picture again, and the full sized picture will open up in a new window. Right click the large picture and choose Save As and save it to your computer. Hope this helps.
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Great photo, BTW. Looks like you figured out how to add album pix to your post. Nicely done!
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I never used a guillotine, but my understanding is that it's very accurate. I believe most frame shops use the guillotine when making frames. Probably the way to do it is to use the chop saw to get close to the mark, then use the guillotine to fine tune the miter.
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Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. Jump in and have some fun!
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Just a quick poll. Which months do you do most of your scroll sawing? You can pick multiple options. I know some folks take winters, or summers off. Others mostly cut Christmas gifts. And others never take a break.
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We are transitioning to a new gallery/pattern library software. I don't think the Download Cart works anymore on the old gallery. So you'll have to save each pattern individually. Click the thumbnail of the picture you want to take a closer look at. This will take you to the file's page with a medium sized picture. Click the picture again, and the full sized picture will open up in a new window. Right click the large picture and choose Save As and save it to your computer. Hope this helps.
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You'll have to enter the security code written in the box above the "Download This Font" button. Then click the button and a popup window will pop up to let you save your file. You'll have to make sure you don't have a popup blocker on your browser (usually in the settings area).
