Travis
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Hmmm....yah, you should be fine with that thickness. I'd try to bend them with your fingers and see what happens. Is it breaking where you're putting your clamping pressure (or immediately below)? I've had that where the clamping bolt had a bur on it and more-or-less cut into the blade. It would snap my thin blades (mostly spirals) after a few times of clamping/unclamping. It could also do that if your set screw is slightly below the clamping plane, and the clamping screw is pushing the blade into the recess. That creates a sheering pressure that will certainly weaken the metal at the clamping point. Just a thought. It's just strange that it would do it to one brand but not to another, assuming all other things are equal.
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Can you take a new blade and break it with your fingers, or does it bend? FD #1 and #2/0 are very thin blades and wouldn't take much to break them. What thickness are you cutting?
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Here's a list of scroll saw clubs and organizations. Hopefully this will help a bit. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles.html/_/resources/clubs-organizations-r58 If there's one missing from the list, reply in the thread and I'll add it.
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No. We didn't get hacked. If we got hacked, there would be a ton of damage. The reason I'm asking about the popup window is that you might have some adware on your computer. There are some nasty programs that'll hijack your browser and popup ads and other spammy/phishing things. Problem is, some of them aren't technically malware or viruses, so normal scans won't pick it up. I got one called Fun Themes or something to that order. It was a monster to get rid of. It made me say (and invent) many bad words as I tried to get rid of it.
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Nope. Is it a popup window?
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Here's a quick tip. If you accidentally close your window, or you need to refresh, not all may not be lost. In the lower left corner of your window, you'll see a link that says View Auto Saved Content. Click that and a popup window will appear asking you if you want to restore your previous content. Hopefully that will save the stuff you were working on if something goes wrong.
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That error message means that you posted several replies or new threads in a short amount of time. A tactic that spammers use is the create an authenticated account, then lay dormant for awhile. Then late in the evening, they flood the forum with new threads and replies of spam. It's very difficult for a Admin to remove them all before the damage has been done (sometimes shutting down a server which is called a DOS (denial of service) attack). The amount of time between posts is like 30 seconds or something. So it's not long. Obviously you're not doing that, but that's the reason behind the safeguard. It sounds to me like you're waiting a fair amount of time between posts. Perhaps you clicked the post button multiple times, which sends several queries to the server. That may have happened, but not as likely. Here's what I'd do. Sign out of SSV. Then reboot your computer. Resign into SSV and see if you're still having the same issues. Report back your results.
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I'm not sure what you're experiencing. The only thing I can think of is your session is timing out, or not refreshing, or a computer lag. This is the first I've heard anybody having the issues you're describing. Anybody else having issues? I'll keep an eye out.
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I don't even know what that means. Is it a forum error message. Or is it a popup window that comes up? Do you know how to do a screen shot? If I could see it, I might be able to help better. I don't recognize the error message.
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I'd paint the endgrain (faces) with a latex paint or with a wax. This will slow down the drying process and less likely to crack/check. The moisture escapes slowly through the bark, letting everything dry evenly. It might take a year or so.
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I'm not sure what you're experiencing. Did you try posting 2 back to back right away? I know the software has a limit of how fast you can make consecutive posts (a measure to battle against spammers flooding a forum with ads). That's the only thing I can think of.
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I think I'd have to agree with Larry. I'd hate for you to create a cool project on substandard wood. Nothing builds confidence more than creating a finished work suitable for display. I'm not sure what kind of projects you're interested in cutting, but you can buy boards pretty cheap online (http://www.ocoochhardwoods.com/). Lowes sells 1/4" birch plywood (not as good as Baltic Birch and may have voids) in 2x4' sheets. They might even cut them down for you if you don't have a tablesaw. I have some practice patterns you can try just to "warm up" before jumping into a project. But once you spend 10-15 minutes doing a couple of those, jump into a project. There are lots of easy projects in the Pattern Library. Here are a few: Maybe others have suggestions for some easy patterns.
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This is a guess, so don't take my word for it. You might want to experiment with it first. But I bet a propane torch or heat gun would shrivel up those strings in no time. I think just a quick pass, even before the wood or finish gets warm would do it. I'd test it out first on some scrap. It might work the opposite and fuse the strings to your work piece. But might be worth the experiential. Let us know what you find out.
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I prefer the look of 1/8" BB ply, but cut 1/4" as well. I don't think I would go much larger than 1/4", though. If it's thicker, I think you lose some of the detail since the edge of the wood would cover the backer at certain angles (the backer really makes the portrait stand out so you can see the details). The real trick with cutting 1/8" ply is to stack cut 2 or 3 pieces. It gives you a lot more control over the blade. Plus, you get 3 copies. Even if you don't want the extra copies, I'd still stack cut just for the extra control. It may seem wasteful, but the end product is well worth it.
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My office has been working me to death. Over the last 2 weeks, I've been putting in 70hr/week. Next couple of weeks should slow down to 50hr/week. Anyway, I just wanted to let y'all know that I'm still alive...just barely... but still alive. I still pop in daily to check to make sure Grampa isn't causing trouble. Thanks Clayton for picking up the slack. I appreciate it.
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You can't upload the pattern unless you are the pattern maker. However, you can upload a picture of the finished product.
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I bumped it up to 20. I hope you "Like" it.
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I think it's limited to 10. I'll look into bumping it up. The idea is to have the best content float to the top. If we have unlimited likes, some folks would "like" every post, which defeats the purpose. But I'll see about bumping it up to 20 or so. Just enough to let us do what we want, but not enough to abuse it.
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No worries. It's good to bring up from time to time. As Jim says, it's good to spread the word about scams like this. You see these advertised on Facebook a lot too. But when you're new to woodworking, it looks like an amazing deal. Communities like this can steer people away from things like this. Save your money and buy a new tool instead. You'll be happier. I'd like to boast about SSV. Unlike Ted's Woodworking, we have 2500+ FREE patterns which are all 100% completely legit.
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Here's a fun video with some funky wooden gears.
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Total scam. They are a collection of pirated patterns from magazines and plans collected all over the internet. They change their name every once in awhile and repackage it. But it's all the same thing. I got a hold of one of these DVDs and it's worthless. Here's Steve's explanation:
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Here's one for you clock makers.
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I have both Paypal and Square. I like PayPal because it goes into my PayPal account (which I call my Swiss Bank Account/Tool Fund). Square is really nice too and I think it's cheaper than PayPal. Both work well. I'd choose one of those.
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In the upper right corner, you'll see an icon next to your name. That is your notification list. If something happens that notifies you, it will show up in this list and will usually include a red number to indicate how many notifications you have. Most of the time, you get notifications if someone likes your post or commented on a blog post, etc.
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That was a lot of fun. I had a really great time and it was nice to put a face to a SSV member. Thanks for the lumber and great conversation! Since there's a few of us out this direction, maybe next summer we can plan an informal meetup for those of us in the northwest.
