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Lucky2

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  1. Peter, it's an outstanding job of cutting, it's perfectly done. Len
  2. Nicely done Gonzo. Len
  3. Iggy, you sure are cutting at a wicked pace, your stock will soon be built up. I'm wondering if you would have a pattern for a Shih-tzu puzzle pattern, I would like to see what it looks like? Could you direct me to where I might get a look at the pattern, before I purchase it? Len
  4. Hey Dick, it's good to see you, you haven't been around much lately. I'mm kind of sorry that you moved, when you were in Heppner you were around much more. You were very lucky to find this saw, hopefully, you get a good deal on it. When you get it set up, be sure to post a couple of pics. Len
  5. Nicely done Wayne, and yes it does look to be fragile in a few spots. The wood looks like it's birch, it's the right color and look to be birch. Len
  6. John, thanks for the invitation, but I think I'll have to reject it. I have no issue with anything you stated, and I don't see any sense in banging my head up against the wall either. Len
  7. Hey Pabreu, welcome back, it's great to see your name back on the scrolling sites. Len
  8. Ray, the best way to clean the rusted blades, is to cut a piece of wood with them. Don't try to clean them, before your ready to use them. If you do, they more then likely will just rust again. Use them when your ready to cut a project, and cut into the scrap part of the project to clean the blade. If you try to remove the rust, there's a good chance you'll just dull the blade. And if you don't make the blade dull, you'll make it weak and it'll probably break as soon as you start using it. I don't bother messing around with rusted blades, I generally throw them out. Blades aren't all that expensive, and removing the rust is just to much bother and work. I could cut a few items to cover the loss, and it would be more enjoyable. Len
  9. Sam, I generally make my own frames, but if it's a real special cutting I will buy a new frame or use one of the ones I bought from a yard sale. You can buy wood already shaped for framing, all you have to do is cut it to fit the project. Or, you could use just regular pine or poplar, and make your own frame If you go that way, you can make the frame as fancy or plane as you want. I buy a lot of frames from yard sales, it doesn't matter what the frame holds as I'm only interested in the frame itself. I hope this helps, now start yard sailing looking for frames. It'll save you some money, and you never know what else you might find that's interesting. Len
  10. Hello Fireball, welcome to the site. I'll give my answers to your questions, I think I might do things a bit different then all the others. On #1, If I use plywood for a project, I always frame the item. On #2, You don't have to, but it is advisable too. On #3, Now here's where I'm a bit different then the others, No, you don't have to start in the middle, it is advisable to cut the most difficult part first. I read this in one of the scroller mags, they suggest you cut the most difficult part first, The reason for doing it this way, is because it's the part your most likely to screw up. And by cutting it first, you will learn if you want to complete the cutting or save the leftover piece of wood. When cutting this part first, it's the only portion you drill out. Because if you frig up, you don't have a bunch of holes stuck in a piece of leftover wood. So you could use the piece of wood for something else, you would only lose the portion you drilled out. On #4, I have no answer for you, I'm not familiar with the Pozsgai thing. And in your next posting, I have no answer for you there either, I have never tried cutting what your asking about. Len
  11. It's a safety feature on most electric motors, it's to give a person a chance to be prepared for the piece of machinery to start. If you worked around machinery for a while, you'd notice it on most things nowadays. Len
  12. Iggy, can't you adjust the tilt to the blade on these saws? I know you can on the Dewalt, but I'm not to sure about the Hawk. So how you have your saw set could make a difference in your findings, could it not? Plus, how you place the blade into the blade holder, could also make a bit of difference also. Plus, I knew the Dewalt was adjustable, so I wasn't real interested in the results. On saws that have the possibility of being adjusted, you can change the amount of forward motion. Have you ever adjusted your Dewalts cutting agressivness, if you have the study is of no value. So it's a moot point, you can change the saw to suit your style of cutting. I wish that when your reporting your findings, that you would include this type of information. Because for someone looking to buy a saw, might find it important. Plus, it could affect their decision making process. Len
  13. It's just not worth the bother of posting my real intended reply, there's just to many people missing the point. I had it typed, but after reading a few more replies I deleted it. Len
  14. Rocky, I hope this works out for you, but I am afraid of what our hydro bill might be at the end of the month. Len
  15. Runa, it's a nice looking table, and you should be able to sell it. It mostly depends upon the area you want to sell it in, are people into that kind of table there where you live. That's what will be the deciding factor, to sell things you have to know the area you want to sell in. You have to know, what is popular and what isn't. And one of the biggest issues with selling something like this table, will be the asking price. Nowadays, people want everything at dollar store prices, and a scroller can't live off of dollar store prices. Good luck, I hope you do end up selling it. Len
  16. Runa, I was sorry to read what you posted in your, will this sell posting. For me, I read it as if you are either separating or divorcing from your spouse. If that is correct, I am so sorry that this has happened. Me and my wife of forty years, separated last year, on Friday January the 13th. It was a total shock for me, we were getting along great. We weren't fighting or arguing, there was no issues at all. She came home from work, and announced that she wasn't happy. Then she proceeds to break my heart, she tells me she wants a separation. It was a total shock for me, I almost died over it. All I ever think of is suicide, every minute of every day. It's a horrible feeling, and it's very hard to live this way. If  you ever want to talk about this subject, please don't be afraid to  contact me. It is very hard to face something like this, especially, if your alone. If I am wrong with my surmising what has happened, please forgive me. But I thought I would reach out, to see if there's anything I can do to help. I cannot help you out financilly, but I can be great moral support. Don't try to go through this on your own, you need support and someone to talk to that you can trust. So feel free to contact me, if you think I can be of any type of assistance. I would be happy to do what I can to help you out, take care and be strong.

    Len

    1. Runa

      Runa

      Hi Len,

      So sorry to hear you went through a difficult time. Relationships are so hard for sure. I hope you are able to see the positive side of life as I am also trying. I have to say without my son, i'd have given up this fight.

      I am divorcing and had to initiate. We have been together for 7 years and have a 3 year old. My husband blames our child for things that have not been working. He also has bipolar and when the bad side strikes, oh man the verbal abuse and the violent throwing that happens. I tried hard to help him grow up to be a husband and a father but he just doesnt want too and i cannot keep going anymore. I am going to be 40 n3xt month and worried because i gave up my bsuiness development career to put efforts into my family. I made a ton of money and my husband certainly misses that. But i am not going to compromise on my sons life by traveling and there was no way i could count on my husband to be a parent because he just isnt interested. We planned this child and he wanted this more. Guess he just wanted support for when he gets old and dint have a clue what a child would need.

      I am starting my life from scratch, looking for job with not much travel and also trying to build a home based business that i can count on. I have so far to go to raise my 3 year old and it scares me but scrolling has been my therapy. 

      Fell free to message me if you need any support as well.

      Runa

    2. Lucky2

      Lucky2

      Sweetie, thanks for the offer of support, but it is you who should be supported. You're a young single mother, who is striking out on her own. I am fine, my situation is all finalized as of today. The final papers were signed, and I'm in the process of getting on with my life. I have decided that what has happened to me, was the best thing ever. I stopped and thought about the last forty years, and it really wasn't all that nice or good. I was under constant stress, my EX was very domineering. I was always being suspected of doing something I shouldn't, and I never ever did a thing. It was a miserable life, but because I was so in love I was blind to it. It is so nice, not to live like that any longer. Our separation almost killed me, and my heart will never be the same. I still love this woman for some reason, and I think I always will even with all that she has done. I am  a bit upset, with the way I still feel towards her. And what makes things worse, is that she knows I still love her. But after today, hopefully, I'm done with her. I don't care what she does, and I could care less where she goes. I want her to do for me, what I'm doing for her. I'm leaving her alone, and letting her get on with her life. But my daughter visits me and we talk, and even though I ask her not to, I'm pretty sure she does. I don't know what to do about it, I don't want to be mean to her. But it's got to stop, I want my privacy. My EX chose to move on, so what I do is now none of her business. She claims she worries about me, I told her to not be such a lier. If she cared about me, she wouldn't have done what she did. It caused me to get so depressed, that all I wanted to do was commit suicide. She knew that would happen, because she mentioned it the day she left. Another issue I have with my EX, is that she is always checking out my medical reports and I can't stop her. There is supposed to be patient confidentiality, but because she's an RN she has access to my charts. And there's no sense in reporting her for what she's doing, because she will just get one of her nurse friends to open my file for her. I am trying to move on with my life, and as long as she keeps interfering I can't. I have met another beautiful woman a city away, we are taking things slow. I did spend a couple of days with her last week, and I plan to spend a couple more days with her this weekend. Where she lives is a bit of an issue, the drive home at night is quite long. She is a wonderful woman, but she had a husband that sounds a lot like yours was. He was very mean to her, but he never physically hurt her. He would roar at her and he was just plain mean, along with throwing things. Like your EX, hers was bi-polar also. She is now afraid to accept love, she doesn't know if she can trust men. It is very hard to get to know her, but she is starting to come around. I treated her to a couple of days, of nothing but love and attention. And there was nothing sexual about it, there was a lot of hugging and kissing though. We sat on the couch and listened to the Eagles, and we talked about our pasts. We went to buy a few groceries, and it was so much fun doing that. I took her to the movies, and she said she had never been there with her husband. He wouldn't take her anywhere, but he was great at spending her money. Everything we did over those two days was fun, it was an amazing two days. Hopefully, the two days we spend together this weekend, will be fun also. We talked for hours before we meet, I would call her every night at 8 o'clock. And we would talk for hours, we would talk until 5 in the morning. Because of her EX she would like to take things slow, and I'm fine with that. I would like to take things slowly also, I don't want us to make a mistake. I want to be sure we're good together, because I'm looking for a lifetime partner. I assured her that I was in no hurry to move things along faster, I told her would take things at her pace. But because of her past, she has a hard time believing I'm real. She doesn't know what to think, nobodies ever treated her the way I do. It was strange when we first started talking, everything either one of us mentioned, the other one had in common. We have so much in common, you'd think we were clones. And I cooked supper for us, she has never had a man do that for her. She ended up being overwhelmed with all I did, she couldn't believe life could be like that. She loved the back and foot rub I gave her, and that's something she had never experienced before either. She is a beautiful looking woman, but unfortunately, she was married to an a-hole. Any man that disrespects a woman, is not much of a man as far as I'm concerned. For me, women are to always be treated with respect. They are special creatures, and they all deserve to be loved. And they all should be told daily how much you love them, it's the least a man should do for his partner. Women are special to me, and I do all I can to keep them happy. I feel as bad for you as I do for her, you both have been very unlucky in love. And I would love to be able to help you out also, if there's ever anything I could do to help, please let me know. Or if you would just like to exchange messages, or to have someone to talk to, feel free to contact me. I hate what you've gone through, no woman should ever have to go through what you did. And for it to happen with you having such a young child, only makes things worse. And I can't understand why he wouldn't be happy to have a child, unless he is jealous of the child. And what's even harder to understand, is how he could be like that with a son. I've known men who got upset with having a daughter, but never with having a son. I'm sorry, but your EX was a horrible jerk. And believe it or not, I personally think you are now better off. Yes this new life is going to be tough, but you sound like the type of woman who can handle it. I may be wrong, but you read like you are well grounded. And hopefully, you have some family or friends that can assist you, you will need assistance while trying to get things straightened out. I hope things work out for you, you probably are a sweetheart that was mistreated. Move on past this, and try to forget the abuse. Get on with your life, it will help time fly by and you'll feel better. Take care of yourself and your son, and don't hesitate to contact me if you want to chat. Or if you want a shoulder to cry on, mine are fairly strong. Good-bye Sweetie, I wish you luck as you go forward with your life.

  17. Brian, it looks good with the walnut backer, but I really do like a black backer. And if your making these to sell, your adding a lot of extra work to the project. Spray painting a backer is so simple and quick, and there's very little labor involved. Len
  18. Lucky2

    Wheelie

    Nicely done Ralph, when you get a tip, you know you've done something right. Len
  19. Ralph, I don't think you have anything to worry about, surely she'll like it. Len
  20. Hello Randy, there's an easy fix to the lever popping up, remove it and sand the corner of it. It originally has an angle on the back bottom side, use a GOOD fine file to do this. I've done it with my clamp and it works perfect. What causes the lever to flip, is from flipping it so much to use it. But for every time you flip the lever, you wear a miniscule amount of the lever. After so long the angle on the lever gets rounded just a tiny bit, but it's still enough to cause the lever to flip. You can make your own levers if you want, all you need is the material to make it out of. Len
  21. Jeff, it's gorgeous, you and Jan did an amazing job. Len
  22. Troy, that's some top notch cutting, it all looks amazing. Len
  23. Jim, these two boxes are just to cute, they should sell fast. Len
  24. Paul, try giving the front a coating with shellac or thinned poly, that should make the front all look the same. With using the shellac to get better results, you will not be able to use a water based finish. If there's any tiny bit of ridging or hollows around the patch, use a bit of wood filler and sand it down before shellacing the front. Len
  25. Philip, welcome to the Village, you have some very nice looking work posted here. But there's something missing, where's the pics of the new saw???? And I am even interested in seeing a pic or two, of the old one also. Len
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