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John, believe it or not, but he did sell all of the patterns he had, he did it after he made the deal to sell Berry Basket. It was a bit underhanded of him to do so, but he did it anyway. I could only imagine how cross the new owner would be, this would have ruined any chance of him selling the patterns. Everyone who was on the mail out list for the free patterns, got this offer in their e-mail instead of a free pattern. There was about ten large size clocks included in the patterns we got, those were the only ones we weren't allowed to sell or give away. I'm surprised that no one else remembers this, there was a lot of people who got in on the deal. Len

Kevin, as long as the pattern was in the group of patterns we bought from Berry Basket, before it was taken over by new owners. You can safely give away, or sell any of them that you want. The only patterns that we are not allowed to sell or give away out of the bunch, was the large clock ones that were at the end of the cluster we bought. If you wanted to, you could even post them all on here without repercussions. I found my copy of the original e-mail, we received back when the offer was made. I had thought that I had lost it for good, but I found it this year when I was packing things to move. So feel free to sell or to give any of them away, there's nothing that can happen to you according to the conditions of the sale. Len

I'm sorry for taking so long, but thanks for the birthday wishes. Len

Hello Ralph, I think that your problem, is being caused by using to much tension. You should be able to close the clamp handle to the two o'clock position, by pushing back on it. If you can only push it to the twelve o'clock position, it's obviously to tight. Or, it is clamped to far down on the blade, which will prevent the blade from closing completely or cause it to pop up. I've had this issue with my EX21, and this is how I fixed it. Good luck. Len

Ray, if you would do as John(JT) has suggested, you would end up with no more then a dimple in the center of the disc. Al you would need to do, is have the piece of wood your jig is made out of, to be thick enough for the nail to be held firmly into place. Now what I'm thinking of is for scroll saw use only, but the jig could be made very much like the ones used on a drill press. I hope that this explanation will work, and that it's not to long to read. But if you were to take the piece of wood, you plan to use as a base. And you cut a kerf into it, so that it could be moved farther from or closer to the blade. Then add stoppers to the underside, so that it can't move any from side to side. Then with it still in place, mark a line that runs 90* from the front of the blade to the right or left. I prefer the right hand side, but you choose. Now, remove the base, which should be no less then 5/8th" plywood or mdf I prefer 3/4"plywood. Do not use OSB or Particle board, they are not strong enough. These holes have to be very close to the size of the nail, so that there is no movement in any direction. But, they also can't be so tight, that they cannot be easily removed. I'd suggest a 2 1/2" nail be used as your pin, you cut it off so that no more then 3/32" is up through the drilled hole. You will have to sharpen the tip of the cut-off nail to a point. And you should also drill the underside of the base, with a bit just large enough for the top of the nail to sit into. Doing so, will help hold the nail in place better. This should work, but you will only be able to cut circles that are within 3/8" to a 1/2" larger or smaller then the other. It would depend on how far apart you drilled the holes. Now, if you were good at using a router, there's an adjustable one that you could make. It would be almost the same, as the ones used on a bandsaw and adjustable to any size as well. There's numerous ways of making one of these, and they're not that hard to make. You could make an adjustable one, just using a tablesaw. This is something that I never imagined would be requested for scroll saw use, but to each their own. But, I suppose one could come in handy, if you had a lot of circles to cut. I make no guarantees that this will work, I just came up with this idea after reading the posting. Len

Been there, done that. Len

Nicely done and decorated Dan, I'd like to see a night time picture with the Christmas lights lit. Len

Kevin, I see the issue you're concerned with, but, I am wondering why you posted it in the bragging section? It doesn't belong here, general or some other section would be a better place for it. Len

Macman, instead of buying drills to make the clock holes, why don't you cut them out with your scrollsaw? That's how I do it, and I've never had an issue doing it that way. Len

Nicely done, that looks great, it should a good seller here in Canada with all those maple leafs. Len

Beautifully done John,she must have loved it when she first saw it? Len

Nicely done Steve, how large are they? Len

I'm lucky I guess, my drill press will hold the small little ting bits. I do own a couple of small chucks for the Dremel tools, but I've never had to use them for scroll work. The drill press I use is made by Sears, it is a large bench top model. Len

He was one hell of a man and politican, to bad there arent many more like him. Nice cutting Dick, is this one of your own patterns? Len

Great sign Jeff, inj the last year and a half, I've had quite a few of those memories rolling down my cheeks. My wife of forty years left me, we were getting along fine, and there were no issues that I knew of. She comes home from work on Friday the thirteenth, and she states that she's not happy and that she's moving out. I haven't been right since, and sometimes the memories I have of us together gets to me. Len

Duke, all of these signs are amazing, and very well done. You might get some flak about one of them though, the Marine's one. It states a few good men, well what about the female Marine's. It doesn't bother me, but it could bother some of the women who see it. It's so hard to be politically correct nowadays, it seems like all of the old sayings even need to be changed to keep one out of trouble. Len

I would never cut MDF because of the dust and chemical issues, I don't like the stuff at all. Sure it takes a coating of paint well, but since I don't ever paint any of my work, that's a non issue for me. Len

Ralph, I don't know what glue Dan uses, but for this type of item I would use gel-type CA glue. It won' set immediately, but when it does it does a perfect job holding the clip in place. Len

Nicely done Luis, it looks great. Len

Nice cutting Marg, I do hope you stack cut this one. Len

Nicely done, one to be proud of. Len

Too Cute!!! Len

Nicely done Dave, your inlay work is the best I've ever seen. Len

Peter, this is a beautiful jewellry box, it's most definitely one to be proud of making. Len

No Les, it isn't kosher for me, but some people don't like using fine cutting flat blades. And some people do it that way, because they don't have the proper tools and blades to cut fine lines. Len