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Marg, it's good that you got your EX back in action, what was the problem? I find it hard to believe that just cleaning the saw, would solve your issue. Len

Kevin, you must have gotten a messed up screw, my EX has the swivel tips. Len

I was severely injured in an accident, and I was going crazy with nothing to do. My wife at that time, bought me a Delta 2000 model 16"scroll saw. Up to that point, I didn't have any idea of what scroll sawing was. I got into the hobby back then,and I have been enjoying it ever since. Since the accident,I have not been without severe pain in my back and legs. Everything I do causes pain, and I was going insane before I got the scroll saw. There was nothing I could do, and I mean nothing that didn't worsen the pain. I worked with wood for years before getting injured, but had never heard of a scroll saw. Surprisingly the scroll saw cutting didn't cause me more pain, it actually took my mind off of the pain because of concentrating on the pattern I was cutting. Once I realized that I was cutting without as much pain as I normally was, I got into scrolling like crazy. I read everything I could about the hobby, and I talked to people like Mike Moorland of Flying Dutchman fame. He taught me a lot, we talked once or twice each week, sometimes we talked for over an hour. I miss Mike, he was a great mentor who taught me mos of what I know about scrolling. He even allowed me to sell Flying Dutchman blades to Canadian buyers, I still have over two thousand dollars worth of blades I bought from him at wholesale prices. I will never have to purchase another scroll saw blade for as long as I live, I have lots of blades I didn't sell. I am no longer interested in selling any blades, I will use most of them over time. And seeing as how I can no longer buy blades at the wholesale price, I decided to keep them for my own use. Len

There is another way to do veining work, and it's to use a pyro set-up. You can burn the fine lines required to make the project look right, but you would have to burn both sides of the project. Len

I do the same as JTTHECLOCKMAN, I would never use a spiral blade to cut veining work. The veining I cut is very narrow work, IMO it requires a flt blade for it to look the way it should. Len

Marg, I think your issue is being caused, by having the back tension lever adjusted to tight. Try loosening the back lever as you try to install a new blade, doing this will give you the setting you need to properly tension your blades. If you don't understand what I'm trying to explain here, try PMing me and I'll explain better. Good luck. Len

Charley, I would like to know, what you found so difficult to cut about this mailbox pattern? I've cut several of them out, and I haven't found anything difficult with the cutting of them. I enjoy compound cutting also, I have two or three books of patterns on the subject. |Len

Thanks everyone, it was one of the most enjoyable ones ever. Len

Bob, John was right about the two speeds, the high speed is used to cut all types of wood soft or hardwood. You didn't mention what size of blade you were using, for bandsaw boxes it's suggested that you use a 3/16" blade. Any blade larger in size, will break much easier then the 3/16" one will. Len

Richard, there's no scroll saws being built in Canada any longer, there hasn't been for years. Len

If it is an unnoticable repair, then I will sell it. But it has to be a repair, that looks like it should be there. Len

I don't know for sure if it does any good or not, but I loosen the tension on my bandsaw and my scrollsaw. And I loosen the tension on any other piece of equipment I own, that the tension can be released on. I don't need a reminder that the tension is loosened, because I've been doing this since I was in middle school. It was what I was taught to do, so I still do it. Len

Monti, that was a great idea, your bandsaw must be fairly large. It must have a large resaw capacity, those mascot cuttings aren't real small. I own a 14" Delta bandsaw, and I can only resaw a 6&1/2" piece of stock. Len

Brad, I'm happy to read that there's been some improvement in your and Mary Ann's health. But as things aren't up to 100% yet, you both will still remain in my prayers. Take care, and the best of luck with getting better. Len

Duke, both pieces look fantastic, you could even make leash holders out of them. Len

Dave, as always, your inlay work impeccable. Len

Lew, there is no excess glue to worry about, the glue is only on the back of the pattern pieces. When you remove the pattern, the glue gets removed automatically. There is no pattern glue that gets onto the wood, because you covered the wood with masking tape before you added the pattern. Len

Why would it matter, they would have to change the batteries anyway. And there's to many factors, to be taken into consideration to get a correct answer. You would need to know the amount of power the clockworks requires to keep it running. And then there's the batteries, what type are the strongest or last longer then any others. I've had clock that ran over two years on a new Duracell battery, and I've had clocks that seems to need new batteries about every two months. So tell them you have no idea, tell them it all depends upon how old and weak the batteries they choose to use are. The best bet, would be to tell them about a year at the very least. Len

Lew, I agree with a lot of what you stated, but not with all of it. You are about the only person I know of, that sprays the glue onto the block of taped up wood with glue before adding the pattern. That's backwards in my book, and it leads to a lot of mess. You would be forever getting the excess glue on your fingers, when you touched the block where there is no pattern applied. The best and proven way to glue your pattern to the wood, is to just apply glue to the back of the pattern. I usually use square or rectangular stock, and before adding glue any pattern I want to cut. I cut away the excess paper so that I know where to spray the glue, doing it this way I don't waste a bunch of glue by spraying it where it isn't needed. Len

To funny. Len

My avatar name is Lucky2, but I always sign any messages with my given name, Len. I would like for people to include where they're from in their avatar, it makes things more understandable, when you know where they live. Especially, if the person is talking about the weather, or some other happening in their area. Len

Thanks Jerry, I got a great laugh out of the fire fighter on his camel. Len

Paul, both pieces look fantastic, very nicely done. Len

Nicely done. Len

That's to cool. Len