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Different and very unique! Len
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I've never dealt with the man, but, all I've ever read or heard about him was good. Len
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I have the program, but I've never had much luck using it. After trying to get used to it with no luck, I had my daughter try to figure it out. She thought it was not a real friendly program, and suggested that I use a more friendly program. I forget what program she suggested, and I gave up on making patterns. I still have the program stored somewhere, But, I don't think I'll ever use it. I don't want to sell it though, it was a gift from my wife. Len
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lolol Randy, when I first read the title to this posting, I automatically thought it would be of your president. Man oh man, was I ever surprised. The coin is gorgeous, and it looks to be very delicate. Len
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Nicely done Don, I like how the handles fold down. Len
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Roly, the tray look s good, now that you've made it. A nice place to place a magnet to hold used blades, is close to the corner by the drill in your picture. I placed a magnet on my tray, and when I have a blade that I might want to reuse I lay it on the magnet. It saves me from always losing blades that I want to reuse, and it saves me a lot of looking for those blades. Len
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Jerry, what about drilling a small hole to represent the eyes? Len
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Holy smokes Kris, this is an outstanding cutting. I love it! Len
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Very nice, I like the red backer. Len
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Larry, it's a great use of scraps, do you think they will sell? Len
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I order my blades from the FD site, they come in small poly bags. I leave the blades in those bags, as they have a nice clear label that lets you know what blade you are using. I store the bags of blades in a metal box that used to be for storing drill bits in, it sits beside my saw so it's always within reach. Len
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Most, if not all EX's, have a what I'll call a swivel tip. They should be serviced on a regular basis, it doesn't take much to keep them working the way they should. To service them, use a small pair of pliers to first twist the tip around while it is in place. Once you've twisted the tip to make sure it is moving freely, use the pliers to remove the tip. After the tip is remover, use a fine pointed needle tool to clean out the hole the tip sits in. There may not be anything in there, but, it doesn't hurt to make sure there isn't. Now, it's easy to reinstall the tip into the screw, but, before you do, you should lubricate the small shaft of the swivel tip. I use a graphite grease to lube mine, and I've never had a problem with any of the screws or tips. I'm of the opinion that everything that moves on a machine should be greased, that's why I started greasing the swivel tips on my saw. Len
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Dave, I use thick CA glue the gel type to do this, it can be applied in thin lines and it holds the projects together real well. I find it easier to use then epoxy, and there's not much clean up afterwards. Len
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Don, what type of blade are you using, to try to cut the 90* corners with? Personally, I don't think you can cut a sharp corner with a spiral blade. If it's possible, I don't know how to do it. I use flat blades when trying to cut a sharp corner, I can use back pressure on the blade like Sam has mentioned. Len
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Peter, I think you will be pleased with your decision, the EX saws are outstanding saws to work with. The tilting head was a deciding factor for me, I do a fair amount of bevel cutting. It's so much easier to cut bevels with the tilting head, then it is to cut bevels with a tilting table. Len
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Jim, it could and possibly would work fine, but, I know for a fact that it will stay in place if you glue around the edges with thin CA glue. In the area that I live, the bark usually stays on the wood, if the tree was cut during the winter months. I don't know how things work in your area, I have no idea of when the prime time to cut a tree would be. If you asked a forestry officer from your area, they could probably let you know when is the best time to cut a tree to hold the bark. Len
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Now that I've read this Monti, I'm hungry, thanks for that. It's a nice looking trivet, you did a great job on all of those letters. Len
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Too cute Jack, that should earn you some brownie points. Len
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Nicely done Tony, if you cut another you should try using green paint as a backer color. Len
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I do the same as Larry and Roly, I've never had one fail doing it that way. Len
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Great buy Jerry. Len
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Don, there is no way to stop the bark from flaking, it's just a natural thing that happens to bark. The flaking is usually just the top layers of the bark, the layers that had to contend with the weather. To keep the main bark ring from coming loose, what most people will do, is they use thin ca glue and glue all around the edge of the bark and wood. This is how you keep the bark from falling off of turned items, I don't see why it wouldn't work on scrolled projects. Len
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Wowsa Monti, it's an exceptional cutting. There sure was lots of contour sanding in this one, what did you use to do all the sanding with? Len
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Great thinking Dan, congrats on the win. Len
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Good looking trivet Jerry. Len
