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I have a long hose to my dust extractor. The end of the hose runs alongside the arm of my saw and is held in place while I use it by some wrap around strips of Velcro. My bellows are still OK so the dust is blown off the blade and goes straight up the hose and away. There's virtually no dust to worry about. Trust me ... I'm an asthmatic! If your bellows pump gives up don't forget that a good option is an aquarium pump to keep the blade clear. Magic
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I don't worry about the thickness. I would draw it up and cut it except for the notches, leave them until last. Hold all the bits together and you will see what , if any, adjustment is needed. Re-sketch the new positions and cut them. Magic
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OK Merlin - what about - "I found it on our door step this morning" Magic
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Don't rock the domestic boat. Try ... "Honey, look what I won in a raffle" ... it might work. Magic
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Well here it is my vision of the ultimate scroll saw bench
Pixman replied to Mr Trippy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I understand the Jack Daniels, but what do you use the Loctite for ? Great Project. Now add mini speakers for music while you work Magic -
I sell at craft shows to finance my hobby. Some stuff goes as gifts. Magic
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I just use a standard spray can of white enamel primer, let it dry hard and then follow up with the enamel paint I want to use. If you want to use a water based paint make sure the undercoat is also water based. Magic
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Here's one of my latest efforts. The pattern is by Gayle and its cut in 10mm [3/8] New Zealand Beech. Ignore the watermark on the photo. Its from an old website I had. My picture resize program keeps dumping it on everything. A new website could be ready by the end of the year under the same name. Magic[attachment=0]The Birdwatcher.JPG[/attachment]
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I clamp the work FACE DOWN on a piece of scrap plywood and then give the back of the work a gentle treatment with a blowtorch. Then use a soft paint brush to flick away the ashes and burned fuzzies. A soft wire brush is OK too. Make sure the your piece is clamped flat all over so the flame so black smoke can't reach the face of your work. Magic
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Hey Malc. I've often used a simple glue stick to fix the pattern down. If you think it might lift then put some clear tape over it. Magic
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Good to see you again. Sounds like everything can only get better from now on ... or .. "As you continue to slide down the banister of life may all the splinters point in the right direction." Magic
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Has anyone heard how Rick is getting on with the reinstatement of the Free4all site since the hosts suddenly decided to migrate to a new server ? I'm still getting error messages. Magic
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The host decided to move to a new server without telling Rick. It all ended up a shambles with other sites as well. Rick's working on it but it might take more time to sort it out. Magic
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Glad to see Yew on the chart. I turned a bowl from a piece of Yew a few years back and ran into deep trouble when I fired up the woodburning pen and put a pattern on it. I used a fan beside it but must have sniffed a bit of the neurotoxic smoke. I lost my complete balance for two days as a result. Interesting experience but I wouldn't like to repeat it. Moving around the house was like playing snooker or shooting pool. You focused on the target, worked out your pattern and then cannoned off the walls until you arrived. Too much of the smoke could have finished me off according to medical advice, so don't do any woodburning on Yew!! Magic
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Suits me too. 2000hrs GMT is 8am in NZ except for Daylight Saving which doesn't really matter. Australia east coast is only 1 - 2 hours behind us . Maybe some of them are up early and would like to take part as well. Brian
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I use both flat and spiral blades depending on he pattern. Where I need straight lines I use a flat. For portraits or patterns with more of an "Impressionist" effect I use a spiral - usually a #2 - so I can move in any direction. Sprirals will drive you a bit crazy at first but practice on your scrap bits and you'll get the hang of them. Magic
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Thanks Travis. I'll have a go at doing that. Magic
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Thanks Travis. I managed to track Ron down last night on a site called coolhammers.com and he sent me a copy of the font. Unfortunately it doesn't work well for MS Word or Corel WordPerfect. You have to type it in at larger than 72pt and then resize it for printing. Reduced to less than 72pt looks like blank screen with a few specks on it. Its a hollow font with very fine lines. Thanks for the help anyway. It was worth a try as I had only seen the results - a great font to cut. Magic
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Thanks for your help. I've actually got the one from Steve but I liked the one Ron had as well. Magic
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A couple of years back Ron Brown had a True Type font for key chains on his site. Unfortunately the site doesn't work any more. Does anyone have a copy of the font they could let me have please. Magic
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Many of the potato or vegetable bin plans I've seen have good ventilation. On way of doing it is by putting plastic covered wire mesh in the back of the bin where it won't be seen. The bin only needs to be about an inch from the wall for air circulation. Magic
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We find it hard in our part of the world to get wood under 3/4" from most suppliers. Anything less in a hardwood has to be a special order. If I'm leaving things natural except for a spray of sealer I use marine grade 1/8 to 1/4 plywood either A or B grades. C grade here is 'construction' and the quality goes downhill from there.
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See if your printer setup has a setting for International A4 and try that. This is bigger than American A4. The actual measurement is 210mm x 297mm -- about 8 1/4" by 11 3/4" Magic
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Free and easy advertising for your business
Pixman replied to Firedkm's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Nothing wrong with a bit of bartering. I recently did a photos for chair deal at a camping equipment expo. Magic -
If you are looking for a photo program google Picasa. It'sd easy to use and lots of brightness etc adjustments that can salvage all sorts of photos. The big news is that Picasa is FREE. Magic