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Hi Dj: Unfortunately the indian girl pattern had no reference to the original designer. To stay legal I can't post the pattern. I spent some time searching on the net and I can't find any information as of yet.
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While the wife was making her weekly vegatable run at a local farm stand she noticed a yard sale down the street. Stopping by on the way home she came across some stuff I could use (which usually doesn't happen). She brought home two Dover coloring books, a woodburning book and a file folder with a few patterns. All this for a whopping $2.00 dollars. I made a pattern from one of the pictures in the coloring book and cut a pattern (that she wanted for her wall). There was no reference to the designer(s) of the pattern I used on the cut so I can't post that pattern. I'm sure the pattern I made from the coloring book will be ok to add to the pattern library. [attachment=1]elephantfinal.png[/attachment] [attachment=0]indian maiden.jpg[/attachment]
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That's great. Good reminder for the kids when they come over.
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That came out great. Nice cut.
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Those pieces always look great.
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I've run across that problem myself. When there is a high demand on the bandwidth at the site (I think thats the correct term) it tends to slow down. I also found that when we are having storms in the area the connection lags.
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Those are always cool. Great work.
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I've never heard of reversing the blade. I have seen where the ends of the blade were twisted so that the teeth were facing sideways. I suppose reversing the blade should work. There is always the spiral blades if nothing else works.
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Easiest way I found was to buy a 1/4" sheet of plywood (4X8'). You can then paint it a contrasting color or like I did get an old table cloth and staple it on. Get some wood screws and hang your scroll work on it.
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I have my saw inside the house. It's not really exposed to the elements. I do get oxidation on the cast saw table on occassion even with applying paste wax after a project. I found a trick to remove the oxidation. I noticed my wife using a two sided scouring sponge on pots and pans when cleaning them. I asked her if she had a new clean one. I took the course side of the sponge, applied some paste wax and a little elbow grease and scrubbed the surface. About ten minutes later there was black coating on the sponge. The pad got into all the little machining marks on the table and removed the oxidation. I let the paste wax dry, cleaned it off and the table was shinning again. Reapplied a fresh coat of wax and I'm ready to go again. [attachment=0]tablecln1.jpg[/attachment]
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Do you have a few screws loose? I know I do In between projects I thought I would do some routine maintenance on my saw. I noticed I was getting some slack between my blade tightening screws and my blade holder. Evidently (in my saw anyways) the material used in the blade holders is softer than the steel in the blade screws. After constant loosening and tightening the threads in the blade holder were wearing. I went to my trusty toolbox for some inspiration. I came across a roll of plumbers pipe tape and thought that this might do the trick. Cleaned off the threads, tore off a piece of tapre about an inch long and wrapped it around the blade tightening screw threads. Reinserted the blade screws and it was good as new. [attachment=0]loosescrw1.jpg[/attachment]
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Here's a trick I've been using to hide the drill holes when cutting a piece. I call it an "elongated teardrop" (for lack of a better term). The most important thing is to use a drill bit small enough that you can still feed your blade through. I use a FD-PSR5 blade for most of my cuts and found a 3/64" drill bit works well. [attachment=0]teardrop1.jpg[/attachment] After feeding your blade through the hole, start about midpoint in the hole with the blade against the left inside edge. Cut a path from that point tapering into your pattern line. When done, back up your blade to the entry hole and do the same on the opposite side. You will find when doing the opposite side that your blade will want to "jump" back into your first cut line. To rectify this apply slight side pressure against the blade while cutting to prevent this. Due to the width of the kerf you will actually be shaving off the wood as opposed to cutting another line. This will work on straight lines as well as curves.
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Hi Brian: I use needle files and emery boards. I find these work well for touching up small inside cuts. You can cut down the emery boards if needed to fit the cut. The needle files you can find at Lowes, Home Depot, etc. The emery boards you can get anywhere they have a cosmetic department.
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When I used to repair gun stocks, I used Elmers white glue and mix some sandings from the gun stock. This worked great for small cracks and dings I couldn't raise with a damp cloth and an iron. If the area is large maybe some wood filler would work.
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After seeing Grampa's asian woman pattern it sparked some interest. I went searching and found an 1800's japanese silk painting that looked promising. I spent three days on the pattern and around six hours cutting. A few times I thought I'd go cross eyed trying to cut the small details. The size is 8.5 X 11 inches. Cut on 1/4" bb birch ply with FD-PSR5 blades (used 4). It was a challenge creating the pattern trying to determine what details to include and what to omit. What do you think? [attachment=0]jap grl2.jpg[/attachment] I purposely left out the original work to get some feedback on my pattern. I'll post a side by side later.
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Came out great. I was wondering how hard that would be to cut.
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Thanks...Now I have to design a stand for it
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Great job...Excellent cut. I'm sure they will greatly appreciate these portraits
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Excellent work. I've yet to try intrasia...Maybe someday.
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I like em both. That finish is excellent. I'll have to check it out.
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Those came out cool.
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Came up with another wild idea. Thought I would try to make a megalodon tooth out of wood. Took some scrap cherry, cut out a basic shape and went at it with my dremel tool. Didn't apply any finish yet. Probably some wipe on poly. My wife says to put it on a gold chain and wear it That would definitely make some strange bling Here's a link if your curious about the megalodon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon The top photo is a pic of a real megalodon tooth. The bottom photo is what I created. My tooth is about six inches long. [attachment=1]CM2822.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]mego1.jpg[/attachment]
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Great cut...Looks fantastic.
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Fantastic Work!!!! Beautiful design and expertly cut.
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drill bits for drilling pilot holes
Vector01 replied to cjswoodcrafts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Yep...Numbered bits. Mike's has some as well as Sloanes. http://www.sloanswoodshop.com/drill_bits.htm http://mikesworkshop.com/newprod.htm
