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  1. MrsN
    One of the things that they offered was insurance to local chapters. I was a member of a local group that was a SAW affiliate, and was a member of SAW myself. The insurance coverage from SAW allowed the group to put on a craft fair and to have demonstrations.
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    I dont have my computer to check, but I think this might be a thing... I think if you import an image into inkscape and convert it to vector it will break the image into a bunch of pieces. If you do that to a pattern all of the black cut away parts separate, if you select all of them it should tell you how many there are.
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    I have seen birch plywood at some of the big box stores (Menards is my go-to store, but I think I have seen it at the others) The birch plywood has voids in it in various places. the 1/4" thickness isn't great for scrolling. It chips and isn't as strong as other materials because of the voids. That being said the 1/2" or 3/4" thicknesses works decently. I have made several things with the edges showing because they look sort of cool.
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    Wonderful pattern and cutting. I don't recognize the font.
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    I made this welcome sign for my mother recently. I made her a fall one and she hinted about needing one for spring. I found an image on the internet that I used to draw the bird and branch, then added the words below. I did put it on a backer, but couldn't find that photo. Mom loved it, and what could be better than that.
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    Beautiful work!!
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    I had a similar model spindle sander, I believe it was the Menards brand. but it might have been from Home Depot. Either way, it was the cheapest model I could find. I also have had several delta versions in my school shops. I absolutely loved my cheap one at home. I used it a lot. I liked that it was a bit less aggressive than my belt or disc sanders so I was a bit more comfortable with small pieces. I was making a lot of jewelry at the time and had lots of small pieces. I got rid of it in one of my recent downsizing moves, and it is the only thing that I regret getting rid of.
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    The one for my saw at home is gone. I moved a few times and I think it didn't make the cut in one of them, although it might still be in the bottom of one of the drawers. At school I leave them on. I explain to the kids what they are and how to adjust them. I also tell them why I don't use the hold down. About half of the kids use it.
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    I just use the ping method. I also teach my students to ping the blade to see if it is tight. I put the blade in with out tension and pluck it, it doesn't ping. then I put tension on the blade and pluck it, it pings nicely. I have them go back and forth a couple of times and they usually get the hang of it.
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    I am currently an industrial arts and engineering teacher. I love going to school everyday.
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    When installing a new blade I put it in the top clamp (but not fully tight), then tighten the bottom clamp. Then loosen the top clamp to thread through the hole in the work piece. When the blade is held up by the top clamp, I don't need the third hand to hold it.
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    I have a foot switch in a box somewhere. I tried to used it for a while, but never really got the hang of it.
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    When I have done this method I put the waste puzzle together and spray paint it a solid color and call it an "impossible" puzzle. I usually freehand it. Somewhere I think that Carter Johnson did a tutorial on his method.
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    I would use BB. I really like 1/8" but 1/4" would be just fine. You mentioned being unsure about BB because of the jagged edge that is the gutter on the building. Spots like that actually make me want to use BB. The cross grain feature of plywood makes those weird bits stronger. Use a nice reverse tooth blade and it will be great!
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    I agree, take a picture of it and see if any of the awesome pattern makers can do their magic.
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    That seems really quick to get that out of alignment. I would call Ray and see what he has to say about it, he might have more experience with it.
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    The only issue with cutting the spiral inside to outside vs outside to inside is that the bowl will go the wrong direction. That probably won't matter, just flip the bowl over. You could adjust for it by tilting the cut to the other side.
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    I'd buy it! I have one at school and it runs great, and the one time I needed a part it was easy to find.
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    If you grab the pin with a pliers and wiggle it a bit, it usually pops out.
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    Holly comes to mind as being the most white of the woods. Some maple is pretty light, if you have some place you can pick and choose it might work. Using water based poly to finish the light wood will also help. It doesn't have the warm amber tone that most of the other finishes do. Another option would be bleaching the wood. https://www.rockler.com/oxalic-acid-for-wood-bleaching I don't have any experience with the process but someone else might.
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    I have used Elmers Glue-All for the last few things I have glued to backers. It is a white PVA glue and dries clear. Spread it on thin and weight the project with a book or two. https://www.amazon.com/Elmers-Glue-All-Multi-Purpose-Liquid-E3850/dp/B0045PVK9Q/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=elmers+glue+all&qid=1551292370&s=hardware&sr=1-2
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    I had a porter cable and it was a pretty good entry level saw. However, the link you gave was for a central machinery saw and I don't know much about that one. From the looks of it, it only takes pinned blades. They would probably be a huge step up from your 3" dremel blades, but if you get a saw that can do pinless blades you will be much happier in the long run. Edit: I looked at the manual on the harbor freight. It does have adapters to use pinless blades.
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    I love your style!!
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    I used a CA finish on a couple of pendants, but I found I preferred a semi-gloss shine of lacquer. You did an great job getting a mirror like shine on that piece, very nice.
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    I love baskets. I am always amazed at how cool the spiral looks when it starts as a straight line.
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