Silver Sliver

The other day I was watching a TV show (How it's made) where some chinese were embellishing some furniture with carvings, inlays, etc. At the end of the episode the narrator said that they rubbed tree sap on the wood. There was no further explanation of this part of the process, such as how to eliminate the stickiness of sap, mix some other ingredient with it or something else. The wood was beautiful after this treatment. Has anyone ever tried this? Is there a commercial product? Or is this just another term for turpentine?

Another one is an underappreciated "log Art"

Amazon has the same saw for $285 and free shipping with Prime. Sorry, just looked again and it is $289. See below https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_12/139-8085020-6774401?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=delta+40-694+scroll+saw&sprefix=Delta+40-694%2Caps%2C160&crid=CODW3LX1WRDL

In my day of scrolling, I had a local kindergarten school that took my scraps. The kids would glue pieces together that I suppose in their minds were pieces of "art". I would have liked to see some of their creations but never did.

Sometimes the grain of the wood, especially the soft woods, will cause the blade to wander. Then you have to feed much slower to allow the blade to cut through without drifting. A high tension is also necessary.

Mike Moorlach registered and sold the "Flying Dutchman" blades that he bought from Niqua in Germany. He had a good friend that worked for 3M (world wide manufacturer of all kinds of tape including Scotch Tape). He was told by this friend that the glue in painters tape provided the lubricant for saw blades. I would rather doubt that there is enough to lubricate a table saw blade, but I can see where there would be enough for a scroll saw blade. Nuff said on my part.

I have macular degeneration, so I have to really concentrate to see the blade and the line. Forget silhouettes which are not line drawings. Fortunately, Irfanview can create line drawings of most it not all solid color silhouettes. You do what you have to do. Silver Sliver

I tape an old playing cart around the blade. Very temporary but serves my purpose very well.

I glued some glitter paper to both sides of some scrap 1/8 BB (two to make a pair) and then sandwiched these between two more scrap 1/8. Came out looking fantastic

I own the Delta, and a far a I can tell, the only difference (except color) is the housing at the rear of the saws. I believe and the working mechanics are the same. Silver Sliver

I made one similar to this but circular. Then I added a lazy susan on the bottom. Does a fine job.

Probably because of the cost. I bought mine a couple of years ago for $399, a lot less than the cost of the 788 for the same saw.

I bought a Delta clone of the 788 about a year and ahalf ago and I love it. I paid 399 for it from Amazon and had free shipping My DIL is now using it and is very proficient with it. She stack cuts ornament and portraits but ot my knowledge she has not tried 3D yet. She lives in Florida and I in South Dakota. However, I am in the process of moving to Florida and I suppose that I will have to fight for time on the saw. LOL. Maybe a 2nd saw is in order. One can only hope. Silver Sliver

I am always amazed at you that use those tiny blades. I think I know why; you generally cut one thickness. I like to cut at least 3/8 to

I keep a deck of old playing cards handy, When I need a zero clearance top, I cut a slot in a playing card and tape it to the saw table. If need be a piece of tape over the cut will keep it from flopping. I tape the card after I have inserted the blade. Takes all of 30 seconds and can be removed when no longer needed for a project.