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It is not a VS that I see. Not sure if they ever made a belt and pulley system. There are parts laying on the shelf. I do not see the wedge. There is no up front blade tension system. I would pass on this and keep looking. Unless you want a challenge but would not offer $300. Not sure what motor is on that one either.

Yea I mentioned this in another thread where some one was looking for a bloodwood substitute and Padauk was mentioned. That dust is nasty stuff. Some woods are just that way.

I posted it on my pen turning forum and the answers to some questions were. The product he is using to melt it is Xylene . Suppose to be safer than acetone. yes it can be used as an adhesive. No one on pen turning site is interested in try as a finish. I know at one time with the pen world we are always looking for that perfect hard shell finish that stands up to abuse and wear and tear and that is why CA has become the finish most use. But at one time the melting of plexiglass in acetone used as a finish was big too. The biggest problem is the use of acetone can be hazardous and the off gas is not good to breathe. Do not know what the off gas is with this stuff. He was not wearing any respirator but how smart is he.

Interesting. Never seen anything like this. Brings out questions. First is what is he melting it with? I assume acetone. Next is what is the odor and gas smell and air quality like? next how durable is this? is it a hard shell finish or like a rub on wax? next can it be polished to a high sheen finish? Finally I am thinking of a use in the pen turning world. We use CA as a finish most times on wood pen blanks. Could this work on that? Has anyone else seen this or if there is a chemist amongst us could you explain what we are looking at in better detail That guy was a little hard to follow being it was being translated. Going to have to do some investigating on this.

Some people go all out when they build these. Full of detail. They display them on wood tracks too with little scenes. I want to get into that before I pass on.

It will turn brown. A finish will slow it down some.

I may have mentioned this some time ago but at some time I am going to get into makeing very detailed wood model trains. I have seen these on other woodworking sites and one in particular where I was storing photos and info and threads and conversations from members. They since updated their web site and that portion of storing things never made it over. I hate when owners do that stuff. At least give a warning so I could have downloaded to a drive. Sort of pee me off. Anyway I am in the process of restoring some info and photos. I am not talking about toy trains. That is for kids. These are life like and many parts are turned on a lathe and other woodworking tools. Always fascinated by them. If anyone has done any I would appreciate a few photos. I picked up some plans years ago as I was collecting info and have to find them again. This will probably happen next winter. This winter I am working on a few other cool ideas I always wanted to try. I use winters as my play time because I have house work that I need to complete this summer hopefully. Here is an example. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/731342426966824631/ One other thing and all ties into the train theme. I have bought years ago a pattern by Dirk Boelman of a train clock with working lights and sounds. Somewhere I have this pattern so that is another project I want to incorporate with the wood trains collection. Has anyone made this pattern clock and if so do you have photos and any thoughts to share. I am bookmarking this thread for all this. Thanks in advance. https://theartfactory.com/product/train-depot-clock/

A workbench has to be one of the easiest things in the shop to build. Yes you can get fancy and start with drop down leafs and drawers and things like that but it basically a couple boxes and 4 legs and a top. Now the frame can be supported with cross members depending how much weight and how large you build it. When I made my main work bench I was able to get a couple old office oak doors from a job i was on and that made the top easy but man is that freakin heavy. They are filled with some kind of sheetrock or something but again so easy to do.

Well what size bench are you looking for. You know you are going to spend good money on it. Look at HF and see what they have and adapt something. Cheapest place.

If you find a bench then just add a 3/4" piece of plywood any size you want. Make it so you can store tools and things on it. The 24" should not deter you. The height maybe. What height would you like? Maybe find a bench and cut the legs down. Or it is so easy to build a basic bench. I made one just to hold my TV last year while I work on my rooms. I will replace with cabinet at later date when done. Had some 3/4" plywood laying around and bought a couple 2X4's. Very easy. Not even a day to build. Come on you do not plans to build a bench. Frame with 4 legs and put a top and shelf to stabilize the lower half.

I can not say if that is a good idea or not. I am one of those that never touch that cam lever once I had it set. Never seen a need to. My tension is set up front with the blade lever. Now if I use thin blades I adjust the position in the clamps just a tad. That is all it takes to release some tension. Been doing that ever since I owned the saws. Works for me. Good luck with your idea. Hope it does what you are looking for.

I just bought a load of BB plywood from them 2 weeks ago. Have to say not having to cut down to manageable size from full sheets is a plus. The quality of their wood is a plus. The overall prices is a huge plus. The shipping for that much weight was reasonable. I am using it for jigs and other projects not scrollsaw related. I could buy full sheets from my lumber store but as I said cutting down is not so easy any more. The boxes are heavy when buying 30 sheets of each at a time. That should hold me for some time.

First welcome to the forum. Next could you give us some more background. Such as your name, where you are from. When you say the Dewalt feels like midlevel What do you mean about that? Have you personally scrolled on other saws? And if so which ones? What is it that you do in this woodworking class with these saws? What is the age group of students? Does the saws have foot pedals and if so what kind. Are you using magnifier lights and are you set up with dust collection. Maybe a photo of your work shop would help us. As far as blades breaking, what blades are you using and what size? What type projects are you cutting and learning on? Most times blade breakage is operator error. learning to be patient is the #1 thing to learn. A scrollsaw is a slow cutting saw. Saw speeds are something that can be objective for we all scroll at basically a speed that suits our habits. I am sure you know all this and pass this on to students but always good to refresh. Have you had any problems with the saws that you have and if so what were they and how did you fix? Now as far as recommendations I would not recommend the Hegner 14" single speed. They are out dated. too small a table top and no one uses single speed any more. Being you have the double link Dewat saw already and familar with that action then staying in that line may work such as the Seyco or Pegas saw. The Bauer saw is just too new and you have to deal with Harbor Freight for warrenty work. Not sure if they are available where you are, thus more info would help. The top of the line saws I believe on the market are the Hegners and the RBI but are parallel arm saws. Parts are available and good companies to deal with. You may want to get a variety of saws so students can try them for themselves. As mentioned though the Hegner and RBI have blade clamps that come off the saw to reload. The Hegner requires a wrench wheras the RBI does not. The Dewalt and other double link saws do not have this. Anyway good luck and hope you fill us in on a few more details.

I did something like that today too. I had gotten a 20V Dewalt sliding miter saw for Christmas and decided to assemble stand and put saw through some test cuts. It passed with flying colors and is going to be perfect for my molding jobs. Also cleaned the dinning room where I have been storing my construction materials and things. I need to get in there to hang a fan and light kit. Then I can patch a couple holes and get ready for painting all my rooms. Oh joy. I wanted to finish a few projects in the shop but after this and 2 hours later that was enough for the day. Great to be retired.

What is the model number on that lathe? Basically all these type lathes use the same size bearings.

I am of the opposite mind. I have way too many ideas and sometimes no ambition or time. I have a bunch of projects I want to work on this winter and have started a couple weeks ago but this past week I got hit with a stomach bug that set me down. Just started feeling better so next week back in the shop. No scrolling projects but lathe projects. My scrolling days are just about done.

Wow I am shocked how many people here cut, carve and use MDF and also as toys. Last I checked the formula is still used and it has lots of formaldehyde in the product which is toxic to breathe. using as large pieces means less cutting but still releases fine dust that now gets in the shop and stays everywhere so every time you move that dust it gets suspended in the air again. Unless you constantly wear good quailty safety masks and clean off before going into the house, man wood dust is bad enough. Maybe I am missing something. I know regulations have changed to the amount of formaldehyde can be used and there is some MDF that claims it is formaldehyde free so maybe that is what is being used.

Oh I would be weary of scrolling MDF. That makes a good backer but the dust can be dangerous. Plus if scrolling they dull blades easily. Need certain blades. Just my opinion. Many fine patterns here in the library or on Steve Goods site.

Did Hercules ever make a scrollsaw?. I know Central Machinery did.

I sold all my scrollsaw magazines for $100. Sold them to the buyer of my Hegner saw. I can not find any buyers for all my woodworking magazines. One of these days I have to pull out all my scrollsaw books and sell those too. I have been gathering a bunch of tools and stuff that I do not use any more and will sell. Sold a bunch of tools 2 years ago. If I only could get rid of the woodworking magazines that would clean the attic out tremendously. Just hate to throw out.

For those that use to be in the Magazine craze as I was. I got just about every woodworking magazine out there at one time. but now none. But what I always remembered and one reason I got them was for their tool reviews. But as time passed by and more magazines did the tool reviews you saw the trend. The tool companies that supported the magazines got the better reviews and that would go for all them. After awhile they basically canceled each other out. Maybe one of two tools they agreed on. But they would put the tools through their paces not like these videos where these people want their 5 min. of fame. hey look I made a video. Show me in real time the difference between one saw over another. prove to me this one has more power, cuts larger material, better dust collection, easier blade changing and so on. That is a side by side comparison. Not open a box and lift to see how much each weighs. Says right on the box. That is what the pwoer of a video can do. Comparing prices again means nothing unless that is your main concern than by all means shop at HF or even go on ebay. China made stuff on their all the time under weird names. I just bought a tool for my lathe that is basically one of those very specific needs. Maybe will use a few times so the China made brand will work just as well because only one moving part. Now if down the road I find I will get into that part of lathe work more so I will step up.

Hercules has a better valve than Bauer. There is a side by side videos somewhere out there. I was told many years ago I too have one of the valves not closing all the way. I have been xrayed more times that I should be glowing by now. Just keep monitoring but I was told too at some time they may have to replace. Today that is a micro surgery. they do not crack the chest.

Well this thread took on a few different paths and was not my intention to rile the pro HF fans. I can be controversial but also never was a follower. If I have an opinion then I try to voice it and explain. But just like in all web sites the written word gets misconstrued and meanings get lost and feeling come into play and next thing sides are taken. If new members and I have heard this complaint on other forums that, they opened a thread and did not like the banter so it scared them away then so be it. Live it what it is. That told me they are so closed minded that they did not want to put the effort into seeing the good in the site and reading further and past opinions. I believe this site is one of the calmest sites for arguments if you want to call it that I ever been a part of except my pen turning site that is just about as civil as there ever was. People have their favorite tool brands. It is nature deal with it. Today so many videos are put out by people comparing one tool to another. You can take just about any tool on the market and make comparison physical wise to so many different brands. Like I said we talk about this very thing here so many times with scrollsaws. We do not know what tools come off what lines in these countries that tool manufactures use. Tweak here or there they are clones. But we defend our brand and now adays things get blown out of proportion. It is a color of the tool or a badge on the side of the tool. if it does the job you are wanting it to do that is fine. BUT and I say this with all good intent. 2 things, if the tool can do the job safely. I have seen lesser grade tools be more of a hazard than a help for the operator. and how you intend to use it, professionally or just occasional around the house plays a part. Some one brought up an excellent point and this applies to every tool and brand. learn the proper use of a tool and what the do's and don'ts are for that tool. Tool safety applies to all tools and brands. proper tool for the job will save you time and also could save you from injury. Happy tool hunting. Still think HF has too many brands in their tool lines.

Thanks I love being first at something. Glad I could help.

Just a question, do you build alot of large furniture and cabinets that you use the domino alot? Many years ago I got into the biscuit scene and used them alot for shelves and magazine racks and things like that. My dream to be a cabinet maker went out the door when I built my shop cabinets and saw you need lots of room for cabinet and furniture building. I also went down the pocket screw hole swamp and have lots of those tools collecting dust.