JTTHECLOCKMAN
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The best method is probably using wood glue and securing a small piece where the hook will go just to beef it up a tad. They sell small screws as small as you need them. I buy from here. www.smallboxhardware.com/prodview.lasso?searchfor=Fasteners&showtype=thumbs&searchitem=brass&shop=60&howMany=64.0&-session=Site_Preferences:47ACCE3418c2834480IKN3348705
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That did come out really well. Good to hear from someone who has tried it. Eventually I am going to give this a try. Thanks for showing.
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I would run with long dimension.
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CWCM - (Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine)
JTTHECLOCKMAN replied to edward's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I remember well when that magazine went to print and in fact they celebrated with a picnic and remember being there for that. Talked to all the publishers and they were so high on that magazine. John Nelson was one of their big pattern contributers and I worked with him on a a few patterns that made it big. The one that was all the rage was the flexible watch and got a huge write up in the magazine. It became a Steebar exclusive pattern. In fact here is the watch. That other magazine was not around yet. Scrolling was hot at that time. -
I am guessing a carpet to wipe feet off when going out. Hope you are not standing on it when cutting. The static can hurt you and cause jumping. Or I maybe way off.
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No need for a machine to roll coins. Many of the pen turners use a dapping block and a transfer pin and use a arbor press to bend. This same method is used to make watch part pens which are pens with a watch dial and all the little gears in them. People take watches apart and bend the pieces around a tube and cast in clear resin. They look cool. http://ec-i21.geccdn.net/site/images/n-picgroup/WMH_333620.jpg Here is one of my pens. I had a person over at IAP make the coin. I applied the copper braiding and he cast in clear resin. It is a scrolled NJ quarter. He has done 1/2 dollars also and they work very well. You need to thin because the thickness needs to be less than the kit parts shoulder in order so it does not get exposed when turned. You need it covered with the resin.
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The more I read about some of these record cuttings the more I read about people laser cutting them. It would be understandable for some of the ones I have seen are so detail oriented it would be tough to cut with a scroll saw safely. Again the more I read the go to method seems to use a cnc rotary cutter with a 1/16" mill end bit. Must be able to write code for the pattern which leaves me out.
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That would work when using those type hangers with the motors. I have now seen some people just take a block of wood and cut a slot on an angle half way through and place the record in that. You could glue it in also. I was thinking maybe that method or may try to use an easel type picture frame holder such as the one I make for my Irish Claddagh clocks. Will see when I start doing these. Maybe someone else has some ideas. Thanks
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If they do it probably is quart cans, not gallon cans. Yet a little goes a long way. I am a dipper so I pour a couple gallons in a large container and dip the projects. I then pour back into the cans for next time. Has worked well for me for over 35 years.
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Those that are into scrolling vinyl records, what are you using to display them?? Did you make a base of some sort or are you hanging on the wall some way. Are you making into clocks and again how are you displaying?? Any photos would be a great help. Thanks in advance.
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I did the same thing. It was one of those deals too good to let go. Paid $150 and it was brand new. Got it when Home Depot was selling them out. Made a great deal on it with stand and it too is a back up for me. With blades and all it would definitely be worth it. That is if it works well. 30 hours is not even breaking in time.
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That is very nice. Works well.
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I too would have drilled the eyes. I do a couple different sized deer clocks and just drill eyes. Nice cutting though.
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Dave you are not going to win here. Both look good as everyone has said. I do prefer the stained one because I do not like painted scroll work. But that is an opinion and we all have one. Now with that said I want to comment on your work. Being that photo is blown up huge when you click on it you get a real look at your cutting. Have to say you are a very skilled scroller and the cuts are spot on. Now if I were buying that piece that is something I would be looking for and you sir past the test with flying colors. Nice work and thanks for showing.
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I agree with the others. I use a #5 blade all the time in woods up to 3/4" The key to making sharp turns is to stop cutting when turning. You go into the corner and back off ever so slightly so the blade is no longer cutting and then spin the wood and continue on. It is a bit of a learning curve but easily learned. The more you do it the more you do not even think about it.
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That came out real well. I like the mix of woods. Thanks for showing.
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Randy again very nice work. As far as thin to wrap would probably be half the thickness or a shade less. I do not do them so not quite sure. There is a person on the IAP pen turning site that cuts all kinds of coins but what he does is cuts the coin for what it is. He uses all the state quarters and many others. But he does not do designs in them. To me it seems a waste if you are going to cut designs and people do not know what that coin was. Is there some place you can get blanks of some sort?? Or use casino chips. You would get a ton of different colors and mixture of colors. They do look nice though.
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That is a good deal if it works well. If it is a type #1 it is worth a little more. Those were the originals. Make for a good standby if you had the room.
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Thanks all for the kind words. I will always keep my eye open just in case.
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There is no recipe. Home Depot used to carry Watco but I do not think they do any more. Get it from a paint store or order on line. There are other brands of Danish oil. Tried and True is another good one. A little goes a long way. I stock piled when they went out of business and Home Depot was selling out many years ago. They have since been picked up but the formula is just a tad bit different because of EPA stuff. But still works well at least I find it does.
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You can not take the inserts apart. They glued the gold ring and it will break. It used to screw off and I did what you talked about before. The more expensive top quality inserts are not the same design and won't work. These are or I should say were made on all the same platform and the faces were interchangable. But a few years ago they started gluing the rings and now they even changed the whole body of the clock. I ordered some of the blue flag 2-3/4" inserts thinking they would too be going away. But it turns out these are the new style and will be very difficult to use in my projects because they would require a thickness greater than 3/4" to hide the back.
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Thanks Dan. I did the same. I was hoping there was that odd off the beaten track site. As I went through my insert inventory I noticed that so many of the inserts were eliminated. Just about all the sports themed inserts are now gone. Here is another one of my big sellers and now I can not get the golf theme clock insert any more. It is really discouraging. If I had only known I would have cleaned their shelves for them. That is what happens when you step away for a few years. Maybe someone will bring them back again but i am not holding my breathe. Very disappointed. I am going to write to the President of Wildwood/Cherry Tree and see what their intentions are??
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Why not just buy it already made. Can not see saving anything. For my projects I like to use Danish oil. It is a combination of BLO, mineral spirits, and poly and some driers. Gives the piece a little warmer glow than flat blo. Have been doing that for over 35 years. Watco is my brand.
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Afew more of these desk clocks.
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I am sure it would have to be a huge order if the company in China still makes them. They have done away with many of their inserts when they merged with Cherry Tree. It is pretty frustrating. I ordered the blue flag insert the other day figuring I better get those before they go away. It turns out they changed the design that holds them in and depth of the insert. Now they do not even fit in 3/4" thick projects. This is forcing me to use basic inserts and not go with any theme ones.
