Kepy
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I am still in the planning stage. Did pick up some purple heart and walnut when I got a chance to visit the lumber store. Ordered the 12 days of Christmas from Sheila and want to use the purple for the numbers and BB for the figures.
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I think everything has been pretty well covered except if you are using thin wood that stack cutting if much easier and a whole lot more productive.
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If you're going to include coping saw, then I can claim 62 yrs.
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There are a variety of different pines. I have found that Eastern white pine is the best for scroll saw work. The best that I ever got came from New Jersey.
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Sully, my thoughts are with you. It is a shame that people who deserve the help have trouble getting it while others seem to have no problem. My younger sister who had worked her entire life developed MS and couldn't work but never was able to receive SS after 10 yrs of trying until she died. When I had my craft business, about half of my customers were on disability and a lot of them were in better shape than I was.
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Welcome Frannie. I remember you from the other group. A neighbor from MO.
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I use naval jelly and fine steel wool to remove rust. Then apply Johnson's paste wax.
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I bought my first scrolling jig saw at a garage sale in 1974 and started making Christmas ornaments of my own design every year that were dated and I sent them instead of cards. Didn't have the internet and sure couldn't find any patterns back then. Guess that makes 39 yrs or the same as my age for me. LOL
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I used to have my shop in the basement and was tied in to the house heat so stayed fine. If you allow sawdust to accumulate on the floor is isn't as cold and a lot softer. LOL
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I have a free standing magnifier on wheels that is a magnifier with a florescent bulb. I prefer that to the LED as the ones I have tried leave dark spots on the work area.
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Boy, it really feels like old home week. I've been a member here for quite a while although had to delete Avast to get in again.
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If you apply the blue painter's tape before applying the pattern, it won't make any difference as to the type of adhesive.
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How many projects do you have going at one time?
Kepy replied to Travis's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I always have a plethora of projects laid out that I didn't get finished and hopefully will someday. Most of them aren't date sensitive so it won't make a difference. I do have one plaque for a grandson from the Cardinals winning last year that was supposed to be a Christmas gift. Oh well, maybe this year. -
My interest started back in the 60's when I went to an auction with my Grandfather. He bought a box of junk to me and I teased him all the way home about his junk. Turned out it was an old Delta scrolling jigsaw that was all there only in pieces. Once he got it together, I was fascinated and the laugh was on me. In the 70's I found an identical saw at a garage sale and wound up with my own. At the time, I wasn't aware of all the possibilities but did start doing Christmas ornaments every year that were dated and they became very popular with family and friends. I had never seen a commercial pattern so made my own. Fast forward to the 90's and when I was laid off from work found a craft business for sale and became a business owner. Did a lot of custom cutting for tole painters. Now I am retired or at least tired and just scroll for pleasure.
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I sit and with a similar setup. My saw is mounted on the pedestal from an old wooden desk. It has 3 drawers for storage and the price was right (free). I just had put on a plywood top and block to raise the back of the saw.
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I thought this was interesting as could maybe use it in the house when too cold for the shop, especially with the vacuum attachment. Found it on Amazon for $99. However, it looks to use an odd blade that is shorter and also pin end that would not be good for fine fretwork.
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You should contact Bushton Mfg in Bushton, KS as they are now the makers of the RBI saws and can probably help you.
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I recently acquired a used 788 at an auction and ordered the easy lift but haven't installed it yet so will be interested in responses to your question. I have found that I don't need to set the tension beyond 3 1/2 with a #3 or 5 blade and 2 1/2 with a #1 or 2 blade. So far doing only fretwork, I usually just hold the arm up with one hand and move the piece to the next hole with the other hand and it seems to work fine.
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Grizzly tools carries the in lace.
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I have 5 finished for family, 4 for the people who deliver meals to my mother, 1 partial for the lady who cleans and most of the ornaments for the exchanges. Might have been finished but the crew who was to move the rest of my tools decided this week was the time so spent Wed. moving 2 16' trailers of junk. Having a bad back, bad lungs and too many yrs, I was really done in. Still have lots to go through to figure out what will fit in the shop and what will go to an auction. On top of that I came down with a bad cold the next day and with my lung problems, have to try to avoid pneumonia. Needless to say, I am ready for Christmas to be over and now we have cold weather coming.
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Thx to all the designers. My donation will be to Heart to Heart which is our local food pantry.
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Hey Chris, hope you have a great day.
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Very informative article Sheila. I don't do much painting although have in the past. One thing I found to solve the raised grain was to buff the project with a brown paper bag. Took care of the raised grain and didn't mess up the painting. Especially effective on acrylic paint used as a stain.
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I found that by applying masking tape over the areas to be cut and then drawing the lines on the tape that I got clean cuts.
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Have designed some monogrammed wall hangings that I want to do but forgot to get some lumber the other day so guess that means another trip to the lumber yard. Wanted some soft maple anyway.
