Bubba1962

Here's my story. Was building an entertainment center, and had to have a 1X4 cut down to 3/8"...I was able to do it with my table saw, but was NOT comfortable doing it. Sooo, I went to Sears and bought this planer: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... ord=planer I got it home, opened it two days later to use it...and the durn thing was BROKEN, so I went to the local Lowe's, bought the same thing with a different name, (and less plastic), it cost me about $80.00 less, and does a great job. I've been told by friends that have a planer to be EXTRA careful about stuff as simple as a staple leg, as it will chip the blade and your board will have a 'snipe' in it. If you are re-cutting a rough cut board, then you might in fact need a jointer, but to take a regular 1X or 2X and 're-size' it, no you don't NEED a jointer. In fact, I've glued 2X's together and then sent them through the planer, it works great. Oh, and planers are WAY COOL!!! You get to make a BIG mess, looks like you are actually doing something...fun and games.... With that said, for Christmas, 'Santa' brought me a shop vac, and with a little duct tape, I was able to customize one of the vac tools to fit the planer...now it's not near as much of a mess....kinda takes some of the fun out of it though.. Bubba

As someone else said, PUZZLES...why? They are easy, lots of room for 'mistakes', fast, and people really like them. I was showing a picture to a lady at work of the giraffes from last months magazine, and she said she would really like one. So, I sat down, and in less than 1.5 hours, had the best set I've done so far. When I gave them to her, she almost cried!! That was cool, and easy, and most importantly, FUN!! Bubba

Ok folks, here's the deal, I've been trying like the devil to make a bowl, in accordance with Carole Rothman's directions in the latest edition of scrollsawer... I've got the DeWalt 788, I drill the holes at the 28 degrees, but HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE IT IS THERE? I'm just trusting that the scale on the saw is correct, and am having a tough time. If you have this mag, and look on page 42, picture/step 7, my cut pieces are nowhere near as close to fitting as hers. Any suggestions before I go crazy? Thanks in advance Bubba

Bubba Starting????????? I think she already Blew you away Tell her it looks great! Oh great, now her heads gonna get big ER!!! LOL LOL My wife is the best, she is very artistic, ornery as heck, and puts up with me. No wonder I love her, eh? Bubba Oh, and she's a GREAT passenger on the motorcycle!!

I'm going to submit a picture for my wife...hope I do it right...this is a hand painted puzzle. She just finished it tonight...she is starting to outshine me...

If I have already posted the pic elsewhere does it disqualify me? I made the following cross for my Mom, for Christmas..almost got a plaque done for my Dad, will get the pic of it up when it's finished. (Just figured out how to do the BB thing, so this pic isn't near as big. Bubba

Thanks to all that replied. What I did was go to Mike's website, there he has a table showing which drill bit for which saw blade, ordered a bunch of stuff, and will try again. So many projects, so little time, and to top it all off, my Wife INSISTED I show her how to use the new tool, (she is VERY artistic), and now I fear I'm going to have to fight with her for cutting time....woe is me. Thanks again all, Bubba

Mike, Thanks for the encouragement, if you are ever west river, let me know. Oh, by the way, I just ordered some blades, drill bits, and a chuck, and didn't add sales tax to the order, feel free to tack that on, call the number I left with the order if I messed up anything else on my order...thanks again..to ALL who have thrown ideas at me...this is ALMOST as much fun as riding my motorcycle...and with winter on it's way, EASIER too! LOL Bubba

Ok, well, from a Newbie... I posted pics of a Cross I did, it will be a gift to my mother...am getting ready to do an Air Force cutting for my father...a compound cut vase with daisies for my wife, and any number of puzzles for the grand children, and nieces and nephews. I just got caught up in this scroll saw stuff, and MAY have bit off more than I can chew in the next month and a half, but by gosh I'm gonna try to get 'em all done!!! A shout out to all that have answered my questions in other threads, THANK YOU.... Bubba

Ok folks, here's a good one. Did a small project, with a TON of veins in it...ie small lines, designed to look like scroll paper ends. Used a 5/32" drill bit, and a #2R blade...now I got a board with what looks to be a bunch of...well..to put it as nicely as possible...sperm. Big round end, and long skinny, swirly bodies. Not sure how to prevent this in the future...other than bigger blade, smaller drill bit...(do they make them smaller than a 5/32"? ) Any suggestions/tips would be much appreciated. Thanks Bubba

I'd like to thank all that have replied to my question. The fact that I actually got an answer...well, actually SEVERAL answers/suggestions says a ton about this site...I won't go into details, but I've asked other questions on other boards, and got no real answers. So, with that said, I may have called it fretwork, and it isn't, but I'm a newbie, correct me with proper terminology and I'll try to avoid the mistake in the future...also, I wound up using a gel wood glue...worked very well, thanks again to all suggestions. Now, someone asked what I used... The wood I used was a 1/8" birch plywood...a #2R saw blade....(actually used SEVERAL...first attempt at inside cuts, and snapped/bent several blades, but getting a TON better at threading the 'needle'), the back board was 3/4" Yelow Aspen....(I think...I don't know, but it cost me $3.00 a lineal foot!!) and took me roughly 8-9 hours of saw time. It was fun, and challenging, and I'll post more pics in the proper forum in the future.... Once again, Thanks for the welcome,the praise, the encouragement AND, most importantly, THE SUGGESTIONS....you folks are great, and I look forward to showing off more of my newbie projects. Bubba

Ciao, dove tu abito in Italia? HA, I remembered some from my three years in Vicenza. Welcome from another newbie. Bubba

Hey all, newbie here from the Black Hills of South Dakota. I just finished a rather nice project, (in my opinion), it's a fretwork cross from the a magazine I got..now the big question. I used 1/8" birch for the cutout, and then took some 3/4" Yellow Aspen, made a larger cross. (let's see if I can post a pic SO, question is, how do I glue the fretwork onto the back board without making a mess? I was thinking contact cement, or super glue, or even possibly the 3M 77 that I used to glue the pattern on the plywood. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks. Bubba