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    Brenda, Amazon UK have one but it's £31. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scroll-Saw-Castles-Make-Collapsible/dp/156523135X
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    There's a guy in Derbyshire makes vanishing castles on a bandsaw similar to those, also Blooming clever boxes and has been for quite a while. Ray Sylvester is his name and his website is here. http://www.temima.co.uk
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    He wasn't Ray, one thing I will say to anyone who does this is, don't let the dog see where you put it's squeaky, else it will come into the shed and just sit there looking at the saw.
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    When the blower packed up on my Delta, I used a dogs squeaky toy (with the squeak removed) glued under the bottom arm, the pipe was just pushed into the hole left by the squeaker.
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    svg files work in Inkscape.
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    As John says it can only be done with laser printers but there are different ways, one is you can also use an iron on the pattern on but don't use the one the wife uses. Another is to print onto non absorbing material like the backing sheet for labels and carefully place it on the wood. Steve Ramsey has a video on this method. With all these it must be remembered to reverse the pattern before doing it.
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    I think I got those scrollsaw fonts from the old Free For All forum, if I'm remembering the name right.
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    I have two, an old Racal full face air fed mask and a Sundstrom mask but to honest it's not very often I use either, by the time I've thought about putting one on I finished cutting.
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    Hi Brenda, your questions have been answered but I'll give you mine. 1, I give my table a rub with 400 wet and dry sandpaper then use Chestnuts Woodwax 22 and buff up. Don't use anything with Silicone in it, it'll play havoc with finishes 2, I always pour my Danish Oil back into the tin, leaving it in the container will do that. Having said that by the time I've nearly used up a 500ml tin it also is starting to thicken, the thinners have been evaporating every time I open the tin. 3, Once you've set the tension with the back knob leave it alone and just use the lever at the front, that's what it's for and why it's called a quick tensioner.
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    I dip most of my work in Danish Oil, dip it let it drain a while then wipe off the excess and let dry, the only stuff I don't finish is if it's in contact with food or heat, I leave that up to the customer to put on a finish if they want.
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    Very nice, you need one for yourself now.
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    No, I'm not getting treatment, I'm always looking for more saws. Oh and that reminds me I've also got two of those little Spiralux electro magnetic type saws as well, now I'm up to 14.
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    I've had a Delta 40-560 type 2 for 25 years and now have 2, 40-560 and 2, 40-540 bought as spares but are complete and usable. I also have 2 Hobbies A1 treadles saws and 6 hand frames, so technically I have 12 saws.
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    Forstner bits do not need a pilot hole, always drill with a pillar drill and make sure the table is square to the bit and the wood is held securely..
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    Most of my work of this nature has a black backer but it's up to you whether you have a backer and what colour to use. I do like the red though.
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    I always drill all the holes first.
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    My go to stencil type font is Scroll Beach Italic.
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    I find it simple, with the pattern in Inkscape, go to path and click on trace bitmap, then with the trace selected, left click on the fill colour of your choice, then right click on the colour you want the lines and select set stroke.
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    What I do is, load a pattern in Inkscape, trace it then set the stroke to red and fill to either white or light grey.
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    You can get labels that are repositionable, they should come off easily.
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    Same as mine, 4 x 2 must be the golden angle.
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    Ooooo, I want a pink one now.
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    There's no stopping you now.
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    I do one project at a time, easier that way, saves confusing myself or forgetting to do something on one till it's too late. DAMHIKT
  25. loftyhermes
    The Pegus scroll bandsaw looks good. Will be excellent for box makers. https://www.cremonatools.com/pegas-scroll-band-saw-6448.html
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