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I've used AVG Free for years and have been happy with it. I have recently changed over a couple computers to use Avast free. I have mixed reviews on it, but another option/approach is good.
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how is your blade tension? are you cutting with or against the grain? With the grain can cause the blade to wander. Try going against the grain and have a new tight blade. Have your RPM turned down and go slow.
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Very nice. I like the contrasting color with blue in the background. very fitting with the police. I like the idea of having the angels with the police. Like angels, the police are also looking over us and protecting us. Very cool. Great gift, I'm sure he will love it.
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Very inspiring! Next big purchase may be a lathe!
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This isn't exactly a scroll saw project, but I did use my scroll saw to cut a lot of the pieces. This is a birthday gift for my Mother-in-law. Wood is pine with some baltic birch plywood for the thinner pieces. Paint is acrylic.
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I would think that a variable speed foot pedal would be difficult to use and cut with. If you have a delicate piece or thin wood and you accidently kick it on to high speed..not good. I find the on off pedal to be extremely handy. My speed control is an easy to reach knob
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I guess those are more comfort/personal taste not so much must haves. I have a high stool with a cushion that I sit on and have nice flourscent shop lights over head. Music is a given I think...but sometimes I like to just have the sound of the saw. I have been wanting to get a led magnify len light, it's on my wish list. My scroll saw has a foot pedal that came with it and the speed control is on the arm of the scroll saw. Must haves in a scroll saw, now there is a totally different question. When I was shopping for mine, I wanted a tiltable table, big smooth table top, deep enough (18") to work on good sized pieces, light and blower, foot switch, easy to reach speed control and easy to change blades.
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I think it depends on what you are interested in making...but, with more tools, the more you can make. Things I have and use listed most often to less often: scroll saw, drill press, mini drill press (used with dremel), belt sander on stand, table saw. Its also nice to have a big table for work space besides the area by the scroll saw. Small bits are a necessity and various grit sandpaper up to as fine as you wish, 0000 steel wool, spindle sanding accessories for the full sized drill press.
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A riser is to raise the wood out of an intarsia piece. It supports the wood on the back to give a 3 dimension look.
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Thanks Kevin! The pattern I got from Judy Gale Roberts. She has a wonderful selection of intarsia projects. Everything from beginner to advanced. This took a great deal of time to finish, but definately worth it after I gave it to my dad. He loved it. It measures about 18" round with a little overhang from the fish. This is only my second intarsia project and I love it. But after spending so much time on a single project, I need to change it up for a little bit then come back after I finish something else.
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Get some Luan plywood. The ony thing its good for is making risers and backer boards. I tried cutting portraits and other fine detail projects, but it doesnt have a very solid core which make it a poor choice for portrait cuttings.
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Thank you! Also...The hummingbird is a separate piece that you insert into the flower petals. Segmentation is similar to Intarsia, but rather than using different woods for color, you use the same type of wood and paint the different pieces. I think this would still be a painted puzzle. It took 2nd place at this years county fair. I'm all about OSHA certified projects :P
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I have uploaded a few pictures to the "Works in Progress" forum, but I wanted to post here for the final result. This was a gift for my dad's birthday. Thanks for looking! Brian
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Here is a intarsia fish that I made for my Dad for his birthday. Woods used: Body - Hickory, Fins - Cherry, Fish Belly - Maple, Fish Stripes - Red Oak, Lake - Walnut, Sky - Beech, Background - Ash, Frame and Foreground - Birch I can only attach 5 pictures. I have uploaded more pictures to my gallery. Thanks for looking! Brian
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Here is a hummingbird puzzle that I made this past summer. It's made with 3/4" Pine and painted with acrylic paint. It is a free standing puzzle. Thanks for looking! Brian
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You are probably the only person that knows where you went off the like or where you accidentally broke a piece of fretwork since you spend so much time with the piece. Others more than likely wont see it.
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I got a tip on the forum to use Emery boards cut to a tip to sand the tight spots. I used that technique on the fretwork clock in my gallery
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That thick plywood can be a bummer to cut. My first projects were with 3/4" pine. Cheap, soft wood. I used it right out of the gate to get a feel for the saw. Slow down the rpm's too. Then if the blade starts to wonder, its easy to get back on the line. Just take your time and let the blade do the cutting, that way you will get straight up and down cuts and you wont break to many blades. Great first cut!
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How do I get a kit?
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I used Baltic birch on the clock in my gallery. Then I finished with a spray poly. I experimented with shades of stain until I found two that I liked. I tested on scrap Baltic birth with tung oil, lemon oil, natural color with just poly, then tried stain. For me, it was what I liked best. The stain seemed to give the wood more character then just oil
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So the might be cheating and the honest thing to do may be to recut the piece...but how do you fill in gaps for pieces that are a little short or narrow due to sanding or from cutting too much. For intarsia there is obviously no stain or paint so the filler would have to be similar to any wood color and be fluid enough to fill in narrow and small spaces. I'm thinking that enough wipe on poly would work with plenty of dry time. Thoughts? Suggestions?
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Thanks for the comments on the rose. It turned out well and hangs on the wall nicely. I'm working on another piece...a little more complicated. Pictures to come soon!
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First Attempt at a Fretwork Wall Hanging Pendulum Clock
Brian replied to Brian's topic in Bragging Rights
Thank you for all the positive feedback. I'm really please on how it turned out. When I submitted it at the fair, they thought it was an antique! How many hours? Hard to guess, but I would think atleast 40 from start to finish. -
I love it. Great detail on the rose! I like the idea of the heart on the lock. Going the extra mile pays off!
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This was my first attempt at intarsia. I made this for my mom this past mother's day. The wood for the rose is Red Oak and the stem is Aspen I entered this to the County Fair as well!
