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I use the crop feature within windows photos when an image is in the center of a page.. It'll fool with sizing though.. I almost always size every pattern I do anyway.. at least the first time and then save it so its ready the next time.. IF it's a ornament in the center of the page.. crop it down to just the ornament... then I right click the file ( photo ) and choose print.. this brings up "Photo" size to print photos.. you get options for 8.5 x 11, 8 x 10, 5x7 etc etc.... I usually choose the one with 4 photo to a page I think it's 3.5 x 5... This will print at pretty close to the normal "ornament size that I do.. then I can print 4 to a sheet.. or if I only need 2 then just select quantity to 2.. I do a lot of sizing with this for my ornaments.. For instance the puzzle patterns from Iggy.... I do this but usually print on a 4 x 6 or 5x7.. Then I don't have to alter the puzzle patterns original size.. but I do crop it down and save a copy that way.. sometimes once printed I'll scan it and save it in my hard drive in the ornaments pattern folder with the 4 patterns on it all ready.. but when doing the puzzles you only get 2 patterns per sheet.. anyway sure beats wasting several sheets of paper.. This may not work for those that only want to cut one pattern though.. most everything I make gets cut multipal times anyway... With the Sue Mey patterns.. They don't all sell the same as one another.. She usually has 6 patterns to a sheet... usually 1-2 sell real well and the others not so well.. so then I was ending up printing patterns that I didn't need to cut, LOL.. Those that didn't need to cut I saved for a while..and boy was that pile growing.. I finally printed a sheet and scanned it to the computer.. I then singled out ( cropped ) each ornament pattern and saved the file.. I know do the same as mentioned above... This way I print one full sheet of the popular patterns by printing them at the 3.5 x 5 mentioned above.. Probably a better way to do this but... This is how I've been doing it and it works for me with my production cutting.. Now... be awesome to be able to do the photo printing like I do.. but be able to choose several different ornaments so I could do a sheet with 4 different patterns... I haven't figured that one out yet.. Now I just need to go through all these patterns that are printed that I only cut half the sheets worth and I have the other half of sheet with the patterns already printed..

Lots of lighthouse patterns here for free.. you might have to make an account for this to work..There use to be ( maybe still is around) a designer that loved lighthouses.. he made a ton of deigns.. I had them all at one time but.. my back-up drive crashed and I lost about 25,000 patterns.. yeah I used to save every pattern I come across.. I no longer do that.... Anyway i think the designers screen name or pattern signed name was okiearkie https://forum.scrollsawer.com/forum/patterns/free-scroll-saw-pattern-vault/13648-landscape-and-architecture

I use to see a lot of talk about these several years ago.. many people loved the retro fit clamps etc.. What I'd like to know is... what is modified with the Hawk clamp.. They really need to show what it is that you're actually getting / improving for the Hawk... Back in the day before Delta discontinued the quickset II blade clamp.. they use to make a retrofit kit that would make the Delta clamp fit most any saw... the Quikset clamps from Delta are some really nice clamps.. most older saws have / came with them.. I believe Rolf has the kit installed on his Hawk G4 and uses the Delta clamps.. Since Delta discontinued the clamps and the parts became obsolete I don't see much mention of these retro fit systems anymore.. and those Hawk clamps look like the factory clamps to me... so that is why i wonder what are you really getting if anything other than a stock clamp.. LOL

My favorite magazine went bankrupt or something along those lines and went out of business.. otherwise I'd probably still get that one.. Think if I recall it was called Creative Woodworks and Crafts.. The one that's out still is not bad.. but that other one for me was awesome.. and was a monthly.. not a by monthly or whatever the current one is 4 or 6? issues a year.. anyway.. that one was the bomb in my opinion..

I quit subscribing partly due to this.. When I did use a pattern from the magazine.. I bent the staples to lift off all the pattern papers out scanned them to my computer.. fold as best I could back up and re-insert them in the magazine.. But what I really hated about them was the fact that the patterns are on big sheets so in order to scan them I had to fold them all sorts of ways to get them to fit in my scanner.. then by the time you get them in the paper is all crinkled every which way, LOL.. Also hate the fact that.. the magazines take up quite a large space after you save them for 10 years.. i'd like to see them go digital.. or.. subscribers get a yearly CD with the magazine in PDF so you could ditch all the issues.. LOL Magazine companies always offering subscribers deals to subscribe.. My issue is I like to keep my copies.. and being into cars trucks and several other things that have magazines.. don't take too long before they take up a whole room in a house... when they could be on a CD.. I'd pay full price for subscriptions if they gave out a disc.. or even make it online subscription.. where you could go print patterns out from the magazine issues... Some of the car ones have went online subscriptions..

I think they came out pretty darn nice! I like the barn wood idea too.. I also like the idea of doing the backer larger than the project.. If you choose to cut the backer the same shape but maybe 1/4 or so larger... I found that using a flat washer and using a pencil in the hole of the washer you can trace around the outside edge of your project to get the same shape as the project at hand.. The washer will roll along the edge as you trace. I knew you could do it, and glad to see you proved to yourself that you could..

Great tips Wayne and Jim!! I've always used the toothpick method and have had a few instances where I was out of them.. I just go out and saw something out of a piece of scrap.. I throw all my used blades into a 5 gallon bucket.. have almost a full bucket.. Maybe I should list them on ebay as recyclable glue sticks applicators, Flexable long lasting made of metal so won't break.. $.50 each or a dozen for $2.00 What glues do dry clear if there is such a thing? I think I've always used Tite bond III because it was recommended for making cutting boards...

Thank you Brad, I don't always make accomplishments LOL... or at least not as much as I'd like to anyway.. LOL Your story of the dogs .. My dog is the same way.. but he's plenty tall enough ( Great Dane ) for the most part that only his legs have to deal with the snow.. but he still hates having to go out to do his business.. and he sure doesn't get very far from the door either... If i'd let him he'd go right on the porch, LOL... But... I wouldn't want to have to go outside either.. LOL so I let him get away with just a few foot out away from the porch..

Was 14F here this morning too so I went out and did some sawing. I can deal with the + side of temps but with the - side I stay in. I didn’t get much cutting done cause my wellhouse heater must have stopped and my pipes froze so I spent part of my day with that. Here is a picture of my project. Pattern is in the pattern request section. Almost got it all done lol.

I can't / or shouldn't probably say anything negative about it because quite frankly.. I never gave the saw a chance.. after unboxing it and not having the VS dial change anything.. the thing about vibrated off the bench before I could get it shut down.. But.. that being my fault for not mounting it.. being somewhat new to the scroll saw world I didn't know they really needed mounted or clamped down.. I had used my fathers old Delta 2 speed saw model 40-560 type 2.. he never mounted or clamped it.. and neither did I. that was one smooth running machine.. still have it too.. just as with most old saws... parts are no longer available.. but anyway.. going from that saw to one that right out of the box didn't work correctly and vibrated bad I took it right back.. same day... and rather than exchange it.. I just took cash back and bought the Dremel.. There was and still is nothing wrong with the that old Delta.. but back then.. I thought I needed a saw with variable speed... turns out... I rarely take any saw I have or had off full speed or at least very close to that.. Guess I sort of just learned the two speeds of that one saw.. as those seem to be about the same speeds if and when I do slow a saw down would be about the same as the low speed on that old Delta..

That's the one, LOL

That must be the craftsman version I bought.. that didn't work.. as that was a selling point for me being the novice at the time.. I liked that built in angle gauge for some reason, LOL

For my first "New" saw I almost bought the CW-40 as well.. But instead I bought a Craftsman that lasted only long enough to un-box it and turn it on.. the variable speed wouldn't work and after seeing the quality next to my 16" Delta 2 speed saw I took it back.. Then ordered a refurb. Dremel 1800.. The first one mailed to me wouldn't even turn on.. so the company sent me a return slip to ship it back.. the next one came only a few days later.. they mailed it out before I even mailed this one back which surprised me.. Anyway the replacement ended up being a good saw for me.. I run it quite hard for about 3-4 years.. then bought my DeWalt.. I kept that old Dremel up until just a couple years ago and finally sold it. Saw didn't own me anything as the refurb I believe was only $180 and I sold the saw for $100 I kept the stand too LOL

My Thermometer is showing -18F outside right now... so I suppose I'll stay inside and work on adding a few items to my Amazon store, LOL Not too many times through the year that I wont go in and work because of too cold or too hot... at most.. usually around 3-10 days.. Guess that's why I refuse to spend the $$ on heating and cooling.. but as I get older I'm sure sooner or later I'll bite and buy a system, LOL

Dewalt screws are pretty darn good ones I think... Mine are the original ones that came with the saw.. I bought the extra set once and then found that Seyco sells just the tips.. then I read about the sanding the ends off.. so i did that and never used the new set screws or the tips.. BTW.. if you order the tips set.. don't do as I did and thought each set was for just the upper or lower, LOL a set includes both upper and lower... so since I haven't even wore out the originals.. I assume I should be good for many years on these.. LOL.... especially now that I end to use the Hawk more now anyway For what it's worth.. when I talked with Ray about them.. he said they was all sourced from the same company.. at least back then.. so the DeWalt and Ex screws was made by the same company... I'm guessing the Delta too? BTW, I do agree with you about the price and the fact that they shouldn't be getting worn out already.. But I also am betting that Pegas didn't actually make these.. possible a bad batch went though or the company that made them maybe got a bad batch of steel.. I hope this isn't going to be the normal for these.. you know... it seems every company tries to cut cost and cheapen things up...

Looking good, That saw looks a lot like a older Dremel 1800 that I used to have.. was a pretty nice saw for me for a couple years..

I didn't like the shape / style of the thumb screws that came with my clamps... so I put the ones I got for my DeWalt ( extra set that I never needed ) in it... so.. no issues for me at all...

The Dewalt would come with a on board dust collection and the jim dandy easy lift. Adjustable motor to change the blade movement like the EX... The Excalibur would have more table in front of the blade without any stupid coatings on it.. come standard with Pegas clamps.. and some sort of on board dust collection.. have a faster running speed like the DeWalt and Hawks 1500SPM Vrs 1750.. Stand could be designed more like the DeWalt stand... My Hawk 226 Ultra would have variable blade aggression adjustment.. and a on board dust collection system... I think my new BM series will fit my request quite well other than the dust collection, LOL All saws come with a hour meter.. just make it easier for maintenance... and a timer to time projects.. Also all saws come with blade tubes and on board tube holder.. Adjustable height bracket for the foot switch be part of the stands that can mount on either side of the stand.. Dewalt and Ex type saws have grease fittings so you don't have to spend a day taking them apart just to oil / grease them.. or high end sealed bearings..

I always wondered why Excalibur ever put a coating on the table in the first place? Why does it even need a coating is really a pretty good question.. I mean.. My DeWalt never had any coating and yeah if I don't keep it waxed it'll rust.. Hawk doesn't have any coatings on the table.. and if I don't wax it... it doesn't rust because it's aluminum.. I'd rather have no coating and sell me the saw for less money because you saved the money from having to coat a table that don't last more than 10 - 15 hours use.. LOL

I like that one.. great cutting..

Been there done that one myself

That is pretty cool, I like to see the custom twist others put into existing patterns.. I also do this quite a lot myself..

I like that... Don did great on the design.. you did a great job with the cutting..

Very well done.. I like the gear head one.. I always wanted to make a clock similar to that.. All of them look great.. you'll have lots of fun with that new saw..

Yeah, I only took pictures of the "NEW" cuttings not the stuff I make all the time anyway.. LOL..