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Actually considering scraping the table saw purchase and maybe getting the shop finished and heat installed. Depends on how sales go for the rest of the year

Determining what way to angle the table will depend on what direction you want to cut in.. As JT said.. play around with some scraps to get the corrected angles.. Another issue I've had with bevel inlay ( i've only done this a couple times so I'm limited on experience ) is the wood cupping before I got my project finished and glued.. so then the piece didn't want to fit too well.. so keep that in mind as you proceed.. Not sure if one was to seal up the wood would prevent the cupping or not.. When I did my last inlay.. I gave myself some thickness room with the intent to run the inlayed board through the planer afterwards if needed.. A drum sander would be a better fit for doing that... but I don't have one of those yet..LOL I'm kind of thinking with a 1/2 board and a number 5 blade would need to start your angle at about 3* for a test cut and adjust from there... but I could be wrong.. just an uneducated guess, LOL Like to see this once you get it done... even some progress photos would be cool.. Good luck and have fun with it..

I don't see one on their site for 19.99? This is the one I have.. I believe I paid 19.99 for it but the website doesn't show one at that price.. Maybe I got it on sale... either way.. I don't like it... it is usable and I recently had to use it while I was waiting to get the new brushes for my Bosh.. It does work.. but is very fast running and would be easy to damage anything very delicate... https://www.harborfreight.com/5-inch-random-orbital-palm-sander-93431.html I see they have another style now... This one appears to be a variable speed.. https://www.harborfreight.com/28-amp-5-in-random-orbital-palm-sander-63999.html

Not usually this busy this early in the season. Actually the whole year has been a little busier but not usually this busy until after Thanksgiving. Did 4 custom / personalized orders tonight and then this big order.. Got burned out on personalization so I removed the contact for custom order buttons from the website, at least until I get caught up.

Sorry to hear someone walked off with your sander... I bought a harbor freight orbital sander years ago and loved it... used the crap out of it.. then the dust bag finally just gave up.. I wanted to replace the bag but couldn't find anything.. sooo... I went and bought another sander.. figured the bag would be as much as a sander anyway.. and I could use both sanders for different jobs... anyway... long story short.. the sander had changed from what my first one was and the new one is way too aggressive and no variable speed... fastest running OS I've ever seen.. I couldn't use it for anything with my fragile pieces and even sanding blanks was a pain to hold onto the sander.. I wouldn't recommend buying it if its still the same as the newer one I have... I'd let you have mine but... but shipping would be half the cost of the one you can get from HF anyway... at least they are pretty good about returns and I'm not.. Anyway.. just an idea but maybe look on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace to see about getting a better one..

Today was actually the warmest day in my shop in at least a week and a half.. got up to 38F in there.. We've been in a cold spell for a couple weeks now I think.. but later this next week and into the following week looks to have some mid 40's... hoping to take advantage of that..

Glad you got it all taken care of... sounds like you shouldn't never have any more issues out of this part of the saw now.

When your account gets lock it means you've been really bad... and also means you're on Santas naughty list... so you get a bag of coal for Christmas... which in my mind isn't so bad because last I heard the price of coal was kind of high... I'd sell that stuff and buy some wood... I haven't had any issues.. however I have mine set to stay logged in... I only have to log in when the cookies get stale and they have to throw them out and get fresh cookies..

Almost all my tools I bought when I first started woodworking was refurbished.. my TV's we have are all refurbished.. so yeah I buy a lot of refurbished stuff too and never a problem.. the tools such as my planer ( ryobi ) still going strong and I put a lot of BFT through that thing...

I guess I didn't look at it that close... I didn't realize it was a refurb.. I did see the 90 day warranty.. and thought it was odd because I thought they had a 5 year on them..

6 years since I built my new shop.. I said the same thing.. not putting up finish the walls on the inside until I have everything set up the way I want it.. well... I still don't have it the way I want it and quite frankly.. I'm more confused about how I want it that I was in the beginning, LOL.. One thing I know I want.. is several power outlets in the ceiling... I put most of the outlets on the outer walls... and I don't like all these power cords running across the floor and tripping me up at times.. Not Cool to have it like that with saws.. But not totally sure hanging cords from the ceiling to the tools is going to be better or now.. then if you handle long boards.. they could get into the cords that way too..

I personally not a big fan of Delta as a company.. but that said. I thought this might be a decent deal. and these saws are so close to being a DeWalt than I imagine most of the main wear points are probably the same parts.. Anyway.. just thought you might be interested in this... seems like a decent deal.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Delta-Power-Tools-40-694-20-In-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw/123488881835?epid=2254908595&hash=item1cc082ccab:g:0zcAAOSwmT1b6-Ev:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!49021!US!-1:rk:55:pf:0

I just seen this and thought it's not a bad looking deal if it's really what they say it is.. Not sure but someone recently was talking about getting a new saw.. I personally not a big fan of Delta company but in reality it's the same thing as a DeWalt pretty much.. guessing most parts are interchangeable... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Delta-Power-Tools-40-694-20-In-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw/123488881835?epid=2254908595&hash=item1cc082ccab:g:0zcAAOSwmT1b6-Ev:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!49021!US!-1:rk:55:pf:0

Yeah I checked that place out back in 2007 when we stay there for a month.. Neat place for sure.. Also enjoyed the island we stayed at think it was Port Aranas.. Lots of fun when we go down there.. I enjoy seeing the old un-rusted cars.. up here in the north with all the salt they put on the roads to melt the ice and snow.. most everything rots away fairly quick

That's weird.. I thought you lived in IL? Did you move and I missed that.. I know I'm getting older.. and a little forgetful from time to time.. but I thought I had a few years before the senile set it...

Yeah, this issue with getting too many layers is that each layer does slow the sawing speed down.. and there is a fine line where you ask yourself.. is it worth lowing down a bit or cut another stack.. both take extra time... but you have to saw at a comfortable rate too.. I like cutting faster.. I find cutting several stacks going too slow and I tend to push too much on the wood.. which will burn through blades faster.. I typically cut 4 at a time.. in this case I needed 25 more and I'd have had to cut it a couple more times had I went my usual 4 at a time.. I figured it was worth a couple extra blades to get them all cut on this one set of 7x7 blanks.. and not have to set up sand and prep another stack for just a couple more ornament I would have needed..

Well since I’m not a video techy and it was a large video in size I couldn’t upload it. Then I downloaded a app to compress the video which worked great but... the app saves the video in a different format that won’t work on YouTube. And apparently won’t work on my phone now either so I can’t even play it on my phone. Thankfully I did snap a picture of the stack before doing the video. And was able to grab a screenshot of the stack after cutting.

Are you in San Antonio? Actually I think we've talked about this before but I forgot..My sis in law lives in San Antonio and Father in law lives in Nixon... when we go down there I typically stay in New Braunfels.. Haven't been in a few years and due to go again in the next couple years... be fun to meet up sometime

I've got 5 scroll saw.. 1 DeWalt, 1 Delta, 1 Excalibur and 2 Hawks... Might be 3 Hawks very soon,

Here is a topic about it with quite a lot of good info on these lights.. I switched my cheaper florescent light bulbs out for some nice bright LED's ... There is some info on that with links to where to get the LED's etc in this topic.. Should have more answers than you wanted here.. LOL

I just came in from cutting the 25 ornaments.. I did a video of cutting one of the ornaments also you'll get a glimps of the shop since I wanted to show what time it was and what time it was when I finished cutting all the 25 ornaments.. cutting on the Excalibur this time.. LOL anyway.. took me about 1.5 hours to cut the 25.. I've gotta eat my dinner now.. but hopefully I can remember how to upload a video again.. been about a year I think.. LOL But in the meantime.. yes I have 5 blanks of BBply.. blank size is roughly 7 x 7 all pre sanded and shelf liner on and then packing tape to hold the 5 pieces together.. drilled pilot holes and sanded the back before cutting.. Each pattern place (5 patterns) on the 7x7 stack of blanks.. 5x5 was 25 the last time I checked.. 1.5 hours cutting.. $15.97 each ornament.. not bad income for overall prep work and finishing will have me at about 2.5 hours..for that 25..

BBply can be some tough cutting when you get too many layers. I typically cut 4 at a time but sometimes as many as 6. I find that cutting slows up quite drastically after 4 pieces. Also depends upon the complexity of the ornament I’m cutting. Today I set up to cut a stack of 5 and have 5 patterns stuck onto the 5 blanks. I typically cut my plywood in blanks about 7x7 inch.

JT, The construction themed ornaments might do well with your themed clocks you been doing... Many themed ornaments I sell are of Sue Meys design from scrollsawartist website.. She has some awesome ornament designs.. and they seem to sell really well for me.. I'm just not sure how these would do in a craft show type setting... takes the right person looking for that unique gift for someone.. and marketing unique gifts online is much easier than trying to sell odd things at a show.. At least I think.. I could be wrong

Yes, Ornaments is what really makes the business profitable.. selling clocks is just a filler for the "off" season which also helps business.. but really.. the ornaments is the bread and butter for making money.... for me anyway.. The big order is for a company that will be handing them out to the employees at their Christmas party.. so yes they are all the same style ( pictured below ).. Another company last year ordered this same ornament and ordered just over 100 of them.. quick easy to make.. I made the pattern myself per request of the company. This year I've already sold 60 of this same design to a different company last month.. and a few to individuals.. I do make at least 20 ornaments per style throughout the summer.. some I make more of than others due to demand.. I try ( but fail ) to get all stocked up for this time of year so I can take on the task of personalized ornaments and custom request.. Had 8 custom request orders yesterday and so far a couple today.. I don't always get the orders and some I turn down.. I use to custom cut personal ornaments.. but not much anymore.. a couple years ago I bought a cheap wood burning pen to just woodburn the desired name date etc on existing ornaments.. this is quick and simple to do.. and I typically add $5-10 to the price depending on what is added.. A lot of the ornaments I make ( themed ornaments ) may not do well for the craft show scene .. I focus on the themed ornaments because I market them to small companies that may need to find cheap unique themed gifts for the employees.. Also market male themed ornament where their are women looking for that special gift for the male friends and family that are hard to buy for.. My construction themed ornaments sell quite well as do the nurse themed ornaments.. Hottest nurse themed one is the flight nurse with the helicopter.. I tend to get a lot of orders for those from either other nurses or managers to give out to their co-workers.. not uncommon to sell 20-50 of those at one time.. some will have them personalized with the hospital name right below the chopper..

I just figured it out... looking at the picture I realize that I had a priority mail box to package this in.. but these boxes are for shipping in the USA only... This clock goes across the big pond.. They would have refused to ship it in this box.. I had the wrong box.. Duh.. Can't tell you how many times I've almost packaged international orders in the wrong style box.. in fact.. I have done it before and realized it as I was about to attach the shipping label.. LOL