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Beautiful pattern and nice job cutting.. I personally find the detailed portrait type cuttings hard to sell at the same hourly type wage that I would get for ornaments and the other things that I sell... which is a big reason I don't typically do portrait type work.. but seems like that is what most pattern designers make.. the few portraits that I have made.. I always stack cut to help keep price points down.. I do have an hourly wage I make for my work plus add the supplies cost.. I do divide the stack cut pieces but also do add slightly more because most portrait type work sets around for a couple years before you sell all of them.. so then you have storage and overhead in something that's not flying off the shelves so to speak.. I've been known to do a raffle drawing on these type of things where I sell tickets if I have enough interest in the item to help bring up the dollar value to my pocket and have a little fun with it..

Could always sell raffle tickets to win it.. sell enough tickets to pay for the saw and maybe a little extra for the time and hassle you went through.. say $10 a ticket and once X amount of tickets sold is when the drawing will be.... LOL that way you can get your money back.. and some lucky winner will get a saw for $10 well unless they buy several tickets.. .. I've done some things like that in the past to sell something that otherwise wouldn't sell for the amount I had invested... I'm sure many folks would gladly pay a shipper the money to package and ship the saw to them.. that is if you have a local packmail or pakNship type store where you can just drop it off and they handle the rest.. See, I was born to be a wheeler dealer sales type person.. it's in my DNA I think.. LOL

You make a very good point about that.. something that I had not thought too much about.. I certainly wish I had two saws.. it seems every time I want to use mine.. I have to change over the complete set up... LOL.. If I was to buy another one.. I'd buy the 10" rikon.. because I don't do a lot of resaw work simply because I use it more for other things and don't want to change the set up..

I'm betting it'll be on sale again around the holidays.. but maybe not as good a deal.. glad you was able to get one at that price.. Do you still have that Hawk?

This and the fact that there is a wide variety of blade holders in his homemade blade holder rack with several tubes.. He certainly wasn't new to scroll saws... kind of makes me think that the saw was possibly put to a lot of use... Not certain of that.. but... Also why I feel whoever listed this.. doesn't know much about the saw.. since they gave no details about the saw nor the blades etc etc... I could be wrong in assuming that though.. I emailed them yesterday afternoon.. still no reply back.. saw has been listed for 15 ish days.. so maybe it's gone... which is something that really annoys me.. if it sold take the ad down.. but since they took so much effort to clean the saw I sort of think they'll take about the same effort to remove the ad, LOL

I don't suggest modifying it if it's working okay for you.. Wiring it direct isn't going to give you more power... and also won't get any more speed out of it.. I wired mine direct because the speed control circuit board messed up and it was " speed hunting " ( fast slow fast slow ) which is almost impossible to use safely.. I almost did a video on how to do it.. but then thought against it simply because I don't want to be held liable for someone else's idiot mistake.. Like I said.. bypassing it doesn't improve anything... it doesn't give more power or make it run any faster than the fastest speed on the variable speed dial.. if it did.. then expect it to be more dangerous to use and also expect the motor to burn up soon.. trying to get more power or faster speed sounds to me like you need a bigger machine.. rather than playing with danger and injury trying to modify what you have... these small units are designed for light duty use.. If you're up on electrical stuff and having a problem with the variable speed.. and have general knowledge of switches and motors etc.. just take it apart and wire it up.. actually was quite simple.. but messing with it if you don't know electrical wiring etc.. I would advise finding someone that does know..

That was exactly my thinking. That and the fact it looks like it’s probably had a fair amount of use. Just doesn’t look like a “great “ deal to me. Especially since I’m not desperate for a saw. Lol

I really kind of question if the seller really even knows anything about it.. My experience with these higher end saws that have very little information about the saw has been that the actual owner had past away and the seller has no idea what they are trying to sell.. I question the Variable foot switch. why have that? the saw has variable speed.. so does the person really know what it is? I don' t know.. Same for the saw... I may be wrong but I sort of feel like if this person selling the saw knew what a G4 is they'd have stated that the saw is a G4 and a 26" saw etc.. I only knew it was a G4 by looking at the emblem at the back of the saw... No where in the ad do they give any kind of details.. By the looks of all the blades, blade holder tubes. etc. I'm kind of assuming the owner used it a fair amount..

The one Hawk saw that I don't know much about other than reading about it being the top of the line Hawk saw... Does anyone know if they are only made in the 26" throat or did the make a 20" version? I found one not too far from me for $400... I sent the seller a couple of questions but I honestly am not all that interested.. unless they are selling it at a few hundred less.. I don't need another old worn out Hawk to rebuild.. If I'm buying another it'll be new condition if not new.. Really like to get the new BM series if I'm buying one, LOL https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/for/d/scroll-saw/6717264257.html It's been on there for several days now.. maybe they sold it already.. or maybe not and now they'll bargain.. LOL

Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends.

Nice work!! I can't decide what one I like best.. So you do the whole thing as I do.. see how many projects I can cut on one blade, LOL.. Pretty sure you got me beat.. Also like to see how many blades it takes for those detailed portraits..

I bought my Grizzly model after asking around and many seemed to like the model I bought... which is why I bought mine.. I love it.. but like I said.. watch the spending and the options.. This is like the one I have.. mines a couple years old now and different colors etc but basically the same saw.. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-14-Deluxe-Bandsaw-35th-Anniversary-Edition/G0555LA35 Scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll also see the riser block like I bought for mine.. and the re-saw fence ( which one could just make one from the existing fence ) and the rolling base.. by the time I really was done he price was right up there with some of the bigger saws that actually came with the features I paid extra for.. add up the prices.. then look at this Laguna that JT mentioned.. as it already is set up to cut a 12" high board.. looks to have wheels on the base.. etc etc.. like I said... have to watch out for the features offered.. Some of the features I purchased at a later time.. so the price wasn't really considered high at the time I purchased.. otherwise I'd have bought a bigger saw with the features already to go... Laguna is on sale from woodcraft..https://www.woodcraft.com/products/laguna-14-12-bandsaw?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6rXeBRD3ARIsAD9ni9AWka0ZsGTV-jwCXM2t_Xsj_Kp1xxLnqqVPlExVrDKdl2IDNDM4GKMaAoV-EALw_wcB

Been doing the same thing for me as well.. for quite some time now..

Very nice!!! I'm going to try intarsia one day...

Wow sounds like a great turnout for you.. Good thing you bought that other saw.. now you can run two at a time.. Maybe Mrs Iggy will jump in on making a few puzzles ... About the only help I get with business from the wife is she'll do some packaging for the mail.. but she won't do any of the computer stuff ( which is my least favorite ) .. but at any rate.. the biggest thing she does is put up with me so at least I'm happy for that.

As with anything.. A crap bandsaw with a good blade can make the bandsaw 2-3 times better, LOL I started out with a cheap craigslist find on a Ryobi 9" bandsaw... For a cheap saw it had a decent roller bearing blade guides set up... I wasn't impressed with the way it worked when I first bought it.. but of coarse it was used and had a cheap blade.. not to mention worn out blade too... Changing the blade made the saw actually not bad for small work.. I used that little saw a lot.. made some bandsaw boxes etc with it.. nothing too big because the max. height cut was only like 4" or there abouts..even did some max cutting height resawing with it for thin boards to make ornaments with.. That all said.. I wanted to be able to do some bigger work with resawing and larger bandsaw boxes.. so I bought a Grizzly 14" bandsaw with riser block and a upgraded resawing fence.. a foxshop rolling platform to make it easier to move around the shop.. Talk about a heavy saw... It's about all I want to do to move it even with the rolling stand, LOL.. To do it over again... for the amount of money spent.. if you're going to go big.. take a look at ALL your options.. I have spent right near a grand for my set up... I could have bought a much better saw with bigger HP motor etc that was more set up for the bigger stuff than what I got.. BUT you live and learn I guess.. Grizzly may have some good deals on them with their holiday sales they typically are running through the holidays... Over the years I've seen nothing but good reviews on the Rikon 10" bandsaw.. since I'm not resawing like I thought I'd like to do.. I kind of wish I'd have went that route.. Nothing against my saw.. just I spend a lot of money for a resaw set up and just didn't find resawing for me was not as valuable as I thought it would be. and the rikon has some nice height for making bandsaw boxes and things that I do actually use my saw for.. Anyway I guess I have the option to resaw if I need it.. and yes I have actually needed it a couple of times.. the issue with that is my set-up has to be completely changed for resawing one or two boards.. swapping blades and what have you takes a lot of time for a proper setup.. So as the others have said.. think about what you want to do with the saw... and how big a saw you'll need... weigh in on all the options with the saw cost factor.. if you're going big anyway.. as I could have had a much better saw for about the same money.. My grizzly has good reviews.. and I like it.. just spent more on a lower end saw by the time I did the upgrades...

My DeWalt stand is adjustable.. I do not know what each of the slots are in height.. I have mine on the highest level though.. I tried to raise my other saws but found they pick up more vibration being tilted.. I'm sure if I really looked into it I could get them smoothed out with some tweaking.. Guess it just was never that important to me... Do like them tilted though.. My DeWalt is the most comfortable saw to sit at if I am running it for a long period of time..

My first NEW saw was the Dremel 1800 that had the disc sander on the one side and a spot to hook up a Dremel flex shaft.. Well maybe I should rephrase that.. my first new saw that I kept and used.. LOL.. before that saw I bought a craftsman.. it vibrated off the counter.. and the variable speed didn't work.. returned it and ordered the Refurbished dremel.. which I used for a couple years.. good saw.. but not built too well.. I had to replace the back connecting rod in it twice in those two years and was bad again when I finally bought my DeWalt..

Those DeWalts are very hard to beat for the money... and they seem to hold their value.. a lot of 20 year old type 1 saws out there still bringing $250 -300.. ( what you suppose they cost back then? I paid $350 for mine during the Grizzly holiday sale in 2008 ) You pay $1200- 1500 for a Hawk and are lucky to get $700-800 for a fairly new one.. lots of 20+ year old ones for $250 and up.. That point right there was why I chose to buy my DeWalt 12 years ago.. I don't personally see a lot of real value for the Ex vrs. a DeWalt other than two things.. and you'd need to do a lot of bevel cutting to make that tilting head worth while.. the other nice feature is the ability to adjust the forward / back movement of the blade.. but... I found that I set mine up to cut just slightly less aggressive than the DeWalt.. It is easier to do tight turns with the set up slightly less aggressive.. but in my book... that feature alone isn't worth the added cost over the DeWalt.. In My Opinion.. from someone with both saws... I'm pretty much thinking the build design will give you about the same durability of the DeWalt also.. They possibly could use a better quality bearing.. but they are all the same size and type of un-sealed bearing.. so take that into consideration. I have no experience with the Delta saw that seems to be a lot like the DeWalt.. since you go through saws quick.. I'd almost give one of those a try.. they are a lower priced saw with a 5 year warranty.. Then again.. if you order every year.. Grizzly runs a sale on those every year for the holidays.. Think it usually starts around Oct.. and typically runs to the new year.. Just buy every year during the sale.. LOL

The Pegas will be a better deal in my book... simply because the blade chucks are $100.. and I couldn't get the hang of those junk Ex blade chucks.. so if I was buying a new saw.. I'd be getting the Pegas if those prices are correct..

I see many of you all run a vac line at the bottom or your blade and one at the top of the table... While collecting as much of the dust as possible is important.. I wonder how much dust actually gets collected from the top hose.. and is that one really all that important.. My Hawk has a plastic plug at the bottom of the blade in the base of the saw.. I often thought this must be for some sort of dust hook up thing that maybe Hawk was planning to do? I don't see any other reason as to why they'd put that big hole there right below the blade.. I think the hole is about 1-1/4 diameter.. (just guesing) .. I've thought about inserting a wide mouth dust collection fitting in that hole ( provided there is room) such as a jointer DC fitting.. and hooking the hose up underneath the stand.. I'm thinking there may not be enough room.. Anyway, I just know that the EX-21 dust port get's about 98% of the dust created.. and thinking that probably a box fan on the opposite side of the dust blower tube would probably take care of that other 2% and a lot less noise.. I don't know but at any rate.. at a minimum I'll be running the EX-21 with the vac hooked up until I decide what I'll be doing with the Hawk for dust control.. Plus.. I bought that saw to use.. so I might as well use it and give the old Hawks a break for a while.. since I am only cutting ornaments right now anyway.. as I hate cutting anything very big on the EX-21.. blade is way too close to the end of the table on the EX-21.. or something.. as I'm not too fat but I end up hitting my gut when spinning the wood around on much of anything larger than 10-12 inch.. maybe the stand design and it allows me to practically sit on top of the saw.. I don't know but at any rate.. I don't like sawing larger stuff on the EX-21.. which is why I say ( for me ) a EX-16 would do me just fine.. in the EX line of saws.. cause I'm not cutting big stuff on one of those.. My hats off to those that can and do cut large stuff on them.. doesn't seem like much table support out there near the end of the table..

Several years back I tried gluing up a painted backer to one of the themed crosses that Sue May designed.. While it held together... some areas did pull apart and was clearly not the best bond.. It's been so long ago now so I couldn't tell you what glue I used.. It could have been the glue, not enough glue since I was trying to not get much if any squeeze out etc.. I don't know... I posted on one of the forums and the consensus was not to paint first.. if you can avoid it... Ever since that experience.. I stay away from painting.. and now pretty much just use natural wood colors for contrast.. Typically use Birch and Walnut together.. Still think on certain projects.. some color would look nice.. but I hate to have a customer contact saying the piece fell apart too...

I took the foam thing out and put my old parts in the box. since my OEM clamp only had about 20 hours use I figured it was worth keeping for a backup. Don’t think I’m going to need it though, lol

Yeah I know what you mean about the hearing protection.. Spent many years working in a sawmill..with various job duties including making pallets with the noisy air nailers.. Then several years working in a factory until I started doing autobody repair.. which is also very loud.. My intent is to buy a higher end vacuum ... I've been looking and have had demos on fein and Festool.. both quite pricey.. however I am one that doesn't like hearing protection to much.. having the big headphone style ear protection tends to give me headaches and the others bother my ears.. I do wear hearing protection when running loud equipment.. as this doesn't bother me like wearing it all day in the shop but for short periods doesn't bother me.. So I plan to buy a quieter vac system.. and the higher end ones have the speed adjustment.. pretty sure one could run it on lowest setting which is quieter yet.. and still be plenty good suction for the fine dust.. also designed to turn on / off a lot with the tool.. Thinking the lower power may not hae as loud of a sucking noise too.. May put the vac.. upstairs in the shop and run the hose through the floor... so I'm betting the only noise will be the sucking sound.. hopefully more tolerable.. Even with this dust collection.. I still wear a my mask...

I need a quieter vacuum or a 50ft hose to put it over in the neighbors garage. But I have to say.. I really like having some sort of vacuum dust collection rather than just having the blower blow it away and the box fan trying to handle all that dust blowing toward it.. Also need to hook the other saws up to the vacuum..