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I run across this on a laser CNC forum when someone asked about identifying a font.. someone replied with this place.. Just thought it could come in handy with the pattern makers.. Have no idea how well it works.. as I haven't tried it.. https://www.fontsquirrel.com/matcherator

Great idea.. I ended up buying a small bit chuck from Mikes when I started using the small bits.. My press would hold the 1/16 great.. but when I started using the real small numbered bits it wouldn't.. Where can one get a metric chuck for those metric drill bits.. I have a whole set of metric bits brand new.. but my chuck is standard US

Yes that is absolutely and option.. I'm thinking about putting the vac upstairs right above the scroll saw area.. then I could plumb the pvc through the floor.. and I have the upstairs all insulated etc too so it would certainly be much quieter than having the vac next to me.. LOL.. I don't think the higher end vacuums are all that loud though.. Maybe louder than I really think.. but just as an example.. I ran the Dbl app at the grocery store today.. pretty much was running at 50 -60 dbl just walking through the isles.. then when I got up at the checkout the beeping noise as they scan the items at the register the app showed 72dbl.. Those higher end vacs claim to be 62dbl.. which is the same as the me sawing a stack of ornaments.. so I really don't think one of those dust extractors would be much if any more noisy than sawing on the saw.. BTW.. Having fun measuring the sounds of things with that app.. have a few things I want to try.. like.. riding the lawn tractor.. my wife snoring

No I don't.. I'd rather loose my hearing than my lungs.. I wear a dust mask.. Not sure how many things I could strap to my head before I get too top heavy and if i lean too far one way I may just fall over.. . The noise don't bother me as far as being concerned about loosing my hearing.. I've work in a factory for 14 years and worked in the sawmill for 10 years a auto body repair shop for several years.. I've already lost some hearing according to my wife .. I only downloaded that app so i'd have an idea of how loud those higher end vacs are to what my shop vac is... It's more about just wanting to hear my music.. and not listening to the vac for 4-8 hours a day.. I could deal with it if I were just occasionally cutting for fun.. That all said.. yes i do wear hearing protection when running the table saw or other equipment that is quite loud.. not trying to say I don't care about my hearing.. but at the same time.. I don't want to wear safety glasses. dust mask, and hearing protection all day every day either if I don't have to.. In shopping for a dust vac I'm looking for efficient and quiet.. since it'll be running a lot..

So I've been looking for quite some time about scroll saw dust collection.. seen a lot of creative ideas from some of you on here with hooking up PVC pipe to your saw and a vacuum etc.. Something that has been some concern to me is noise.. as at the moment I only have a standard shop vac.. or..my big HF 2HP dust collector.. which in my opinion is plenty noisy.. A few weeks ago just for fun I hooked my shop vac to the dust port on my EX-21.. and it does pretty good at keeping the dust down.. but.. the noise was a killer to my head, LOL so I stopped doing that... today I bought a 3 way plug so i could ( temporarily ) run the shop vac only while the saw was on via the foot switch.. Probably not good for the vac or the foot switch so I only did this for a short time just to see how it went.. I also downloaded a app on my phone to measure dbl noise.. With the shop vac about 8 foot away I showed 86dbl.. I was looking at the noise level of a high end dust extractor both by Fein and Festool.. they both show in the specs about 62dbl.. How accurate the app works.. I don't know but in the ratings of the app some people said it was almost exact to their professional meter... I also seen Seyco as a small dust extractor that can attach right to the saw stand.. Not to sure about that unit.. I like it and the idea of it.. other than the fact I have multiple saws and i think I'd be better off with a larger unit and mount some PVC on each saw so I only need to connect the vac hose to the saw I'm using..but n the other hand.. those higher end dust extractors are quite pricey.. Not sure about if the little Seyco vac is a HEPA Vac or not.. Also don't see much info on the Fein Vacs if they are HEPA filtered or not.. They seem to be much less money than the Festool.. Oh forgot to mention that cutting on the saw without the Vac was about 65dbl..

He posted it in another message post or on a different forum.. at any rate..it was this place https://www.hibid.com/

Happy Birthday!! Love my Pegas clamp on my Excalibur.. haven't purchased one for the DeWalt yet..

That is kinda hat I was thinking about trying..and would be the only way I could do it most likely.. I don't have a router.. ( something on my list to get ) .. I do have a Bosh small hand held like trim router but imagine that would be quite a job for that little guy.. LOL

I've seen some awesome inlay work here so since I have limited experience in inlay I thought I'd ask if anyone has done inlay in thick wood? I was asked to make a cutting board with an inlay of the shape of Michigan in it.. Most cutting boards available in the area are just cut in the shape of Michigan and thus they are odd shaped and tend to be smaller than the traditional cutting board.. If I can figure out how to do inlay on this project.. then I'm also going to make my inlaws in Texas a Michigan shaped one as well... I know they'll love it .. I figured I'd make the cutting boards about 1" thick.. probably a tough one to do since the way I know inlay is sort of stack cutting with a slight angle set on the saw to make the piece fit good.. Maybe a better option would be to slice the board on the bansaw.. do the inlay and glue it back together so I'm not working with such thick pieces? How would you do a project like this.. I've done inlay on thin 1/8 and 1/4 inch wood before but nothing like this.. Be a great opportunity to try the tilting head of my Excalibur

eBay could be an outlet to sell a few things.. I sell on there from time to time as I get 100 free listings or $5000 in inventory listed every month... The problem I personally have with eBay is 1) eBay is expensive to sell on.. Plan on about 19% of your money handed out to them after it's all said and done.. with listing fees, FVF's, Payment Fees etc etc.. 2) people go to eBay to find a bargain.. They have flee market standards, LOL .. which in your case of just trying to move products and not so worried about profits.. might be okay for you.. Etsy takes out 5% of your sale.. in fees and I think 2.5% on payment processing.. still about 10% total because of listing fees etc.. People go to etsy more to find unique and handmade items.. while there are a few that get away with reselling China made stuff.. but with eBay there is no rules for resellers or handmade.. doesn't matter.. hence the flee market pricing competition.. LOL If you're only looking to move product that is piling up.. I'd suggest charities as Dee mentioned.. There is always a charity or goodwill that would love to take your items.. As JT said.. there is no half way selling... and doing it through an online venue could bite you.. The term of a business is to sell goods with intent to make a profit.. so even selling on eBay or whatever platform.. could get you if you make a profit.. and even if you don't make a profit.. be a good idea to keep track of spending etc so if they come looking for their tax money you have proof of non profit.. To sell to make a little profit low key and stay under the radar.. I'd suggest craigslist, facebook, and offerup etc type places... I do think there are thresholds where you can sell on ebay and other places as long as you stay under a certain amount of money.. they probably wouldn't bother a person selling 20-30 low priced items a year... as they are really after those that are making decent profits and they want their cut of those profits.. Legally your supposed to claim ANY and all income..

Very nice... one day I'm going to try intarsia.. Been saying that better than 12 years now..

Since a few of you did the Steve Good Camaro.. I thought I'd do my take on a pattern I had and size it to be a Christmas ornament.. I can say.. I need a smaller drill bit for making this.. especially when making them this small.. The box it's in is 5-1/4 x 3 -3/4 so shrinking a pattern from what was originally designed for a large sign that would have it at 18 - 24 inch long.. LOL I thought it was tough when sized them at about 9 inch for the desk clock.... Anyway.. short day today so only made 16 of them plus some other ornaments.. only about 25 ornaments cut today..

Maybe better luck with the sales next year.. retail is a funny and most times unpredictable.. I always wondered about those shows that was a flop and those folks say they'll never do that one again.. how does one know that the show wasn't a bust just for that particular year? Yeah promotion and advertising is something all shows should do.. and IMO so should the vendors.. they all have to start from the bottom too.. and the vendors are the ones that make the show a show.. I don't do shows.. so my understanding of this is very limited.. I just feel like if the vendors all pull together along with the show organizers.. to help bring in the crowds any event could be a decent one or a bad one.. timing is also a factor.. you wouldn't want to have a small event in the same town as a very large event on the same day.. LOL

Well... on a more serious note since my last post was more of a joke.. Since I don't really do any live events... and primarily sell online.. My inventory is somewhat just my web site.. and from there I can download / print off my inventory list in a csv file.. which I do quite regularly... also sales are recorded not only on the website.. but I also run quickbooks for keeping track of sales and expenses etc.. I have quickbooks set up to automatically record sales from the websites.. which saves me a lot of time... However, I don't quite trust it so I do check it almost every sale and always check it monthly when I print/ file my monthly.. I can go back and compare all kinds of info by day, week, month, year, etc etc.. it's all recorded in not only quickbooks but also from the websites. The website also will show a total of how much inventory value you have.. Now... That said.. I found out it only keeps track of the listings I have on the site.. I'm about 150 listings behind.. ie I have about 150 items that need to be put up on the site..

Cheapest one in my area right now is $180 and it's one of the real old ones with the 3 speed pulley system.. Other than that there is a 26 Ultra for like $800 and he has had in on there for more than 2 years.. was there when I was looking at my first Hawk.. I haven't seen many on craigslist this year for Hawks.. back when I grabbed up my first one there seemed to be several to choose from and most was $350 and up.. I guess I just got lucky to be the first one to see the ones I got and went and picked them up within an hour after they was listed..

Just dug our my original sales slip that came with my saw when I purchased it last year. Shows the original transaction was Dec. of 1998. I took a picture of the sales slip and was going to post it but it has the name and CC info on it so I’ll need to edit that out if I posted it for the original persons privacy etc.

Maybe my Hawk is much more newer than I thought.. I'd have to look at the receipt again.. but.. I swear it said 1998 and I think when i called Bushton they said the same thing.. as the markings was on the box with serial number.. My serial number is 10290 .. maybe it was a 2008 model? I'm going to have to see if I can find the sales slip that was in the box with it..

Appears to be another ultra series.. just a early one.. I'm not sure when they started making the Ultra series and when they stopped using the barrel style clamps.. but My older saw is a 1993 and has the older motor and the barrel clamps.. My Ultra is a 1998 have looked at some 1996 models that was ultras as well.. your new one here.. has a very low serial number so I'm thinking its older than 1996 or at least a very early one.. I don't think that is a 1989 though.. unless some major upgrades were done to it over the years..

That turned out great! Maybe I'll have to cut that one.. I have my own design for a Camaro that i've used for a year or more now.. pretty hot seller for me.. but I added the clock as usual

Thank you all for the comments and likes

I keep track of mine in my head.. best and safest place for it.. Then when I forget i made something it's like Christmas or finding that money you left in a jacket from last winter,

Also not a big fan of WD40.. I like PB blaster..

Thank you for that info.. This can I have is probably 8 or more years old.. I did open it for brushing a finish on a sign I made.. so it's probably not any good..

I figured since I had been resizing puzzle patterns to make them as ornaments.. I could do the same thing with my car clock patterns.. this is the first of many I plan to add into my website inventory.. Should be awesome sellers as my clocks always fly off the shelves.. I'll also add the duster clock cutting.

Good luck Scott... hope you sell out so you'll have something to do when you get back.. I need to get back on your site soon to place an order for more of those patterns I wanted..