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Thanks for sharing that with me.. I have been wanting to make one so I could make some lazy Susan's and some cutting boards etc.. I did make a lazy susan last year and just cut it on my scroll saw.. I'm not all that great on a bandsaw with free hand work.. I mostly used it for resawing and free hand bandsaw boxes..

I do agree.. but I still strive for the perfection of a machine..

Yeah the pattern is in this book.. Well sorry I already deleted my photo.. The photo is posted in my post on the deer clock posting in the bragging section.. Edited: I copied the photo from the other posting

Yeah, I also can do very close to perfect cutting on one of the other more aggressive saws.. I know it's about letting the blade do the work... You do very nice work JT.. but I'd have to see that stuff in a much higher quality photo or in person to judge how good it really is.. My photos I take are with a high end camera... I see things on my photos I do not see with the naked eye.. Stupid little fuzzies really show up.. or a piece of dust, lint etc.. even though I sand the back.. use a reverse blade and also burn with the torch, LOL they sometimes are seen in the photo.. but not with the naked eye or even with my magnifier light.. I have to down size the photos to load them up online once I take the background out of them and make the back white.. Like I said I am my own critic.. I do have a hard time sawing on the Hawk with 3/4 - 1-1/2 inch stacks of backers.. but not so much with the Ex or DeWalt.. Not cutting on the saw brands.. cutting on myself.. Hawk is awesome for me with 5/8" or thinner stacks or solid wood.. I told myself this year I'm going to get used to using it.. I have not run the DeWalt yet this year.. But have used the Excalibur to make the puzzles I made.. Using the Hawk.. I just have to do less stacks.. because I feel like I'm watching paint dry or something, LOL.. Like I said.. not the saws fault.. my fault.. I do like cutting fast because that is what I'm use to doing on the DeWalt for the last 12 years.. While these clocks didn't turn out "bad" they are not done with my normal quality of work.. and that is why I was looking to maybe change the backer up.. suppose I can just use the DeWalt to cut those big stacks.. but that goes against the rule I set for myself of not using it this year, LOL... In fact very soon I plan to take it apart and put the new bearings etc in it that I bought last summer.. Then I will use it enough to do some testing cut for tuning it up etc..

Actually I think in my case just the opposite... I cut these on my Hawk which isn't all that aggressive cutting like my DeWalt is.. and I typically am trying to cut faster than the saw / blade is wanting to allow me to cut.. ( something I'm trying to get patient with and doing much better than a few month ago until I'm cutting 1" stacks of backers LOL. ) But that said.. I'd like to see anyone make two perfect circles with a scroll saw ( backer one slightly larger ) and glue them up to be perfect looking.. I get them pretty darn close.. but I am also my own critic.. Guess I get that from being in the auto body profession for several years..

I always stack cut if I want them the same and match up. But what I’m doing is making the backer slightly larger to enhance the piece with some accents so to speak. And free hand scrolling two circles almost never matches up. The last photo has a decorative outline and isn’t noticeable so much if I scroll off the line a little... but a circle smooth outline is a different story.

This is what I’ve been doing. But two free handed circles on a scroll saw many times come out different. Then try to center the cutting to the backer when neither one is a perfect circle gets kind of tough to do. Though that is how I’ve been doing it. Just kind of looking for a easier / better way. The two finished clocks above I used the washer method, love doing that but not so much when working with circles.

Great deal if it's truly what he says.. as for the picture.. looks to me to be a stock photo from a web site that sells them rather than an actual photo of the saw.. which is a real turn off for me when looking online.. I certainly wouldn't drive very far to look at an item with stock photos like that... also could be a scam.. may not even have a saw.. LOL

Yeah I have a bandsaw.. but I need practice using it to cut a circle, LOL.. I can get decent results stack cutting the backers and clock pieces out at the same time.. but. I also like to enlarge the backer a little bit 1/4" or so larger than the clock face.. just think it gives a nicer look.. that is if i can cut them and glue them nice and even LOL...

Something I hate doing is making a clock round with a round backer.. for one thing.. it's hard enough to cut two circles and get pretty much perfect circles with a scroll saw... then to try to glue them both together perfectly.. usually ends up being a little less than my standards outcome.. while I suppose not horrible as I done and seen worse LOL.. So what do you all think if I glued the clocks to a square backer board? Personally I like to use a decorative design for the outer edge of the clocks like the last picture shows... however that isn't always fitting for the design at hand..

I sort of disagree with adding more pictures etc of what you’re doing on a DeWalt. Mainly because there is several videos already out there and linked in several post topics. Just my opinion but if Bobs 4 part videos aren’t enough to learn about rebuilding a DeWalt saw then you probably shouldn’t take it apart yourself.

Thank you. I might add that I enlarged the pattern quite a lot.. original design is about 7.5 - 8 inch diameter.. I made them 10 inch plus or minus a little.. Thinking I may offer then in the smaller size and a bigger ( maybe 12" ) size Pattern for the deer and the moose are in this clock making book.

Made this yesterday.. was a fun time working in the shop with this warmer sunny day's we been having.. Working on another real similar to this but with a Moose... But won't be finished for another day or two.. Spent most of my morning packing orders this morning so not much shop time.

I’ve seen where it was mentioned to use wax paper. I get into trouble if I touch the wax paper again . So I found that a plastic garbage bag works well, and no additional garbage being made since you can still use the bag after the glue dries. I also use a body filler spreader to spread the glue around on the bag. Then just dip the piece in the glue and glue up. I did about 6 backers in just a couple minutes. Hope this tip helps someone from sleeping in the dog house after using all the wax paper. Don’t ask how I know.

You’re exactly right in thinking a triangular stand. My DeWalt has a triangular stand that is the most comfortable saw to sit at. The Hawk and Ex saw stands are less than desirable after having the DeWalt stand. While I’ve grown use to the others I feel a better designed stand would make the saw a more comfortable for long hours of cutting. After all a some of these high end saws are deemed as a production saw, so make it comfortable to use, lol

The Bride and Groom Angel is a Sue Mey pattern for those that might have interest in making one.. Thank you all for the nice comments..

Most (99%) of the time I use a reverse tooth blade.. About the only time I do not use then is in very delicate portrait or very thin wood type works.. I've also found that this will happen to me if i am pushing to much ( trying to go too fast ).. in many cases if this happens to me.. I'll speed up the saw to a faster blades speed and typically makes it easier to saw in these cases...

Very nice work as always.. You know, for me when a local buys something and wants to meet.. guess I'm impatient because most of the time they are always late by 15-30 minutes etc.. and I'm in the boonies so anywhere I go is at least a 20 minute ( 10-15 mile ) drive to get to the local town... so i many times just offer to ship it free .. most times it saves me money and time.. Might not be as easy for others to hunt down boxes etc though so i understand that.. Since I sell all the time online.. I bulk order boxes, mailers, and packing materials.. so it's always here..

Beautiful work!! I've ever done any bowls before.. they sure look interesting to make

I don't typically tell what I sell but just thought some might find what I'm selling interesting. This is today's orders.. I won't bore you all with every days orders.. LOL but anyway these orders came in today.. and I'm mailing them out in the morning other than the fishing clock.. I'm still making that one.. The plane ornament isn't today's order.. but one that I'm mailing out tomorrow.. Kind of a slower day today.. but maybe a better day tomorrow.. NOTE: It pays to keep Christmas ornaments on the site year round.. since I've just sold these two in the last few days..

Yeah I have two from Menards and the one that came with my Hawk has a better lens.. While the Menards ones aren't bad by any means.. just not as good as the one from Hawk

I often wondered about the cover being in the way or something.. I think it would probably annoy me..

Great to hear you at least did as good as last year.. Is mind boggling to earn the exact same money etc.. LOL.. was it all the same buyers buying the same puzzles again.. now that would be freaky.. If that happen to me I'd never go back

Mine isn't the same as the HF one but I think about the only difference is mine has no lid to cover the lens.. The LED bulb should work as long as you have the 4 pin connector.. Some of the bulbs I've heard have a two pin connector... or so I'm told.. but I've never seen one yet and I've also never seen a replacement bulb for a two pin connector.. So most likely you're good with the bulb.. I'm thinking the two pin ones are very old lights or something very odd.. Being a newer light since you just bought it.. It should have the correct ballast for the light to work. I don't think you have anything to worry about..

No these are made with the 3mm BB.. Wife and I disagree on the thickness for ornaments.. and I've asked several times on forums about it.. She feels the 3mm is too thin of material.. and like the 6mm better... However we both sort of agree that the 3mm is a little thin.. and we both agree that the 8mm is on the bulky side, LOL.. they need to make some 4mm or 5mm LOL