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I like it, very creative! I'm so jealous of people with grand kids, you guys are so lucky.
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Star Wars...Thanks for the inspiration Gator.......
oldhudson replied to Scrolling Steve's topic in Bragging Rights
Great color choices. It must be soooo fragile. Breath on it the wrong way and it could break. -
You folks are way to generous, but I appreciate it anyway.
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This is a birthday present for a friend. He got his pilots license last year. The pattern is mostly Steve Good's. I simply modified it by adding a clock. I didn't add anything to the pic for scale but the whole thing is 8-9 inches wide. The base stock is 1" cedar left over from a potting bench project and the cut was 1/8" BB. I had the based extend 1/4" from the cutting creating a 'framed' look. I stained the base with General Finishes - Java and gave the whole thing 3 coats of rattle can lacquer. The clock was from Kockit and 3" quartz. I'm not nearly as good at cutting as many of you. In particular the letters are pretty marginal but the planes came out I thought. I decided to let my friend decide if he wanted this on a desk/table or hanging so there's a saw tooth hanger and little stands that are doweled but not glued. It sits on a 10° angle. Thanks for looking. Comments/suggestions welcome.
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If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is....
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I love Jim Henson characters and you did Elmo wonderfully!
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Excellent work and a great description of the process.
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Excellent work and a great description of the process.
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If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is.
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Sounds like a steal. Here in the upper midwest used DeWalts all see to be 350-400.
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I purchased a couple of packages and tried them on my Delta. I'd say they work okay if you have fairly large openings to pass the strip through and the edges are either stright or a larger radius. I don't think they work well on projects with 1/8" stock and finer detail work. Finally, unlike when you are cutting and the blades pull the stock toward the table with sanding strips it pulls both directions. Like with most things in life - it's about compromise.
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Nice with the storage built into the stand. Great use of space!
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For those of you who have your saws mounted on a stand with casters....did you get them with the stand or buy them afterwards. Any pictures of scroll saw stands with casters to share?
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How do you prevent the turntable from rotating when it's in the correct position?
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The manual that came with my Delta calls for lubricating with "light weight oil", I've been using 3 in 1. It seemed crazy to use something like that but I'm just following their directions???
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Please post a picture or two of that set-up. Sounds interesting.
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I don't think I have the floor space.
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Does anyone know the dimensions and weight on the EX 21? and doesn't Excalibur make a smaller machine?
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I made and have used one of these for several years with a chop saw on one side and planer on the other. It's a great space saver. I wish I had the floor space for another. There is some talk in the family about me taking a closet from an adjacent room for the shop - we'll see....
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I know there are lots of posts about different saws. There is even a thread especially for saws, but my question isn't covered. (In another post I've described the problem I have and assuming I can't fix it I want to start thinking about a replacement. ) My shop is pretty small at 175 square feet and I have lots of equipment. I need a saw that doesn't require it's own stand and can be moved easily. I bolt my Delta to a workbench when in use and if I'm working on a non-scroll project I unbolt it and move it to a shelf in a closet until I need it again - gaining access to the whole bench. Even my router table gets taken apart and stored on a wall when not in use. So I'm looking for recommendations for scroll saws that can be moved. And this may be my last scroll saw so I'm hoping to get a good one. Thanks for reading and your suggestions.
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My scroll saw is a Delta 40-540. Today I decided to put oil on the moving parts for the first time in a long while. On this unit the lower arm is driven by the motor through a short link and the movement is transferred to the upper are through another link at the ends of the arms. I discovered there is quite a lot of play 1/4" or a bit more in that connection. I'm sure that's not the way it's supposed to be. Has anyone replaced this part on their Delta? And if so is there info you could share? Thanks for reading.
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All I can think of is RITZ die, the stuff people of my age use to die "T" shirts in the 70's. I used it once with some success.
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I've never made one, in fact I never heard of one - anyway there's lot's of pictures on the internet so it shouldn't be too difficult. Easy for me to say . But if you have specific questions I'm sure the group will help. Good luck.
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I like that natural edge look.
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Congrats on your new saw! In my experience the most important part of a circular saw is the blade. I still remember when I moved from a HSS blade to a carbide tipped one and an even greater improvement with a thin kerf blade. Obviously you need a jig to make straight cuts and maybe a zero clearance attachment if you cut a lot of pw. After you had it a while you should give us some feedback. And remember to work safely.
