oldhudson
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Watch out with the brass screws. They will snap off in an instant. I drill pilot holes and I screw in a steel screw of the same size, fully seating it to insure the hole can accept the brass hardware.
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I release the tension on the scroll saw, band saw, belt sander and my Shopsmith which has variable speed belt drive. I wish releasing MY tension were that simple.
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Exceptional!
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Very nice!
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Thanks to Admin who make this so easy even I can upload a video. phone amp 12.mp4
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I'll try to make a really short video of the difference between the phone speaker and employing the amplifier. That will make this post better. If necessary I'll see if one of my kids can help with the tech stuff.
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I was really feeling frustrated by my wooden gear clock so I thought I try one of these amplifiers. There are hundreds of examples on Youtube. This looked straight ahead so I gave it a try. I'm not sure what the wood is, except for the maple highlight. I went through my wood recently and found these items which I could neither identify nor remember where they came from. The finish is just Watco Danish Oil (natural) although the sound channel has a couple of coats of shellac. My hearing is very bad but to me there a marked improved when playing music through it.
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I use Kinko's. They're part of FedEx now. I had a file enlarged 800% there recently, my paper output was 46" x 46". The resolution wasn't perfect but as a pattern it worked for me.
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Anyone can scroll saw but 54 years of marriage.....very cool. Well done team.
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I guess I'll throw my 2 cents in here. Someone suggested 30 minute epoxy and for the project you described I think that is a solid suggestion. Wood glue works best when the faces meet well. If your stock is 'off' and gaps are created IMHO epoxy will fill gaps and hold better that poly glues. And the nice thing is they can be tinted to match your stock. Then the clamping. I like band clamps and use one but for difficult work I use this crazy system. I've made these little corner jigs. The bottom (the part that comes in contact with your frame) has 100g sand paper attached with DST. Prevents slippage in clamping. Just look at the pic. The jigs are clamped to the frame members first and then a F style clamp pulls the corner together. This lets you focus on each joint individually. I usually just clamp half the project, let the glue set up and then do the other corners.
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Nicely done.
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I subscribe to Woodsmith and when I got the issue with those plans I wondered who'd take on the challenge. I think you've done a fabulous job. Nice job with the photos too.
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Little lanterns offer a lot of appeal to many and you've made an excellent example. Well done.
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Everyone loves a new shop.
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This is the time of year to be making them. They came out great.
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For those of you who use shellac to seal wood before staining. Are you using Zinsser Bulls Eye straight out of the can or are you cutting it? And if you're cutting would you please share your formula. Many thanks.
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I've made a couple of "coat racks" over the years with those Shaker style pegs. One of the best features is you can easily hide the mounting hardware under the peg. I've had some problems with the pegs falling out over time. In my original build I ended up sawing vertically into the tenon and adding a small wedge before re gluing. They're holding now. I made mirror with them and posted pictures about a year ago. I was much more careful about drilling the mortises. I put them in without glue. They've not had much use but seem to be holding up well. Of course classic Shaker looks better.
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I've generally purchase them in small cans, 8 oz. I think.
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I'm impressed
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I think a gel stain could solve the problem. Much less likely to wick through the stock.
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A hard project. I think the contrasting woods and simple ogee boarder do the job. Are the vessel corners mitered?
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I was looking at places to order a sheet and my sweetie asked what I was doing. After I explained she brought me the one from the kitchen and said "use this it won't cost me a penny". It's only been a couple of days and it's neither been hot nor cold, but so far the epoxy is holding fine. I cleaned the feet of the chairs with DNA before gluing. I used quite a lot of epoxy so it was almost squishing out because the inside of the feet were not flat, they had a weld spots. Rather than clamp I turned the chairs over and let the weight of the chairs hold them during the curing process. They set-up for 24 hours before moving to the deck.
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Here's a little project where my scroll saw was handy. We purchased a set of wrought iron patio furniture a couple years ago. The paint was in sad shape and there were several spots where it was oxidizing. With the Stay At Home order it seemed like a fine time to restore it. I gave the pieces a good TSP bath and rinse. Then with an angle grinder and wire brush cleaned up all the rust and loose paint. Finished with a new coat of flat black. What has this to do with a scroll saw? Several of the feet had lost their plastic inserts and so I took a UHMW cutting board from the kitchen. Made it 2" shorter and cut circles on the scroll saw and epoxied them onto the chairs. Worked fine.
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Very cool. I hope you'll be able to enjoy some of Cinco de Mayo.
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Top marks for creativity.
