jerry1939

I found that on my Delta, I do not adjust the set screws to center the blade in each holder. In 1 holder, I have the blade to the right & in the other, to the left. Take a scrap, cut the width so that it just fits on edge with the blade down. I cut it to a point where it touches the blade. Next, raise the blade & see if blade "moves sideways". That helped mine. Good Luck Friend.

Here are 2 pieces I cut from 1/16" solid oak. When you sandwich your work between 2 sacrifice boards, at times it will blow your mind how fragile and tiny the elements are that survive just fine.

Just about everyone on this site will disagree with me, but for anything remotely delicate, I put a 1/4" luan plywood above and below my piece. Run the surface grain of the ply 90 degrees to your piece. That adds a tremendous amount of strength. For the amount of time spent on your project, I consider it darn cheap insurance. IF 1 or both "sacrifice boards" are nice, I will spray paint them and give them away. jerry

Other options would be: Metal file, Chainsaw file, Fingernail file (I grind the ends of them to different angles), Fingernail emery board (They are shaped like tongue depressors & quite aggressive), A few hand sanding blocks with different grits of sandpaper.

I bought the type of American Flag that has a plastic mast/flagpole that attaches to the back car window. Perfect size & had a nice size hem for mounting. I glued & stapled this to the fret piece. Donated it to the Legion. jerry

I can only echo the above, but love the quote you added on the bottom. I give away everything I make to family, friends, Stephan Ministry at Church (To be given to the people that come to them for Comfort) and to retirement centers. The appreciation & hugs make it worthwhile. Also heard the comment, "You have no idea how many lives you have touched". jerry

A Friendly FYI: Our oldest son has a computer tech company. He told me years ago never, NEVER to click on something like "Click Here". You have no idea what kind of virus you might have just clicked on. I delete e-mails that say "Click Here". If I see a subject I might be interested in, I type it into Google. Sometimes our anti virus protection will put an arrow by one of the options. Also, most sites start out, "http: etc, etc. If you see "https, the "s" stands for secure. That doesn't mean it's 100% OK, but it's definitely better. jerry

Looks great. You mentioned Squareness". When I cut out a word(s), I am careful about the waste wood. Leave a few reference lines. When gluing the letters to backer, I put down craft sticks, set the waste on top, glue the bottom of each letter & drop it into place. Let the glue dry & lift off the waste. The reason the waste is propped up is to prevent the squeeze out from gluing down the waste.

1. I think JimErn has an excellent point about air leakage around something as uneven as wood. 2. Not sure if plywood & it's glue is a good idea that close to an area of a possible engine backfiring.

jerry

On a lot of sites, if you don't put "something" in the Subject (field)(box), it won't allow you to proceed. My Sweet Wife and I have sons, but not daughters. All are quite computer knowledgeable & 1 has his own computer programming company. About 15 years ago, they loaded a program on our computer & to use it, sometimes you had to press a certain key. Whoever wrote that program referred to is as the TWAIN button (Technology Without An Intelligent Name). Here are some scrolling tips that you may or not have use for. 1. A month or 2 ago, someone on this site was kind enough to post "Measuring Tips". I use my cheap plastic speed square a lot. It was stated that the part you scribe (top of the picture) isn't necessarily straight. Mine had a hump on the upper right of the photo. The square has a notch where I placed the arrow that always bugged me. So twice a day I put a drop of glue there and built up that area. Sanded that whole side flat. 2. IF you use a foot switch with a Delta, sometimes the factory switch gets bumped OFF. There are holes on the near side of the switch, both sides. You can take a zip tie, thread it UP through one hole, bend it down & it you can thread it through the hole on the other side. Now bend it down & horizontal. It will hold the switch back & ON. Probably also true with a Dewalt. 3. Somewhere I saw that somebody hung a plastic grocery bag under their saw. It catches a lot of sawdust & tiny pieces, but is definitely not a cure all.

Hi Friend. You just posted a picture of the "pattern". Just print & saw it. Looks doable.

Re; A comment I made earlier on another posting. Looking at the times & notice how long it took for a Nice, Helpful Gentleman to answer a question asked on this site. Awesome.

I am in awe of how when someone asks a question (from something simple - difficult - technical) at the speed it will be answered by multiple people sharing different options. Great work everyone. Give yourselves a pat on the back.

This year I am asking people to consider not watching NFL games this weekend. African-Americans certainly have a good point. Often treated unfairly, and have a legal right to protest. However, a football field is not the time or place for that. If you disrespect our flag & anthem, you might as well spit in the face of a person who is or has fought for your right of Freedom of Speech. Also, go up to the grieving members of a fallen soldier and slap them in the face as long as you are at it. jerry, Army volunteer 1959-1961 (1 year north of the Artic Circle)

I do a lot of 1/4" solid oak. Learned to not mess with anything wider than 1 1/2". Be sure the finished piece is all from the same board. Prop up 2 or 3 clamping boards. Cover with wax paper. Lay your strips on that (sometimes flip every other one over or turn every other one end over end) paying very close attention to the grain appearance of the total piece. I just use Elmer's glue. Add another layer of wax paper and gluing boards. C clamps squeeze your pieces flat & bar clamps to pull together the glue joints. I let it clamped overnight and sand the glue excess on both sides. On most of my finished pieces, even I cannot find the glue joints. jerry

Interesting. Am currently designing a cathedral. The center will be 6" wide, in 2 pieces. I go to FILE - DOCUMENT PROPERTIES and set to "Inches". Move the quide lines from the left & set them 6" apart. Did this for both the bottom & top pieces. Printed from inscape. Both were perfect. Go figure.

I shut down for the Iowa winter. Unable (and not really interested) in heating the garage. Will start giving free lesson at our local Veterans Liberty Center. Have made a 12" x 12" pattern attached to luan ply for practice. Straight lines, circles, ovals & scroll shapes. Was thinking that if one or more wanted to continue, I'd make a pattern of intersecting word art with their name. Thought that would be a good confidence builder, plus something they would be glad to show off.

I made this with MS Word. Cut with scissors outside the lines. Cut out a 1/4 circle at each corner with a hole puncher. Lay it face down on wax paper and apply Elmers glue, spread with a credit card. Scroll Sign with border.doc

I am a perfectionist (If you don't believe it, ask my sweet wife). The slightest imperfection on a difficult piece will scream at me until my ears hurt. Have thrown away a number of things that a lot of people would have kept. I'm darn careful with what I put my name on. It's a curse that I wouldn't wish on anyone. Highs - Give a large part of my work to the Stephan Ministry at our Church. They give them to select people that come to the Church suffering from depression, dealing with the loss of a loved one, divorce, medical problems, etc, etc. We hand them to the Church secretary & she gives them out. We don't know who gets them, but she hugs us and says, "You have no idea how many lives you've touched." Makes it worthwhile.

Dan, I've had a plastic triangular squire like the one in the video. Very handy & I use it often. Never occurred to me to check if the "straight edge" was actually straight. It wasn't. The edge curved up slightly where you mark against. It cured easily on the belt sander. I only use it for rough cutting, so it was never a problem. Thanks for the video Old Man.

If I told you some of the things I've been called, I would be permanently banned from this site.

Words cannot fully describe how awesome your piece is !!! jerry

I finish everything with Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear Enamel. It requires a lot of ventilation & stays out of the house for 3 days because of the glue smell. jerry

Something you would need to know; I don't play well with others. Have not had all my shots & tend to bite.