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Our Church has an amazingly talented Music Director. Yesterday we gave this as a sign of our appreciation. We kept the first one and gave away the other four. jerry
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Regarding "forgetting which is to be the good side" I take a pencil and put a small X in a top corner of each piece before taping. As soon as the first row of tape is on, I put an arrow on the tape to indicate where the top of the pattern is to be applied. When removing tape, I use a woodcarving knife to loosen an edge (a sharp box cutter is OK). Start at a point and start lifting towards a stronger part of the shape. Don't EVER remove tape towards a point. jerry
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I need to correct myself. It's been a long time since I did a pattern for Intersecting Word Art. Plus my memory is so bad that I don't remember what I had for breakfast this morning. Near the end of Line 3 above, You select the GRAY, hold SHIFT and Select the other word (I think it's the large word, but don't have time to try it now.) My Bad !!
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Thanks Wayne. Gabbed mine.
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1. Keep hitting "Save after every action or two. 2. If you mess up something EDIT - UNDO LAST is your best friend. (You can repeat as needed, or close your work and go back to your last SAVE.) 3. When you are ready to SELECT the color you want, really, REALLY enlarge the heck out of the image (the + on your keyboard). This gives you a much bigger area of color to SELECT for removal. When you think you have selected the correct color, check the bottom left corner to verify that you have indeed clicked on the correct color. If so, select your large word, hold SHIFT and select the small word. DIFFERENCE. Hope this helps Friend. jerry
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http://www.scrolleronline.com/?gclid=CM6D_IX7htUCFZSLaQodn9QLBA Pattern # SLDK224 The pattern is 8 X 10. Ours is 10 3/4 X 13 poplar. 1/2 thick. Cross is 1/8" BB. We give away 95% of what I make, but this hangs in our living room.
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I use FD UR blades. They have the sharp teeth on the right, as you face the saw. Open the pdf file to see how I cut circles. Here is why; After the first cut (shown with a red line), back the blade all the way out to the Starter Hole. Spin the piece 180 degrees and back the blade into the first cut. To make the 2nd cut (blue), it does 2 things. 1. The blade is already on the line that you want to finish. 2. Now the sharp side of the blade will keep it from trying to follow the 1st cut back towards the starter hole. See the image for an example of a lot of circles. This method makes your life easier. Hope you can understand it. I sure as heck cannot. jerry SSV Hint.pdf
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Most people on this site disagree with this, but for the time spent cutting something fragile, I ALWAYS put a 1/4" luan sacrifice board above and below my piece. Run the luan grain in the opposite direction of your piece. 1. It adds a tremendous amount of strength. 2. You have better blade control by cutting a greater thickness. 3. The luan cost is minimal in comparison to chipping out a fragile piece, using certain words and throwing it away.
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2 of our sons are senior engineers. I bought 1/6 from Ocooch for theirs. I didn't like the ones I did in the past out of 1/8. I do think that 1/16th looks much more professional. This particular piece was done because I got tired of tripping of the scrap. jerry
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1. I am sorry that I did not check this post until today. 2. I deleted the pattern, because I would never again need it. Google - Mail Truck Photos. I imported it into inkscape and traced the lines. Good Luck Friend. jerry
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The first saw I owned was identical to the Harbor Freight. It was a $69 Performax from Menards. I wore it out and bought another just like it. I would certainly not have come down so hard on a "cheap" saw as this Lady. If you look at her close-up of the top blade holder, what I disliked was the fact that the blade clamp would occasionally twist, where you see it attached to the upper arm with an allen screw. Eventually, I bought a Delta. Attached is a picture of my first scroll project, with a $69 saw. I would hate to see anyone buy a mid or high end saw to see if they like the hobby. jerry
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Only two "guesses." Take them for what it's worth. I am hearing a rhythmic, rapid sound of fast/slow, fast/slow. 1. Is something binding and/or over tightened? To me, it sounds like the motor very briefly runs at a high speed and quickly comes to some type of obstruction and lugs down. 2. Is there a new sleeve that isn't long enough? I would take it apart and loosen every bolt, reassemble it and see if that gets it quieted down. I'm sure you are frustrated beyond words. Know that everyone here is cheering for you, but remember that sometimes we need to think outside of the box. There is no point in repeating what we were doing over and over again, hoping for a different result. jerry
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I don't have a clue as to why this posted twice. The site shows both at the same time. On a different note, our microwave clock indicated that we had a power outage. The stove clock, just below the microwave didn't know anything about it. That's why the Amish are smarter than the rest of us. They don't have all this "great stuff." jerry
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Some days I wonder why I go to this site !!
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The only thing different about this for me is that I used 1/16" solid oak for the cut piece. A word to the wise; You hold your breath a lot cutting 1/16". jerry
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Our condo has the mailboxes in the entryway. We have a super nice Lady mail carrier. Her name is Merree (MEree). We invited her in and gave her this. Her eyes immediately watered up. It also has her truck number above the windshield. Because the postal emblem was so fragile, I used a sacrifice board underneath. I cut the emblem out of the sacrifice board and made a pendant for her. As soon as she left, we could hear start to cry just outside the door. Some days it makes what we do worthwhile. jerry
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Our condo has the mailboxes in the entryway. We have a super nice Lady mail carrier. Her name is Merree (MEree). We invited her in and gave her this. Her eyes immediately watered up. It also has her truck number above the windshield. Because the postal emblem was so fragile, I used a sacrifice board underneath. I cut the emblem out of the sacrifice board and made a pendant for her. As soon as she left, we could hear start to cry just outside the door. Some days it makes what we do worthwhile. jerry
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I learned to fly in that model. You did a great job Sir !! jerry
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My 2 cents worth: My experience is that the sound usually isn't where you "think" it's coming from. The case is hollow and might be fooling you. 1. Would start by disassembling the easiest part first. i.e. Take apart the top rocker arms and check if a sleeve is missing. Take a toothpick and wipe the inside of each bearing and make sure that it has all the (needles)(rollers). When putting it back together, you already found out that there is no side to side clearance and it's difficult to get the sleeves back into place. It helps a lot to use an awl for an alignment tool as soon as you can. After that start it up and run it. 2. If that doesn't cure it, remove the table and repeat for the bottom rockers. 3. If you still haven't found the problem, you will need to split the saw and dig deeper. 4. My Delta is on a home-made wood stand. I took duct tape and taped the bolt "forward" that you use to tilt the table. jerry
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Best of luck with whatever you choose. I have always been a firm believer in Preventative Maintenance. Depending on how much you use your saw, set up a schedule to disassemble it and grease all the bearings. It is time well spent. Also, when working with small parts with grease on your hands, before you start, build a "wall" around the saw to catch that tiny piece that will "fly away." You are already getting good advice as far a brand name. My Delta 40-694 is 3 years old an I'm well pleased with it. jerry
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This is 1/8" solid oak. I am a firm believer in using "sacrifice boards" on both the top and bottom. 1/4" luan plywood is inexpensive and I consider it a good investment for the amount of time spent on something fragile. Run the face grain of both pieces of plywood in the opposite direction of the grain of your fret piece. For some things, IF the luan isn't chipped, I have already spray painted them and given away. People are happy to get them, especially delicate Christmas ornaments. Good luck Friend. jerry
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Are you telling us that you keep a bottle of Jack Daniels in your shop and also use some of it to clean your blades? Inquiring minds want to know.
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I am a top feeder and made one for the bottom clamp. It is a free pattern on Steve Good's site. As for over tightening, you certainly could. It is also true that you could drive your car into a tree using the same logic. I sand both sides of each end of a new blade before installing.
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I haven't used my saw enough that it needs bearings yet, but have a lot of mechanical experience. On bearings that small, a drill press should be fine.
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Well said !!! You probably speak for all of us on the site
