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    Depending on the plaque shapes, would strips of hidden Velcro be another option, IF all are rectangular and the pieces touch?
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    This doesn't answer your question very well, but for hanging this I took string and painted it with gold craft paint. jerry
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    Give yourself a pat on the back. You earned it Sir !!!!
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    Nice save Frank. it amazing what can be "fixed" with carving tools. A nice reflection of your brains and ingenuity. Also, with any hobby, we are always our own worst critics. We have enough "throw a ways" to heat the house over winter. My Sweet Wife tells me, "Nobody will notice that but you." My tongue in cheek response is, "But it doesn't ' meet MY standards!'"
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    Your color does wonders for your nice cutting. I also do carvings (Give most of them away.) An adult penguin with a chick in front with the head cocked to one side is one of the most sought after. jerry
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    Feliz Navidad Amigo desde Iowa (USA)
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    Kevin my Friend, why do you put up with these characters? jerry
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    I'm a fussy guy & normally make ALL my 90s as shown in your 2nd photo. That makes perfect corners. On another note, when sawing the outside of small circles (as found on lots of patterns), cut 1/2 ? way around the arc, back out, spin the wood and back into the first arc. That will guide the blade easily to start the second part of the circle. You will find yourself doing this automatically and liking it. jerry
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    Hotshot, Nice Find Friend !!! jerry
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    I won't tell you how I know this, because I don't want to embarrass anyone. Unless it's a spiral blade, if you put the blade in backward it doesn't cut very well. Something like pulling a this kind of stunt is also one of the causes of baldness. You find yourself hitting your forehead with the palm of your hand for being so stupid. jerry
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    Larry, I already forgot what we were talking about Friend. jerry
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    Larry, I sincerely apologize to you if I struck a nerve. IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION !! I have had a lot of years experience working with much heavier equipment. My only saw is a 40-699, like yours. It has a lot of little dinky bearings and bushings that are shipped from the factory with minimal grease. To my limited knowledge, nobody makes a saw adequately designed to run for an extended period of time. (Someone correct on this if it's wrong.) I'm not qualified to know if saws selling from $900 and way up are of industrial quality. In order for one to be that sturdy, it would need to weigh 400 pounds and have grease zerks on bearings that are 4 times the size of what people on this site use. Again Sir, I'm truly sorry. jerry
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    Rocky, FD UR blades have a crimp on the top. If you put it in upside down, it brings more of the sawdust to the top. jerry
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    This is not addressed to any one person, but I get the impression that a good number of people on this site buy a "hobby" machine and use it as an "industrial" machine and wonder why it doesn't hold up. I have a 40-694 and saw "when I feel like it." Shut down for the winter because our garage isn't heated, take it apart every fall and grease it & get along fine. Not interested in selling any of my pieces or filling orders. Are you nice folks sure that you are not sending a boy to do a mans work? jerry
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    Heck Casey, a man wouldn't notice if the wife lost 20 pounds, dyed her hair green and got a dragon tattoo on her forehead !!!! jerry
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    Great to hear that you are feeling better Friend and that you are turning out more of your great pieces. jerry p.s. Your work area is a mess.
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    Great job with a really nice selection of contrasting woods. jerry
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    No help here either. However, I am a reeealy old guy the remembers square nuts well. Hardware stores still stock a few sizes, but none are tiny. I would question if there was ever a square metric nut. Spirithorse might be on to something. It could be an oddball. jerry
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    My first guess is that your blade isn't 90 degrees to the table. I use a 1 1/2" high oak piece and saw into it 1/2 the thickness of the blade. Stop the saw, spin the wood around & hold the cut to the back of the blade. If the blade doesn't fit perfectly into the cut, you either need to change the table tilt or adjust the left blade holder screw(s) jerry
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    I live in Iowa (USA). Garage has very minimal heat, so this old geezer is content to stay inside over winter. A few months ago on this site there were some pretty good reviews for Olson blades. They are available locally, so I bought a half dozen of different styles and sizes. For me personally, I will not do that again, but stay with FD UR 5, 3 and a few 2s. jerry
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    Tony, After you have both the upper & lower screwed in flush, turn slightly further, as explained above. You are not done yet!! Install a blade and adjust to get 90 degrees to the table. I took an 1 1/2" tall block and sawed into it slightly. Stop the saw, spin the block around and hold it against the blade. IF the blade fits the cut perfectly, you are fine. If it doesn't, you need to start adjusting the loc-tite screw(s) I started near the end of the block. Each time, after trial and error, I found the perfect adjustment. Now I recheck it after each time the table has been tilted and again before starting a stack cut. Once you have made the "perfect" cut angle in the block, it can be used forever. Hope this helps Friend, jerry
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    Hans, Outstanding work, as usual. My hat off to you Sir. jerry
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    I also wear rubber gloves and goggles (It is really hard to get spray off of eye glasses.) Spray on newspaper. If it is a small pattern, start by holding the nozzle further away. That keeps the pattern from jumping or turning upside down. Clear the nozzle, apply the pattern and dispose of the newspaper with the gloves still on. jerry
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    If you look at the schematic for the Delta and the Dewalt 788, they are identical. Only the price and colors are different. I bought a Delta 3 years ago. Took it out of the box, started it to make sure it was OK and took apart the brand new saw and greased it. Now grease it once a year and it purrs like a kitten. Another very recent post indicates that they both take the same replacement bearings. Would speculate that your saw is like a few different brands that have only a minimal amount of grease applied at the factory. If you were to change to some of the other brands, you could very well have the same problem. jerry
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