Zorro1958

Very nice...

Very nice indeed. Excellent job!

Great job... I love the look of intarsia - I'd never have the patience.

Awesome work... and yes, I am jealous of how fast you could do it. :-)

That is very nice...

That is outstanding....

That is very nice...

Very nice... Looks like a lot of intricate work.

There are volumes of help available here. The articles, the people - I have really depended on this board for a lot of assistance. Hang in there - you'll get it... and good luck!

That looks awesome....

That is awesome..

I am officially hooked.... This is quite a relaxing and rewarding hobby. PLUS - the family thinks I'm talented.. Hahahahahaha.... Seriously, truly fun, and thanks to all for the input, posts, ideas, and help.

The bench is awesome!

That's awesome...... I have a '68 Chevy, may try and make a pattern from it. Good inspiration.

Well, since my 1st post back in January - I finally got my workshop done enough to try my first scrolling. I sure learned a lot from the posts on here and another site. Made my share of boo-boo's, but all-in-all I like how it turned out. Correction to my 1st post - I've had my saw since 2006 (as my wife pointed out), so it's about time I used it. I did make it a bit too large for the frame, but that's just another of the many things I learned. I am hooked now, actively searching for the next victim, er, family photo to make my next pattern. Thanks to all for being here and posting, I found some really good tips.

That looks awesome (and intimidating to a newbie - LOL)...

Hello Jim, I'm sure you can find lots of good stuff here... I'm new too, and have found lots of good info. Good Luck!

Thanks to all - getting good advice already :-) Well, I have some of the reverse skip-tooth blades, along with a variety of others. Didn't know what to buy, so I got a little of everything. At our last chat, my nephew said he buys them by the gross.... Once I figure which ones I'll use most, I'll stock up. Never thought about angling the saw, but I can see where it may aide in visibility. I think that I will try it. How far? Should I mount it to the floor? I *thought* I had the lighting prepared (though placement may need tweaking), but now not so sure. It's not 150W, but I also have a fluorescent light on a movable swing arm that I had planned to use. Will certainly have to look into it. No chair yet (just a stool), but I've been looking into the adjustable stool with wheels... Just not sure if the ones I've found would adjust high enough. I've even thought about raising the whole saw table up (and maybe now at an angle) to standing height. Will have to evaluate lots of things before I'm done. Wife wanted to buy me a filter system last year, but since I had no workshop, I suggested differently. I will be adding on a small area to the workshop this spring (for garden tools, lawn mower, etc), and had hoped to put the filter system in there and connect using hosing as you suggested. Not sure what kind of filter system to get yet, but hoping to find this as well on SSV. Square and glue stick, Check, check, good ideas, I'll get 'em. Well, thanks again to all. ~I'll have to come up with a good tag-line ~

Hi everyone, it's good to be here. A bit about me - well, I received a scroll saw over 2½ years as a gift from my wife. She believes that because I appear somewhat handy with carpentry, that I would also fair well with this as well... Perhaps she is correct, we will see. However, due to lack of a workshop with essential items (electric, heat, etc...) and, by owning a high-maintenance home that took all my spare time, I have never turned it on. In October, we moved to a much smaller and easier abode to maintain, and I am almost done getting my new workshop in order (already installed the heat & electric). I even purchased a foot-switch to operate the saw with and plan on getting a micro-chuck soon.. I found your site in a search for how to make patterns (which I am nearly finished with my 1st one) using GIMP. The lessons were exceptional in assisting me - as I had attempted to do it earlier without guidance, and never acquired the desired outcome. My only other association with scrolling is some discussions with a nephew in Ohio - so, I am sure I can learn a lot from the posts. So, looking forward to it, and plan on jumping in with both feet (till spring when I still have 3 decks to build)... but, can't work on decks when it rains - LOL Bert