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Thank you all for your kind words. @jblood - the instructions recommended that you leave the patterns attached (which are numbered) until assembly, which I did. It made it easy to find what you were looking for. @spirithorse - yes, it does chime hourly, and there are a number of different sounds that rotate (I don't know how many) so you get a different sound each hour. @amazingkevin - I bet you could drill a hole in the top of each of the stacks and drop in a pellet of dry ice for some smoke effect... LOL.

After cutting all the parts, then having to store them in a box for 6 weeks while I moved twice, I've finally finished my Train Depot Clock. 157 parts plus the movement, sound and electronics, and I'm done... Thanks to Dirk for excellent plans, diagrams and instructions - it was a pleasure to build. Here's a link to a low-quality 1 minute video of the clock in action http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/nadkaw1957/?action=view&current=Depotclock1.mp4

I just started mine over the weekend. After counting, it appears there are 159 parts to the clock. Some of them can be, and many of them should be, cut on the table saw to guarantee straight edges and 90 degree angles for proper fit and alignment. The instructions are very detailed and clear; I anticipate no problems. I bought both the sound and light kits. With plans, kits and wood, I'll have about $200 in it, but I think it's going to be well worth it. Did I mention I love trains? LOL

Thank you for the kind words... I'm really enjoying this scrolling thing... so many projects, so little time.

Just finished these two in the past week or so. The clock is made of Cherry and Leopardwood. The bowl is red oak. Both are finished with Krylon clear satin spray.

Craftsman Space has complete plans for making your own frame jig HERE

Thank you all for the kind words... this is my first attempt at making a box. My girlfriend is going to use it for her jewelry when she stays over... just the right size for some earrings and a necklace or two.

This is my version of Scrollsaw Woodworking's Domed Lid Box. I glued up red oak and poplar instead of using one thick piece of maple and I made a little knob using the pattern for the pawn in Steve Good's 3D chess set. The lid isn't very domed, but I made some designer firewood the first time I tried, so I left it mostly flat with rounded edges the second time around. Finished with Krylon clear satin. Tim

when I went to Harbor Freight yesterday to buy their 4" belt/6" disc sander for $99.95 and when I checked out, it rang up for $69.95! Yay!!

I don't recall the brand of mine... Reddy or Buddy or something like that. I bought it about 15 years ago when I lived in Ohio to heat my garage. I also bought a line-voltage thermostat and wired a cord into it, so it will shut off when it reaches temperature; otherwise, it runs until you unplug it. The Depot and Lowes both have them for under $200.

Is it a bullet type heater? Or does it just heat the air around it? My two-car garage is about 40 most of the time and my bullet heater will bring the temp up to 60 in about 15 minutes. I guess it's because it's blowing hot air pretty forcefully. What are you paying for kerosene in CT? There are only two places in Reno that sell it - the cheapest is $3.95/gallon - and it doesn't take long to go through that 5 gallon can... LOL. Hopefully it will warm up for you soon!

Yep, straight Old English lemon oil...

Thank you. The frame is a Wally Mart special... $9.95. Even though it's for 8X10 pictures, the opening in the back is 10X12. The extra size gives the frame backer enough room to flex around the 1/8" B/BB Baltic Birch Plywood I picked up at Michael's. I used #5 FD-UR blades from Mike's (great blades, BTW). The finished portrait was dipped in lemon oil, and I used a piece of felt backing that I picked up in a multi-color pack from Walmart.

452 cuts later, my most intricate and challenging project to date (I just started scrolling last month)... one of our kitties, Megan.

Thank you for your kind words... This is my second attempt at this portrait. I used a different, difficult font on the first try and ended up ruining many of the letters, even though I had it sandwiched. As it ended up, simpler was better, and the second time I cut all the letters first, before the shih tzu. @amazingkevin - if you want the pattern, let me know and I'll e-mail it to you. TIm