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I like the inlay much more too. It looks great & you do great with inlay's too. Congrats on a fine job.
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Hey, Matt, there isn't any way to liven up boredom. It just has to be taken as you go or maybe not work at it for any length of time. Sorry. Dave, I just stained the piece with an artists brush & where the two stains come together & scored a line with a razor knife so the stain would not bleed over into the other. It worked. Thanks all.
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Definitely, a router is a dangerous tool if not handled carefully. I bought a small table top router table at Sears & mounted the router to it & is very good to use. Maybe $40 or $50 plus the router. You have to adjust the height for each cut that you make. Sometimes you need to make more than one pass if you are cutting deep into the wood. I have a plunge router also, but, use the table for most all my work. I use it for picture frames mostly. You have to respect that bit in the router, because it is very high speed & will grab the wood if not handled properly. You need to practice, practice & get some on hand advice or help learning. Good Luck
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THANK YOU ALL, FOR THOSE NICE COMMENTS. IT IS KIND OF REPETICIUOS, WITH ALL THE SAME. ONE SURPRISE FOR THE FINISH THOGH. IT'S DONE WITH 1/4 IN. POPLAR & THE DARK AREA'S ARE COLONIAL STAIN & THE LIGHT IS NATURAL. IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I DID BEFORE. I DID THE SMALL ONES LAST YEAR WITH 1/4 IN. OAK. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE
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I have a friend who has me make plaque's for him, to present to members of the Optimus Club. This year he wanted them larger in size, but, I still charged him the same price. Not a real difficult job, but, time consuming. Take a look.
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Mark, first of all the ply needs to be a layered ply & not just a filler in between the birch laminate. I have bought ply at Lowes & it is terrible plywood. The birch or oak laminate flakes off in splinters between cuts. The plywood needs to have 3 or 5 layers of wood in the thickness. Just look at the edge of the ply when you purchase it & see what is in the center of it. Some are even filled with a foam like substance. I have had good luck with a couple pieces from Michael's craft store, if you have one in your town. Good Luck
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WOW, that sure is nice work. You did a fantastic job of reproduction there. I'm sure all will be happy with them on display. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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I have found that using the smaller 2/0 or 3/0 FD blades, I have to be very careful with clamping the blade. As stated here, the blade will bend or break if not lined up flat against the holder screw. Be sure the end of the screw tightener is lubricated enough to turn when you tighten against the blade. I have not had any problems with the flat end blades in my DeWalt 788. Good Luck
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The blades you show are not good blades. I would suggest Flying Dutchmen blades or Olsen. They are both quality blades & you need to practice with the different size blades. Mikes Workshop used to send a sample pack to get started with. Don't know if the Wooden Teddy Bear continues with that service, since they took over Mikes business. Good luck.
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I have had to make an adjustment on the tension rod, in the upper arm. It was making a knocking sound & after adjusting it, it was OK. Not sure if that is what your problem is, but, it could be. Good Luck
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To be short & final, you can only scroll with quality blades for quality works. I have used only Flying Dutchman & never a complaint. Good Scrolling to you.
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SCROLL SAW----FEEDING FROM TOP OR BOTTOM?
ubgoofy2003 replied to danny's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I can understand everyone's points on both top & bottom feeding as a preference, to me anyway. I choose not to top feed because I do a lot of fret work & I just feed the blade up through the work piece without looking. The drill holes are usually so close together that all I have to do is lift the piece & move the blade over to another hole. There are some times when I can't find the hole, because the hole isn't open enough, but, I manage. Just a preference. Thanks -
I got my bit chuck from Mike's Workshop & never have had a problem. As mentioned before you have to make sure it is secured in the drill press chuck correctly ( straight ), just like any drill bit. I just take the mini chuck out of my Jet press & use whatever size bit I need later. You just can't do without the mini bits, if you do any serious scrolling. Good to read all the info here. It's good to have on hand when we need it. Thanks everyone.
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I love the wood combo that you chose, Monti. It's beautiful & well made. You did a fine job creating that piece. Thanks
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Beautiful ! I don't like the copy right thing either. I have done several portraits of celebrities & keep them for myself, the pattern, I mean. I don't think anyone understands the whole copy right thing anyway. It's such a grey area, you don't know what's right & what's wrong. I help myself to what I want & make my own patterns. Doesn't bother me. I'm not afraid to sell a piece that I have cut either. That's my feeling. Thanks
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Nice job Dan. Your grandson will have a lot of fun time with that, or any others that you might make for him. Great job creating that one. Thanks
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Better Late than Never - kinda .... sorta .....
ubgoofy2003 replied to RangerJay's topic in Bragging Rights
Well, Jay you did an excellent job on those. Too bad you missed out on all that time for such great works. Thanks for showing us. Take Care -
WOW, Kris, that is really coooool ! I like the idea of the two of them together. I thought about the P-51 Mustang and the F-16 jet flying together. I saw them at our air show here in Yuma. I have the picture of them, now all I have to do is make a pattern & cut it. What am I waiting for.
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Thank you so much everyone. Yes, Len, I burned the branches into the pic. Had to come up with some way to break it up a little bit. Didn't want it to look too plain. Took a while to do but, didn't count the hours, just the cuts. I was curious. Thanks again to all.
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Just finished this piece. I have to apply a clear coat on the frame yet. It's done with a 14x20 in. poplar & 1x2 in. oak frame. Used a black foam back . I really thank the pattern maker from our Library here. I did revise it a little so I could use this size. By doing so, I added the different lion & the wood branches to kind of add something to it. Thanks again
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Rick, you can be real proud of that piece of ART. Looks fantastic. Keep up the great work. Thanks
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I love it. You did a wonderful job on all of it. You can be proud. Thanks for letting us view it. Take Care
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Frank, you chose the right thickness wood for someone starting out with spirals. It gives you more control of direction, since it doesn't cut as fast. If you would have chosen a 1/4 or 1/8 in. ply., it would cut much faster. I use the spirals as much as I can & sometimes for long straight cuts, I put in a flat. Looks like you have a great project there. Good scrolling to you.
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Looks great Kris. They sure will love that. Did you make your own pattern? Looks real nice. I love Portraits. Thanks
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Great idea ! You did really well coming up with that one. I like it. Thanks
