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My scroll saws are anchored to the concrete floor but if I were to make a scroll saw stand portable I would mount wheels on the back side of the stand barely touching the floor and when I needed to move it, just lift the front, putting the weight of the saw on those wheels and roll away.
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I use elmers white glue for most everything I make. It sets quickly but is not instant. It dries clear and is the cheapest glue I have found. I use two gallons of it a year. When I need "instant" I use my pin nailer to hold the piece in place.
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I moved my workshop four years ago when I was only 70. I moved all my equipment by myself by using P O D S . The box they deliver is 3 1/2" off the floor so after building short ramps I rolled all my equipment into and out of it. They moved the box and it was easy for me. I had my shop in one stall of a three car garage so I built a wall to separate the shop from the parking. Made for a narrow shop. I suggest you have a dust collector to all your equipment and have the dust collector outside. (in a closet). My dust collector emits too much fine dust to keep in inside. Not even in the parking part of the garage.
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I offerd that last Magnolia blossom box at the sale yesterday. I sold thirteen boxes but not that one. Go figure?
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I have used flying Dutchman blades for years. I like them. I decided to try Olsen blades and also like them. The Olsen blades, I have, do last a lot longer than the Flying Dutchman blades do. I use #5 blades.
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I made five of these. My first sale to offer them is tomorrow but I only have one left! The lady that made the original order wanted two additional ones after seeing the first. I sold another to a friend so I am now down to just one. I now know what I will be making more of, come Monday.
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Thanks for the kind words. I have not done many inlays this summer. I have been selling plenty of them though and making and selling band saw boxes. I use 3/8" wood for all these double bevel inlays.
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One of my customers requested that I make a box for them with a magnolia blossom inlaid into the lid. This is what I came up with. I made five of them because I like it and think others may like it also. I got the image through an image search on the web. Flower is made of maple and Bois'darc and leaves of poplar. Box lid is made of eastern red cedar. (aromatic)
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Atheist-themed scroll saw patterns
Jim Finn replied to Frank Pellow's topic in General Scroll Sawing
So the atheist was.... on second thought ...It is none of my business. -
Ifyou have a Hegner you will be disappointed with another brand. I have two Hegners myself. Very durable and dependable saws.
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I tilt my saw table at 2.2° to do these double bevel inlay projects.
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in my opinion the main advantage of having a Hegner is that it is about the most durable saw out there. Not necessarily the easiest to use but will out last most other saws. I have two.
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I was gaining weight when I was working at construction when I was forty. Up a ladder 50-100 times a day. I never exercised more than that, but I did change to a mostly raw food diet, I lost 30 lbs. in three months and kept it off for 12 years. I started gaining weight again when I grew tired of living on nuts and twigs and no alcohol or soda. I have started back to controlling my food intake and am now loosing weight slowly. For me at least, weight control is all about food intake. I never have exercised since I finished military basic training, in 1960. My wife has had similar experience and is down to her suggested weight, with no exercise. The older we get the harder it is to control weight.
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I do a lot of double bevel inlay. I work with 3/8" thick wood usually, and I have my table tilted 2.2°. For thicker wood you will need to tilt it a lot less. Like 1° maybe. Remember your saw will only cut up to 1 3/4" thickness total. If I were to do this I would do a 3/8" thick inlay and glue it to a thicker wood to get the finished thickness required. As has been suggested by Jerry. To find out the proper angle for your cut: Take some scrap pieces of wood the thickness you will be using and through trial and error you can get the exact angle required. ( Like about 5" x 5" scrap) Stack and tape the two scrap woods together, Make a mushroom shaped freehand cut into one edge of this assembly. If the wood fits too loosely you have to increase the angle a little. If too tight decrease the angle slightly. Do this a few times until you are satisfied and then leave the saw table tilted at that angle.
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If you are inlaying lettering I suggest using cursive font over block fonts. I find them much easier to make look good. My favorite is in "word" "...... Lucindia Handwriting" I size them in word also. There is a double line option in word that I also use.
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Like trackman I had a shop vac that ran only when the saw ran. I killed three shop vacs this way. One of them was a brand new Ridgid. I think the box fan and filter is a better way to go. I only killed one of those.... so far.
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I have a 15" Jet scroll saw that I use a lot. It was made in 1988 and this model is no longer made. One of the bearings in the drive train seized on me. I went to a local bearing supply house and got a replacement for under $6. One hour down time. Shop locally when you can.
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I moved four years ago, just four miles for similar reasons as you. I had to move a whole woodworking shop. Table saw, three scroll saws, planer, jointer, sander, band saw, drill press, and many hand held power tools. I moved all this myself by renting a PODS and filling it and having it moved to the new house. I built some 3" ramps to roll the equipment in and out of the PODS. No lifting up onto a truck. Works well for me. Now, to be honest I was younger then. I was only seventy.
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Yes the legs are attached using axle pegs so the legs do move. This reindeer is only the most recent attempt at making toys with movable limbs.
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At the farmers market Saturday, I was asked to make a reindeer toy for a collector of wooden reindeer. This is what I came up with. 6" tall.
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I bought a twenty five year old Jet scroll saw and it had a rusted table. I used my random orbital sander on it and waxed it. I use it every day now and have no issues with rust.
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I have a spray set up . Compressor, hose and gun but I no longer use them. It is way too much hassle cleaning them after each use and adjusting them again before each use. I use a brush on sanding sealer, sand that smooth, then wipe on poly and finally spray on with a rattle can of lacquer or poly. Sanding sealer is necessary when using a lot of cedar like I do.
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Group Effort - Help me come up with theme ideas
Jim Finn replied to Iguanadon's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I agree with Zenscroller: Pepole want an item only for a short while. If given time to think about it they usually will decide against it. I have people tell me at every show..."Hold this for me, I need to get some money, or find my husband or whatever" and they never come back . I have even had folks pay for an item that I make for them and even though I call them they never come to pick it up. The sale needs to be on the spot and final. -
Group Effort - Help me come up with theme ideas
Jim Finn replied to Iguanadon's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I also do not make seasonal items but I do make this cedar box with inlay.
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I have three. One is set up at an angle for doing inlays, one has the table level and the third one is under my bench. Haven't touched that one in over a year now.
