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  1. Gonzo
    Very nice, I agree with dog an about the corners. I have seven sisters and they would get a huge kick out of something like that.
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    If my memory serves me correctly, (and many a times it hadn't). I had the same problem with my 788. It would work intermittently. That's when I went with the foot switch. Then after awhile, it quit all together and I had to get a new motor. Hopefully, all's it is, is the switch. Good luck and keep us posted.
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    I like it! It made me smile. Don't think it's ugly at all. But then I drive a 71 VW bug and I don't think they're ugly either.
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    Thanks for the review. Hopefully I won't need one, my EX is only a year old and my backup is a 788 type 1.
  5. Gonzo
    I thought the same thing as DW when I looked at it.
  6. Gonzo
    I'm not a fan of poly, but you may have just made me rethink that opinion. Very nice!
  7. Gonzo
    Another very cool bot there Scrappile. I'm with you on the nice weather. Don't know how much scrolling I'll be getting done with the weather getting nicer. One nice thing though is I'll get to take my scrollsaw out of the basement and into the garage.
  8. Gonzo
    That is awesome!!!
  9. Gonzo
    Good luck to you Hans. Makes the rest of us with our piddly ass problems take a step back and put things in perspective.
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    Chickadee

    Gonzo replied to woodduck's topic in Bragging Rights

    Very nice. You nailed the colors perfectly.
  11. Gonzo
    I also scroll in my basement. It's not closed off from anything. You could say it's in the mechanical room next to furnace. I have a Fein shop vac that I hook up to scroll saw, band saw, and orbital sander. The Fein is very very quiet. Very spendy also, but worth every penny. There is a wall that separates my work area and where we hang our clothes to dry. There are no doors, just openings. I have been scrolling for about two or three years and my wife has said she never noticed an increase in dust in the house.
  12. Gonzo
    I started to make the Ascent clock this past week and got "a lot" of progress done this weekend. I purchased the plans and hardware from Wooden-Gear-Clocks.com. The plans seem pretty straight forward and so far are easy to follow. That is, if I take my time and read and follow the instructions carefully and in order. There are nine pages of blueprints, and a very good instruction booklet. The first four pictures are of the frame assembly. the next two pictures are of the weight pulley assembly. and the final one is of course the secon, minute, and hour hand. It has been a lot of fun so far. My machinist background has been a big help, but I find myself asking, 'what are the tolerances'? I thought I had pictures of the pendulum and pendulum bob but can't find them. The pendulum bob has a unique but very simple spring for when I need to adjust the swing of the pendulum. I have the weight box to finish and then I'll be working on the gears.
  13. Gonzo
    Very cool! Looks like fun.
  14. Gonzo
    Congrats on the new toy, I mean tool. My bandsaw is the second most used power tool in my shop.
  15. Gonzo
    Nice work! I like that pattern also. I'm just wondering what took ya so long. (Big smile)
  16. Gonzo
    That is an awesome cooler, by the way. Sorry , got distracted thinking about a cold one.
  17. Gonzo
    Makes me thirsty for an ice cold bottle of Hamms.
  18. Gonzo
    Thank you all very much. To JTTHECLOCKMAN. I am using an iPad. Yes, I agree it's very annoying when that happens. What I don't understand is that the orientation is correct in my photo album, but when I attach it to my post, that is when it gets unorientated. (How's that for a new word)(big smile). Thanks again everyone for the nice comments. Have a great day
  19. Gonzo
    A while back a few of the crowd made this clock, designed by Steve Goode. So I took a break from the Ascent clock that I'm making to make this. It is a wedding present for a niece who is getting married. Alder and walnut are the wood. Finished with a few coats of Danish oil topped with spray shellac. I seem to like that finish combo. Not a fan of the Alder, it splinters to easily. One other thing I would do if I made it again (which I will) is to mitre the pieces. I do like this piece,. It's beautiful, in a very simple sort of way. If I may say so. It's one of my favorites. Thanks for looking. PS I still don't know how to make picture be upright.
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    Thank you all very much for your input. I do appreciate it. To Scrappile and Oldhudson: I will hopefully have something worthwhile to show by the end of the weekend. Right now all I have is hanger box and clock backbone. Thank you Oldhudson for showing the pic of your clock. I like your idea of using hardwood for the clock hands. I think I asked you this already but so you live near Old Hudson Road on the East Side?
  21. Gonzo
    Nope, it's not you, it sometimes is difficult to decipher it.
  22. Gonzo
    Has anyone had any luck staining Baltic birch? I'm making a clock and almost to the point of staining. However, every time I've tried to stain plywood, it gets blotchy. Also, it bleeds into the end grain. Not sure if I want that on the gears.
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    Sam 777, I found the best way to figure out which end is up, is to lay the blade on my saw table. Bam! Right away, I can tell. I do have a hard time if I hold it up and try to decipher up or down. Hope this helps. I'm currently working on a clock that is all 1/4" Baltic birch. I'm using the modified geometry #3, and it works well and lasts longer than any of the other blades that I have.
  24. Gonzo
    Amazing work and a cool story. Thank you.
  25. Gonzo
    Very cool!!! Bet you had a blast making it. Thanks for showing us.
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