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something like this? https://www.fionakingdon.com/scrollsaw-patterns/foliate-crucifix-scrollsaw-pattern-instant-download
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Not Totally Finished, But Have to Wait for Spring
Scrappile replied to Scrappile's topic in Bragging Rights
Not my best, most difficult
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I just finished cutting this today. I am excited because it is the third most difficult cutting I have made in all my scrolling years. It is a @Jim Blume pattern, (thanks Jim), and I copied the way I cut from a person named Elke Sachs Kohon Wiks. If I got that wrong, I apologize. It is not finished, it will have a flat-black backer and Deft semi-gloss lacquer. I cannot finish it in my house, the fumes are really bad for my wife. Have to wait for warmer weather to finish outside. It was a challenge, I used Pegas #1 Skip, Pegas #1 Modified Geometry, 3/0 FD New Spiral, blades. Reason why it is nice to have two scroll saws if you can. I was rolling back and forth between my two saws.
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That is a very well done portrait!
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Most important is fixing your saw. I read somewhere recently that some high schools and junior colleges have electronics courses. If you find out they do, you might take your control board in and see what they think. Be a good project for some enterprising student. Buy the class some donuts or something.
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Still getting used to the Hawk saw I purchased in December. I like simple. One of the things on the Hawk that I kept looking at and could not see why it was done the way it was done is the tensioning. Hegner is so simple, so stable, and straightforward. I love how it works. So after thinking about it, I made a simple modification to the Hawk. I set my tension by the feel and sound of the blade. It is just natural for me. I think the engineer that designed Hawk's really went overboard. Keep in mind this is just me, hundreds of Hawk owners like the way it is designed. I went for the clunky: to simple knob. Reach back a adjust the tension by turning the little knob. Seems to work very well, smooth and simple. Not sure if it will hurt anything, time will tell.
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Very nice.
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well done!
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Welcome to the forum. Check out the site "university," "Resources," etc., all the info is available under "Resources" in the blue bar at the top of the page. Tons of information there. Or just ask. Tons of info there, also.
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Ocooch Hardwoods..Hardwood MDF Core Plywoods
Scrappile replied to GreggA's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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Glad you are back and thanks for the information. I made a quick trip to you sight and will have to go back several times to see it all. Lots to see and study. The fine scroll saw (finescrollsaw.com) site our of Spain has quit a collection old fretwork patterns. I have saved some that I hope to try someday.
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Without a doubt, if they are available, I would go with Hegner, they are built strong, simple, and easy to fix if the need ever arises. The blade breaking, in my opinion, is not the saw's fault. I think most people break blades when starting out; I know I did. I still break some, but nothing compared to when I first started. Even when I get a different saw, I will break some blades at first until I get comfortable with the tensioning for that saw. Of course, where you live and what is available to you plays a great part.
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Okay, you forgot to mention one tool: paintbrush. You must have used a paintbrush. That is a very cute scene. Nice clean cutting. Well done.
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Danny, do you have any electronic repair shops in your area? I would think anyone who knows electronics and has the equipment could troubleshoot and repair one of those boards for much less than $300, Maybe even a local computer repairperson.
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I think I need a bearing change on my Delta Mini lathe. The bearings were still available the last time I looked, but I remember reading somewhere on some forum that there were much better bearings out there in the bearing world. I can not longer find where I read that, but if I remove my bearings and see a number, I can probably find better ones. But do I need better ones? My lathe is in its teens, and the bearings have lasted that long. A new set of the same will probably outlast me.
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Great cutting. I cannot imagine what engineer decided that was a good place for an arm release for a scroll saw. Surely, it was one that had never scrolled.
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Looks like you still know what scrolling is about. Nice work.
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Oh, man! Faces like that make it all worth while. I bet that young lad shows that off to everyone!
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That is a beautiful piece. Barb, you are a very talented lady.
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Coming along nicely, Al. You will get to where you get comfortable with segmentation, inlay, and relief cutting. I didn't try it for several years. Now I look for reasons to do it.
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Well Done. I love the bird intarsias.
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Very nice!
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Simple, but effective.
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Emma, welcome to the Village. Glad to have you. I think you will enjoy your time here.
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I rarely make ornaments, so I never sell and never buy, but if I went to a vendor show. I would think the boxes would be a more attractive display. A nice background displays the ornament really nicely, and I think it makes it easier to store them from year to year. And that is my unproven, unsolicited, worthless opinion.
