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Great cutting and finishing on that piece.
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I had a Jim Dandy on mine, it worked fine even when I had my saw tilted. http://www.jimdandy.com/products.html
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I love seeing your work. This one is a masterpiece, as they all are. Keep posting them.
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Very classy job.
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I'd put it in the good category. That's a lot of cutting, how long did that take?
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Steady hand and great patience. Very well done.
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Nice one. These are great.
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Ike, was that 10 cent per blade or 10 cents per dozen cheaper. 10 cents per blade would add up quickly as many blades as I go through.....
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I use painters tape off and on. I use it when I think it will help hold things together. As for lubing the blade, I don't know, lots of people say that and I noticed when I use it when I did a picture in cherry, I didn't get any burn marks. Don't know if it was the tape or the piece of wood. I never use packing tape anymore. I tried it and it seemed to cause me more problems, like sawdust getting under it and I couldn't see the lines. I often don't use any tape and clean the pattern off with mineral spirits. The pattern lifts right off easily. Any residue seems to wipe right of with mineral spirits also.
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I have tried them once. i purchased a sample pack a while back. Tried a few and was not impressed, but they cut, did their job. It was not enough of a test to say much good or bad. The problem for me is I have used FD blades so long now that I would have to get use to any other brand, by using them for sometime. I do not know if all "stamped" blades are the same, but I doubt they are. The way they are process, material used, and tolerances must play some part in it. I do know that some I have had that I bought at the big box stores, were not the same, last as long or cut as clean as FD blades.
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It is certainly possible, Charles Dearing says he has never use a flat blade. I am building a fret work box, I say building, I have finished all the scrolling, shich I did with 3/0 spiral blades, but I still take it out and sand on it occasionally. Why, because I could not get as clean cuts as I would have had I used a flat blade, not as sharp pointed inside corners and a ton more fuzzies to clean off. Fact this is the project that taught me I need to start learning flat blades, which I have done. But it is to each his own. I love spirals, but now I love flat blades also. They both have their places. By the way, I watch a Charle Dearing video or something where he said he could get a sharp inside cut with a spiral. I have tried and tried to do what he said, but I have been unable to do it. I keep trying, maybe some day....
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Those are terrific!
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And very happy you should be. Great job!
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Really some nice trivets.
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I am a spiral blade fan, and use them a lot, BUT, I agree with the above comments from most scrollers here, start out and get comfortable with flat blades before trying spiral blades. Spirals are good for the intricate fret work, but not other things, like the letter/word cutting and thicker woods, puzzles,,,
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That really is a great piece. No matter when you give it to her, she will love it.
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I had a Nova 1642 which is considered in the big category. I never turned anything very big and space in my little shop is scarce so I sold it and got a mini. I like the mini but I don't turn much any more. I mostly use it for making parts if I am building a model or something. But remember, You can turn little things on a big lathe, but you can't turn big items on a little lathe. So, it the money is available and the space, I'd vote big lathe. Like most have said though be prepared to spend money of things besides the lathe. But, you don't have to have everything at once. It can be spread out over time. My first lathe chisels were a Harbor Freight set for around $40. Still have them and still use them. They have to be sharpened more often than expensive ones, but sharpening takes practice anyway.... If you can find a local turning club, I would recommending joining, even before you get a lathe. You will learn what you need and how to use it faster.
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My my that is certainly an incredible piece of art. Beautiful.
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Sahara finally finished with "Ikes" donated spirals
Scrappile replied to amazingkevin's topic in Bragging Rights
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Be sure and notify Ebay about your problem with this seller. That is the only way to get rid of the bad ones. I have never seen the Delta, but have read good about it on here, or why not buy a new Dewalt if that is what you want? They are around $500, cheaper than a Ex or Jet. My real first scroll saw was a refurbished Dewalt I paid around <$400 for. Never had a problem with it.
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Simple and beautiful. My vote: green leaves and stem, deep red rose, and satin finish. Great job cutting it and it will be very pretty whatever colors you choose.
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Both are very nice. The inlay material looks like it could be Corian. Certainly Corian would work and think of all the possible colors one could use.
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Great cuttings.
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You certainly are the Master of Coin. Really nice.
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I replaced that on mine a while back, took me a little time, but not difficult.
