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That is a beautiful lamp, Frank!

Sylvia, sorry I can't help. But I do want to welcome you to the Village. There are a couple Wen owners on here. They maybe able to help. I have not even seen a Wen saw yet, except for pictures. Looks like you would have to take the cover off the back to see if anything is loose or broken. do you have manual? If not here is an online one. Page 20 is am exploded view to give you an idea of what makes up the tension. @Dak0ta52, Maybe you have a suggestion.

Oh, my, you are really getting into the carving. Very well done!

Welcome for sure... Real glad you are joining us..

I also have both and I I use the mac mops about 90% of the time. I just like them more. Both do a good job.. I also agree with this description of the grits. I use 180 most the time.

Glad to have you join the Village.

That is pretty darn Cool. The only other person I know that has something comparable to that is @munzieb with all his neat cars and planes pictures. All my pictures sit in a box waiting for the big bonfire the kid are planing to have when I an gone..

Welcome to the village where people from all over the world live and scroll... Glad to have you join us.

Always been one of my favoriteS.. GREAT TRIBUTE HERE IS ONE I BET MOST HAVE NOT SEEN!

Great job! I wish I had done that with the dogs I have had. I have a burial plot with all the dog, cats sheep and goats buried it. May I suggest, is you know it on future one add the born and past dates of their lives..

You did a great job on that picture. It is a nice scene. I have also cut it.

Very good picture and tribute... Sorry for your loss. Loosing a pet, especially a dog is every bit like loosing a best friend,,, because you are.

And another real nice one!

Thanks @BadBob I have looked at them but somewhat more than I can pay. If I could, I would. But for a hobby and the amount of times I would use it--

Got another question.. My compressor I have been using works fine for bursts of air like for a small nailer but not so good to air brush,,, small tank.. How long would one expect a say 5 gallon air tank last for air brushing? Been thinking of going that way as opposed to purchasing a third compressor.

At my age, with the beard and the amount of hair that grows out my nose,, I have good filtration!

NICE!

Okay,, after all these responses I want to know recommendations on an air brush and compressor to buy... I tried the cheapest.. and they were good enough to let me know I may get some great use out of a better air brush. BUT, I am not an artist that is going to paint beautiful pictures, I am going to paint pieces and parts of scroll saw pictures. And I am not rich. My kids thought are doing well, very well, but I am not rich and they are stingy,(just kidding, but I drive a car with 160K on it and need a new house, are they going to make me beg!!!, again just kidding, my kids have alway been very close, even though they have always lived far away. ( just threw that sentence in there because I am in a whiny mood, three, okay five, glasses of wine does that,, get it whiny/wine?) So what is recommended for a guy like me. Gravity fed, suction out of a jar. compressor with a tank or one that runs while you are spraying, double action or single. I will probably use acrylic paint most, easier cleaning? I still do not know every thing I need to know. Any real recommendations?

Been talk in here recently about 3D scrolling.. It is one of the many types of cutting I love to do with a scroll saw. In fact I am getting ready to start another project that requires 3D cutting. I haven't done it for some time so I went to Youtube some refreshing... This is a good video... it includes ways to do 3D cutting, ways do make patterns, and at the end gives some great tips for new scrollers. Just wanted to post it for any one interested.

I was not happy with my first segmented Jazz Player picture so I redid it. No missing pieces and actually more detail in this one. I am happy with this it so I have started a companion one to go with it,, another Jazz player character. The black in this picture I did with the air brush using acrylic hobby paint. All the white pieces are brush painted. Not good enough to air brush small pieces, without blowing them away. I will figure that out.

Those are real nice. I enjoy 3D cutting, it always surprises me when you remove the waste and there is what you wanted. Great use of small pieces of waste wood also.

Cannot exchange it my HF does not carry then anymore.

So? How is it? Okay my cheap $10 HF one is a bust. It works, but leaks air real bad and my little compressor has to keep coming on. I can hear the air leaking and it is not at the connection. I think it is around the trigger. I see HF is clearing them out so the must have gotten a lot of returns..

Well, truth be told, I use my fingers most the time because I am too lazy to look for the clamp I made. I have never cut myself on a scroll saw blade and I have had my fingers very close and when I have toughed the teeth of the blade, I never got cut I moved fast enough. The only injury I have ever had on the scroll saw, was touching the blade right after stopping the saw and I got burnt, enough to raise a little blister.

Most my intricate pieces are fret work. I sand them with a Mac Mop mounted on wood lathe, which I want to get a motor for and give it it's own place in the shop. I want my wood lathe back for turning. I have three grits 120, 180, 240. The each seem to give a smother finish than the grit indicates, i.e., the 180 give a finish of around a 220 grit finish. I use the to sand the back of the project to remove the fuzzies. Sanding from all four directions. to sand things like small part, I hold the piece with on of an assortment of tweezers I have to hold the piece while sanding with the mac mop.