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  1. WayneMahler
    This is a piece I designed in memory of our female corgi "Angel" who is dearly missed.
  2. WayneMahler
    Beautiful work. Rest assured your in good company. We all made mistakes or had mishaps. Just grin and bear it and start again. After about 8 hours cutting I dropped my project and watched it go into a million little pieces. A dust pan can be your friend.
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    Welcome back. Hope things continue to be on the climb for you and your family. Great choice to getting back into the shop. Looking forward to the finished work.
  4. WayneMahler
    Congrats of the great find. Always nice to get free wood.
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    Sounds like you got it worked out Don. Happy to hear that. Keep us posted how it all works out for you.
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    I remember years ago when I upgraded to my Excalibur 21. How much of a difference and joy it was. Enjoy your new toy and I wish you many happy hours with it.
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    I fully agree with what you had to say Frank. I too really enjoy the more intricate patterns .I do a lot of "Faith" based or "Religious" work and sell a lot of it. Just part of doing business. So the simpler patterns are easy to get out quickly and are a better choice for those selling their art work. There are many great designers out there that do more detailed patterns. There many different aspects to what we do. From cutting to creating to helping others. Sometimes finding that next piece takes as much patience and effort as the work itself.
  8. WayneMahler
    I have done this for other items but never thought about it for stack cutting with the scroll saw. Thanks for adding another way to accomplish a task.
  9. WayneMahler
    Sometimes trying to make the turn too quickly will give you an issue. Especially with thinner blades. When this starts happening I normally stop at the corner and wait for the blade to catch up and not be flexed. We're talking maybe half a second so burning should not be an issue. I fully agree with keeping proper tension on the blade.
  10. WayneMahler
    Thanks for the update Alex. The wife and I have held all of you deep in prayers. Glad to hear your safe. Looking forward to checking out the new website and getting more patterns of yours. Really enjoy cutting them. Stay safe .
  11. WayneMahler
    @Hawk poste a photo of what I had built. Can't express enough of the usefulness and comfort it provides.
  12. WayneMahler
    The stand I use was made from plans in Wood Magazine. One leg in front and one in the back. Use two boards going sideways to steady and balance it. Just make the top to fit your saw. Pretty simple and very comfortable.
  13. WayneMahler
    Baltic Birch has been the choice of many scrollers because of the quality and lack of voids. It is actually done in metric scale for thickness so 1/4" would actually be 6mm 1/8 3mm and so forth. Russia is the larger exporter of this but with the sanctions going into place it may become very scarce and pricey. Other ply's have been used but it really bites when you are finishing a project and that void shows up or it delaminates as you are cutting it.
  14. WayneMahler
    Probably old news but you can search through Pinterest to find photos and if you word your search right it can be to find only copyright free images. Steve Good also posted in his blog a good while back about a site called something like Vectzez (sp) for free images and pattern pieces. You also search for free vector images which work well too.
  15. WayneMahler
    I am a top feeder. Seems to get work done faster and less strain on my back from bending down to see. I try to get the blade into the hole and at perpendicular tp the clamp on both sides. After a while you will learn muscle memory and things just move along just like setting the bottom clamp with out looking. If you can see the hole in the table and can look through it to get to the opening it becomes much easier.
  16. WayneMahler
    Looks good to me. Seems you covered the bases. Also great to see someone trying to pass on scrolling. Thank you.
  17. WayneMahler
    I agree with @NC Scroller about it looking like the WEN. From my understanding they are an entry level saw. Best of luck with your search.
  18. WayneMahler
    I found the a bar stool height is good for sitting. I have used mine for many years. My saw table is normal height and the plans were published in wood magazine. Can't remember which issue but will look if you wish. I did shorten the legs about 2 inches and use a foot control.
  19. WayneMahler
    Alex and all the others have been on my mind and in my prayers. A terrible situation to say the least.
  20. WayneMahler
    Happy everything it back up and running. Missed being able to log in and check things out. Thank for all you do Travis.
  21. WayneMahler
    Welcome to the village and your new hobby. I agree with Ray as to having a magnetic styled safety switch. I would try to contact the manufacture before I started trying to rewire the saw. They may have an answer of a certain type of foot control you can use. I have used a "dead man " control on my saws for the past 10 years or so and would never go with out one. Also welcome to the addiction
  22. WayneMahler
    like so many others i use a cardboard backer for praying my patterns. i do use mine on an angle like it was on easel. combine that with bigger cardboard and no fuss or mess. as your finishing / painting issue. i have made a small spray booth using clear plastic draping. plenty of light with room to work and the pieces set on a lazy susan so they can be rotated . also helps keep unwanted particles from settling on the piece.
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    I had read about this some time ago. Everyone seemed happy with it even if it was just used for a zero clearance . Thanks for bringing this back up I had forgotten about. Where did you get your mat ?
  24. WayneMahler
    I remember having this discussion on another site and forum. Everyone involved had a different answer or point of view. To sort of throw some extra things into the variables. Maple cuts different then pine or birch. Walnut and oak are also different just like working with cherry. Add to that the blade size and speed of blade and feed rate and most theories go out the door. I have found that with many variables we work with that I go by feel. When the bade don't feel like it is cutting easily or cleanly time to change it. When you try to keep track of everything like time on the blade and the variables sort of takes the fun out of scrolling. Just some thoughts for more consideration. For most it is a hobby.
  25. WayneMahler
    I was rolling mine in a ball. After many times picking it up after finding it on the floor. I gave a toss to the trash can didn't roll out of that.
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