OCtoolguy

On that I would agree. Inkscape is still a mystery to me and I can hear.

I watched a video done by a Chinese guy. 2 hours long, didn't understand a word but learned a lot. Nothing is impossible if you want it bad enough.

I just got this Instructable and found it to be somewhat interesting. Another gadget.

Be careful, you'll get hooked. The first time I ever was exposed to it, before I even thought of scrolling, my wife and I were out to our county fair and the OC Woodworkers always have a display out there. I always have to check it out. This one time, Ken Cowell was out there with a home-made foot-powered scroll saw that had a long arm that extended way out and through ropes and pulleys, he would just move his right foot up and down to power the saw blade in a very slow and controlled way. I watched him for a long time and chatted with him as he was cutting out little pieces and putting them into the pattern. That's all it took for me. I was hooked. Not long after that I bought a used Dewalt and the rest is history. I took one class from him and learned a lot in one Saturday afternoon. He suggested I buy the book that I have mentioned numerous times here and what I found after reading the book is he must have modeled his class around that book because it is identical to what is written. I've since found many great videos on youtube and watched them over and over.

Frank, rather than take this thread off the rails, I'll PM you.

The only "bearings" that I know of on a Hegner are the two that are located in the bell-crank arm attached to the motor and lower arm. And as far as I know they are sealed. The reference has to be about greasing the arm bushings. I wonder why they don't just use an oilite bushing instead.

RE: your mention of moly lube, when I went through GM school back in the late 60's they were having a lot of trouble with the posi-traction rear ends jerking when going around corners. The fix was to put a tube of moly lube in the differentials. That stopped the problem. Great stuff.

Frank, we have no snow at our locale but we are still thinking about relocating but for a multitude of reasons. Florida is one of the places on our list.

Here ya go, it's a long video but I found it very interesting.

I'm not sure if you understand what it is all about Les. It doesn't take up any more space that what you are doing now. It's just another way to create something on your scroll saw. You can make artistic panels as small as you want or as large as you want. Just think about making a jewelry box with a flat lid and you want to embellish it with a flower or a bird. You can do it with this artform. Not a big thing at all. Instead of doing fretwork on a flat table square to your blade, you'll be tilting the table and cutting out the pieces at an angle so that one piece will drop into the background piece. Actually, you'll be working with the pieces that you usually toss away or get sucked up in your vacuum.

I just downloaded a program by the name of Silhouette. It's for a machine similar to a Cricut, but I think it could be used for pattern making/altering or ??? Are there any users here and if so, what is your honest take on it? I haven't messed with it yet but am about to.

You may find after adding all that weight and length that your saw has a lot more vibration now. I hope not but it's very possible.

Les, there is no mystery to marquetry and it is really simple to learn. It is just a slower way to make a picture. The whole idea is to make a picture using the different colors and grains of the different species of wood. I think you would find it fascinating once you learn the principle. Not difficult. If I can do it, anybody can do it. There is one video on youtube that I watched, about an hour long, and the guy starts out showing a couple of beautiful boxes and then he introduces his 9 year old daughter. She made them. Don't say no until you've given it a try.

Not sure Kevin but take a bearing and wash it really well with solvent and then try to get grease to stick to it. You can eventually get it to stay on but not like it should. Cleaning solvent must not have the oil base like kerosene.

Maybe so but if it doesn't work out, it's money down the drain. Bite the bullet and buy the Pegas clamp set. They are so much better. Less vibration because less weight and the flip lever is better. Everything about them is better than the original design. You won't be disappointed except for when your credit card bill comes in. After that, smooth sailing.

Wipe them as best as you can with a lintless shop towel or paper towel. Get as much grease off as possible and leave the rest. Pack in the new grease.

I might add to what Kevin said. Never "wash" a bearing in solvent. Solvent, of the wrong type, will actually repel grease. Grease has to stick to the surface of the bearing and race to be effective. Something I learned when I attended GM training school.

I can second Cherokee Wood Products. Call and ask for Chris. Tell him what you want/need. Maybe include pics of our project so he can see. They have done a lot of special stuff for the scrollers. And they try very hard to keep shipping costs down. Great company and Chris is the best. cherokeewood.com

We started taking what pictures we needed to Costco and had them done right there while we waited. It was so much cheaper and easier than trying to keep fresh ink in our old HP printer. I gave up on inkjets a couple of years back and I'll never own another one unless they come with free ink refills.

Sounds like it was going to go bad no matter what you did. The devil was at it and you couldn't stop him.

Good news. Stay well.

Congrats on your new toy. The crying is over. Enjoy.

I'm so happy that you're happy. But please keep that stuff on the East side of the Rockies. I hate snow! I'm too old to ski anymore so there is no good use for it until it melts.. Then we drink it.

Congrats on your new saw. You will be amazed at the difference between it and what you have been using. Best of luck and be sure to show us some of what you turn out.

We are all waiting with bated breath to see what you come up with. And I'm sure it will be great.