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  1. OCtoolguy
    I'd be interested in knowing what type of projects you use your EX for. I think you'd be ahead to just sell your EX and shop for another Hawk.
  2. OCtoolguy
    Exactly! The last show I went to I was truly disappointed. There was only one vendor there with a real selection of the little stuff that woodworkers all need. The days of all the big tool suppliers were gone. And I understand why. California has made it almost impossible for the vendors to come in and set up and sell anything. The cost is just huge. Lodging is over the top. And just the cost to enter the show got to be prohibitive.
  3. OCtoolguy
    Well, just remember, age is only a number. I'm not going to give in until I feel the fires of the oven chasing me. Once you give it a try, the mystery will be cleared up. The biggest and what I consider to be the hardest part is choosing which species of veneer to use for each different part of the picture. I'm reading right now about a bird picture and the guy is using about 10 or 12 different types of wood and he is able to see just how the grain pattern will effect the picture. I'm still at a point where I just care about colors and how they will look. I wish you had the book that I'm reading. It does a great job of explaining the procedure with great pictures.
  4. OCtoolguy
    Paul, I've made a couple of things that required a tilt. If you get into the truly thin marquetry, that requires a tilt of 7 to 10 degrees. That bowl that I made used a 22 degree tilt. Being able to tilt the arm rather than the table was a huge benefit. If I recall, the inlay that I did in the bottom of the bowl was 20 degrees. It all depends on the thickness of the material that you are working with. The fact that there are positive stops at the more popular angles is a nice feature of the Ex/Pegas saws.
  5. OCtoolguy
    I will add this, I watch the used places everyday. Craigslist, eBay and Marketplace. In the last 3 years or so, I've not seen one Seyco saw for sale. That means something. The folks who have them don't sell them. And if someone passes away, their Seyco saw must go to someone who was in line for it. I've seen maybe a dozen Ex's. I bought 2 of them. I'm not bothered by the small tables on them at all. I had both a Dewalt, (huge table) and a Hegner, (small table), and a Hawk ( large table) and it made no difference in what I made so that is not a problem. At least to me.
  6. OCtoolguy
    I sure wish the good old Woodworking Show would return to So Cal. The cost of putting them on and drove the ticket prices up to the point where folks stopped going. Sad!
  7. OCtoolguy
    Dave sent me a pattern in requests last night.
  8. OCtoolguy
    Atta girl Barb!
  9. OCtoolguy
    Very sorry Kevin. We've been through it more times than I can count. We lost one in May and just adopted a rescue cat a month ago. Our 16 year old kitty was lonesome.
  10. OCtoolguy
    I know where you were going. Lol!
  11. OCtoolguy
    Beautiful!
  12. OCtoolguy
    By my calculations that's $2.09 a board foot.
  13. OCtoolguy
    I don't have a full beard anymore but I still have what I think is called a Van Dyke. I use a mask just like the one above. I've never given any thought as to how well it seals to my face. I do know that with the Winn air cleaner, a box fan/furnace filter/dust control system on my saw, I have very little dust to worry about.
  14. OCtoolguy
    Very nice. I'd be careful of moving your saw too far forward. It may be unstable and tip on you. An experiment that makes sense though. I'll be waiting for a follow-up.
  15. OCtoolguy
    Thanks Frank, I would never have given much thought to those points. Now, I'm much more educated on BH's.
  16. OCtoolguy
    Thanks Paul. Much appreciated.
  17. OCtoolguy
    What if you want to buy a piece 2 feet long and 4 inches thick by 6 inches wide? Are you saying that it would be $2.45 for each foot? That makes no sense. I'll bet you are paying $2.45 per board foot. I'd like to see how they calculate your cost on a board 6" wide x 1" thick by 10 feet long. If what you are saying, you'd only pay $24.50. Is that right?
  18. OCtoolguy
    Thanks for a great idea Paul. I've been thinking about making a couple of bird house/feeders. That is really nice. What did you have to shell out for the pattern?
  19. OCtoolguy
    Go for it! Nothing is going to fly out at you. Just nuts and bolts. And you have us to fall back on if you need help. Once you get under that switch housing, you'll see that it's very easy. Get yourself a can of Valvoline synthetic grease and some pipe cleaners and just start greasing everything that moves.
  20. OCtoolguy
    I think it might help if you install a pvc ball valve in your line so you can vent the line. You have too much vacuum and need to bleed it off some. That's my take on it.
  21. OCtoolguy
    I've got a dustopper and have had no problems with it. But I don't restrict the airflow in any way. I use it with my table saw and it works great. 16 gallon Ridgid vac, 2 1/2" hose and not necked down at all. I don't think it's meant to be restricted. What size is your hose at your scroll saw? I'd try to stay above 1 1/2". If it's caving in your bucket it's telling you something.
  22. OCtoolguy
    Don't cut yourself down Les. You're the guy who can fix/build clocks and who knows what else on your machinist equipment. I wouldn't know where to start on that.
  23. OCtoolguy
    The first pic of my EX 21 with the wheels outboard is going to get the Oreck vac. We'll see how that works out. A lot bigger unit to contend with. Both stands are identical in size/shape but I mounted the wheels on the EX 16 inboard to cut down on the footprint. I may move them outboard if it seems unstable. They both move around very easy with my wheelbarrow handles. I like the idea of having one that I can do marquetry on and keep the table tilted while being able to make stuff on the other one in a conventional manner.
  24. OCtoolguy
    Here are some more pics of my creation.
  25. OCtoolguy
    Okay, I just pulled up a picture of the Delta saw. What you are trying to get to is underneath the switch/speed dial housing. The tension dial is in the same place as the Dewalt but the upper switch/speed housing is a bit different. Just in appearance though. Once that is removed, you'll be able to get to the tension mechanism. Trust me, it's there.
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