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    You will love them. I'll bet that once you install them, you'll find a bit less vibration. They are just better. And when you do install them make sure that the anvil screws are in alignment so that the blade sits absolutely straight up and down in them. Then, if you do have to adjust them, make sure you recheck your table to blade alignment. Once all that is done, get to cutting.
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    I am terrible about saving stuff to my desktop. It's so cluttered that I can't even see the desktop pic anymore. So a couple of weeks ago, I created a folder called "misc. desktop stuff" and put everything in it that I didn't need to see on a daily basis. Well, somehow that folder got put into the trash can. I have no idea how. But, it did. And then sometime later, I did a CCleaner job on my computer and I guess it emptied the trash. I have searched high and low for that folder but it seems to be gone. I can only surmise that it got trashed. So, as RDTelle put it, ****happens!
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    You will never know how much your work is appeciated. Thank you.
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    Plus one!
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    Bad stuff runs in 3's. 2 down, 1 to go.
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    Hi there @oldmansbike, it seems we have crossed paths on another board and didn't realize we were also friends here. Your work is phenomenal. I envy your painting ability. I can cut most anything but from there on, it eludes me as to what to do with it. Paint, stain, what finish? You have done a masterful job of sign-making. I hope we can develop more than just a casual relationship. Both here and on FB. See ya!
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    I bought my last gallon from someone on Amazon. It'll last me a long time. Give them a try.
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    With my limited knowledge of the Delta/Dewalt saws, I'd say that what everybody has suggested pretty well covers it. When I had my Dewalt, I tried the whole thing with elongating the holes in the front lower arm in order to move the assembly forward. That did take some of the aggression out of the saw but it really wasn't worth the time and effort involved. I just learned to work with it. You have had your saw long enough that you should have pretty well learned its quirks. So if something has "suddenly" happened, I'd be looking for some sort of out of alignment of the table. Check and recheck where it mounts in the front trunnion. Make sure those 2 bolts are tight. And check the table pivoting to make sure the little slider that guides in the slot is still in alignment. At the rear, there should not be any movement up, down or sideways. Good luck. It's something simple I'll just bet.
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    You did such a magnificent job that I had to look twice to see that it wasn't a print.
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    Dan, I love California. I just happen to disagree with you on what I mentioned. I'm trying to stay away from politics as much as possible. Kevin brought it up and I just agreed with him. I do still own the right to an opinion. Even in California.
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    It sounds like you and I have governors alike. Ours has two sets of rules. His and ours.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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!
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    Dave sent me a pattern in requests last night.
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    Atta girl Barb!
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    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.
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    I know where you were going. Lol!
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    Beautiful!
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    By my calculations that's $2.09 a board foot.
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    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.
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    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.
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