OCtoolguy

I bought some cutoff's at H/D once that were 1/2" and 3/4". In fact, I'm using the 1/2" for a sled on my bandsaw. The 3/4" was so heavy, I ended up giving it away.

This is the most unique piece of wood that I have ever seen. I'd love to have been the person who found it. I'd have made something frameable out of it. Or resawn it to have more than one piece.

I like that suggestion. Try to use it in some way that the "star" becomes part of the message of whatever you make. A "Star of Bethlehem" ornament or something like that. Great piece of wood.

Considering that I have a very small shop and try to do most of my sanding outdoors, what size do you recommend for a box? I was thinking maybe 20 x 20 similar to a box fan. What size is yours?

I think the one change I'd make to the Hegner is one that CharleyL made to his. If I recall correctly. He sawed off the boss that stops the upper arm from lifting all the way. I'd maybe take it off a little at a time though to see at what point it let the arm rise to make it easy to top feed. I don't know if it's necessary to actually remove the entire boss.

Well, if money was no object, the first thing I'd do is buy a house with a real shop. Then I'd load it up with all the best woodworking tools. Once all that was done, I'd buy one each of all the best scroll saws just to have them . I'd like to have another Hegner. I liked the one I had with the exception of the motor/soft start issue. I love my EX21. I haven't had the EX16 long enough to really try it out but so far so good. I'm sort of glad the money is an issue though. I think if it was too easy to buy stuff, I'd never appreciate having anything. This way, I cherish everything I have.

Pics?

I'm half German but you know what I mean.

Damn! You do nice work! I'm envious of your abilities. Fantastic!

I recall now, the problem was finding it in the dimensions I needed to make Carole Rothman's bowl. Nobody seemed to have it wide enough. I ended up using mahogany.

I tried to find a source for sapele when I was making something a while back. But, I never found any place that carried it.

There is always a better way but if you wait for the Germans to do it, you'll be in Paradise first. They never change anything.

Ok Dave, how do you make yours? I love learning new things.

Welcome to the Village Jim. I'm in Huntington Beach, Ca. so we might be neighbors. I too had a full shop at one time but now I'm in a 9 x 13 storage room in our mobile home park. Just big enough for me to get myself in trouble from time to time. As for your manual, there are many manuals available right here on SSV but if not, do a google search for yours online. They are out there in PDF format and so far, I've found every manual I've searched for. Best of luck and be sure to show us your stuff. We all love pics.

Hey glad you're back. I guess. I've been here since 2015 so we must have missed each other. I look forward to your input. As you can see, I'm pretty active on the forum and have gone from a complete newbie to somewhat of a "know-it-all". I learn something new every time I log in. Show us a few pics of your work so we can get a feel for what you like to make. Welcome.

The main reason I hate any changes to our everyday software is that if it's one that my wife uses, I have to go through the learning curve to explain it to her and answer her question of "why are they messing with something that's not broken"? She hates changes of any kind. We've been married for 50 years and she forbid me from changing so I'm still the same "lovable" person she married. LOL! I remember a few years ago when Gmail decided that they just had to make a bunch of changes to their platform, I wrote a nasty letter to their software engineers telling them that they should be ashamed of changing stuff just so they could justify their exorbitant salaries. And Microsoft, oh, don't get me started on their updates that always seem to mess something up that used to work just fine. Their latest update caused a problem with my PC and I'm still fighting that. With all that said, I appreciate all that Travis does to keep SSV running smoothly and if he has to make some changes, so be it. A bit of a "heads-up" would be nice though so we can prepare for something different to pop up on our screens. I use both my PC and my phone for just about everything so I appreciate knowing ahead of time when a change is coming.

I hate change just for the sake of changing.

I'll bet they are throwing all parts into production of new saws. There is no profit in repairs.

The hole where the pin goes will have to be enlarged in order to insert a sleeve or bushing.

Cherokeewoods.com Or look up Cherokee Wood Products. There is a special section for scroll saw wood.

Modularhose.com or Amazon.

I buy from Cherokee and they ship me wood up to 4 feet. I've not checked anything longer. Not sure what UPS restrictions are. Why do you need such long boards? I know that Iggy buys his poplar at Lowe's. I thing he buys 4 ft. lengths.

So that casting is soft. It needs a steel insert for the pin to ride in.

A few years back, I bought a book called "Boxes, Bowls & Baskets". It's out of print now but there are used ones floating around. The pattern is by John Nelson.

Sounds like wet wood to me. Buying pine for the home stores can be a lesson in frustration. It's never dried enough. Especially down where you are. I'd try to order some from one of the suppliers in a drier climate. You've been scrolling long enough now to know the basics and it doesn't sound like you have done anything wrong. As suggested, take a piece of scrap wood that you have had laying around and see how it responds to the same setup you are using on the new wood. I'll bet it works great.