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Softwoods or Hardwoods for varied projects?
OCtoolguy replied to new2woodwrk's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Les, take the time to contact Chris at Cherokee Wood Products. He will work with you on shipping and if you put together an order of enough stuff, it becomes the best way to go. They really do have a nice selection to choose from and will do custom milling for you if you need something special. I just recently had them mill some 10" walnut for me down to 1/2" thickness that they don't normally stock. I forget what the whole order cost me but it was worth the price to get what I needed. I'm going to start milling my own stuff one of these days. -
I just found one near me that is an old 1986 single speed that is offered at $200. I contacted the seller and explained that their saw is going on 40 years old, it lacks all the latest upgrades and is not a variable speed. With all that said, I'd pay $100 after I inspected it and did some cutting with it. They'll probably tell me to go away but I thought what the heck.
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I would say that it may be scrolling in the cold on top of a cold table. If you can find a way to warm everything up it may help you to keep on scrolling. I'd have to give it a good fight first.
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I've been having to really clean my blades lately and even rubbing them on some 400 sandpaper. It seems to be something common to the Pegas clamps/blades. It just started happening so I have to blame it on that oil you mentioned.
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I'm tempted just to drive up their and have lunch or something sometime. But, after the last time we drove up to the Reagan Library, I told Barb that it would be a long while before I want to fight that traffic again. Going up isn't too bad but the return trip is horrendous. We'll see.
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I went to C/L in Ocala just to see your saw and see that you have the opportunity to get more than I mentioned. It seems that saws are going for more there than they are here. Far too many to choose from here at times. Right now though, there is only on Hegner in my area and the guy want's $550 for it. I tried to get him to come down but he's going to stick to his price. He's had it on there for a couple of months so I guess he's in no hurry. I offered him $200 but he said NO!
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That's great. What'd you do?
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After futzing with my printer/copier and the Acrobat software, I did finally figure it out. Stuff like this presents enough of a challenge to me that I can't just take it somewhere for someone else to fix. I gotta do it myself. And, I finally did. Thanks to all.
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I know the one you are talking about and I heard that they were no where near as effective as the Dust Deputy.
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I sure wish you and I lived a bit closer to each other. I know I could learn a lot from you.
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Yeah, it's the same reason my wife gets on me about stuff. She always says, "let it go" don't be a "know-it-all" but I just can't. Sorry Dan, didn't mean to get in your stuff. My New Year's resolution will be not to do this anymore. Whatever anybody says will stand. I'll have a tough time but oh well....................
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I'm having a terrible time to print out a pattern that was sent to me by an engineer friend who was helping me until he got too busy. He did it in some sort of CAD program I think and he sent me the pdf but as it appears in the pdf it's too small in diameter. I enlarged it using Adobe Acrobat but when I try to print it, it comes out the size he sent to me. I enlarged it by 135% which is perfect and saved it as such but it still comes out too small. If anybody can steer me in the right direction, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks Melanie.
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I know you folks are probably getting bored with my pics but I just thought I'd put up a couple more to start the year off. I'm making a bowl/basket/centerpiece for our dining table and I'm really having a hard time getting it done with all the end of year interruptions by my partner in life. Anyway, tomorrow, I'm going to set up my table saw and cut the blanks for the top, bottom and 2 center holders for these 20 side panels. Each one of these represents almost an hour of cutting. The hard part now is figuring out the circumference for those pieces so that all 20 of these will fit. In between doing these, I had to do 8 more for a votive holder gift that I showed the other day. I'll soon be able to post pics of a finished piece. I hope anyway. Thanks for your patience.
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I wish you were closer to me. I know we could come to a price that we both liked. Your saw looks like it's pristine. BUT, it doesn't have the quick release tension lever and that is a big deal. Just for your own information's sake, I bought a 1991 Hegner w/stand & light in mint condition for $300 near where I live in So Cal. So with that said, the most I'd pay would be in the $200 range. But there are many people who don't know what to look for and only know the name and it's excellent reputation so start at $400 and see where it goes. Sorry that you must leave the hobby. My wife has RA so I think I know what you are dealing with. Not fun! Happy New Year to you.
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Happy New Year guys.
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+1 here.
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I bought that too but never used the second bucket or the wheels. Save some money and just buy the basic kit. $50 or so. I'm using the second bucket on my other system but like I said, I'm going to change to a 3 gallon bucket. I still haven't found a used for the wheels.
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I bought a very nice set of 1/2" shank bits on Amazon for under $50. So far they have performed well. I bought that used Bosch router table and put my Dewalt router in it and I love it. I bought the router on eBay for $50 and found a brand new Dewalt plunge base for it for another $35. I've not used that yet. I love buying used stuff.
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You know Kevin, I think it would fit under the saw but even if it is still too tall, you can get a 3 gallon bucket for it. I'm going to get one for my upright setup just to lower the center of gravity.
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Kevin, go to Home Depot and buy a Dustopper. It comes with pretty much what you need and uses a 5 gallon bucket. I have both the Dust Deputy and the Dustopper. I use the second one for my outside vacuum along side of my Ridgid 14 gallon vac. I posted a video here on how to set it up on a roll-around cart. I did have to buy a second 90 degree connector but that was all. It works great.
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I was of the impression that "fretwork" meant predominantly interior cuts. But, I guess if you go back far enough it would mean anything cut with a fret saw. I proclaim that from this day forward, when we say "fretwork" we all mean that it's interior cuts using pre-drilled entry holes. I have spoken!
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Dan, I blew up the pic and it is that huge motor that's driving that saw. If you look close you can see that it is sitting right behind the saw and the compressor is sitting further back. You can just see the belt/pulley on the saw. But it is very deceiving.
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The first thing is to make sure the arm is absolutely parallel to the table from front to back. Once that setting is done, you won't need to turn the big black knob at all. Unless you just feel that you need more tension. As was mentioned, the white plastic lever may be worn out too. Follow the instructions in the manual. If you didn't get the manual with the saw, you can download it online. Once you get used to that saw, unless the previous owner wore it out, you will love it. My main suggestion is to spend another $100 on the Pegas clamp set. It might just prove to be the answer to all your problems. But start with leveling the arm first.
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The first thing I thought of was dull bit. Second thing is the speed of the router and also the speed of movement around the piece.
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That goes without saying JT.
