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  1. OCtoolguy
    Thanks for your input. I think the Pegas is going to become the saw to have. I know I am in love with my Excalibur 21.
  2. OCtoolguy
    Well, not yesterday, and probably not today so maybe tomorrow. Then again, maybe not. Get it?
  3. OCtoolguy
    Kevin, when I built the stand for my EX, I incorporated a hinged table top so that I can put a block under it and raise/lower the saw to whatever angle suits me. Every once in a while, the block seems to self adjust and it gets a tad off kilter. When it happens, I get a droning sound out of the saw that must be similar to what you heard. After I straighten up my block, it goes away. I'm going to make the block permanent one of these days. It's always something.
  4. OCtoolguy
    I've got an EX21 that was built in 2009. I bought it used. The table has very minor scratches in it. I do as Kevin said. Johnson's paste wax will keep it looking new for a long time. It's sort of like the first scratch or ding in a new car. You hate it when it happens but life goes on anyway. Congrats on the new saw. Have fun and use the heck out of it.
  5. OCtoolguy
    Kevin, it only seems to happen when changing blades. I know what you are talking about so I always try to take the "slop" out of the linkage before tightening the clamp screw.
  6. OCtoolguy
    This won't be anything new to you more experienced scrollers but for those newbies and oldies like me, this is newfound info. I had read about doing this somewhere here on SSV but had never really done it until today. I had installed a new Pegas #5 MG blade and tensioned it the same way I always do. But something was just not right after cutting for just a short bit. The blade was acting funny. So, I released the tension lever and the blade had a big arc in it as if it was too long. So, what I learned is, install the blade, tension it, run the saw for a minute or so and then retension it. I was amazed at just how much the blade had stretched. When I install a blade, I always pull down on the upper arm and then tighten the clamp screw. Then pull the tension lever to apply the actual tension. This is the first time That I have ever noticed the stretch in the blade. Amazing.
  7. OCtoolguy
    Very nice Tgiro. I love the extreme colors.
  8. OCtoolguy
    I wonder if there is any difference in the clear tapes out there. I use some very heavy duty tape but I know there are other brands that are much thinner and they may not have as good of adhesive. The best I ever got was a 6 pack from Costco that was 3M and I don't recall what mil it was but it was really tough stuff. It might be interesting to know what tape everybody is using and maybe that's why they are having trouble with it. I also burnish with either a good piece of hardwood or a credit card. Of course the hardwood works the best.
  9. OCtoolguy
    I agree on this Paul. I only use the clear tape on 3-D cuts to hold the cut pieces together and I also get dust under the tape and it can obscure the pattern lines. The thing I hate about using it is it gums up my saw table. I keep it well waxed but I still get adhesive build up around the hole in the table. I've learned to live with it and just use a plastic scraper to scrape it off every once in a while. I bought a red plastic scraper at Home Depot years ago for some reason and I found it really works well on the table of my saw.
  10. OCtoolguy
    I like your idea but one thing comes to mind. If it is "too" enclosed, it will hold the heat in and not allow the vac to "breathe". It is recycling it's own air and it will continue to build up heat unless you have some sort of vent system.
  11. OCtoolguy
    I very seldom break a blade. I tension my blades by the book that came with my EX21. I have the Pegas clamps and that determines how much tension is applied once you level the upper arm of the saw. I tend to use a blade far too long before retiring it in favor of a new one. Kevin, you are right. The Pegas blades do keep on "tickin'" longer than any other blade I've tried.
  12. OCtoolguy
    I put the packaging tape under the pattern. Sometimes, depending on what I'm cutting, I will put down blue tape, then the packaging tape and then glue the pattern to that. I only use the clear tape over the pattern when I'm cutting a compound project in order to keep all the pieces and parts together. Also, I use a lighted magnifier. That may help too.
  13. OCtoolguy
    No. I was just being silly.
  14. OCtoolguy
    I'd love to see what you have come up with. Dust collection, for me, has become somewhat of a secondary hobby for me. I'm always looking for ways to improve on my situation because I have such a small shop and anything that I can do to "miniaturize" it is a good thing. Thanks in advance. I just did a google search on "amtek lamb" and found a bazillion pictures of different examples. I'm not sure what I am looking at. Maybe you could explain what it is, how it works, and how you knew to buy it when you came across it. Thanks again.
  15. OCtoolguy
    I agree. But we are talking about wood cutting saws here. I can see using wax on a bandsaw for cutting wood as it's in contact with the wood much less time and also the wax might stay a while on the guide blocks too. I guess it's just another way to sell something to the scroller. Much like fishing lures are designed to catch the fisherman more than the fish. I once saw a device for "sharpening" golf tees. I imagine that they sold some because a true golfer will buy anything related to the game.
  16. OCtoolguy
    Those are all beautiful Pete. Thanks for posting them. I love the last one with the plow horses. Reminds me of our time driving through the Amish country.
  17. OCtoolguy
    I wonder if you look up the word "Mahindra" in the Indian dictionary if you will see a John Deere tractor pictured. Just curious.
  18. OCtoolguy
    Thanks. That's good info to know.
  19. OCtoolguy
    Thanks for the great pics. I was wondering if you have given any thought to a "dust-deputy" type of dust catcher? I have mine set up similarly to yours but by running it through a DD, I don't have to get to the vac to empty it. I did a "stack" of them by using some old shelving that I had and I put the DD underneath the Fein. It's very easy to get to the DD to empty it but it will be years before I will have to.
  20. OCtoolguy
    It looks like a great place to grow up. Unlike those of us who were stuck in a city.
  21. OCtoolguy
    Great pics John. Thanks for sharing. I take it these are all from "down under"?
  22. OCtoolguy
    Like so many newbies, I bought every blade that anybody here on the forum talked up. I now have a bunch of blades that may never get used. I have a ton of Olson, PSWood, FD and some that I can't identify. But, just about all I use is the Pegas #3 or #5. I also have some #1's. I bought 2 gross of the blades that my maquetry instructor recommended. They are all 2/0. I bought them from Otto Frei but I don't think they sell them anymore. Mostly jewelry tools and parts.
  23. OCtoolguy
    But, if you have no plans on gluing or finishing, does the wax help or is it conjecture?
  24. OCtoolguy
    I recall that Iggy used as his ONLY blade the Olson Mach blades until he found the Pegas MGT. Now, unless he has changed again, that's all he uses.
  25. OCtoolguy
    It must have something to do with that burr on the right side of the blades. Pegas don't have that. Another win for Pegas.
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