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Ok Jim, since you seem to be the only person here with any math skills, here is what I came up with. I took the width of one panel at 1.5 inches, added 1/8 inch to it to come up with 1.625". I randomly took 20 as a starting point and that came out to 32.5 inches. I asked google what diameter circle would accommodate a circumference of 32.5 inches and it came up with 10.35". So, I guess that will be what I work with. I can't go any larger or I come up with an odd number. Thanks for your help. I think I have it now.

My take is, very expensive. Maybe if you have all the other tools you'll ever want, this might be next. The blades/bearing changes will break the bank. I just don't see enough use for it unless you are doing some very big projects.

I second what Scrappile just said. First of all, we all have had a lot of firewood. Sadly, I have no fireplace. Second, wear a dusy mask no matter what you are cutting. Scroll saw make a ton of fine dust. Many of us have a 20 inxh box fan sitting along side of us to draw the dust away. Put a furnace filter on the inlet side. Make sure your dust blower blows the dust away from you toward that fan. I vacuum off the furnace filter after every session. It's amazing how much it catches. 3rd, Rockytime buys sheets of under layment plywood ay H/D for just a few dollars. It's about 3/16" thick amd seems to cut well. And, 4th, do tell us a bit about yourself. Welcome to the village. It's the friendliest place on the web. 5th, no such thing as a dumb question!!!

Very nice. Far better than most first attempts.

Is your method keeping the side panels the same size as all the others I have made? I don't want to alter that dimension. I am thinking that I might have to make my circumference an odd number in that respect. I'm going to cut some pieces of paper to represent the side panels and create a circle of them and then measure the diameter. I can't chamge the size of them but I can change the diameter to accommodate whatever number of panels as whole units. I'm thinking somewhere around 16-20.

As most of you have seen my "votive candle holders" I'm sure you are familiar with them. I have made 3 now and I want to expand on the pattern. The original pattern calls for 8 side panels in a circle diameter of 4 5/16" inch. The actual location of the side panels is set in about 1/8" from the exterior diameter. So, here is my question......I want to make the exact same pattern but expand the diameter out to 11" or so. Somewhere between 10" and 12". Whatever works out the best. I want to retain the same dimensions of the side panels and just increase the number of them. They are 1 1/2" wide with about 1/8" between them at the nearest point near the top. I need help to figure out how many will fit in that diameter, whatever it turns out to be. I would assume that after drawing a circle I would determine how many degrees the segments are in my original and then divide that figure into my larger diameter. If someone can come up with a formula for me, it would be great. I'm attaching a drawing or two so you can see what I have now to clarify what I want. Thanks to all.

Maybe you can grind it into a wedge. Or buy a quick clamp.

Les, I can't tell from your pic but the factory clamp has a divet in the top for the upper clamp retaining screw to screw into to keep it all centered but not tight. I recall when I had my Hegner Wolfgang told me it had to sort of "float" so thay it could rock inthe v shaped seat. It looks like your clamp may be too tight and can't rock. Am I making myself clear?

I completely understand what it is you are doing Dick. Thanks for great ideas. I'm not into making plaques and wallhangers but this idea fascinates me. I'm going to find a pattern of something and give it a try. I take it that you could just about take any pattern and "thicken" the cut lines to get that look. I'm not sure how to go about doing that but after learning Inkscape, I sure hope to. Thanks again.

Les, there is a video of the manufacturing plant and if you watch it,( I'm sure you can't listen to it unless you speak German,) at some point in the video they show the engineering and making of that piece. I'd grab a screen shot of it and email Wolfgang at Advanced Machinery and request info on it. I'm sure it's something that will become available as an add-on. That's how they keep making money. It looks like a great item and as suggested, if they were to add a tiny spring to that clamp bar, it would be much easier than screwing the clamp bar in. Too much screwing is not good.

Les, check out the "Dustopper" from Home Depot. I'm sure you have a 5 gallon bucket around. It works great. I incorporated one into the vac system that I posted the youtube video about. It's a lot cheaper than the DD.

I knew you were a good guy Les. Love the kitties.

Deleted, I see Scott checked in.

It looks like So. Carolina took it pretty tough. I sure hope to hear from Scott pretty soon. I'm sure he has his hands full right now.

I keep forgetting about all the free services available at our huge local library. Thanks Don.

Kevin, I'm so happy to hear you are a "cat" person. We have been married 50 years come December and we have had a calico cat for every one of those years. Too many to count.

Jerry, for only being 48 years old you look great. LOL.

Kevin, there should be a setting for 11 x 17 in your scanner/printer setup.

My buddy had one. We used to ride to our Army weekend drills in it. If I'm not wrong, it had a 260 Ford engine.

I sent him a text a couple of days ago but have not heard anything. I would imagine he has his hands full battening down the hatches.

I just ordered all the back copies that I never had. Some are no long available but I did get a whole lot. I guess I'm weird. I love the mags and get a lot out of them. I'm not afraid to use scissors either.

I agree Les. But it depends on price. To bring that saw up to what I would want could cost a ton. It is all about condition price and what's on it. If it has everything on it, I'd go up to $700. But it would have to "sing".

Thanks Dick. I now understand. I enlarged your pic as much as I could to try to see what you have just explained but I couldn't keep tge detail. Now I know what I couldn't see. A great idea and something to put in my bucket.

It does make me wonder why a vacuum with a clogged filter would burn up. You'd think it would be just the opposite. Air flow is air flow. Or the lack of it.

I found that the price depends on what upgrades it has. A saw that old probably doesn't have any of the clamp features or the quick release of tension. I bought a 18" that was made in 1998 with all the latest stuff on it for $300. It had the stand and everything was in working order. Another thing to look for is whether or not it has the variable speed. I found that on the one I bought, it had a slow start problem. I didn't care for it so I sold it. The upgrades are very pricey so I'd say if you can get it for under $200 with a stand, it would be the most I'd pay.