OCtoolguy

The Wen is a great little saw but if you fall in love with this hobby, you'll soon want to move up to a saw with less vibration and dedicated plain end blades. We are glad you are here and asking questions because other novice scrollers will learn from them.

When I first started, I bought a can of the 3M77. It works great but it is expensive and the can is huge and heavy. I did find a small can of Elmer's that my wife had bought for something she was doing. I prefer it because it's small, lightweight and seems to work just as well as the 3M77. I also use the full page size peel and stick shipping labels that can be run through my printer. Just print pattern directly on the label, peel and stick. They hold very well and don't seem to leave any residue behind. You're going to eventually ask about how to remove your patterns. Most folks here use mineral spirits to moisten the patterns and then peel them off. I use a heat gun. Just warm the pattern until you can pick up a corner/edge and continue heating it as you pull it off. A light sanding will take off any residue or you can lightly wipe with a mineral spirits wet rag. Just be careful what you do with the rag once you are finished. Lay them out flat somewhere outdoors to dry out. They will combust if left in a pile. Good luck with your scrolling and if you love it as much as we all do, try to get into a better saw that uses plain end blades. The pin end blades will not allow you to use the very tiny blades that we all use. They are very limiting. I don't mean to give you the impression that I am any sort of expert but these are all questions that I have asked before.

Don, I see from your pic why it's imperative to use the best quality of plywood. It would be a heartbreaker to do all that careful cutting and then find those voids. I will start gathering the best wood I can find and begin my mental buildup. Right now I'm battling a finish problem. That is my weak spot.

I guess I'd better look into the Wen drill chuck. Thanks.

Right next the word "quote". You can save posts in your own personal bookmark file so you can find them later.

It does make a person wonder why they put it there in the beginning. And never changed it.

Don, I can't get that to open. I have Irfanview but I don't have that CAD add-in. Can you help? Edit: Never mind Don, I figured it out. Thanks.

Welcome to SSV. And there are no dump or stupid questions. If there were, I'd have cornered that market a long time back. Anyway, to your question, I mostly use my cordless drill or small drill press but I also bought the plunge router attachment for my Dremel/Wen tool. It allows me to use the bits that won't work in the chuck of either of the above drills. I have a full set of number drill bits all the way to #80 and they require the tiny collets that come with the Dremel type tools. Good luck. We used to Winter down in Alabama and Mesa Az. We tried S. Texas but it was too windy for us. Have fun.

You are so right. There was a discussion about this last year. I had forgotten about it and when Don brought it up, it piqued my interest once again. Thanks for your link. I will pursue it. I just figured out how to use the "bookmarks" feature here on SSV. It has only taken me a few years to actually see the availability of that feature. Duh! From now on, I'll use it so I don't have to look so silly when I bring up a "new" old topic.

Sorry for the double post. I got an error message the first time. I have no idea why.

Anybody who has anything to say on this subject, please post pictures, suggestions etc.

My fault Paul. I took this topic totally off course. MY BAD! I keep forgetting that it's not a conversation but a thread. Maybe when Don gets something more to show, he can start a new topic.

Thanks Don. I have that same book in my "cart" but haven't ordered it yet. I will now so I can follow along. I like your nativity too. I saw that pattern and have it "saved".

It looks like they are just using their blower system inverted.

I never knew they had one. It must be fairly new.

Actually what happened is, I was surfing C/L the other day and the plunge attachment popped up. Seeing that it was made out of metal I thought I'd buy it and sell the plastic one I have. Well, that led to my finding out it wouldn't fit anything except the 9000 Advantage rotary cutter. So, that got my curiosity up as I had never seen one before and I found that it could also be used like a Foredom tool. So, I went on the hunt for a used one. I found the one that I ended up buying on eBay for $10. By the time I left eBay there was an email in my inbox telling me that it had just been reduced to $7 plus $10 shipping. How could I pass that up? So, I committed to it and also let the seller of the plunge attachment know that I would buy it. So, then, I started reading and looking for anything else that might fit it. That's when I found out that it had been discontinued a few years back and there is virtually nothing available for it. So, now I have a tool that is supposed to work, (time will tell) and a router attachment that may or may not fit but neither of them are in hand yet. Anyway, I'll find out more once I get them. I did some looking and reading and it looks like the depth gage attachment for the Harbor Freight hole cutter might fit this thing. I emailed them to see about buying parts. I'll hot-foot it over to their store and check out their tool to see if it looks like it's a winner or not. In the end, I may end up with something that I can use for something. God knows! Stay tuned.

Norm, try the rubber band trick on that knob to keep it from turning.

I also bought the plunge router attachment for my regular Dremel. The main difference I see is plastic opposed to metal. The metal one won't fit the standard Dremel.

I have both Gimp and Inkscape. And they both frustrate the heck out of me. Right now I'm trying CorelDraw with their free 15 day trial. It is an awesome program.

I'm still not understanding what you were asking. What in particular are you referring to? Does he have a tutorial on dvd? I get his email every day but I'm not sure what you are talking about. edit: I just went to his blog site. The only thing I see there is a data dvd on pattern making for $10. It is to learn the ins and outs of Inkscape and pattern making. The Inkscape program is free but the idea of using it to make patterns, if that is what you want to do, is probably worth the $10. Steve makes great tutorials on many subjects. Most of them are available on Youtube.

Here ya go Les.

You guys are talking about the regular Dremel tools. This one is the forerunner of the Rotozip rotary tool. There were not many accessories made for it. And most everything is no longer available. The tool was discontinued some years ago. I tried ePartsreplacement but they have nothing either. I may have just blown a few bucks. I guess I should have researched it first. Oh well, if anything good comes out of it, I'll let you know.

Thanks Jim. I was having trouble visualizing what you described. Now it all makes sense. Great idea and it takes up no more space than before.

I was wondering about something. Are the ends bending or are they being "twisted" as the clamp screws are being tightened? Could it be that the clamp screws are not flat and parallel to the faces of the anvil screws? If I were you, I'd get on the phone with Pegas and have a talk. You might have a defective set of clamp screws or clamps. Something doesn't make sense.

I'll shoot you a pic later. I'm away from my computer and life is too short to do it on my phone.