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  1. OCtoolguy
    Well, glad you're back. Sorry to see ya go. Hope you heal quickly. Summer is no time to be laid up. Be safe!
  2. OCtoolguy
    Here's your chance to get one of these sanders while on sale.
  3. OCtoolguy
    It would have a better comparison to have done two of the same cut. Hard to tell other than the color. I can certainly see the grain on the plywood in the lower one but not in the upper. The color appears the same.
  4. OCtoolguy
    Neat idea.
  5. OCtoolguy
    I noticed a couple of saws on C/L today that looked like they were made by Hawk but had a different name and color. https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/tls/d/san-diego-scroll-saw/6920336404.html
  6. OCtoolguy
    Well, I still have many of my old contacts but most of it was for mechanical tools. BUT, my son is now in the business up in Colorado Springs. So, I guess I still have my foot in it vicariously. If you know anybody who wants to by their own boss, tell them to PM me. It's a great way to make a living and call your own shots. I highly recommend it.
  7. OCtoolguy
    Did you miss the word "retired"?
  8. OCtoolguy
    Very nice job. My mother when she passed was in the middle of one of her many quilts. We had a garage sale and a lady saw it and wanted to know how much we were asking. I told her that if she promised me that she would finish it, she could have it for free. She promised but I failed to stay in contact with her. But, in my mind, I know she finished it.
  9. OCtoolguy
    Looks like something that Russia might use to send up in space. They pretty much "junk" stuff together.
  10. OCtoolguy
    Dan, that is exactly what I want to do from now on. My problem is space. I will have to leave them stickered outdoors. No room in my shop and we don't have a garage. I will have to cut some stickers slats like you have done. Great idea. I did have some luck recently with two pieces of red oak that had cupped on me. I laid them on my bench with the cup side up and sprayed them with a pretty good bit of water and let it soak in. Then, I put them with the opposing cupped sides facing each other and clamped them to my work bench. I let them sit that way for a couple of days and they came out flat and dry. I stood them upright in a corner and hope they don't return to being cupped again. So far, so good.
  11. OCtoolguy
    I don't have anything that valuable Kevin. We be po folks.
  12. OCtoolguy
    I'm thinking of buying one of those fireproof rag cans. I think we should all have them in our hobby shops.
  13. OCtoolguy
    What I meant was, your fingers will get sore screwing hooks in if you do very many. So a drilling jig for the 4 holes and a tool to run the hooks in will save time and your fingers.
  14. OCtoolguy
    I like it! You'll want to figure out a way to quickly run the hooks in straight and true. A jig and some sort of chuck for your cordless drill.
  15. OCtoolguy
    That seems reasonable to me. I think they will sell. They will definitely be more time consuming because of the "fretwork" factor. Are you going to assemble them or sell as a kit type thing?
  16. OCtoolguy
    Very nice work.
  17. OCtoolguy
    Nice work Paul. But I'm not surprised at all.
  18. OCtoolguy
    Well, I just realized that my jewelry box qualifies. I already showed this in bragging rights but I'll show it again.
  19. OCtoolguy
    Here's just one that I found today. https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/tls/d/yucca-valley-scroll-saw/6893314344.html
  20. OCtoolguy
    I see many of these old saws on C/L all the time. Cheap! $20-100. I never gave them much attention because I figured they had served their purpose and been replaced with newer, better technology. Interesting to hear you say that. Check out C/L and you may find one like you sold.
  21. OCtoolguy
    Maybe I'm lucky to have such a small shop. I don't have room for unfinished projects. Actually, I don't have room for anything more than I have right now.
  22. OCtoolguy
    I have actually left a pattern on for more than a month because of interruptions and just heated them and removed them.
  23. OCtoolguy
    I use the labels too. Directly on the wood. Heat gun makes them come right off. Never a problem and no residue left behind. Nice job of cutting Les.
  24. OCtoolguy
    The mobile base that I showed up above, if built with enough accuracy, forces the legs to settle into the corner pockets. I built the one for my bandsaw and the enclosed base of my saw sits inside of the four corners very tightly. In fact, if I recall, I had a heck of a time got get the base of the saw inside of the base. It sits very firmly. The only problem that I have is when they built the storage room on the side of our mobile home, they put it on 4 x 4's but not enough of them. Then they put down plywood for the floor and it is a bit springy. I was always going to add another layer over it but never got around to it and now it would be a major undertaking to do it. Oh well.............
  25. OCtoolguy
    Not their primary business. More like a hobby. Too bad. They should hire someone to run it more like a business. With proper management, they could reduce cost of manufacture, lower the retail price and sell more of them. JMHO!
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