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I look forward to seeing what you have done. Thanks.

Thanks Paul, I just downloaded that program and I will mess around with it. And, no matter what your wife says, you are "darned near perfect". By the way, did you get your wood yet?

Thanks David, I am no plumber by any means and I see that you have made good use of all the different pvc pipes and joints. I have been thinking of incorporating some way to "swivel" the dust collecting pipes/nozzles so that they can be swung out of the way if needed. I was wondering if those pvc unions could do the trick. I look forward to a description of how you have put it all together and what fittings you used.

Paul, you are just like me in that we both think we are perfect so our projects must also be perfect. I hate to make anything that I'm not proud to put my name on. That's why there are not too many things out there with my name on them. LOL. Anyway, you did a fantastic job and like someone else stated, had you not pointed out your errors, most folks would never know. My wife and I used do a lot of wallpapering. We'd make mistakes and mend them the best we could. We know in our minds nobody would ever see them. BUT, whenever we would show off our handiwork, we'd always have to point out our screwups. We definitely do learn from our mistakes and we all make them. On another side subject, could you tell me how you were able to add the circles and numbers to your picture? I have never learned that art.

Very nice setup DavidG. You obviously have a great mind for designing. I'd love for you to also do a good pictorial description of your dust pick-up system. It looks very interesting. There have been many topics here on SSV on that subject and yours is very nicely done. Thanks for the great pics of your blade storage system. I really like it.

Shame on you Kevin. God's gonna get you.

Why isn't the table nice and shiny? It looks almost corroded.

My question would have to be "what does it matter"? Not being a smart*** just sayin............

Thank you for sharing Don. YouDaMan!

I will try that when I'm sober. Birthday buzz.

Don, I just installed that program. It seems that I have 356 installed fonts. Would it be asking too much for you to possibly show what fonts you have in your scroll saw file? I'd be interested in knowing what constitutes a scroll saw font. I could go through all my fonts but I wouldn't know which ones to put in which folder. I'd sure appreciate your assistance.

You're not late, the party is just starting. But, the cake is almost gone. Thanks for the thought.

I don't know if I should ask this question here as I don't want to hijack the thread but it's a related question. So, here goes. I have Irfanview on my computer and every time I try to download a new font, it is automatically opened by Irfanview. I went into the file association menu and unchecked the TTF files but it still defaults to Irfanview. What am I doing wrong and how do I change it? There is no "install" option when I right click on the icon on my desktop. I'm confused as to what changed. I know it has to do with some setting in Irfanview. For some reason, Irfanview takes it as an image and when I click on it I get an image of the font and all of its styles. Edit: I uninstalled Irfanview then re-installed it using the download for Windows 10 64 bit. At that point, I was given the option to pick and choose file types. I selected "images only" and finished the install. That did it. Now, when I download a font, I get the Irfanview icon with the TTF file name and when I right click I get the "open with" option. I select Windows Font Viewer. That opens an image of the font properties and I get the "install" option. So, I figured it out on my own. Happy Birthday to me!!

Have a wonderful trip. Enjoy your time with family. We have very close friends who live in Eastern Tennessee and when we visited there, I fell in love with the place.

Rather than replying individually, I want to take this time to say "THANK YOU!" to all of you who have wished me a Happy Birthday. It truly makes me feel special. You have no idea how much I appreciate the "family" here on Scroll Saw Village. Thanks for your friendship one and all.

That sure looks like it.

Have you looked to see if yours is available as a replacement part?

Paul, I bought it from eReplacement parts but I just checked and it's no longer available. At this point, I have no real need for it. If you think you might need it I'll send it to you. I think it cost me about $10 w/shipping and all. Let me know. I think we might better know what model vac we each have. The hose fitting might be different since they discontinued that part. My vac is the early one that was made in Italy. I can't come up with the model number right now but I will.

I don't suppose that anybody ever came up with the idea of scraping the rust off a small area and then painting it? And then most to another small spot. There is the right way, the wrong way, and the "military" way. Every time.

I completely understand Jerry. I would stick with them too if they were a bit closer to me. But, if you are ever in the need for another source, give them a try. I am going to check out Sloane's too. I have never looked at them. And as for cancer, we just learned last night that we lost a very good friend from the dreaded "C" word. But, on the bright side, many more folks are surviving it now than ever before.

Around the ocean, a person can't stand still for fear of corrosion. I can feel it happening right now.

Thanks, I'll go from there.

Now, picture a guy with 25 more years on his 220 lb. frame crawling under his saw to do what you described. My saw is between my workbench and the wall and in a corner to boot. So far, I only notice vibration on the Hawk in the upper RPM ranges. If I stay in the "7-9" range on the dial, it purrs. I haven't done any lube work yet with the exception of the rear tension lever/wedge/arm. I was going to ask you about using some of my Howes oil on the bearings. Do I need to do anything to the bearings on the drive arm coming off the motor? My saw was built somewhere between 2001-5 and sat for most of those years since.

Kevin, I'd be interested in knowing what "adjustments" and "tuning" you are doing. If you don't mind going over them, maybe some of us would benefit.

I see a "dead horse" laying in the road. And a guy beating it.