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I agree. What I saw in the video is a saw with multiple problems. Time for a tear down/tune up.
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I'm confused.
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Deleted. I misread the title. I second the Ridgid occillating sander. I bought one and love it.
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I like your fix for that problem. But, and I don't say this lightly, a set of the new Pegas clamps for the EX style saws will eliminate all that. I also don't recall my EX having that much play in the upper blade clamp arms. Realizing you are not a novice, do you have the arm adjusted level to the table? And leave it there? I have mine adjusted level and never have to tough the knob in the rear. And I don't have any looseness in the arm mechanism. Maybe my saw is just not "broken in" as yours must be. By the looks of your saw table, your saw has seen a lot of cutting. Mine is very new looking. I bought it used but obviously it was not TOO used. Thanks for the great idea for a fix though.
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I like working with oak generally. I'm still too new to scrolling to know what wood cuts best. So, all these threads are great info for me. So far I have found that poplar, mahogany and maple all cut pretty well. I haven't found any problems yet with red oak. But, I have only been working with 1/4" stuff so that might make a difference too. I do know for sure though that 1 1/2" douglas fir is not good for much.
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You are so right and I envy you that you had a great job like that. I always wanted to be an industrial arts teacher but in order to get there, I would have had to take a lot of stuff that I could see no value in.
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Thank you all for your service. I was in the Army Reserves for 6 years during the Viet Nam war. I thank God I didn't have to go. For those of you who did, THANK YOU!
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Thanks for the review. I'll put that on my shopping list too.
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@aj43 , you and I must be about the same age. On Saturday afternoons, we'd go to the Temple Theater for a movie and some cartoons. It cost $.12 to get in. One day, my buddy and I were walking like we always did and came upon what they call a "pocket dump". Someone getting out of their car didn't know they had a hole in their pocket. Anyway, we picked up all the change and I'll never forget, there was $1.27 in change. We had a ball at the movies. Everybody ate their fill. Good times for sure. The kids nowadays don't have a clue what the good times were like.
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Go figure!
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Yes, you are so right about needing to make the money to survive. I could never do an assembly line job unless the situation demanded it. It was bad enough going to work every day but at least I had 5 different routes and I knew that each day was going to be different. Some better than others.
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What about that doesn't work on your Craftsman? I've never used/seen one so I have no knowledge about their quirks. I would think with that big throat plate you would at least be able to see what you are doing under the table. I'm not understanding what the difficulty is. I'm not being a smarta** here, I'm just trying to understand.
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That's part of the problem with the young folks today. They have never really had to work for anything and place no value on anything either. All you have to do is try to sell antiques or good quality anything and you'll end up donating it to charity. The young folks of today only like stuff that is either black, white or chrome and shaped like a square or a round ball. I think that is why Ikea has done so well. They don't have to worry about style, just simplicity. I read that the reason is they have to remain "mobile" so they can follow the jobs around the country. Not setting down "roots" anywhere for any length of time. Ooops! Sorry for getting off topic. Won't happen again. Until next time. LoL.
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Yeah, after about the 3rd one, I'd be writing to them to raise the price and hope they told me to pound sand. LOL.
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Thanks RJ, so far, all I have done is make them so my wife can give them away. Everybody thinks the world of my wife. LOL. Me, well, I'm just the guy breathing in the sawdust and looking stupid.
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Speaking of "cents", am I the only person who stills bends down to pick up pennies?
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I don't have a sister. Lucky you. Can I borrow yours?
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Thanks for the info. I am making a lot of the baskets that I have shown. I know, you're all tired of seeing them. LOL. Anyway, I have been trying to home in on a price that would be good for me and the buyer. My time is worth something after all. The wood is getting pricey too. Depends on what I use. The first one was poplar and red oak. Not too bad for cost and I did learn a lot from it. I can now make them fairly fast with the exception of the finishing. That's where the slow-down comes. Anyway, I'm thinking in the range of $75 each no matter the wood choice. What I lose on one I might make up on the other. So to speak. I'm like you though. I don't want to be making ONLY these baskets. I like them but I have other things in mind to work on. Thanks again.
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I am a fairly large guy at 6' 1" and 220 lbs. I am also 75 years old. I have to plan ahead to get down under my saw to make those leg adjustments and then come up to see the level. It will be an all day job. Lol.
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I am curious what you ended up charging. Can you say? It might help some of us to know pricing. I don't have a clue and probably over charge.
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Thanks Roly. It just "flew" right over my head.
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How many folks have a H/F foot switch?
OCtoolguy replied to OCtoolguy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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You jest. Surely.
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Of the 3 named, I have had the best service from QTE and D&D. Because Bear is in Canada, everything takes longer. Depending on which side of the country you are in, I'd give either of those two my business.
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I do it that way with both my Dewalt and my EX. I find that if I position the blade in the upper clamp where I am going to want it when finished, I can then use both hands to hold and tighten the lower blade clamp. Then, I loosen the upper clamp, feed the blade through the hole in the workpiece and back into the upper clamp. I also pull down a bit on the upper arm to "pre-load" the whole mechanism. Now, the blade is secured both top and bottom and tensioned. It should work just fine that way.
