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It looks great. You have nothing to worry about. Practice. My biggest problem to overcome was if I went off line I got all worried. I have to keep telling myself that once the pattern is removed, nobody but me will ever know. Unless of course, it's a really bad error. Then it becomes "designer" firewood.

I too have one of those H/F sanders. My only complaint is that it is a single speed. I'd sure like to calm it down a bit. It's a bear to control sometimes. I had a very nice Dewalt too but sold it when we sold everything. Sure would be nice to be able to slow this one down. Here is one that I was thinking about on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074GMPBVZ/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=A1EP223CRMJWJX&psc=1

I ordered some red oak and some maple in 1/4" thickness. The red oak is 6" wide by 48" long. The maple is 1/4" thick by 8" wide by 48" long. I unwrapped it a few days ago and let it sit upright in my workshop. Now, I have some very nice cupped wood. It's only cupped about 1/16" but I need it to be flat. I did cut it all into 10" lengths for my project. Have any of you ever had success with wetting the wood on the cupped side and clamping it face down to a flat surface? I know I saw something on one of Steve Good's blogs but I was just wondering if any of you have done it. I'm hoping that I can do more than one piece at a time by alternating them in stacks of 4.

You folks are making me feel guilty. It was in the low 70's today and for the next few days, it will be in the high 60's. Long sleeved shirt weather here.

Did you find a good source? I used to see them for sale at the woodworking shows but the shows are nonexistent now. At least in So Cal.

@TravisI think this might deserve a sub-forum of its own. Seems like a lot of interest here.

Kevin, I was watching the news last night and they were inside of one of the vote counting centers. I noticed that at each work station, there was a cord reel hanging from the ceiling so the counting machines could be plugged in. That might be an idea for you. Put a few of them in strategic locations so you can just pull down a cord when you need one. I think I'd do that if my shop was bigger.

Just for the heck of it, I tried signing out and I closed the tab. Then I opened a new tab and went to my logins and clicked on SSV. No problem going back in.

Well, the important thing is you got in. Glad you did.

Well, with that knowledge, I might just go ahead and order them. Thanks Les. Let me know which project you're going to make.

Unless something way strange goes wrong, I don't see any more problems on the horizon. I would like to get one of those segmented belts for it though. They run much smoother. But, they are pricey. That's the only reason I haven't bought one. The drive belt on my saw is pretty long so it's probably set me back around $40 or more.

Well, here is an update. I received the used parts that I bought on eBay and tried to install them. The new bracket would only go in the grooves about a third of the way before it just stopped. So, I took a fine file and cleaned up the grooves and then I started taking some material off the sides of the bracket. I got it to where it would slide up and down in the grooves just with it's own weight. I applied some synthetic grease and reassembled everything. It now works like a charm. I readjusted all the guides and cleaned everything so there is no interference anywhere. I'm a happy camper once again.

I use a password keeper program called Roboform. It has all my logins stored and I just click on whatever site I want to go to and it takes me there and automatically enters all the necessary info. Something is wrong on your end more than likely. Try clearing all your history and cookies in your browser.

I like buying refurbed stuff. It means that whatever the item is, it's been looked at and worked on twice or more. I have bought a lot of refurbed things over the years. Mostly electronics. But a few tools. Never ever had a problem. The monitor that I'm using right now is an Acer that I got on Amazon for half price because someone sent it back. It works great and has the same warranty as a new one.

Let me know what the patterns look like. Thanks for the feedback.

Those are the same two books that I put in my cart at Amazon Les. Let me know what you think of them before I pull the trigger.

Yes, that's why all of you folks have your winter car and a summer car. The winter car has no floorboards. LOL!

Fantastic craftsmanship Rolf. You are the man! Thanks for the pics and the link.

Kevin, if you get down to New Braunfels, check out the restaurant in Groene by the name of the Grist Mill. It's actually built in the old mill and extends up into a huge tree with seating and dining up there. We sat up there, had lunch and watched the "tubers" floating by us on the river below. A really neat place. In the Summer that is. Not sure about the colder months.

That sounds like good money once you get where you can cut them quickly. I'm still too slow. It even takes me a while just to get the patterns in place. And, I can't seem to remember to sand first and then cut. This project that I'm getting ready to do is going to require me to wet the wood and try to flatten the boards out before I can do anything. I ordered the red oak and it came in 4 foot long pieces 5 inches wide. All 5 boards are a quarter inch thick and they are all slightly cupped. I'm going to try wetting them and clamping them down to my workbench which is very flat. Oh, and I already cut them into the 9 1/4" lengths so I'll be working with shorter pieces. I'm hoping that they will flatten out. Only about a sixteenth at the most. Pray for me.

Les, I thought you had more than one. Did you sell another Hawk?

Foxfold, I'm a relative newbie to this hobby too but I got interested in the different types of saws and found that there were really only a handfull of decent manufacturers. I started out with a used Dewalt, fixed it up and like it. Then I came across a deal on a Hegner that I couldn't pass up and bought it. After messing with it, I decided that either there was something wrong with it or I just couldn't adapt to it. About the time that I had decided to sell it, a great deal came up on an Excalibur 21. So, I had to buy that too. Then, I sold the Hegner. I now have two great saws. I really only have space for one but I'll suffer through. I don't know what I'll do if a deal comes up on a Hawk that is just too good to let go by. I may end up having an outdoor saw. Anyway, that's my story and I guess now everybody knows it.

This is the one I bought. It works great and now that I have a second saw, I will be buying another one. https://www.harborfreight.com/Fluorescent-Magnifying-Lamp-60643.html

Do I take to mean that you have 5 stacks of 5? A pattern glued to each stack?

You are so right Dan. I have had this saw for about 5 years and I bought it used. In all that time, I've only changed the blade a couple of times so I had no reason to do much adjustment on it. It has the "quick disconnect" lever on it so all I did was loosen it to change the blades. I never realized that the sliding bracket wasn't moving. Now, looking back, I can see why the spring was so compressed. I thought it had lost it's spring tension. That's why I was taking it apart in the first place. After I got it apart I found that one side of the sliding bracket was "fat" and wasn't moving in the groove of the frame. When I get the replacement part, I will make sure it fits correctly and apply synthetic grease to all moving parts. It should work much better after that. While I have the saw torn apart, it is giving me a chance to inspect all aspects of it and do whatever maintenance it needs. I should have done this a long time ago. I might have been able to buy a NEW part instead of having to go used. Thanks for your input Dan. P.S. The old bracket was in so many pieces that it would have been pretty much impossible to make one at a machine shop. It literally turned to bits and pieces.