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Spirithores, where do you live? Here in my area (So. Cal.) there are many great deals on top line saws on C/L. I have bought two of them and I feel that I stole both of them.
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Kevin, I've got a setup similar to Sycamore67's. I found a used Fein on C/L for a great price and I can tell you, it's very quiet. As Paul said though, it's the hissing/whistling/sucking noise right at the saw that is loud. I'm thinking of redoing mine in larger pvc with a wide mouth adaptor of some sort to see if I can make it quieter. Now that I have the EX, I am going to make something for it too. I left the long hose on the vac and run it to my saw across my small shop and when I'm using the EX it will probably be just outside the shop door and I can run the hose to it too. Anyway, the answer to your original question is, yes the high end vacs are quiet. Worth every penny in the long run. It just hurts at the time of purchase. Like anything worthwhile. When I was selling tools, my motto was "buy the best and cry only once". Makes sense.
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You are a devil Les.
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Thanks Kevin. That's a new one on me. I just checked it out. It seems to limit a person to within 500 miles. I guess that's ok. I don't want to drive very far anyway.
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I'm curious as to which online auction you bought it from. Was it on eBay? I have been watching but didn't see that one come up.
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Hey Marge, congrats on your new stuff. And, happy birthday in October.
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Yeah, a lab rat probably drowned in it so they outlawed it.
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It does seem strange that we can still buy paint thinner. From what I have read it's the same thing as mineral spirits but not as well refined. I sure would love to hear the reason behind the ban on MS.
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That stuff would be cheaper on the street corner Jerry. Sorry.
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There are a lot of them here in So Cal for $70 on up. I don't have room for a fourth saw so I'm not in the market. -
I just went to our local Home Depot to buy a can of mineral spirits. I bought my last can there a couple of years ago. I was astounded to be told that they no longer sell it and it might be very hard to find in California. WTH??? Have any of you other Californians run into this nonsense? Just what are we supposed to use in it's place. What are others here on SSV using in place of mineral spirits. I also asked about turpentine. They have some sell something called "turpatine". Have the nuts completely taken over this state? I know, stupid question. The simple answer is "YES".
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I hate WD 40. It's too corrosive for my liking. I use a brass bristled brush and Howes oil. Or some sort of penetrating oil. If you want to see just how corrosive WD is, spray some on a pad of 0000 steel wool and just let it sit for a while. Eventually, it will be gone. Bottom line though, is get a brass brush. Harbor Freight sells them pretty cheap. I keep a bunch of them around for my gun cleaning and other stuff. But, I very seldom ever use WD 40.
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Kevin, I can relate to one of the things you wrote. Years ago, when I was in the real estate business, I had bought a small piece of land that we were going to build on. Well, we never did so I put it up for sale with a price that would have given us back what we paid for it. It sat there for a few months and didn't sell. So, I took it off the market for a couple of months and then re-listed it about 25% higher. The renewed listing got some interest by other agents and it sold for the higher price. So, yes, sometimes you have to "overprice" something to get it sold.
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I recently posed this same question. I got some very good answers and advice. What I have come to is this. I look around out there at what people are spending on cheap imported mass produced crap and decided that I would put a price on what I make that makes me happy. If nobody buys what I have to sell, well at least I enjoyed making it. I'm not going to be Jesse James and hold folks up but on the other hand, I"m not the Tooth Fairy either. My time is just as valuable as anybody else's and the materials are not cheap. So, as a very new novice to this world of scrolling I would say, put a price on your stuff that will make you happy if you sell it. Nothing more, nothing less.
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One of the things that I learned while working at the Post Office in my youth was, "Fragile" is French for throw underhand. Looks like it got ya.
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Blades are sold in dozens. I thought that was because you should use one a month.
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Looks great. Thanks for showing it off.
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Final Prep for Biggest Event of Year
OCtoolguy replied to Iguanadon's topic in General Scroll Sawing
You are a true glutton for punishment. But, I guess that's because you are still young. Once you reach the age that most of us are at, you'll be happy to get one project at a time done and finished. I'd also love to know how you work in the "honey-do's" with all your scrolling. My wife is always finding something for me to do. Ugh! -
Les, what did I miss?
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Travis, get hold of this guy. Maybe you can work out some kind of a shipping deal. This saw is like new. https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/d/excalibur-ex-21-scroll-saw/6654197146.html
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What's wrong with a Seyco? Same mechanism and very well liked. I've never heard anything negative about them.
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Travis, it's too bad you are so far north of me. There are two very good deals right now down here on both a Hawk and a like new EX 21 with stand and floor switch.
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Hey, where ya been? I've missed your postings. I hope it's not TOO hot and humid down there.
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I want to ask a question here that pertains somewhat to the subject. When you folks buy BB plywood in the full size sheet of 5 x 5 ft. how do you store it so that it stays flat? I had a sheet of BB in 5/16" thickness and cut it into 8 1/2" x 11" pieces just so that it would be manageable and stay flat. Since then, I have come to the conclusion that it was a mistake because I never have a piece large enough for what I want to cut. Being a novice, I never gave that any thought. So, how to store it?
