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Les. it's the Dewalt that has the pivoting tip. And I'm not positive right now but I'll bet it would fit in your holder. I'm thinking it's 10-32 also. I'll go out and check after dinner.
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I think I have heard that stuff recommended for guns too. If I'm not wrong, it has graphite in it.
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Thanks Les. That's North of Denver isn't it? That guy must never sleep. He seems like he is going 25/7.
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On my Hegner I use Hawes oil on the two pivot points. Great stuff but hard to find. I used to sell it off my tool truck and I had a couple of the little 4 oz. sample bottles left. They have lasted me many years. The best penetrating oil I have ever found. R
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On the Hegner there is no way to "set" the blade to center on the lower clamp but on the upper clamp, there is a locking knob that centers the blade clamp. Make sure the blades are in the clamps correctly. They should be against one shoulder of the clamp and the lock screw run up to them to clamp the blade in place. I have a Hegner and a Dewalt and I get no "wobble" out of either of them unless I have forgotten to tension the blade. Which happens more often that I like.
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What city is he in Les? I used to live South of you in Woodland Park. Curious.
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I must be misunderstanding. Are the black areas to be cut out?
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PS Woods.
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I tried every way I could think of in my searches and found nothing. I knew it had been talked about but nothing came up in a search using PSwood or PS Wood or ??
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Sorry, I hit the wrong key. It should have said 25.4 not 26.4. 1" = 25.4 mm. 55mm divided by 25.4 = 2.17. So, he will have to enlarge a 2" hole saw hole a wee bit.
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I know that I have seen these blades mentioned here before but after searching for them, I can't find where they were discussed. What is the general consensus of the PS Wood blades? After watching videos of the ScrollersNation on Youtube, he raves about them and also the scroll saws. I am thinking of trying a couple dozen but I would like to hear from those of you who may have tried them and what you think. I know they are pricey but if they outlast the others and cut great, maybe they are worth the price. Just askin..............
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On the subject of "wood burners", what brand, type, model # do most of you use? I have looked into buying one and I get just as confused as I do when looking at scroll saw blades. R
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I have found so many times that folks will tell me their computer died. They are ready to rush out and buy a new one. So far, on every one, I have found that by taking the covers off and vacuuming them out really good and making sure the power supply fan is operating like it should, I am able to resurrect them. Folks have no idea how much dust circulates through their computers. I have gotten in the habit of a yearly clean out. Even then it's usually dirtier than I would have expected. We have two cats and my computer gets full of cat hair. And my wife is a clean freak. We wear out vacuums like most folks wear out clothes. Anyway, just a word of caution. I have two 1 terabyte drives in mine and one of them is for the backup. Daily.
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I did the exact same thing. I bought a very old type 1 off Craigslist. It came with a tubular stand and light. It had never been serviced as far as I know. I took it all apart and lubed all the bearings with synthetic grease per the fantastic video by Bob Brokaw. I still have a vibration issue but I'm working on that. It comes in at speeds over number 5 on the dial but I don't do much at those higher speeds. I just want to get as much vibration out of it as possible. All in all, I love the saw and if I can do as much with my $250 saw as others do on their $800 plus saws, well I'm a happy camper. Ray
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Another source that I have used both for blades and drill bits is Otto Frei. They specialize in watchmaker/jewelers tools. When I was first exposed to marquetry the instructor told us about his source, Otto Frei, and the prices were good. Ottofrei.com.
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As to the bullet train, if it ever got built out and only served two stops that might be ok but, every little wide spot in the road wanted to have service. That means many stops and starts. The 2.5 hours that were originally talked about would become 8 hours in the end. What kind of a bullet is that? A damned slow one is my answer. Just another boondoggle that would cost the taxpayer bazillions.
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God Bless You Spirithorse. Thank you for your service.
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Something just ventured through my mind. What's left of it anyway. At the risk of sounding like I've lost my potato chips, I was wondering if, since many of us have this in our shops, we might use Johnson's Paste Wax on our wooden creations. I understand that it might not be suitable for anything that is going to come in contact with food items but why not use it like any other wax?
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Thank you so much everybody. I have learned a lot here. My little basket, when all finished, will more than likely be used for peanuts, M & M's, or something of that nature. It might also become a dustcatcher displayed on a shelf somewhere. Who knows? It took my eye in the book and I knew I wanted to attempt it. I have learned a lot from the actual cutting it out. The first attempt was not what I would want to put my name on because I thought the layers were just too thin and I did a lousy job of cutting them. I'm still going to finish that basket but the second one will be my "show piece" so to speak. If I can get good enough at making them, I might consider selling them but being honest with myself, I don't really like making the same thing over and over. I get bored too easily and have to keep finding new things to explore. Just the learning curve of the different woods and finishes is going to take time. Thanks again to all.
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That sounds interesting Wayne but I don't have any idea how one would go about it. Can you explain the process? Is it a mixture or do you put on the oil and then the bees wax? Where do you buy bees wax? I hate to appear ignorant but I wouldn't have any idea where to buy it. And mineral oil, is that something that is easy to find?
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John T. I learned the same trick from my Dad but one time in another forum I mentioned using soap as a lube and some folks came back to me and said that soap corrodes the screws. Have you ever heard that? They all recommended using paraffin wax.
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Very nice John T.
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You devil you. I'm too old to have a M I L.
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Thanks for your advice. I have never used shellac. I've heard all about having to mix it or something. I also saw spray shellac at H/D. Would that work? As you can see, I have no experience with anything in the finish area. I can paint but when it comes to showing the wood through the finish, I'm at a total loss. I want to be able to see the wood but maybe not in it's natural look. I'm leaning toward some sort of a light stain but there again, I have no idea what to do and I don't really want to ruin what I have done so far. I kept a bunch of the scraps so I can test them for color so I guess I'll just dive in. I take it I will be using a brush and not a cloth?
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Somehow, your boot file got corrupted and by starting it with a cd, that had the file it was looking for. Now, go back and do a "disk cleanup" and then a defrag.
