OCtoolguy

You're right. I was thinking about printing on the peel off paper but I guess that wouldn't work so very good. Oh well, I'm old. Ray

I just had a brain storm. I wonder if a person was to cut the shelf paper into 8 1/2 by 11 and put it into the single page slot on the printer if we could print our patterns directly onto it and eliminate one of the steps to preparation. I might just have to give that a try. Ray

Yup. That's about it. And any decent electronics store will have them. Ray

Rocky, it's the rheostat. It's an easy to reach item and should be a very easy quick fix. There may be some electronics involved but I'm sure (well sort of) that the problem is going to be the rheostat. I'd be very surprised if it's anything else. Ray

The circumstances between what Heppnerguy bought and what I saw advertised, even though they seemed to be 500 miles apart sure do seem the same. I wonder if the seller advertised the saw in two places and actually lived in Az. Same saw, same price. Just too much of a coincidence. Hmmmmmmm Ray

Aw shucks. I didn't get it. Darn. Oh well.............. Ray

I thought he bought an EX-21. Ray

I really wasn't looking for another saw. I just went to C/L because of the deal the Heppnerguy found. It was almost too good to believe and the same price too. I don't have room for more saws. Something has to give. And my wife is looking at me with a strange look in here eye. Ray

I'm going to open a used scroll saw lot. Ray

If I get this one, I'll be selling my Dewalt soon. My wife thinks I have lost my mind. I emailed the seller about a Paypal account. Hope to hear soon. Too bad it's not an Ex-21. I'll be watching for one of those next. Wow. A Hegner and an Ex in one week. Ray

I just found an Ex-16 on Craigslist for $200. The ad says that Walmart sells this same saw for $579. Is that true? Is this saw worth $200 in almost new condition? I need some quick answers. Thanks. Ray

The first link you posted above has an English button on the left side bottom. It might be exactly what you want. Ray

Well, it's good to stay busy as long as "busy" isn't all "honey-do's".

Well, I like that first one. Dimmable.

I watch the C/L here where I live and it seems like the old ones are still going for anywhere from $150 to $400. Of course, that's what they are asking. I have no idea of what they actually sell for. But, I'll bet you get your $200 back with no problem. And, I'll also bet that you don't have to buy a new controller. You must have a friend who is into electronics that can fix it for ya. If you can't that it. I recently fixed our furnace with a simple clean out of the gas jet. Last night at our neice's house she was mentioning that her furnace was doing the exact same thing as ours did. I told her that it was an easy fix and I'd be glad to do it. So there is always a way. Thank God for Youtube. Ray

J.T. I'm not sure of how much you have to pay for them at the show but I bought one at Harbor Freight for under $40 with their coupon and it works great. Not L.E.D. though. I am researching a bulb to replace the flourescent when it dies. Ray

Organization is a great thing. Someday, I might try it. Ray

Rocky, I talked to my son in C.Springs yesterday and he said the same thing. He has lived there since 91 and he thinks it's been the mildest, driest season that he can remember. Very dry. Ray

You won't be sorry.

Heck, figuring that you will get in the neighborhood of $300 apiece out of your old ones, you'll end up making money. Ray

Why does he feel that it needs a controller? It probably is just corroded. A can of contact cleaner may be the answer if that is the case. Good on ya for hopping on it. Congrats. I hope it is nothing too serious. Keep us updated. Ray

It was sort of that way when I was in the tool business. One of the best companies at the time for me to deal with was Makita. They had/have their headquarters very near me. I use to go to all the woodworking shows when they were still in existence and one time I met up with a rep who also gave me his card. Just for the heck of it, I called him not long afterward. He and I talked at great length about problems, suggestions and many other areas of concern. I got the feeling that what I said at the time actually meant something to him because I got a questionaire from him wanting more details from me. I did actually see some of my suggestions get implemented in their tools. But, My one bitch to this day is that their batteries were outrageously expensive and did not hold a charge. I ended up tossing my Makita drills and batteries. Of course, that was before the lithium batteries came on the market. Now, I buy the cheapest cordless drills I can find. At this point, I'm sold on Black and Decker 20 volt lithium. I bought two of them, extra batteries and also the cordless 5 1/2" saw that uses the same battery. I could tell you another story about their cordless vacuum too but I've already taken up too much of your time. Ray

How many bedrooms do you have? Maybe an indoor shop/hobby room is in the offing. Good luck. I hope you get it. Ray

Randy, I have watched and read many articles on doing it with thicker material and it's really the same. If you are truly interested, buy the book by Craig Vandall Stevens called "The Art of Marquetry". It's very well done with excellent photography. After going through the class, I bought the book and I could see that Ken Cowell patterns his class after the book. I think I found mine on Amazon for about $15. There might be used ones available too. Very good book. I just watched the video that Scrappile mentioned above and downloaded it. I'll post it here if you don't mind. Ray DoubleBevel.mp4

He has about 10 of them in his garage where he puts on his classes. I was intrigued by the foot powered one though. I had never seen one like it before. Ray