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  1. OCtoolguy
    But, such fun. All we need is the hot coffee and doughnuts. Ray
  2. OCtoolguy
    It sure sounds like you found a great deal. And a great seller. Best of luck with your new saw. By the way, my son and his wife live in the Springs near Academy and Carefree if I recall correctly. Ray
  3. OCtoolguy
    I remember when that heatwave occurred in Texas. Not a normal thing though. Every place has it's extremes. Ray
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    Whatever blows your skirt up I guess. Ha! Not being a smartass. I just hate being cold. I hate having to put on more than one layer of clothing. I hated having to go out to my garage an hour ahead of working just to fire off the kerosene heaters. Not for me. Never again. I do agree with what you say about the crowded conditions but I guess when you grow up in it, it's only an inconvenience when you have to go out in it. I do like having my choice of hardware stores within 5-10 minutes too. Ray
  5. OCtoolguy
    I'm with you Crupeia. I have lived in the cold when we were up at 8500 feet in Colorado. Never again. Snow is for skiing. Nothing else. And now, I'm too old for that. So, I'll be staying where it's at least moderate. Never to be cold again. And, I don't care how big the fish are. Ray
  6. OCtoolguy
    Everything you just said brings me to ask this one question....Why on Earth would you stay there? Why not head somewhere that your feet don't freeze to the floor? Just asking because I don't understand and I am truly curious. Ray
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    Hey Sycamore67, don't worry about it too much. I am guilty of doing this quite often. And it is always unintentional. But, for me, it's more of a conversational thing. I'm reading along and something in the thread will jog my brain and I must jump in and either say something or ask a question. that may or may not be related to the original post. I'm sorry for doing it but I feel that it's like we are all just sitting around chatting and it's an informal atmosphere so the subject can change or take different directions. The original poster can jump in and steer it back to where he was heading. I certainly hope nobody is offended when I do this and if they are, please tell me. But, being new to this hobby, I have many questions buzzing around in my head and if I was to open a new thread for every one of them, it would never end. Ray
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    I guess once you have built up a following and get custom orders from your folks, it might be different. But to have to be under the pressure to have "inventory" to take to a show or fair, I'm just not sure I want to get that involved. But, once I develop the skills to do it fast enough, I might change my mind. Right now, I'm caught up in trying to fix up my saw and my shop so that when I DO decide to sit down for long periods of cutting, it will be FUN and not in an atmosphere where I'm not comfortable. In my tiny little shop, I want to try to get it laid out in some way that everything is where it needs to be. And that is not easy. Ray
  9. OCtoolguy
    I'm curious Randy. What cutting speed do you use? Ray
  10. OCtoolguy
    I originally gave a lot of thought to what Scott is doing and how he is doing it. But, I must admit, I'm a "one shot wonder". I love to make stuff but I very seldom make more than one of something unless required to. Ray
  11. OCtoolguy
    I would go with the smallest one. You don't need much air and they put out pretty good. Ray
  12. OCtoolguy
    I just found this one on C/L. How does it sound? Looks to be in pretty good shape. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/d/scroll-saw-delta-20-used/6424360889.html Ray
  13. OCtoolguy
    You beat me to it. I was going to suggest a fish tank pump. They work great. Ray
  14. OCtoolguy
    Wow! I see it's in Milwaukee. I'm surprised it's not a rust bucket. Ray
  15. OCtoolguy
    I'm wondering if the eyelets of the swivels were large enough, to put the blade clamp screws found on most scroll saws, through the eyelets and be able to use the sanding strips on a power saw at very low speed. Ray
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    Probably too far to drive Kevin but thanks. Ray
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    Kevin, that looks a lot like mine. I bought mine from Harbor Freight for about $35. It has the cover that you want too. For the price, I feel that it is a very good bargain. It works great, has no distortion that I have found and moves around really well. Ray
  18. OCtoolguy
    I'm still thinking Charley. You have piqued my interest and I might just throw an offer at the seller after Christmas. I'm still waiting hear back from the seller of the Sakura but he is obviously not monitoring his email. Ray
  19. OCtoolguy
    I sure do envy you guys and all your space.
  20. OCtoolguy
    What a great project. And a very nice design. He will love it. You'll be getting orders for more once all his friends see it. Ray
  21. OCtoolguy
    I would love to have one of those high dollar saws. I would also love to be able to justify the cost to my wife. She will just say, what do you need another saw for? And such an expensive one? You know how that is. Anyway, I would love to be like Steve Good and have one of every decent saw that is made. I'm following along closely here on SSV to try to gain all the little tidbits of info on the weak and strong points of each saw. If I am understanding you correctly, the old Hawks are still a very good saw? Of course the Seycos and the Ex's are way out there but there are a lot of older Hawks and they can be picked up pretty cheap. What I want to know is, at what point do they become not upgradeable? Is there a year that I should be looking for that will give me all the option availability? I guess the Hegners might be the same way so I would need to know the same thing about them. Thanks to everybody up until now who have managed to fill in a lot of blanks. Ray
  22. OCtoolguy
    I like this idea. I'm sorry now that I epoxied mine on. Ray
  23. OCtoolguy
    Well said JT. Ray
  24. OCtoolguy
    Thanks Jim. I need to have my thinking validated every once in a while. Ray
  25. OCtoolguy
    I guess I haven't become quite as cynical as you but I have had such great luck with C/L that I never even gave that a thought. I have sold tons of stuff on there and never once did I post my cell number. I have don'e it all through email and pictures. I even sold a classic car to a guy in Indianapolis that way. Of course after a while we did talk by phone but I never put it in my original ad. I guess that's why Baskin Robbins has done so well. A flavor for everybody's taste. Ray
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