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  1. OCtoolguy
    This is where I saw it. I guess I must have dreamed the price. Steve Good was the person who introduced it back in 2012. http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2012_07_26_archive.html Ray
  2. OCtoolguy
    I just found this online. Alibaba is a big importer. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Precision-Scroll-Saw-Machine_12044961.html?spm=a2700.7724857.main07.409.92572b4MTTOB0
  3. OCtoolguy
    It seems like I just saw this one advertised somewhere and it's asking price was $3300. My memory is not the best so it might have been more. Ray
  4. OCtoolguy
    Thanks folks. I'm not in the market but I was curious about the saw. It looked so much like a Hegner that I thought maybe it was a knock-off but since it's made in the U.S. I figured that was not the case. Anyway, nuff said. Ray
  5. OCtoolguy
    That's weird. I was at a carving/scroll saw show over the weekend and someone was talking about that brand. I guess they make blades too.,
  6. OCtoolguy
    I'm on eBay right now and I came across a scroll saw that I'm not familiar with. It looks very much like a Hegner bot in design and color and the tag on it says it's from Shawnee, Ks. I have never heard of this one. Anybody? http://www.ebay.com/itm/21-Sakura-ScrollMate-SKS-21-Scroll-Saw-w-Stand-/263083621707?hash=item3d41017d4b:g:cxoAAOSwu59ZZPTi Ray
  7. OCtoolguy
    Congrats Dave. I have heard a lot of good stuff about Hegner. I used to hang out at the Woodworking Show when it came to town and they were always there. They guy who demo'd them could cut reindeer earrings without even looking down at what he was doing. That always impressed me. Anyway, good luck with the new saw. I sure hope I get better service out of my old used Type 1. Ray
  8. OCtoolguy
    Looks great. My only suggestion would be to do all this prior to doing all the fretwork. Why take a chance on ruining all that hard work after the fact? Ray
  9. OCtoolguy
    Ok, me neither but when I entered it to the search window a couple of other font makers came up and I found something there. Since I am new to all this and have not seen the one you are searching for, I was just taking a stab at it. I hope you can find it. I'm curious to see what it is.
  10. OCtoolguy
    I did a google search and found something called a serif stencil font at dafonts.com. Not sure if that is what you are looking for. Ray
  11. OCtoolguy
    And don't forget this one. It's still for sale as far as I can see. If I had the spare cash, I'd be owning it. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tls/d/new-never-used-excalibur-16/6325303341.html
  12. OCtoolguy
    I can't imagine watching tv on an ipad. We have a 55" and at times I wish it was bigger. My niece and her husband have a 70". I love that one but we don't have a wall big enough. Ray
  13. OCtoolguy
    I guess I'm still "old school" when it comes to reading. I love to read. I have a Kindle and use it when it bed but for my upright reading pleasure, I still prefer a book. Paper backs mostly. As for magazines, I still subscribe to a couple. And I read my newspaper every morning. My eyes won't take too much reading on the computer but like someone else said, Youtube is my "go-to" for how to do it stuff. My magazine subs are now limited to both publications of Woodcarving Illustrated and Scrollsawing and Woodshop from Fox Publishing. Even those are stacking up on me though. I can't seem to stop the one from the NRA. I have tried and tried but they just keep on coming. Oh well................... Ray
  14. OCtoolguy
    For anybody who lives anywhere near Southern California, twice a year down in Vista, there is an open house at the Antique Farm Equipment club and they put on quite a show. The last time I was down there, they had an old steam tractor (1915 ish) hooked up with a twisted belt to a saw mill and they were milling logs into planks with it. Very fascinating to watch. There is a tractor parade everyday and lot's of stationary engines running. If you ever get the chance, it's well worth the drive down there. Ray
  15. OCtoolguy
    I love this stuff and spend way too much time on youtube watching it. So, I for one , would love seeing any videos you have. It's fascinating to me. Thanks for these pics.
  16. OCtoolguy
    I think I've seen these at Costco. I'll have to take a closer look. Ray
  17. OCtoolguy
    I know Dick. You are talking about the kind that is thick felt and made for sliding furniture on hardwood floors. My floor in my shop is just plain plywood. Not slick at all. Or am I just misunderstanding you completely? Am I missing something?
  18. OCtoolguy
    Don't ever forget Iggy, it's a HOBBY!
  19. OCtoolguy
    Ok, a new idea. How about laying a couple of 4x4's on the garage floor and laying the saw over sideways onto the 4x's and then fashion some sort of a combination of wood and create a platform to support the saw upside down so you can at least get down on your knees and work on it? Maybe a foam rubber knee pad would be good to kneel on. I'm just spitballing here but if you want to work on it bad enough, there are ways. I have always been able to fashion something in order to get the job done. Just sayin..........
  20. OCtoolguy
    I don't recall mine being THAT heavy but I was 40 years younger then. Oh well, it was an idea. Maybe you can find someone to help you.
  21. OCtoolguy
    I know this may not be too helpful but might it be easier to work on the saw if you were to turn it upside down and place it between two sawhorses? I had a saw similar to yours that I bought new in 1986 so I know what you are working with. It just seems like you should be able to turn it over and get it up where you can work on it. I hope this helps. Ray
  22. OCtoolguy
    Thanks, I also was thinking about a set of lift up casters for a workbench. They only come in a set of four though. I wrote to the company to see if they would sell them to me individually or in a set of 3 but so far, no answer. I just hate to waste anything and the one left over would never get used.
  23. OCtoolguy
    I don't think so Dick. They are meant for a hardwood floor if we are talking about the same thing. I have moved a lot of furniture with them but I don't see them working on my plywood floor. I'm leaning toward 3 of these from Harbor Freight. Or at least two of them and lift the front leg to move it.
  24. OCtoolguy
    Why is it that the "Honey-do's" always win out over "fun" stuff?
  25. OCtoolguy

    Sam where are you in So Cal? I'm in Huntington Beach.

     

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