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  1. OCtoolguy
    Good luck Edward. My wife and I love car shows. Ray
  2. OCtoolguy
    Thanks Charley, you took some time to write all that. I appreciate it. Ray
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    Only if you don't have a scroll saw. !!! If I had to use a razor knife, I never would have gotten interested in it. The guy I saw first doing it was using a home made scroll saw that he worked with one foot and he could regulate the speed down to one cut at a time. It had a throat length of about 5 feet. That's what first drew my attention to him. He then took the time to explain the whole process and now, here I am. Ray
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    Thanks everybody for your patience and suggestions. I have not had a chance yet to try either of the fixes yet but as soon as I know something one way or another, I'll let you all know. Ray
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    I just did a quick search on youtube and found this video. It gives a very good explanation of what to do to fix the problem I described. Tomorrow, I will give it a try and I'll give feedback as soon as I have some. Ray
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    You mentioned a video. Where did you find a video? I'd be interested in seeing it. I read the article on Rick's site but I saw no video. Maybe I missed something. I 'll go back and check it out. Thanks for the shimming idea. Ray
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    Thanks John but maybe I'm not explaining myself clearly. The movement I'm trying to describe is a blade movement that moves from the rear to the front in almost a "chewing" motion that makes the wood jump up and down a bit. Not bad but enough to be bothersome. With the saw turned off and the blade all the way either up or down, moving it through the entire cycle you can see that the blade is moving front to rear and back again. I did read on Rick's site about how to fix it but before jumping in and cutting and grinding out screw holes I wanted to throw it out to "the experts" here. I'm going to try to video the movement with my phone and attach the video here. That may prove to be another can of worms though. Ray
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    I hope I'm not going to ask a question here that has been discussed ad nauseum but after reading something on Rick's Scrollsaw site, I got to wondering about my saw so I checked it out. I measured the amount of blade movement throughout the entire up/down range and it seems to be in excess of 1/16". I was wondering if those of you using a DW788 have experienced this and if so what did you do to cure it? The explanation of how to fix it is a bit murky on Rick's site so I thought I'd ask here. My saw is an old type 1 that I bought used. I have no idea how much it had been used prior to me getting it but I don't think it had many miles on it. If this has been discussed before, maybe you can steer me in the direction of that duscussion. Thanks, Ray
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    My advice is to call them and have them ship you a return carton. I have had to do that in the past when I had either discarded the box or had to destroy it to get it open. They'll do it I'm sure. They'll want to know what's wrong with your saw too, I'm sure. Ray
  10. OCtoolguy
    Wheels!
  11. OCtoolguy
    I am considering purchasing a Dust Deputy but I will still need a decent shop vac. Without breaking the bank, what would you folks suggest for a vacuum. I was leaning toward a Home Depot unit or maybe a Rigid but I will wait for some input from you all. I'm sort of thinking of a small one in the 5 gallon size for just my scroll saw. I have limited space. I can't afford one of the high end vacuums. Ray
  12. OCtoolguy
    Oh what I wouldn't give for that much room. After having a 3 car garage at one time, I'm now in a 9 x 13 shop. Ray
  13. OCtoolguy
    Have you thought about possibly making a table topper out of plexiglass or hard board and attaching it with two sided tape? I made a topper for my DeWalt saw out of 1/4" hardboard and it works great. I see many folks have made toppers out of formica or something similar. You must have some other problem though that is causing such roughness. I have no experience with that saw so I can't add anything there. Sorry. Ray
  14. OCtoolguy
    Bingo. There is a club in Orange Co. Thanks for the link. Ray
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    I gave it a try but nothing came up. I did find a listing for the Orange County Woodworkers Association though. I sent an inquiry to them. I know there has to be one but they sure don't advertise it. Oh well...................... Ray
  16. OCtoolguy
    Yes, he and I have connected a bit. He is quite a ways from me but at least it would be doable. Ray
  17. OCtoolguy
    Well Wayne, I did as you suggested. It seems that nobody West of the Mississippi is into scrolling enough to start a club. Ray
  18. OCtoolguy
    Thanks Wayne, I'll try that. I thought I had already done that but I'm old. I forget. What was the question again? Ray
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    Thank you so much everybody. I will take the time to do as you all pretty much suggested. On the subject, what do you all think of the PEGAS brand of blades? I'm just cuious. I see them advertised but I have never seen them for sale in stores. Or mentioned here. It seems to be FD or Olsen that are being used the most. Ray
  20. OCtoolguy
    You mentioned that you use a #3 blade but it wasn't recommended. Ok, what about your new saw? Will you be using the same blade on it as you did on your DW788? Will one blade perform better on all machines or on particular machines? I see some folks use only Flying Dutchman blades. You use Olsen, others recommend others. That's what I guess I'm confused about. The guy whose class I took on marquetry uses nothing but 2/0 blades and he buys them by the gross from OttoFrei. He is the only person who I have heard of that uses that brand. He maintains it's because of price. I guess I will just have to do as all of you folks have done and just figure it out on my own. Thanks to all. Ray
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    Thanks for that link Jim. Another question comes to mind. Even when the size number is the same, no matter the brand, how do the blades themselves differ? As somebody above stated, the brands are different in pattern, angle, kerf etc. I suppose it's still just a crap shoot until I get enough experience to see the difference. I'm going to cut up some wood and paste the practice patterns on it and start cutting. I'll make notes of what works and what doesn't or whatever. Thanks to all. Ray
  22. OCtoolguy
    I am curious as to whether there are any scroller groups or clubs in the Orange County Cal. area. This might be an area that could use it's own forum or heading. I tried searching for any info that might be here but found none. Ray
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    Rolf, I did that with the wood carving club. I'm not sure how to find a scroller's club or group. I found the carver's group from the Wood Carving Illustrated site but I haven't found one here. Ray
  24. OCtoolguy
    Well, Florida is really nothing more than a sand bar floating upon the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico. Nothing but sand.
  25. OCtoolguy
    Hmmmmm, here is Iggy's schedule..............go to lake for farmer's market, sell stuff for 5 hours. Return home and settle in for a short hurricane break and then watch Nascar or a college football game. No sweat. I can see how much folks around you are worried about a hurricane. Nah! Nothing to worry about. Ray
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