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I tried both FD and Pegas and decided that Pegas is my go-to blade. The FD for me was not easy to control.
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Patience always pays rewards. You did good and got a nice road trip to boot. Enjoy. Great saw!
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That is one fine work of art. Beautifully done.
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Sorry Don, but I have read and re-read your posts and can't make any sense of what you are trying to do. But, I will look forward to seeing it when it's finished just to satisfy my curiosity.
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Strangely, I have not aged in appearance. That pic was taken about 12 years ago but I still look the same and still wear that cap. Along with my collection of Trump hats.
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Gene, do yourself a favor and take those first cuttings and sign the back side and date them. Put them away for a year or so and then come back and see your improvement. Both in speed of cut and accuracy. My very first cutting was of a butterfly done in some scrap 5/16" BB ply. I hung it up in my shop and look at it every once in a while. I look at it and see where I had problems with turning tight corners or drifting off line. Those things now are not problems but it came with experience and seat time behind your sawblade. I tried reading books but they were of no use to me. I have gained EVERYTHING I know from right here at SSV. And practice, practice, practice. I noticed also that if I am away from the saw for a couple of weeks, when I come back, I have to regain some of the lost "muscle memory" that really goes away fast. So, I have learned that if I've been away from the saw, I do a practice cut of something to regain what I lost. Being 80 years old is not for the weak. For sure.
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Which Hegner are you selling?
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I'm really sad to hear that the Wen is not a winner. Let's hope they get the bugs out and present a better product.
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If you check back a couple of weeks on here, we have one member who had 2 of those saws go bad while still new. He took them back and bought a Dewalt or Delta. I'd check out the Hegner mentioned above.
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I see the same thing coming to the U.S. if folks don't wake up soon.
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I don't blame you. I hate doing anything too much. If I have something that somebody really likes I make one for them. If someone asks me for something I've not done I will price it according to my "wanting" to make it. Most often just time & materials. If my price is too high it means that I probably didn't want the job. My hobby is for my benefit. We have no room left for many more projects. So if I make something now, I have to find a home for it.
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I searched out all of the forums and this is by far my favorite. I spend too much time on the computer so I'm glad there are not many. Thanks Travis for creating the warm and welcoming atmosphere that SSV has. I've learned everything I know about scrolling from this forum. Steve Good does a wonderful job of creating patterns and reviewing tools and related equipment so I'm very thankful for his site also. Keep doing what you are doing. We all appreciate it.
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I haven't found a need for wheels yet. Except for my stationary tools.
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Thanks, Charley. I never gave that any thought. I wonder if all saw blades would like waxing. Why not?
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Arrgh! I blinked again and lost another leaf
OCtoolguy replied to MarieC's topic in General Scroll Sawing
A tiny dot of CA glue on each upper eyelid should help.- 23 replies
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So far, I've only used it to make the Steve Good tissue box covers. I'm not a fretwork guy. If warping is an issue, I might use it.
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@Moocifer Joe, I want to take a second and add this comment. There seems to be some misunderstanding regarding your recent purchase of a Dewalt saw. If I said anything negative to rain on you parade, I'm deeply sorry. I had a type 1 Dewalt as my first saw and would probably still have it had not a great deal on a used Excalibur come along. You will get many years of use out of that saw as far as I'm concerned. I'm also very sorry that the Wen didn't work out because I had high hopes for its entry into the scroll saw world. We need more saws in that price range. Anyway, if I said anything to make you feel that you made a bad decision, please accept my humble apologies. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW SAW!
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no sweat from my point. I know what you meant. We all have heard good and bad about just about every tool mentioned on this forum. You can get a lemon no matter what you buy. It all depends on whether you get a Monday/Friday thing or one made the other 3 days of the week. Every tool that I have purchased over the years, I've had to go over and tighten, loosen, adjust, clean....you name it. My Delta Unisaw was a piece of junk until I got it dialed in. The table was waaaay off.
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I only hope that the Chinese weapons prove to be unworthy also.
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It will never end, no matter what the hobby there is always something newer, bigger, better. Just go with it!
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I think all woodworking machines need waxing if for no other reason than to ward off corrosion. On the aluminum, I think it stalls the oxidation that forms on aluminum. As for the Pegas, cars come painted too but we still wax them.
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I think that might have been Rockytime (Les). He made some that worked much better.
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Kevin, why don't you make them a deal. Tell them you will pay for a new controller but if it solves your problem they have to refund your money. Or something along those lines. It sounds to me like you got a lemon. If I recall yours was one of the first off the line so whatever the problem might be, they have solved it. But yours is still bad. I wouldn't take no for an answer.
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So what you are saying Kevin is the 226 Ultra and the GM series are the best Hawks to own? I know that the 226 Ultra that I had was a great saw. It was just too big for my shop. I hated to sell it.
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I went back and looked after I commented and saw those holes were missing but left my comment to see if there was something else.
