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Hi 60's low 70's in So Cal. I actually turned my little heater on in my shop yesterday. I guess I'll have to put on long pants soon. Sad!
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It has the black knob at the rear.
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I'd have to take it just to tinker with it. Resurrecting old machinery interests me.
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I've been busy with many things not hobby related. But also when time permits working on Christmas gifts. I also decided to give the 3-D reindeer earrings a try so I've been chatting with @CharleyL about how he does it. Here are my first two attempts out of mahogany. Gonna buy some hard maple today if I can find some.
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Thanks for that info. As usual, I was looking at it from the standpoint of doing it the hard way. Maybe that's my problem. I do everything the hard way. Thanks again.
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I love what you have done. Beautiful work. I would love to try one but I can't seem to cut anything square on 4 sides with regularity. I have a fairly well-tuned Dewalt jobsite saw but I'm always off by a tiny bit. Can you offer any advice on how you make all those squares for the boards?
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I was going to suggest one of those segmented belts that they sell to replace most any v-belt. They are pricey but last forever. And a day. All you need is a dimension. I know Harbor Freight sells them and also Woodcraft. Probably Rockler too. Do a search on Amazon. I'll bet you could use one in place of the round belt that you have used.
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It's windy down here in Orange County but so far everything is still up and running. We just finished our TG dinner. There are leftovers if you are interested.
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The topic line says it all!
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Mark, you need a hobby. Lol. Happy Thanksgiving
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What are the dimensions of the work area? Not the "closet" area, just the workroom?. I like your ideas and may have to incorporate some of them. My shop is 9 x 13 with an 8ft workbench that may have to move outside. I really like your shop and it doesn't appear to be that much bigger than mine. Thanks for posting
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This is still my favorite piece of wood. Somebody here on SSV posted this pic a while back. I wish it was mine.
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Dave, you really are a wood artist. Your work is A-1.
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I know you replaced the brushes but did you clean up the armature and check it out with an ohm meter for possible shorts.
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I thought the same. I've got a used Delta 14" that does what I need.
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I too am a wood hoarder but mostly used wood from wherever I find it. That is a nice piece of wood.
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Kevin, after reading many posts by others, I was realizing that many folks use the tiny blades. Now, maybe it's because they do primarily fretwork. I'm not a fretwork person but for what I'm making right now, I have to do some of it so I thought it might behoove me to give it a try. I think I will try what you say and go back to either a #5 or drop down to a #3. I've never messed around with the knob before and had no problem with the #5's. I was just wondering if it was something I was doing wrong. Now, I see that it is more of an issue with not knowing what I was doing and something that will require a bit more finesse when mounting smaller blades. I've always tried to take the slack out of the mechanism because this is usually quite a bit. But now, I know not to do that on the smaller blades. Onward and upward.
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Let me clarify. I'm trying to use Pegas 2/0 and/or #1 mgt blades. Cutting 1/8" BB stacked 4 high. I know that the black knob is meant for leveling the upper arm and is not a tension adjuster. BUT, there is no other way to adjust the tension on these saws. I am using the Pegas clamps with the white flip lever. I bottom feed. I've never heard of leaving "slack" in the blade when mounting it. My method up til now has been to mount the bottom clamp first, feed the blade through the drill hole, and then mount the top clamp while pulling down on the upper arm to remove any "play" in the mechanism. Then flip the lever. So if I'm reading all the replies correctly, I'm doing it wrong by removing the slack in the mechanism causing too much tension. I will take all this advice and try to change my method. After re-leveling the upper arm. I appreciate all the help folks. I guess the wandering blade is caused more by operator error than tension.
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Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'd love to be able to do what you have done. Especially as you did on the tiger picture.
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And I thought I had this thing figured out. Well it seems I don't. I have, up to this point, pretty much used Pegas #5MGT blades for most everything but I decided to branch out a bit and try some smaller blades. So, I dropped down to a #1 and #2/0. My problem is in tensioning. I can't seem to find that sweet spot with the tension on my Ex 16. I first tried it at the same point on the big black knob that I use for the #5. Well that proved to be way too tight so I backed off. Way off. Almost a full turn off. Once I got to a point where I wasn't snapping the blades upon applying the tension lever, they become "un-steerable". Lots of wandering. So, I tried tightening back up just a smidge. Back to breaking the blades. So, I guess I need some help from those of you who pretty much always use those tiny blades. How do you keep from breaking them? I'd like to hear from folks who have either a Pegas, Seyco, Excalibur or similar types of saws so we are talking oranges to orange. But any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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Beautiful work Frank. As always. You should think about taking up artistic painting. I think you'd do well.
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Beautiful work. You outdid yourself. I have something like that in my future.
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And so glad you did.
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The H/F that I bought has a glass lens and I'm not sure what the magnification is but it works fine for me. My biggest complaint is having to wipe the sawdust off of it every once in a while.
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What do you call a grouping of Snowmen???
OCtoolguy replied to barb.j.enders's topic in Bragging Rights
Very nice work. I envy folks who have an artistic bent. I have none and must copy others work.
