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Thanks Melanie, I truly learned something today. I never knew either of those were available.
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@don watson, there are lots of youtube videos that might be of help. I have made one nameplate that had my name on one side and my wife's on the other. Nothing too difficult about it. Just make sure you have the center line absolutely centered on the edge of your block and that your block is a true 90 degrees on all sides.
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I've never been able to make the search function work for me. I will be following this thread in hopes that someone can enlighten both of us.
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Just be careful as you are not covered once they warned you.
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Beatutiful job Dick. I'll bet he appreciated it very much. Nice to have friends like you.
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That's a beauty for sure. Great job of hiding the drill lines.
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Agreed!
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Edison never made a mistake. He just found 10,000 ways that didn't work.
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Congrats on your WIN!
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A lot of folks I've read use the cheapie one from Harbor Freight. This one. https://www.harborfreight.com/quick-change-airbrush-kit-93506.html Evidently the learning curve is much easier with it. Not as many adjustments to make.
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Beautifully done! Wise choice "grasshopper".
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This might be the one time it would be good to paint something. The whole "pink" thing is the issue so why not dive in and just paint the backer pink and be done with it?
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You are doing exactly the right thing. Work on something that has a purpose. Practice patterns are BORING! Those two projects are great and if they come out ok, great. If not, toss them or date them and put them away for a year. But from what I see, you are well on your way and probably being too tough on yourself. Just keep pushing yourself onto harder and harder things. So far, all good. Also I might add, as in projects like the witch one, always work from the center outward. Get the little stuff cut before you cut out the outer shell. That way it keeps rigidity as long as possible.
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My biggest obstacles starting out.
OCtoolguy replied to amazingkevin's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I'm not going to take either side. What I will say is that first of all, my saws, none of them, run as smoothly at full speed. The vibration factor enters in and that in itself disturbs me and I don't feel as much in control. I usually find that sweet spot where my saw is running as fast as possible without going into what I call the "shake zone". I try to let the blade do the work and follow along at my comfortable pace. I'm not in this hobby for speed. I'm in it for relaxation and enjoyment. I do not enjoy trying to "keep up" with the saws speed. I've learned how to make the sharp corners by relaxing the forward pressure and transferring that pressure to the back side of the blade while at the same time turning the work piece. Another thing I've learned is that "muscle memory" goes away very quickly. If I am not cutting on a semi-daily basis, I lose some of the memory and so I always warm up with a practice piece just to get everything working again. -
Delta is not good at parts & service. Caution.
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Beautiful work John. I just had to come back and add this comment. Your work is just fantastic and really built a fire underneath me to do better. My tissue boxes look amateurish compared to yours. I can see that you used hardwood instead of BB ply and that is where the difference lies. I am going to step up my game and try making some in the same way as you have here. Thanks for showing your work. I really appreciate your talent.
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I sure wish we still had those shows here. But rents got so high and then they added parking on top so folks quit attending. Have fun Rolf. Pics please.
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We've been running our a/c in our home so I hated to run the unit in my shop. Our electric is gonna break the bank this month.
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For those who may want to try something just a bit easier, check this out. https://www.instructables.com/Wooden-Toy-Ferris-Wheel/
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I know, but it's not. It's a very high res pic and I was able to enlarge it to make out my son's face very clearly.
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after taking a closer look at it, I was able to see where the center hole was and could see that it was a clock. Very ornate.
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Looking forward to it Chris. I should take lessons from you on planning. I never plan. I just jump headlong into a project and I'm sure that's why I end up doing a lot of it more than once. Sorta the way I've lived my life too. I guess I'm too old to learn new tricks.
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Beautiful work Paul. As always. What is that second picture of? It almost looks like a clock with an ornate pendulum.
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