GrampaJim

I just use a good wood glue and clamp it together for 24hrs. Never had a problem. Years ago I did glue AND screws from the bottom, I am not good enough to always get it right.

I have not posted anything new in a long time. Been busy with life stuff, but I have been scrolling. Here is a gift for a friend made with 1/2" thick Oak and finished with a mix of BLO, MS, and poly. Cut with FD-UR #5 blades.

I bought a Wen cheap bench top drill press about 5 years ago for about $65.00. Not a high end machine, but for blade entry holes it does the job and I have had no problems with it.

Good catch Kevin, I was wondering about the 81K - seemed like a strange value. 1K, now those are standard values.

I just checked with the wife, a road trip from Wisconsin is not going to happen for me. Can't say I didn't try.

Yep. been there done that!

Anyone here NOT have back problems? I have sciatica and also cant stand for long. I found that an exercise called planks or planking helps a lot.

I did the same thing. Got a Brother Laser printer from Wallyworld a couple of years ago and have had zero problem with it. The experts say Laser are the cheapest cost per page printer compared to inkjets. I still have my old HP inkjet just to have the scanner/copier function.

Very nice! Brings back memories of when I was a kid on the farm. Some of those are even good memories.

I agree with Ray. John Nelson's books are perfect for beginners. They touch on must types of scrolling and are well written. They helped me a lot!

Happy retirement. Good luck with the part time job - after getting caught up on your projects you will wonder how you can find time for one. I have been retired for two years and don't know how I ever had time to work a job. Just too many things to do!

I have used Open Office for years, but also use Inkscape for patterns. Why pay hundreds of $$$ for an office software that there is a free alternative to? As the Mac and Linux people say "friends don't let friends buy Microsoft."

I used to bottom feed on my Dewalt, started on a Craftsman so I didn't know there was a better way. Then I left the dark side and learned to top feed. Never going back! Its the only way to fly. Getting too old to bend and twist looking for the holes bottom feeding.

That is a 1K (1000) ohm pot. Back in my day any TV repair shop would be able to help. If there are any small electronic manufacturers in your area they MIGHT be able to help. If you are real brave and know how to solder electronics, a place like Digi-Key will have what you need for about a dollar or two.

Its rewarding to sell something (I know I try to), but doing something for someone who really appreciates it is very rewarding in its own way. Well done!

Found this on Craiglist. Not mine and I passed on it. The lister says its a Multmax-2. It will not work for me since I am a top feeder, also this is a single speed saw. Anyone in central Wisconsin here is the link. https://madison.craigslist.org/tls/6199613888.html

No spray in this house (asthma sufferer). I have used glue sticks, but mostly use white glue (Arlene's or Elmer's) over painters tape. Works for me just fine. The only down side is waiting for the white glue to dry, so plan ahead. Jim

If it wasn't 6 hours away and I had a little more $$$........... Sigh.

My friend has a roofing business and just finished doing my house. I sort of copied his business card to make this for him. Made from 3/4" oak and finished with a couple of coats of poly.

I used my e-cheap-o drill press to push the old bearings out and the new ones in. Probably not good for the press, but I only paid about $50. It seemed to work ok. When I did mine, I watched the videos so often I think I had them memorized.

Keep at it - You can do this. When I did mine, nothing looked bad either, but I when ahead and all the bearings and bushings anyway. I did have to readjust the tensioner after reassembly too. The good news is taking it all apart again is not so scary after you do it once.

It seems to be working fine for me.

I agree with Fredfret. Watch the videos, there are four of them. I just replaced all the bearings and bushings on my Dewalt. Compared to what the YouTube videos show as "bad" all the old ones in mine looked pretty good to me. Since I already had the new parts in front of me, I put them in anyway. Before the saw was really loud above speed 5, now it just purrs. If you are careful, you will not have to remove or touch the circuit board - just make sure you unplug the machine. I was more than a little nervous about tacking the bearings but its not really that bad.

My son coaches a coed soccer team for 10 year olds and for the past couple of years I have made gifts for him to give the team. This year I made a pattern in Inkscape of each name and jersey number and a soccer ball. Got all twelve done but only had time to get a pix of one of them. I cut these from 3/4" oak and finished with a couple of coats of spay poly.

Over 3 years ago and as a newbie, my new Sears scroll saw broke. I found a Dewalt 788 Type 1 on Craigslist and was a happy camper for a long time. How much use it had before was unknown. Over time the noise of the saw increased and I read all the threads about 788 repairs here and watch the You-tube videos on the subject a couple of times. Not being a mechanic I admit to being kind of intimidated to tackle doing a rebuild. Since new saws were not in the budget and lately CL has lots of $50.00 Craftsman, a couple of $1000 Hegners, and Dewalts at $500 and up (really?? for a used machine that is going for $490 at Home Depot?). It was time to dive into DIY repairs. I studied the videos until I almost had them memorized. Ordered sleeves from e-replacements and bearings (INA brand) from my local distributor Bearings Inc. They are less then 10 miles for me and were very helpful – great service. The job is done and the saw has quieted WAY down. Just kind of purrs. My observations: Should have done this much sooner! Not that there were any big issues, just that after 15-20 years of life everything was slightly warn. I found nothing nearly as bad as what was shown on the vids. The parts lists that are on other threads here, seem for type 2 machines and there are some differences in part numbers. If you have a Type 1, verify your part numbers. The videos show using the new bearing to push out the old one in one operation. Bearings Inc people told me to do it in two steps. Push out the old one and than install the new. Their reasoning was the the side with the part numbers on the bearings is hardened steel and the opposite side is not. Pushing on that side could deform the bearing and shorten its life. I have know idea if that is true or not. Going forward, I will be doing a disassembly and applying new grease probably every year.So my recommend that if you have a Dewalt that is less than ideal, be braver that I was and go for it. I have a like new saw at a cost of about $150 in parts.