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    Do you have a local kindergarten or pre-school nearby? Kids love to "create" things by gluing them together. I have even glued several pieces together into a larger piece of wood to make a bowl, box, or a vase. Other things might come to mind.
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    I always liked to do silhouette art. I especially like to do distant scenes of trees, animals, people, etc. I once made a scene over 3 feet in length by doing it in sections and then gluing them together. I would find some art on the internet by searching images. Go for it.
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    I noted that on my 694 that there is on "stop" on either the top or bottom holder. So in theory, one could use a 6 inch (or more?) blade, such as a coping saw. One would have to remove the pins to make it fit. Since the 694 is a clone of the 788, it should work on either one. I have not tried it. May have to experiment with that some day. LOL
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    How about a disk/belt sander. I like to keep a supply of emery board sanders (from Dollar Tree). Another type of sander that I use is a sponge sander. An orbital sander comes in handy too, especially the palm sander.
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    I like black walnut and applewood.
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    I had a Ryobi that came with a teflon coated table. In time the Teflon wore off near the blade. I assume that that is where the most wear occurs. Then I found that Johnsons past was works very well. Lasts quite a while and is easy to apply with a paper towel.
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    I am proud to say that Mike is a personal friend of mine. We have coffee together at least weekly. Mike is the sole distributer of Niqua blades in the USA. He does have several dealers around the world who obviously get their FD blades at wholesale. They are free to set their own retail price. It is entirely possible that one can buy Niqua blades cheaper because of the pricing structure. I say go for it., Mike does sell directly to customers and provides a quantity discount. You can visit his website at www.mikesworkshop.com or email him at [email protected] . The dimple on the Ultra Reverse blades is a relatively new innovation, less than two years old, I believe This was done because of complaints that users had a hard time determing which end was up, especially with the smaller blades. Hope this helps.
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    "Sorry to be a killjoy but a lot of people in the UK scroll-saw forum have reported problems with FD blades breaking with recent FD blade purchases (inc myself) For at least the last 20 years I have used Niqua blades but reading how good FD blades were I ordered some, however I found they kept breaking near the top or bottom after very little use whereas the Niqua blades only need replacing when blunt and only very rarely break. Quite a few people in the forum (UK) have reported the same problem and some have switched to different brands one being Olson. I can only assume that our experience is because of a faulty batch as previous reports on FD were positive. Hope I don't offend anyone with the above but felt it fair to give my experience with the blades." Are you aware that Niqua and Flying Dutchman are the same? Niqua is the the manufacturer in Germany and Mikes's Workshop orders blades from Niqua and names them Flying Dutchman.
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    Hello! I am new to this forum but I have been on a couple others for awhile. I started scrolling about 13 years ago shortly after I lost my wife. Been at it ever since. It is strictly a hobby, I do not sell anything, but give all my projects away except for those I keep for myself. I like to give away items to young chilldren. I guess my favorite for handouts are 3D items. I have to limit myself to simple cuttings because of macular degeneration setting in. I am 84 years old and live in Sioux Falls, SD since 1973.
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