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My friend Frank sells them on his website; he is also saw-man himself and believes in treating everyone right! http://www.pozsgaidesigns.com/index.htm He also has blades, patterns and other accessories available.

Hello, and welcome to the asylum! I still claim that I have the oldest working saw here! I have a 1952 Craftsman-- without a motor It uses electromagnet and a spring steel plate, been on homemade parts for many decades.--but it does work! I bought it new in 1953; but by serial # it is a 52 model year. I use it about once a year for really thin stuff. My working saw is the DW788 and I like it well. Eventually I do hope to get good at scrollsawing!

Pilot error! Has happened to all of us!

http://www.pozsgaidesigns.com/index.htmIs where I get my blades. He is a scrollsawer; not just a vendor! Treats everyone right! Has parts and even improvements also available at reasonable rates too!

Frank At this url http://www.pozsgaidesigns.com/index.htm Sells pumps (bellows) very reasonably. Also a good source of information and advice-- cuts as well as a vendor!

Nice work! Did not know you had an issue; glad to hear it is better! The woodworking communities are usually very eager to lend support to each other! I have had wonderful moral support from both this site and Lumberjocks.com that I also belong to. Lots of thing can get too any of us! We only think we are made of steel! Sometimes just a chance to vent helps a BUNCH! I will read all the way through any email from any of the groups. Happy too if it helps at all!

Fantastic!

I actually still use the hold-downs some! Mostly do NOT! But on some woods with some blades that want to buck I do use them. A welcome and just do not worry about that hold-down! You only use it a little! Old saws still cut wood too. Enjoy what you have and make a large amount of sawdust. Everyone sometimes misses the lines, small errors are easy to correct/ignore most will only show to you! If you are going to miss the line go to the waste area--sands-- files of! Do not worry about perfect or what Joe Jones thinks! Look in the mirror and do it to please that GUY!

Not too bad!

Very nice and Great for you!

A.K. Just keeping his TITLE!!

I really like the looks of yours and they are really well made! A manila rope handle 1/2-- 3/4 inch thick! would be a neat addition as the handle! Through smaller holes with knotted ends!

Sorry, I forgot to add the easy part! Drill slightly oversized holes through the body of the toy, or pieces of wood together that you will glue(attach) to the toy. Now I have found that 1/4 is too small for the axel as kids twist and break them. I use 3/8 dowels that I buy in bunches. I agree with you-- I want to be able to say "I made it". Now I drill the wheel centers a very small oversize of the dowel. I glue one wheel on and let the glue set. I have found it sometimes works better to paint the wheels off the toy and then touch up after the assembly. Now the centers of the axels I hand rub with candle stubs(A hard wax of some kind) and then assemble and glue the other wheel on! Make sure to leave a little side play and to roll the toy before the glue totally sets so you do not accidentally glue it solid! I also usually have a little run-in on the belt sander(actually fun--Careful Sanders BITE!) before any painting. The belt sander can give you a nice fast gentle edge and remove a lot of the holesaw rash! I have used a thicker (3/4) or so pine for wheels without issues. I decent plywood will also work, but the solid woods seem to work. If you ant to ask me any more questions just email me a message; I sometimes miss re-checking on some posts.

Unlike ike I still have my first scrollsaw--it has run on homemade parts for 55 or so years now. It is still working; although very little. I bought a DW 788 about3-1/3 or so years ago now. Good saw, I cut a lot of hardwood name=plates etc. It is a very good saw in the price range!.

Well the "tankers" are gone! I have to make more! I had an order for 10, took 12 along, came home with none! Figure that is not a bad show! Also scored a growler of very good dark stout! Picture of 'TROPHY" included. Now time for another "wee taste!"

Good goin' ---Even though you are after my TWY award!

About 10 AM this morning; I was asked if I had anything for a house warming for some friends; by my son , that we live with. Well, I did not! A little head scratching etc.-the result is in the picture! So, back to the "drawing board????" Anyway-- well, I really do very seldom do much on paper. The lettering was done from pencil guide lines then lettered-partly sanded off then redrawn and "winged-it". The woodburnign was a very round point. Cedar is hard to burn evenly, though. I also clean the point very often on sandpaper scraps. If you can identify the car---Make--year; I did my job well! The puppies probably will NOT get it! Some of us old dogs, it is pretty easy! The pattern? was made from a stock photo then modified to show some of the customizations on the car they own!

Wish you the best of luck. Neat toys!

Well, I thought that I have a decent shop; but, after seeing yours, not any more! I even spotted a microwave in there! and a dust system that night work a lot better than what I have! Sometimes I have 3 vacuums and the dust collector trying to stay even!

I use the easy cheap way! I cut them on the drill-press with hole saws; usually from scrap wood. I then re-drill the hole a little larger to accommodate a decent sized axel. I use a jig that I made to run the wheels against the belt sander. this cleans them up easily. Hope this helps. I then glue the one side, wax the axel with a good rub of candle wax, and then assemble with a wooden mallet! Light taps lots of glue --careful not get the glue in the axel hole! I have screwed-up and had to drill them out! Wax axle by rubbing HARD against bee's wax candle stub If you can ! They are better lube than soy candles. Before the glue has cured try turning the wheels carefully! Better to have to dis-assemble than to have to drill out! A sturdy base when tapping the wheels on is essential. Hope this helps. I have also made wheels using a flat cut bit in the mounted router. I had a home-made table and holes that Philips screwdriver just snugly slid into. Carefully Plunged the plywood piece onto the bit and then just slowly turned using the screwdriver as my pivot! Hope this helps! They can also be very carefully cut on a scrollsaw! I even have a hole drilled in my scrollsaw table for that purpose; although I rarely use it. Careful also of the selecting wood because some have splitting tendencies, on the wheels-- some wood makes decorative, not playable wheels!

Made from free fence boards retrieved from the fencing co dumpster. Some work; but, great price! Made to tote 2 64 oz. beer growlers. Trying different designs. The hole ended ones are lighter and look better to me! Suggestions always welcome! That is where some of my ideas come from. Thanks all.

Summed up before I got here! Kept up!

A.K. retains the AMAZING part of the name AGAIN! Nice ! Almost forgot; had to edit! Aromatic cedar has been one of my favorite woods for 50+ years now!

Nothing to ADD; as usual A.K. manages to say it all very well!