dgman

Beautiful cutting of a pattern by our very own Grampa!

Nice shop! It looks comfortable! There are a lot of ways to extend the life of blades. For me, it's using clear packing tape on top of the pattern. Some folks use blue painters tape on the wood blank, then glue on the pattern on top of that. The tape lubericates the blade which helps prevent burning and the blade will last longer because it stays cooler. If you cut the blade to move the teeth up or down, your still using an old used blade! For me, blades are cheap. When they get dull, I toss them.

Hey Brian, I know you have been using a DeWalt 788 to cut your puzzles. Most 788's have a small amount of back to front movement that should still give you a 90° cut as long as you have good tension and yout table is at a perfect 90° to the blade. The quality control of the 788 has not been very good lately and some saws have way to much front to back movement than is acceptable. In fact in the class I taught this past weekend, they brought in a brand new saw off the floor that was over 1/16" off. We had a hard time controlling turns on this saw. So, if you buy another 788, check the blade travel before you take it home. a small amount of front to back movement is desirable as it makes for a more agresive cut. The Excalibur saws have less front to back movement, so the cut is less aggressive than the DeWalt 788. There is an adjustment on the EX saws but not on the DeWalt saws. But the adjustment on the EX saws is tedious and cumbersome. The new RBI saws by Buston have an easy adjustment on the blade clamps to adjust this movement. You can adjust from 0 movement for less agresive cuts to to a large degree of movement for a more aggressive cut. So, you have to decide what you want, a more accurate cut or a more aggressive cut.

Very nice project Pete!

Great job!

Amazing work there Jim!

Cool, I like It!

Very nice work there Dick!

Beautiful work!

Hey Dan, I have a Cody too! That's a great display, the talk of the town for sure!

Love the plaque Marg, and the butterflies are nice too!

How about Dumb & Dumber

Nice work Dan!

Thanks Jesse, that's great!

Those are great Edward! You should have a good show!

Welcome to the village, come on in and join the fun!

Excellent work there Jim! Let me know when you are in my part of the world, I'll come and visit with you.

Excellent work Tony!

Very very nice!

Go get em Ike!

Looking good!

Nice cutting Larry! I love that wood, but it looks like you have a little tear out in the top right. It might take a little more sanding.

Nice work Tony!

Very nice work. I love that you made your own frame!

Nice work Larry!