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Wow, beautiful work!
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Nice work Bobby!
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Welcome to the village Jason! We are here to help if you have any questions. Make sure to post pictures of your projects!
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It's not to often you share your work with us Merlin, but this is worth the wait! Great cutting and I love that wood!
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My favorite wood is Mahogany. It cuts so nice, smells good when scrolling and finishes so beautifully .
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Very nice looking projects Al. I think it's time to change your screen name!
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A problem that occurs quite often is the set screw that backs up to the thumb screw backs out. This leaves the blade up against the thumb screw and a hole. If the blade is breaking at the blade clamp, this is what's causing it. Check to see if the set screw has backed out. Use what ever tool is needed to set it so it just protrudes past the hole. I frequently use 2/0 and 1 and 2 size blades at all speeds tensioned to high C without breakage so tension and speed should not be an issue.
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I have one, never wear it.
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We use oil to bring out the natural color and grain in woods. Any oil will do this but we use boiled linseed oil because it's economical and available at any paint department. We cut it with mineral spirits to thin the oil. This makes the oil less viscous and allows the oil to penetrate easier into the wood and more importantly, allows the oil to dry faster. Danish oil is a mixture of oil and dryers and other ingredients. Thining with mineral spirits will just thin already thinned oil. Good? Bad? I don't know! You do need to use a top coat after the oil dries as the oil will not protect the wood. I like to use Deft semi gloss spray lacquer! So Danny, that's why we use the 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits! P.S., hey Kevin, look at my post of a couple days ago titled "hey Kevin" about the mini bird house ornaments. All finished as above.
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Hey Kevin, I have done about a dozen of the man cave saw. I sell them for $28. They are a good seller!
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more with the little compound birdhouses....for KEVIN....:+}
dgman replied to danny's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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Nice work Paul!
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The patterns are available at http://www.scrollsawinspirations.com/default.asp?ID=2 I use what ever woods I have on hand. In the pictures I see walnut, alder, mahogany, pine, Douglas fir and Cocobolo. For the birds I used Yelloheart, red heart, PurpleHeart, walnut and mahogany. The plans call for a 1/2" hole, but I think it looks big and clunky so I drilled 3/8" holes instead. I use FD polar #5 blades for the bird houses and FD polar #3 for the birds. I soak the pieces in a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. When dry, I top coat with Deft semi gloss spray lacquer. I sell these for $10 each or two for $18
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I promised pictures of the mini bird houses but looks like Danny beat me to it. I guess I will post them anyway since I took the time to snap them!
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Hey Kevin, if no one else replies sooner, I'll post some pictures on Sunday.
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Try this: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/14677-dust-collector/ Let me know if I can help with any questions.
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I think you are talking about my system. I'll see if I can find it for you.
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Hey Danny, I have cut hundreds of the mini bird houses by Dianna Thompson in 1-1/4" hardwoods of all types including Walnut, Mahogany, Cherry, Alder and soft wood all using a FD polar #5. And a polar #3 for the birds. The polar blades have a slight set to the teeth. This helps clear out the dust from the kerf. Depending on the the hardness of the wood, the blade will last for two or three bird houses. The #5 seems a little big, but it will handle the sharp turns in these patterns. If you don't have the polar #5 blade, take the time to order some for the bird houses, you won't regret it! In fact if you don't like them, I'll buy them from you!
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Hey Clyde, long time no see! Welcome back to the village!
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This past Thursday nigh was our woodworkers club meeting. There was a silent auction on two lots of wood. I won both lots! The first lot is an assortment of 1/4" Mahogany boards ranging in widths 4-8 inches and up to 36" long. Wining bid- $20, The second lot is all Mahogany board scraps. Lots of usable boards in 1/2" and up. Will take a lot of milling and glue ups but well worth the the winning bid of $20! All this wood for $40!
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I see a blue ribbon in your future!
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Simple, don't use the blue painters tape!
