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I like your idea Dick. You have solved a problem for yourself! For me it's to much work! When I do puzzles I use a calendar page of a subject I like. Then cut it free hand with a 2/0 skip tooth blade. No pattern needed!
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a view for pattern directly on the wood
dgman replied to heppnerguy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Hey Dick, I'm glad it works for you! That's exactly how I do it except I use odorless mineral spirits. Same thing as paint thinner except a little more refined. I use a spray bottle to spritz the MS onto the pattern. After removing the pattern, I wipe the wood down with a clean soft cloth. No blue painters tape for me! -
Great work Gordie!
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Some great work gator, I do hope you are stack cutting!
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Nice work Larry!
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All very nice work DW! I've made tons of those mini alarm clocks. I tie a ribbon to the top and sell them as Christmas ornaments. They are great sellers!
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Nice work Paul!If your iPad is up to date, there is an emoticon button just left of the space bar on your keyboard. If it's not there, go to settings, klick on general. There you will find a software update button. Klick on it and see if there is an update. I am on my iPad!😎😃
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If you top feed, you don't need to keep the arm up! My first saw was a bottom feeder. That's how I learned to scroll. I bought my first DeWalt because of the ability to top feed. It took one or two times loading a blade to learn how to do it, and I've never looked back.
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Sully is right, that's why I use two 2" outlets y'd from one 4" hose. Another advantage to using a dust collector over a shop vac is the noise level. My dust collector is half as loud as my shop vac.
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Hey Dick, I use a folded sheet of brown paper from a grocery bag. It works like 600 grit sand paper, does not leave any sandy residue and it's free! I use to sand down any dust nubs between coats of spray lacquer. After the final coat I use it to even out the finish and to take down the shine as I don't like a high shine on my projects.
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Very nice Clayton, should make a great display to enter!
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Hey Paul, it's ok that you feel that way. No saw has it all for everybody. A few years back, it was time to replace my well used and worn DeWalt 788 Type I. Since I am an instructor at the local Woodcraft store, I was able to take an Excalibur EX1 for a test drive. It didn't have the feel that my DeWalt had. With the discount I get it would of been a great buy, but I chose to go with a new DeWalt and I don't regret it. A. Few weeks later, I was doing a demonstration at the stores annual woodworking show. All the manufactures reps where there. The DeWalt rep asked how I liked the 788. I told him about my type I wearing out. He said bring in to the store and he would replace it. So now I have two perfectly working saws. It comes in handy as I sometimes give private lessons at home.
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Yes I still use the blower. I point it to blow the dust to the collector nozzle. The upper nozzle collects all the airborne dust, which is most important. The lower nozzle collect most of what falls below the table. Something I didn't show in the pics is I use a home made seperator in front of the dust collector. The seperator collects 95% of the dust into a 30 gallon barrel. I only have to clean out the collector bag once a year.
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Nice work John!
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Nice one Keith, beautiful cutting!
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Beautiful work Edward! That one is on my cut list.
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Hey Edward, I have that same dust collector. Here are some picks of my set up. All fittings and hoses are available at Woodcraft. The added weight to the top arm is no problem for me and I am a top feeder!
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If you are cutting thin wood like 1/8" Baltic birch, attach it to a sacrificial piece of plywood, or another piece of BB ply. This will give you better control of the cut and lessen the agressiveness of the blade. This is called stack cutting. Do a search on stack cutting and you will find many ways to attach or make up a stack.
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Great job Jim! Don is a great pattern maker and this one is a blue ribbon winner! You should think about entering it in the Ventura County fair coming up.
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Nice display Terry. One thing I notice is you don't have small items. I always have items ranging from $3 to $120 for sale. The smaller items draw the customers in. Once they see the quality of the work they start looking at the larger more expensive items.
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I wish you luck Terry!
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You don't look like Kevin! Nice work Dick!
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I knew you could it Kris! That's a great project!
