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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!
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Nice work Gordie!
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Don't give up Kris. If Kevin can do it, you can do it!
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Hey Gordie, very nice pattern and cutting except you misspelled LOS ANGELES KINGS!!!
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Nice work for your first piece! I make lots of clocks and would never atempt to cut the mounting hole on the scroll saw, always use a forstner bit.
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Great work Edward, love the frame!
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To line or not to line is the question.
dgman replied to Phantom Scroller's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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I think half the village members just went to the Sterrett site!
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I would use a FD Polar #7 or #9. The Polar blades have a slight set to the teeth and cut thick wood very well. I use them for compound cutting.
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I use a folded piece of brown paper bag just like a folded sheet of sand paper. I use it between coats of spray lacquer to take down any dust nubs. I also use it to even out the finish and to take down the gloss factor. I have never used cardboard but after all it is made from brown paper.
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Yup, I've been buying from Sloans for years. Great folks and great service. http://www.sloanswoodshop.com
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Hey Ernie, unless I'm missing something, FD doesn't have a TC blade. I think you mean UR which stands for Ultra Reverse. It an excellent blade to start with. I use the FD UR blades and I also use Olson skip tooth and reverse tooth blades. As a scroll saw instructor, I start my students off using Olson skip tooth #5 blades. But starting off with FD UR blades will be fine. Curios, do you have other woodworking tools? Although a scroll saw will cut pen blanks to length, it would not be my first choice. A table saw would be my first choice and a band saw would be my second. If Al your doing is cutting blanks to length, go with the biggest blade available. Good luck and let us know how it works for you.
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Hey Danny, my shop is in my garage so odor is never a problem, but today's glue sticks really don't have an odor. As for it being hot.... Yeah it's hot, don't touch it!
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Looks like an easy way of doing it Danny. I clamp the stack together first, then using a hot glue gun apply a bead of hot glue to the edges of the blanks. By the time I finish the last edge, the other edges are cool enough to remove the clamps. No waiting time at all! I do use Aleene's tacky glue for everything that needs gluing except when laminating boards together. For that I use Titebond III.
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I too make my own frames. This way I can control the look of the finished project and by making the frame to fit the portrait, I don't have to worry about sizing the portrait to fit the frame. I prefer simplicity over a fancy frame, just enough to set the portrait off. Here is a Charles Dearing pattern done on 1/8" oak plywood with a stained Baltic birch backer, framed in a 5/8" thick Mahogany frame with no glass. The frame is built around the portrait, all glued together so the frame is not removable and does not require any reinforcements at the corners.
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I like that a lot TerryLee, very nice cutting!
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As a general rule I'll do one project at a time, but I may not apply the finish until I have several projects. Then I'll finish four or five at a time. If I have a special order or request then I may have two project going at one time.
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Any chance your blade is installed upside down? The teeth should be pointing down.
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I just posted my Dewalt scrollsaw on the hot deals area
dgman replied to nrscroller's topic in General Scroll Sawing
A type I DeWalt has got to be about 15 years old!
