dgman
-
Posts
6,555 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
17
Content Type
Store
Profiles
How-To & Articles
Scroll Saw Reviews
Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations International
Pattern Shop
Suppliers
Village University
Help Desk
Forums
Gallery
eBooks
Everything posted by dgman
-
Well actually, I don’t usually read when you two Alpha Dogs are going at it, but since I was away I had to se where everybody was. john, thank you for the help you gave me recently. It’s funny, Kevin never responds when I post!
-
Man o man, I’ve been gone for two day and you two are still at it!! Why don’t we call a truce and wish each other a Merry Christmas!
-
They are all wonderful Marg! They are front and center on my ornament exchange tree!!!
-
That’s great Don!
-
Impressive work Jeff! They are both “Precious”!
-
Yes, this is a must with oily woods if edge gluing. Not all exotic woods are oily though. But if in doubt, do it. Acetone dries real fast, so it shouldn’t be a big issue.
-
I cut this about ten years ago. It’s a pattern by the late great Dirk Bolemen. It comes out every Christmas season. I made six that year. Stack cut 1/8 Baltic birch plywood. Back then I would of used Olson #2 and 2/0 Reverse tooth blades. If you look behind Mrs Claus, there is a wall clock. Dirk designed a real clock of that. I cut that clock. It comes out every holiday season too.
- 15 replies
-
- 15
-
-
A lot of brownie points there Steve! You did a great job!
-
Very very nice work!
-
Very creative and colorful, very nice work!
-
Nice job Tammi!
-
That’s a beauty for sure! She will definitely love it!
-
One question to you. Have you ever been cutting and wished you could turn the speed down because you couldn’t stay on the line? That’s when you would turn the speed down, to have better control of the cut. As a scroll saw instructor, I teach beginners to start at 50%. If you feel you are cutting to slow, turn it up a little till it’s comfortable. If you are cutting and you feel you can’t control the cut, slow it down till it’s comfortable. Seeing as you are used cutting at full speed, you may never need to slow it down. My feeling is you will use the speed control more than you think!
-
Genuine Mahogany is fairly soft as is African Mahogany. 1 1/2” Mahogany will be tough cutting though. Suggesting a blade is tough as everyone has their favorite blade. I use Olson and Flying Dutchman blades. Of the blades I have and use, I would use either an Olson skip tooth #7 or #9 or I would use a FD Ultra Reverse #5 or #7 or FD Polar #7 or # 9. The Polar blades are a skip tooth blade which work well in thick wood as it doesn’t have reverse teeth that will clog up the kerf with saw dust.
-
Glad it went well Les. You even look better!
-
Yes, it will make a very nice gift. You did a great job!
-
Excellent work Matt, that came out great!
-
Looks great!
-
One thing I would like to mention. Folks who own Hegner and Hawks claim how convenient it is to have extra blade clamps loaded with new blades ready to install when needed. With the EX type saws, including Pegas, DeWALT and newer Delta saws, don’t have removable clamps. So you don’t need to pre-load clamps. And nothing to drop on the floor and lose.
-
The DeWALT type 1 saws are probably twenty years old. To me it sounds like the motor brushes. Well JT beat me to the punch!
-
Don’t have a cat!!!
-
I would love to see yours Marg!
