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Brenda, mineral spirits is a refined version of paint thinner. It is completely clear and has very little odor. Ray, before I checked out Home Depot, I checked Amazon. They carry it with no mention of restrictions to any part of Ca.
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I Finnish all my Scrollsaw work with a 50/50 mixture of mineral spirits and boiled linseed oil to bring out the color and grain of the wood. For a while now, I haven’t been able to find mineral spirits in any hardware store. I was in Home Depot today and found they have it back in stock! I don’t know what the issue was, but it looks like it’s back for good!
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Cool sign Rob! I got the turning bug for a while too Rob, but I came to my senses!
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Jerry, I use mostly FDUR blades. I tried the Pegas MG blades and did not find them any better than FDUR blades. I didn’t feel it was worth changing over to a different brand. I’m sticking with Flying Dutchman Ultra reverse blades. One advantage of the UR blade is the reverse teeth run every third tooth as opposed to the last few teeth on the Pegas blades. You don’t have to work at positioning the blade to take advantage of the reverse teeth.
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I do just as JT, except I use an even cheaper bandclamp. I’ve had them for years so I don’t know what brand they are, but I think they might be a Pony Clamps brand. But the ones JT shows will do the job. As everyone has said, the two most important factors are a perfect 45 degree joint and identical length sides.
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I make my own frames. I don't use glass as I don’t like the looks of it.
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Welcome back Bob, you have been missed!
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There is a specific set of clamps for the DeWALT saw. The upper clamp does not have the tension lever.
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I don’t know about the Seyco or EX type saws, but the clamps on DeWALT saws are loose like that. Once tensioned, they don’t move.
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I am not back to work yet. My muscles are all still very week. I was supposed to retire this June. I don’t think I will be strong enough to do the work I was doing for quite a while. So, I don’t know if I will go back to work.
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After three abdominal surgeries and ten weeks in the hospital over a seven month period, I’m finally back on the scroll saw! It was like riding a bike, a little wobbly, but quickly became as easy as it used to be. The biggest problem I had is my back is hurting. I lost about 30 pounds in the hospital stays and lost a lot of muscle mass, so my back is very week. I’ve gained most of my weight back, but working on strengthening my muscles. I’ll be in the shop all day tomorrow as I have a lot of catching up to do!
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If you absolutely want an EX21, Amazon has them, but if I was going to replace my DeWalt, I would go with the Pegas.
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Ops, forgot to proof read!
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Toni was a home hair care product sold in the 1960’s. The quote was from a commercial that showed a set of twins. One had her hair professionally done and the other done at home with Toni products, thus the question :” Which twin has the Toni?”. yes, I remember!
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An amazing cut!
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I saw it this morning! Just think, we new him when he was just a rookie, congratulations Dave!
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It is never advised to use silicone on any woodworking tool surface as the silicone can interfere with some finishes.
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This is the first time I have heard of them. Thanks Ray!
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A lot of veining on that one Pete. Very nice cut!
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Yes, Brenda is right. It is Called veining. Some veins are cut from the outside, and some are cut from an inside cut. And some you have to drill into the blank to cut. To see a very good example of veining, go over to bragging Rites and look at Scrollerpete’s cut under Another Dog Pattern by Iggy.
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Nice work Rob! Seeing as they are both cut from the same wood, is the color difference due too light?
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From my view, the small one is too small and the larger one is too big. For the pattern size, I would go with the clock size recommended.
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Nice work! You said you tried a 2/0 blade, but didn’t say what brand and type. I and many have reported that Flying Dutchman UR and Skiptooth. blades are uncontrollable. If I need to use a 2/0 blade, I’ll use Olson.
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I keep a stack of bricks in my shop. I’ll lay a scrap piece of plywood on top of the pieces I’m gluing then stack some bricks on top of that.
