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  1. tomsteve
    actually 3D, that cut looks pretty good but the trim on the left should slide out/down a skosh. are ya trying to get the frame to fit exactly? when working with frame material such as you have, and with what is going in it, i like to have a bit of room around the perimiter- about an 1/8" or so total. occasionally ive made a frame a skosh too small and cut the work to fit. edit- now that i read other replies what bill wilson said.
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    john, something you can do if using spray adhesive is put a layer of clear packing tape over the pattern after its attatched for blade lubrication. best to do it BEFORE drilling holes,too. the tape can peel off rather easy and then some MS sprayed on to remove the rest of the pattern. you'll find the methon that works best for you. as far as waiting after staining, i dont wait, but using oil based stains. the MS actually works as a wood conditioner and helps for more even staining- helps stop blotchyness. if oil based paint the same thing. if water based stains/paints, let dry thoroughly.
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    aaaaahhh yes, the old measure twice cut 10 times situation! heres what id suggest: what wayne said. basically, picture your trim as flatwork.
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    flatsawn red oak. it can have color variations depending not only on exact species, but also growing conditions from tree to tree. ive had red oak that didnt have any red in it.
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    you could have two things occurring here. one is the tape pulling on the fibers of the wood as you pull the tape of. solution? i dont know. o personally dont use tape. i put all patterns on with spray adhesive, then mineral spirits to get the pattern off. you may be able to try applying mineral spirits to the pattern and tape and see if it peels off easier. let the MS sit on there for 5 or so minutes. the roughness after painting- im guessing youre using a water based paint, which will raise the grain and cause the roughness. a couple ways to correct it. one being a sealer that Chiloquinruss mentioned beforehand. although you may still need to use it on the cut edges after,too. so maybe the sealer after would be a good idea. you may still need a little sanding after the sealer,though. or switch to oil based paints. heckuva nice project there!
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    ive done glue ups for puzzles using poplar. sometimes i dont even notice after. sometimes i line it up to have a different grain for the head. poplar is a very versatile wood.it can be stained to mimic cherry and mahogany. its also very stable and good to use for projects that are getting painted. it is used for trim/casework that is going to be painted in many high end homes. the TOM foundation- a non profit organization helping people named "tom" in my shop further their woodworking skills- just so happens to be accpeting donations of poplar at this time.
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    awesome job!!! my favorite plane,too something wild about the A10: when the gun(GAU 8 Avenger) is removed for service, they have to put a jackstand towards the back or the plane would tailstand. look closely towards the back of the plane in this video and you can see the jackstand
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    something i can do to clean up and area,and works pretty good for me, it 5" long by about 1/8 ish inch wide strips from a sanding belt clamped in my scrollsaw. 80 grit seems to work best
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    same here,sam. i dont have the swivel thumb screw but no problem getting the blade to the back of the clamp and locking it in.
  10. tomsteve
    thanks for the clip, kevin. gave me some memories of my time workin in a sawmill- quite physical but i enjoyed it a lot.
  11. tomsteve
    ove used medium CA with good results. i have some magnetey things i made on my fridge that have been there for 5 or so years
  12. tomsteve
    beautiful!! i thought that was purpleheart for a minute. colors for a background.....hhmmm.... im thinking a pale cobalt blue, which probably has a jillion other names to it. or maybe even a line green. or maybe even an orange. something like that i think id take to somewhere like joann fabric or michaels- some place with a plethora of different colored stuff like posterboards and cloth- and do some serious complicating.
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    aaaand i cant hold a camera straight!
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    ...and debated what to do with them. frames- i complicate them. but decided to try something a little different this time. now im wondering if i should have put them side by side. ive got 2 more waiting for frames, so maybe ill try that with those. or not.
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    ive had a 16" excaliber( which i believe is either king or excelsior now) for a few years now and love it. i would have loved a 21", but when santa brings it, i dont complain. i can cut some rather large pieces if i plan the cuts out properly- using spirals i have done a portrait measuring 28" tall . not the easiest when getting out near the edges, but it was doable. theres also the seyco 21" to choose from. http://seyco.com/seyco-st-21-scroll-saw-free-shipping/
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    id show pics of my shot at doing that with spirals, but i cant cut very straight with them either. however, i do use them for portrait work. in this one, there are some cuts that(3 in particular), if laid out in a straight line, are quite long and jagged. using a straight blade, i would have had to swing this piece every which way to complete the cuts. with a sprial, no need to swing it all over- just move the piece left to right,front to back or whatever direction necessary without having to spin it.
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    i dont see many hawks go up for sale here in metro detroit, but do see dewalts. if i didnt know any better, this type 1 collected dust a whole lot more than it was used- the table doesnt look like it has any wear on it: https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/tls/d/dewalt-scroll-saw-dw788-made/6537064377.html
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    and i like this one as much as the other. i think the customer will like it as much as the other. i'mhoping i can get a picture of them on her wall watching over the 'pups on a bench."
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    thanks,rob, i got the pattern from wooden teddy bear. http://www.woodenteddybearonline.com/x/product.php?productid=5929&cat=&page=1 its a charles dearing pattern and not sure if he has it on his site.
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    welp, they started as cut outs. i had little paw patterns in their place,holes drilled,and ready to cut. very first one i realized my saw doesnt have the capacity to swing the piece a full 360- i had to work at them as far as i could one way,then swing around and cut from the other. and didnt have enough control to make the radii smooth enough. so slapped a pattern of the prints on a stack of 1/8" and cut them out, then glued them on.
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    that line is called a segmented cooling line in the metal machining field. if you happen to have a machine supply store near you, something that sells and services to metalworking machinery, they might have the segmented lines in stock.
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    that stuff makes great oil dry,too.
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    when im putting a pattern on something to cut, i wait until after cutting to clean off any overspray on my hands. sometimes my fingers/hands cant hold the work as good- seems when theyre clean my fingers/hands slide too much on the work and i cant feel the control i like, if that makes sense. a little gription from overspray on my hands helps. then a little mineral spirits to clean it of. or just time if i forget. i forget a LOT.
  24. tomsteve
    mental age or physical age? or actual age? mentally about....ooohhhh.....today about 12. physical.....hhhhhmmmm........id say 153. actual-50.
  25. tomsteve
    but didnt seem as much as the customer liked it. now off to get the other one ordered done now. i think they will compliment the "pups on a bench" she bought a bit ago. looks like i have to work on some picture takin abilities- i seems to have chopped off the top a bit.
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