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something i've noticed , but never said anything about
tomsteve replied to amazingkevin's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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the wooden teddy bear has scroll saw clock patterns from wildwood designs. they have an Eiffel tower plan,york minster cathedral, and quite a few others.
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I found bearings can be found less expensive at places other than the manufacturer of the tool/equipment or ereplacementparts and places like that. I usually go to places like that to get the bearing # then start cross referencing and it might be possible to put sealed bearings in the 788. as far as maintenance on my EX, I blow it off and once a year I pull the rocker arms apart,clean them thoroughly, and a light coat of grease. its not required, but I just do it. sealed bearings rock!! the owners manual only shows to add a dab of grease to the trunions
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lumber.....LOTS and LOTS of different flavors. something that gets used a lot in my shop is painters pyramids. theyre very handy when spraying clear on projects. another tool that gets used a lot in my shop is my DA sander. all plywood gets sanded with 220 prior to cutting. also my dremel. its handy when theres holes needing drilling that my drill press cant reach. and something quite major- dust collection at the saw and air filtration, which air filtration can be as simple as a box fan with high quality filters on the intake side.grizzly makes a 3 speed hanging filter for a good price that ive read quite a few people happy with,too. personally I hope ya focus on dust collection at the saw and air filtration before a bandsaw. that fine dust we make is not good for lungs. edit: after seeing ike respond: I second the foot pedal!!! what a difference it makes!
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I did this one years ago. last night I stopped to plan them cuts and thought,"what did I get myself into!?!?!" and called it a night. kind of bummed as I wanted to use an 0/1 blade for that cut but don't have any. buuuuut, I have some puzzle blades im going to see how they work. they sure are tedious cuts!
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i happen to be starting on a project with lots of 90's. i have 4-1/4" ply stacked which 2 will be used as backers. im using #7UR flying dutchman blade, which doesnt make the sharpest corners. to cut the outline. i make a cut right into the corner first(which should be the first picture) then back up, go into the scrap area(which should be the 2nd picture), and come into the corner from the other direction. with #1,3, or 5 blades i dont bother and just turn the wood slow. sometimes even with a #7 or 9 blade i dont bother. it just depends on the project
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just a reminder that no matter what finish is used, if its outdoors, there will be maintenance of the finish in the future.
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will it be in humidity as in outdoors, or inside with just the natural humid nature of fla?
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welp, i havent been around here for a while. i dont do much scrolling spring through fall. that time is spent on larger projects such as this dresser.and now its that time of year to get kickin out some christmas gifts, the 1st one being for a very good friend who is also,like me, a stage 3 melanoma survivor(we've both beat the statistics by surviving 10 years after diagnosis!!). seems kind of strange,eh? welp, its actually for her hubby. hes been an officer for many years and recently promoted to k9 unit, which getting approved for that and the dog that was assigned to him is an incredible story of itself. anyways, they are an incredible couple and i thought,"geeze, here ive been making something for her these years, i think its time for me to say,"thank you" to him. i believe its a sue mey pattern and comin along good so far. just needed me a little break and thought id drop in for a bit. hope everyones doin good and havin fun makin dust fly!
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the scripture is for the love of money is the root of all evil. money istelf is not evil.
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workshop clock i did a few years ago is here http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/16719-workshop-clock/?hl=%2Bworkshop+%2Bclock i have the dome clock plans and will do it some day. theres quite a bit of time involved in clocks but well worth it in the end
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youll be wanting something way more than that for your jointer and planer. check out the harbor freight 2 hp dc.
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the windings in the motor are shorted. only fix is having the motor rewound, which is about the same price as a replacement motor.
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routers are a dime a dozen at pawn shops. pretty decent ones at decent prices on CL,too. even benchtop router tables.
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hopefully soon i am gonna get kicking on a downdraft/scrollsaw table. ive worked on a downdraft table before and it had excellent dust suckage(?????) and could barely hear it. so im thinkin something similar should work pretty good to pull all the dust down before it gets a chance to get in the air. plus id be able to hear the radio still. but hopefully not so quiet i can hear myself think!
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the in the color/appearance part of the description of the different woods tells if they chages color with uv exposure here: http://www.wood-database.com
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not on fretwork, but i do use wipe on poly that i make myself. just poly thinned with ms about 30%. its my goto finish. dries quick, can get multiple coats on in a day, and a lot less waste. i dont know about fretwork,though. seems the rag used could grab on fragile pieces and break them and enen leave little pieces of rag on parts. possibly also have poly end up running down edges and cause nightmares when it dries.
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if that many, it would prolly be wise to look at the prices for a set that would cover what ya need.
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i didnt thoroughly read all the replies, but what i read had great suggestions and i just wanted to add one, but doesnt pertain to blade breakage: if possible, bolt/screw the saw to your workbench, preferrably with some rubber spacers of some sort between saw and bench.
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great work!! i have different finishing techniquesfor different projects. on something like that, beings how its walnut, i would get the backer attached then spray an oil based poly, which will darken the walnut.light coats with different angles of the nozzle to TRY and get into the nooks and crannies. however,i dont get overly concerned with getting all the nooks and crannies as i dont want too many mils of finish. i find there isnt much difference on walnut if i dont use BLO first.
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the TOM foundation- a non profit organization helping woodworkers in my shop named tom- is accepting donations of teak.
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im thinkin hemlock or elm.
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when learning(or even after years) and getting frustrated, walk away for a while. buy quality blades. and one thing i keep in mind is no matter what type of woodworking im doing or how long ive done it im just practicing.
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i cant emphasize what charleyL said about cleaning the filter enough. ignorant me, many years ago, burnt out a brand new shop vac real quick sanding drywall because i didnt clean the filter enough. i personally an going to be building a downdraft table for my scrollsaw once the blower comes around.
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very impressive piece of lumber! heres a video of old school logging operations. they had some pretty huge mills back then https://youtu.be/HrIHoBp-lsc
