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  1. tomsteve
    note to all: unless ya want to have a LOT of fun, do batches of the SAME blades at once. its real fun after the,"crap....now i have to figger out what # blades each dozen is" (dim)light bulb goes off AFTER cleaning a few dozen of various # blades. fortunately i had enough wits to NOT take the little wire bundling them up off of each dozen
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    ive had blades of different FD #s act weird on me from time to time. dont think ive had a full dozen do it,though
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    i worked in a pallet mill right out of high school-10 years ago( its my lie ill tell it like i want! ). i saw some gorgeous lumber go into pallet stock. some beautiful QS red and white oak and curly/flame/figured maple. i didnt know about curly/flame/figured maple at the time and thought it was junk wood. the mill purchased the logs in large quantities. most were one step away from firewood but there would still be some real nice logs from time to time.
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    lookin over that site a bit,. looks like they dont care about copyrights. a few sports team logos. USMC wont be happy about em using their logos,too a couple minutes surfin that site, theres a boatload of copyright stuff on there.
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    ive been using bob smith medium for years. dont seem to have a problem with shelf life- i have a 2 oz bottle in my shop i bought 2 years ago and its still good.
  6. tomsteve
    got any RV centers near ya? general RV and the likes sell TP
  7. tomsteve
    scrappile, i wonder if increasing the hose diameter would make a difference.
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    i think the cause is the way the air moves through the 2 different seperators. the duststopper is designed for the air to move quicker through it-like a thein baffle/seperator, and the DD creates a tornadic action with the air bunchin up at the bottom causing more vacuuum in the bucket
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    to determine how big the spacers will need to be, after all is cut and before painting, lay it out and see what space works for ya.
  10. tomsteve
    to me, its not worth trying to remove .087" especially with plywood of any quality.
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    a carbon monoxide detector will not detect CO2 A carbon monoxide detector cannot detect carbon dioxide. In general, a carbon monoxide detector uses an electrochemical sensor that outputs electric current proportional to the amount of carbon monoxide the chemicals are exposed to. A carbon dioxide detector uses a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor that measures light in a sample of air.
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    unless you make enough dust to saturate the air so much you cant see the other end in a 12' shop, dust isnt a problem with a propane heater. the problem is the CO2 burning propane makes.
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    try it on some scrap.
  14. tomsteve
    heres how you can find out for yourself: cut a portrait doing it like the fellow scroller. frame it or whatever and put it away for a month. then pull it out at look at it. see if you can find what ya didnt cut and where ya went off course on the pattern. i modified this one. a couple of the cuts i joined to make one cut and left out others. i dont know where and i doubt too many other people could tell either. theres no right or wrong way to cut a pattern. patterns are only suggestions.
  15. tomsteve
    hot glue stick and a propane torch! get r done real quick!
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    here,too. i can enlarge on their regular printers that print on up to 11 by 17 paper, then theres the banner printers for larger stuff.
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    thats how i do it. one thing to note: i have an ex 16 and thought i could do a 32" sign. i didnt have the room to swing the workpiece when i got to the center so i redid the sign down to 28" to have that room.
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    im thinkin rey probably has a saw set up for a test drive.
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    the seyco is a great saw,too. its pretty much the old excalibur i think with a a couple upgrades. great customer support,too. https://www.seyco.com/seyco-st-21-swing-tilt-scroll-saw/
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    thanks all for the compliments! now on to hard part- making the frame. not too many ways to make the pattern but a frame??? a JILLION styles and ways!
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    iggy, would there be a way to make the font for the dog names the same used in the puzzles? i personally think that would look better than block type font.
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    in 14 years ive never made a pattern. about a month ago some friends of mine had to put one of their dogs down. della had cancer. im so glad della had the humans she had. they took great care of her.
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    one thing ive done when cutting thin stock is dull the blade out a bit. do some cutting in thicker wood for a bit then go at the thinner piece. but stack cutting is the best way to go. a #5 blade is quite aggressive for thin stock.
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    im thinkin theres more to that story
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    https://woodenvisions.com/shop/ https://www.scrollsawartist.com/scroll-saw-patterns/
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