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Welcome to the group. We can always use another scroller, especially one with a sense of humor. The weirder the better. Keeps us guessing Jim p.s. Here in Montana, we are having some serious winter this year. -3 degrees as I write this.

Looks pretty moosey to me. Great job! Jim

Very Impressive. Jim

You aren't depleting the rain forest are you? Again, great looking work. Jim

Dang! You have been seriously busy! Those pieces are awesome and definitely praise worthy. Great job. Jim

Awesome! Give yourself several pats on the back, and a pay raise. Jim

Great job. Like the detail. Jim

Very nice looking work. She's going to appreciate that. Jim

After reading all the posts, yesterday I thought I'd give top feeding another try. Nope, just not gonna happen. I think my experience with top feeding is like my experience with spiral blades. Great for others, but not for me. Great thread though. Jim

DW 733. Feed from the top, but now I'm intrigued. Jim

Very nice. What great compassion. Jim

Quick, erase it before one of my grand daughters sees it. Great looking project. Jim

Excellent work. Jim

Awesome work. Jim

Sadly enough Marg, that's true. Every day this old dog looks at his hands and finds new spots. Jim

I have a type 2 DeWalt. I've read plenty of trash talk about it, and where it was built. I bought mine in January of 2012 and have used it without any problems since that time. I'm guessing if I had an Excalibur, Hawk, or Hegner, I'd say the same thing. The DeWalt is probably the least expensive of the professional class of scroll saws. Good luck. Jim

I'm not exactly sure if there is an appropriate topic area for this, but what the heck, I've had my butt chewed before. I've still got more butt than most people have teeth. So these ornaments I cut are from Sue Mey patterns. I know others have done them more justice, but my reason for posting them is as an illustration of how much I've learned on this forum. Since I began scrolling, I have had difficulty cutting thicker stock and not getting blade warp (or so I thought). My blades were good, the tension was tight, and I was obsessive about trying to not put side pressure on the blade. All to no avail. My cuts would be different on the bottom than on the top. Then recently on a recent topic about inside cuts, Kepy mentioned using a credit card to check that the blade was square to the table. A light (kinda dim) went off in my head. I grabbed a credit card and tried it and sure enough, my blade was 1 degree off. Made the adjustment and things came together. Thanks Kepy and all you folks who have this incredible storehouse of knowledge. Jim

Great looking as usual Kev. Just thinking about how much time you spend at that saw makes my butt sore. Jim

Great looking job Dick, iconic car. As a Ford guy it's tough to have to admit that the Corvette was first, and still probably leads the field. Jim.

Nice looking work. The cherry was a great choice for this. Jim

Great looking work. I think your future is promising. Jim

Looking awesome, as usual. Jim

Kevin, as usual you are a scrolling dynamo. I just have to comment on one of your patterns. I also cut the fish pattern (3rd from the left). My wife was watching me as I peeled the pattern and blue painters tape off. Just as I pulled the tape off around the mouth of the fish, a big chunk snapped off turning the cutting into one more piece of firewood. Having done this more than once, my response was "oh well". My wife, had never seen this happen before and her response was "Oh S&%t!) Not sure she'll ever watch again.

I have the same problem. I have given up on cutting much in 3/4 or thicker stock. I'd like to cut 3D ornaments, but one side never looks like the other. I realize the problem is with me, I just can't seem to figure it out. Perhaps the slower feed will help. Thanks guys. Jim

I usually scan to JPG. I find if I want to modify the pattern in a program like Inkscape, it's easier for me to do so with a JPG type file. Jim