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    DeWalt DW788

    EarltheScroller commented on Travis's scroll saw review in Scroll Saw Reviews

    I think I've owned mine for at least 8 years and it's never had a repair. It's been used a lot and traveled for three years in the back of the truck while we toured the US, CA and MX! During that time it often sat under an awning that was my temporary shop where we were camped. It's definitely a type 1 so don't if that matters or not. I've used the high end saws and they are smoother and quieter but think I can do anything on the DeWalt that the other saw do. I have no complaints.
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    Nice work.
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    Clean it? Never thought about. It's hanging all around the house and ain't been dusted yet!
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    If it all possible...put the dust collector in a small add on closet outside the shop. It will be so wonderful to fire up the thing and not be able to hear it! Best thing I ever did when I built my shop. Best of luck in the new shop and get the scroll saw humming!
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    Great job. Teaching is a wonderful thing for somebody that can roll with it. Sounds like you are doing it!
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    Nice job!
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    Just to think about: in years of creating pine needle baskets and in conjunction with many other basketeers, we have found that good ol' paraffin is just as good as bee's wax. So if you can't find the real thing, try mixing paraffin with oil and you will get just as nice of finish. And if you really want to think out of the box, heat up the paraffin in a double boiler, mix a little oil with it, smear it on your work, then put the thing in the oven at a very low temperature--below 200-- and let the mix soak into the wood until dissolved. Take it out, buff it up and you will have a masterpiece. No kidding. It really works.
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    Yep, I seldom do custom orders anymore. The only exceptions are for people I know well and know they won't give me a bad time. You say you are a kind hearted person, but that doesn't mean you have to let people walk all over you. There is a difference. I wish you the best!
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    Yes, on many saws it is easy to over tighten them. Also, you find with scroll sawing that blades don't last long. Unlike your table saw, if you are doing a lot of intricate cutting you will need to put in new blades every few hours or more often. If I'm working a couple hours a day, I will put in a new blade every day. Once you get the hang of it, you will find that you are following the line fairly easily, then pretty soon it will be difficult. Time for a new blade. They are an expendable item so keep a lot on hand.
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    Again, thanks for all of your kind comments. It's fun combining the two arts.
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    Great job. Very touching.
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    Great idea. Hope they start selling. You just never know tickles somebody's imagination!
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    Sign

    EarltheScroller replied to Dan's topic in Bragging Rights

    Very nice.
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    Thanks, all. I do love doing mixed art. Scroll sawing is included in just about all I do.
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    Great job. I love walnut, too, and the buggier the piece the better.
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    Seems like I have been posting one of my pine needle creations about once a year so here is the one for 2017 that I just finished for my wife. We live in the Arizona desert so it is appropriate. The scroll saw pattern is by Sue May. Diameter is approximately 14".
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    Well done...
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    Beautiful. Great job of sanding so it's so.o.o smooth.
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    I would take a photo of the part you want to replicate. Make sure you are perfectly straight on when you do it, then import the photo into about any photo program and increase or reduce it when you print it out, then trace it onto your piece of wood. You should get a perfect reproduction.
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    Very, very nice. I get very jealous when I've been doing scroll saw work for 20 years and see somebody doing that kind of work in two years!
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    Looking good.
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    I also have a Type 1 that I bought new approx. 15-20 years ago. It has been a great saw but it does get to shaking pretty bad above 5 or 6. I've tried the lubing, etc and nothing helps. But on the positive side I just haven't seen a need to use it above 5. It cuts plenty fast and certainly aggressive enough so I just stopped worrying about it. It's probably been that way for the last 10 years. I'm a top feeder (I think that's right...I keep the bottom of the blade attached all the time and loosen the top arm for all those inside cuts) and I find that to get really tight tension on the blade I have to push the top arm down till it quits moving, then attach the blade. If I just attach the blade where ever the arm stops it won't get tight. Don't know if that makes sense.
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    Wow! The box makes the whole composition a beautiful piece.
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    Thanks, all. It was a fun project. I love combining carving and scroll sawing.
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    I love it.
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