Wilson142
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A bit of a testimonial for The Village
Wilson142 replied to OCtoolguy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
So sorry for your loss. We almost lost our youngest daughter to an attempted suicide. Luckily her co worker went to see why she hadn't been to work and found her. No one knew she was struggling so much. So much seems bottled up. It's hard not to blame yourself. Take care. -
I use Amazon a lot. I am a Prime Member because I use the Prime Music and Video a lot. In fact I plan to cut the cord as far as cable TV and simply stream. No matter what I am looking to buy and where I plan to buy it, I always find myself on Amazon reading the reviews about it. You have to take the reviews with a grain of salt but I find them valuable.
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I haven't watched all of this. https://www.instructables.com/id/Ultimate-DeWalt-Scroll-Saw-Maintenance-Repair-Guid/ and there's the in depth maintenance video from Gwinnett Woodworkers on youtube
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So true. Even in the kitchen the most dangerous knife is most likely the dullest.
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True, and in a slightly smoother way. A bit more pricey here but why not treat yourself? Another solution, the owner of my favorite Italian deli says, just give them plenty of vino while you're cooking and they'll love it no matter what you cook.
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And sadly the myth dies.
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Yeah, I wish some wise person would have been around back than to tell me, "enjoy yourself son, these are the good old days you'll think of in years to come!"
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Wives can be that way. I used to call my wife "She who must be obeyed" lol
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Expensive piece of hardware. Wouldn't help me. Google Harold Enlow or Pete LeClair. That's the stuff I try to do.
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It took several re reads for me to realize what you were asking. At least I think I have it. I never gave any thought to "drift" until someone actually put a name to it. I simply expected that I would have to concentrate more when making some cuts. Both scrolling and on the band saw. I used to avoid patterns that had many parallel straight lines or curves that were close together because any deviations stuck out like a sore thumb. I still have to give a lot of thought about patterns with a lot of lettering, because poorly executed letters also are very obvious. That's my take on it unless that isn't what you meant. If that's the case, as Gilda Radner News Lady used to say "never mind".
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When it is critical to stay on the line. I crank up Johnny Cash "I walk the line", slam a double shot of Jack Daniels and if that doesn't work, rinse and repeat.
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In my case it's about ignoring the basic rule of not cutting towards yourself.
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Bingo. Carving benches don't lend themselves to the style of carving I do. They work well for mallet and chisel and rotary carving. I have a thick leather apron for carving, but it doesn't jump on by itself. And it's heavy and uncomfortably hot here in the desert. (just some of my poor excuses for not practicing safety, I have more) I do use a glove and a thumb protector.
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In my opinion, it is all about cleaning any excess glue off the surface. I wish I had a dime for every glue or caulk that I have tried over the years that claimed "stainable/paintable."
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I touch spirals all the time when trying to stabilize thin pieces of fretwork. You'd have to be trying to cut yourself with them to do any real damage. The larger flats may bite a bit but I can't imagine leaving your finger in contact long enough to do much. I carve a bit and those blades can send you to ER real fast. I've cut myself on the chest more than once.
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I use the other one. I like to move around when I saw from a standing position and a dead man won't work for me.
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Saw a guy do that on youtube. He put his shop vac on the front side and claimed it sucked the ca deeper into the fissure. I may try that sometime.
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I have a foam sleeve but no prefilter. I guess I could try to use my NEW air compressor to speed the drying. I have a New compressor because last week I pulled my little extremely noisy Harbor Freight pancake compressor out of the shop and put it next to my car. Was going to air my tires and use my nailer to replace some trim on my house. Things got hectic and I decided to put it off for the next day. Sometime during the night it seems to have sprouted legs and run off. And I live in a gated security with a guard at the gate. Go figure. Anyway, I bought another little hot dog compressor from Amazon. Don't remember the name off hand and it's in my shop right now. Cool thing is it is only 61 dbs. You start it up and can hold a conversation at the same time. Not a power house but for nail/staples etc. Sounds quieter than my oscillating floor fan on the high setting. Should have had that pancake stolen sooner. LOL (Off topic, but had to vent. lol)
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Is anyone running a HEPA filter in their shop vac? I needed to replace my filter and thought, why not go with a better filter. I ordered a washable HEPA so I wouldn't have to buy new ones quite as often. My vac is in an adjoining closet and the hose runs through the wall, so noise isn't a problem. I don't run it all the time and bought a remote on/off control so I only use it when needed. I'll have to modify my vac a bit so the filter will fit my vac, but now I'm wondering if I'll spend more time cleaning my filter to maintain suction than I will sawing.
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Would come in handy. When I trained new saw operators, one of the most important things to learn were decimal equivalents. Most were used to working with fractions but the saw controls only worked in decimals. Some guys struggled so much with them, that they never got through their 30 day training period. I still catch myself seeing 5/8" and thinking .625
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I remember stories of how years ago Honduran Mahogany was so expensive and regulated that people would order things from Honduras and have it shipped in crates made from Mahogany. Eventually people at the docks got wise and swapped out the crates for cheaper lumber. Not sure if true but wouldn't be surprised. People can be creative if not totally honest.
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a bit like spell check on my phone. Gotta be careful and read it before sending. lol
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You could possibly adapt a stained glass rose pattern. There are tons of them online.
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It's weird but I'm on my 3rd attempt of trying to get used to a mag. light. Tried 1 in the 90's, when I actually had good eyesight. Everything looked skewed to me. Then when I bought my new saw, I once again tried a light and once again everything looked odd to me and I used it as a light only. Then a few months ago I saw a picture on another forum of a guy who had bought a saw just like mine, with a foot pedal and a mag. light. The light was clamped to the back of the table and I assumed it was simply there for transporting. Well, I thought, what the heck. I had never really gotten far enough along to see if vibration was a problem for me. I mounted my light to the back of the table and found that in that position I could maneuver the lense better and eliminate most of the distortion. It does vibrate slightly but now I use it all the time and am happy with it right where it is. Strange, I know.
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those 0's actually mean more than nothing sometimes. lol
