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  1. Muzz
    I just did a few quick calculations for my scrollsaw, a Ex-21 re-brand here in Australia and with the Scrollsaw + Stand + postage came to $1,368 or in current US dollars over $1,000.
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    If you want to try cutting a few gears, try this free gear template creator. http://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html
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    I had the same problem with my old Delta Q3 before I upgraded. I never figured out the problem, but I thought it was sawdust and junk getting into the speed control pot or power switch. The Q3 had some very strange design ideas like the back of the power switch being open and subject to any sawdust getting in, meaning you had to get the switch out and clean the contacts every so often when it wouldn't switch on.
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    I voted Olsen. Not much choice - Australia being such a small market, Olsen seem to be the only brand, other than cheap generic blades, that you can get here.
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    I am partial to Danish oil. Basically it is Linseed oil with varnish and probably some other things added so that it gives a nice oil type finish but still protects the item better than straight oil. Wipes on easy with just a clean rag.
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    I know it sounds obvious, but have you checked the time and date on your camera?
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    Atheism doesnt mean survival of the fittest, it means as a society we get to work out what is right and what is wrong, instead of relying on a 2000 year old book. Remember there is slavery, wife beating, killing rebellious children etc in the bible. Do you still follow those to? As for Atheism being a religion. By your definition not collecting stamps is a hobby.
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    I always detention the blade also, the manufacturer of both my old scrollsaw (Delta Q3) and new (Excalibur) recommend this. I also cover my scrollsaw with a very large garbage bag, meant for wheelie bins.
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    If you make the hummingbird exactly to plans, a small hand cranked wheel is all that powers it. Of course in the video a small geared motor is used, and would be preferred by most people, but the plans don't show what need to be done for motor power. That needs to be designed by the builder, but would be quite simple, once you worked out a suitable low speed/reasonable torque small motor.
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    Before I acquired my new Excallibur Scrollsaw I had a Delta Q-3 which is a C-Arm and very rough on blades, breaking them constantly If I wasn't careful with them. My new scrollsaw is so much better at making my blades last. Anyway, if you are doing some "general" cutting, not too fine work, get some Olsen PGT #5 blades. They cut wood like butter and last forever. I cut my Valkyrie, which is over 1m long (3feet) and consists of over 300 pieces from a single blade! Thats not a typo!
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    You should bookmark Derek Hugger's own site where he sells the plans for the hummingbird and other things he has designed. The plans are not cheap, but the finished product would be amazing. You can even download sample pdf files which shows what parts are needed, assembly guide etc to work out if it something you could make. http://www.derekhugger.com/
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    I use tape as well. Double sided carpet tape is reasonably thin and the pieces are always well bonded together.
  13. Muzz
    A snowman?
  14. Muzz
    Thanks everyone for your encouragement and comments.
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    As the topic suggests, something completely different. This is a Valkyrie from the Anime Macross, renamed Robotech in the USA. Something I loved to watch in my childhood that I couldn't pass up when I saw the pattern. The finished product is over 1 metre long (3 feet) and consists of over 300 pieces, pretty much all pieces had to be redesigned for this project, since it wasn't meant for a wooden project, or enlarging to such a degree. It was mean to be a filler project until the weather warmed up and I could start painting my Dalek, but it took much longer that I thought.
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    Thanks Tom, but most if not all ebay footswitches do not have the power plug on the end for a start, but the real problem is they have no "output socket", ie power from wall to footswitch, footswitch to scrollsaw. Hope that explains the problem. There is one on amazon, but they dont ship to Australia, and the plug at the end would need to be replaced as well. Muzz
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    Got my new scrollsaw finally, the General ie Excalibur (EX21). I am loving it so far, cuts so much better than my old scrollsaw. I have never used a footswitch and decided to try one out and surprise surprise, like everything else, not available in Australia, even ebay seems not to have a correct type, and unwired as well, I would rather not wire anything up when I am dealing with 240v. Muzz
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    Hey Rob, everything associated with the blade holder has broken at one point or another, the spring, the metal de-dent spring, even the bolt that holds it together, also the bellows split so the air wont blow the sawdust away. You also need to keep an eye on the on switch, unbelievably the bottom of it, where the wires connect, is not covered so all the sawdust junk etc gets stuck to it and eventually you have to pull it out to clean the contacts or you scrollsaw wont work. Also had to replace the switch when it went as well. Roly, the General 21 looks like the Excalibur to me, so it looks like I will go with that. Back when I first bought the Q3, about 25 years ago, the scrollsaw I really wanted but couldn't afford was from a company in the UK called Excalibur, for a Scrollsaw called the same, it was pretty much hand assembled and their only product, back then (early 1990's) it cost nearly $3000, in today's money about $4500 or more. They went bust and sold their scrollsaw design. Guess what the new Excalibur is an exact copy of?
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    Just had bits fly off my 25 year old Deta Q3, and rather than try and fix it again, because parts have to be sent from the USA and take many weeks, and postage is a joke ($40 postage for a few tiny metal parts), I have decided to bite the bullet and buy a new scrollsaw. The problem is I have my heart set on a Dewalt DW788, and they seem to be not available here in Australia. I have seen a similar looking scrollsaw called the General 21" Variable Speed Scroll Saw, available here in Australia from Carbatec. So Is the Dewalt available in Australia? and if not, is the General any good? Any help you can provide will be most appreciated, an around $1,200 purchase is a lot of money for me, and I would like to have as much info as I can. Muzz
  20. Muzz
    Never got a photo unfortunately, but near where I live they had a "Road to Recovery" sign, which is a campaign showing how the roads have improved and funded. Unfortunately it was placed at the turn-off to the local Cemetery - oops.
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    Beautiful work, I wish I had the skill to do that.
  22. Muzz
    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I have started my album, imaginatively titled - Muzz's Album. It includes a few pics of my Dalek build, amongst a few other items that I could find photos of.
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    One idea I use for patterns is to search for papercraft and convert the papercraft into something you can make out of wood. These are usually three dimensional, not plaques, but I am sure you could use the same idea. Just search 'Papercraft Tardis' in google images to see what I mean.
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    Hi all, I decided to have a look around and sign up. I am an experienced scroller with over 25 years hunched over my now very old Delta Q3 which I bought new. I have made just about everything possible with my scrollsaw, including large intricate clocks, boxes, signs, segmentation etc, and a few that people said were not possible, like my current build a full sized Dalek, nearly six feet tall when finished, all cut out with a scrollsaw and a few hand tools. Here are a couple of things I have made over the years. The Chimes of Normandy Clock stands 1metre (3 feet) tall, and the Egyptian segmentation work is about the same wide. Muzz
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