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Maybe they intended to state variable speed control, and a foot pedal. I agree with Paul on the appearance of the saw. A few minutes spent vacuuming the saw would make it much more presentable.
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There is no hard and fast rule on saw tilt. I would just experiment and see what feels the most comfortable to you. You could start with the a 2x4 and adjust to your comfort level.
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Total delivered price on any item is what I look for. Sometimes free shipping is not really free. Just sayin.
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Ray it appears I have given you bad information on the blade clamps. Charley talks about having to use a allen wrench to adjust the blade clamps for different thickness blades. Delta must have changed that feature on the newer style clamps. The newer model clamps have a little knob on the side on the clamp for making the adjustment, which is much more convenient. Sorry.
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Ray you could make your money back just on the blade clamps providing they are in good shape. I had a Delta P 20 with the same type clamps and I loved them. The clamps are no longer available,( thanks to Delta),so I'm quite sure you would not have any problem selling them for more money then they are asking for the whole saw. As a matter of fact I like them so well I have a set installed on an old Craftsman I use for backup. Oh, by the way Rolf has one of the Delta clamps installed as the top clamp on his Hawk.
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Ray your issue with poplar reminded me of a problem our family had with it years ago. As I have said before I was born and raised on a sawmill. We had a contract with a window company that made aluminum storm windows to provide crating material. We provided them with green 1x6 and 1x3 poplar boards for making their crates. When we got an order cut we would set the bunk of wood outside to be delivered. If we didn't weight the top of the bunk down we would end up with most of the upper most boards ends curling upwards. In all my years working around the mill poplar was the worst wood we ever worked with for cupping and bowing. Ray I might suggest if you have a paved driveway or sidewalk wet the wood down and then weight it down good the full length for a few days. Then I would suggest storing it with weight on it until you are ready to use it.
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Interesting? I can't ever remember having or cutting a pattern with red lines. What I do know is if staying right smack on the line is critical excellent lighting is a must have.
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Yeah Kevin I remember you saying sometime back you had a variable speed jointer. I stated then I could see no good reason for variable speed on a jointer. Like JT said the control should be the thickness of the cut being made. I can't remember ever seeing a surface planer with variable speed cutters and they preform a very similar function. Anyhow glad to hear you now have a usable jointer again.
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Decent? Wow that looks like a fantastic deal Kevin. A two year old Hegner for $400 that looks like brand new. I would snap that saw up in a New York second if I lived close enough to go pick it up.
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I have my saw tilted forward and like others have said makes it easier to see the line and where the blade is headed. Something else not mentioned is if you sit the most comfortable height seems to be with your arms level with the table to help prevent fatigue.
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Kevin I like them all but the pipe wrench and the wood plane are my favorites. Thanks for showing us.
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You are doing very well. Addicted yet? Thanks for showing us.
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I really like the pattern Don made for you and the excellent job of cutting. Thanks for showing us.
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First portrait project and another Alex Fox basket
stoney replied to Old Joe's topic in Bragging Rights
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I also make some much smaller toy cars that I can carry several in a jacket pocket to hand out to little ones around Christmas time. There is not much that warms my heart and puts a big smile on my face than watching the expression on the little ones faces. It just doesn't get any better for me.
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Don I just took a 2 dimensional graphic side view I found online and made a template. I also made a jig for cutting the wheel wells and another jig for the holes front and rear that represent headlights and taillights.
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Just finished this production run. Not much scroll saw work, just the window openings. I used a band saw for the outside cuts. Wheel well openings cut with forstner bit. I wanted something solid, simple, and safe for toddlers. I make toys primarily for underprivileged kids. Most of these will be donated to an organization called Points North that distributes Christmas gifts to the needy.
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Interesting site for "Do it yourselfers".
stoney replied to OCtoolguy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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I have had the same issue from time to time with FD as well as Pegas blades. I know it's not an issue with blade tension or material type. I have been using my Hegner for over ten years and have blade tensioning down pat. It seems to me some blades just get through the inpection process that are defective. Maybe the answer is to not buy allot of the same brand at one time.
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You can't go wrong introducing a child to the wonderful world of wood working, and I can't think of a better safer tool to start with than a scroll saw. They can quickly learn to make simple projects which is so important because of the length of their attention span. Some kids will take more to the craft then others but the main thing is you are building memories that will last a lifetime.
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Kevin I converted a old 16" Craftsman rear tensioner using a piece of 1/4" steel rod and a cam lever from a bicycle seat clamp. It works very well. I believe allot of rear tension scroll saws could be made more user friendly using this concept. The only drawback would be the size of the saw and the length of the users arms. It works quite well for me on my 16" Craftsman backup saw.
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I agree, boy! I hadn't been to the pattern library in quite sometime. There is an abundance of very nice patterns there. I would like to give a shout out to all the designers for their generosity, Thank You Very Much!!
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This tread reminds me of a story I heard many years ago. A men's clothing store had a circular rack of umbrellas in the very front of the store just inside the door. They put a sign that read $19.98 each above the umbrellas. Customers would just walk by the rack and not even stop to take a look. A couple of weeks later they had only sold one umbrella. Someone suggested they up the price and put up a new sign that read; CLOSEOUT SALE! $24.98 ea. They sold all of their inventory in one day.
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Kevin you have discovered the mentality of allot of american shoppers. Some say they don't buy much of anything unless it is on sale. Retailers have gotten wise to them and know how to play the game. My granddaughter thinks just because and item is supposedly on sale that makes it a good value and sometimes it just isn't.
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It seems like I read or heard somewhere that PVC actually is quite toxic. That being said cutting with a scroll saw or sanding it might present some issues that make it a material I wouldn't care to use.
