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If you are positive that you need to replace the bearings and bushings I seem to remember Steve Good put up a source for them a while back. I took my Dewalt apart, repacked all of the bearings with synthetic grease, put it back together, and it was dramatically quieter, with less vibration than it had when it was brand new. It took me the better part of one day. If I had known what a difference it would make I would’ve done it when I first bought it! There was so little grease in there it was pathetic. Dewalt should be ashamed. One day, $6 worth of grease and it was worth hundreds more. But I recently bought a Pegas, and now I hang my shop apron on the DW788.
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I get 5x5 sheets from a local shop called Exotic Lumber in Frederick, MD. I usually get them to cut it in half. I have not seen Baltic Birch in 4x8 sheets that are the B/BB rated.
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Awesomely done!
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I am also curious what form of router you used, Brenda.
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Very impressive!
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I think I would need a bigger scrollsaw. Maybe a dulcimer, or a ukulele for a start?
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I don’t partake, though its use is prevalent everywhere, it seems. I don’t judge, nor do I care who does or doesn’t. I just liked his music and Dearing’s art work. I may do another Bob Marley without the leaf.
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What with all of the disquieting news and the market unrest I decided to knock out this Charles Dearing Bob Marley pattern today. 1/4” Baltic Birch, mounted on 3/4” Pine, stained True Black. Bob’s head is free floating by design. Saved the waste piece, his hair, as a guide for placement. I used a mix of flat and spirals on this. I made this about 9”square and his head is just a hair larger than a quarter and cutting the detail was pretty challenging.
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Great job all around! I cut a Dearing pattern of Meryl a while back. He is great fodder for expressive scrolling!
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Too cool for school!
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I was totally intimidated by spirals until a couple of months ago. I wish I had used a flat blade on a couple cuts on this one. Dearing patterns are significantly easier and faster with spirals, though I don’t like the “fuzzies” that you don’t get with scroll reverse blades.
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I have not done his King pattern...yet. There are a few of his that I hope to get to. Thanks for your encouragement.
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I really like listening to good guitarists, and Chet Atkins was one of my favorites. I found this Dearing pattern, added my own twist with the backing/frame. I shrunk the size down a little, cut the entire thing with Pegas spiral blades, and cut it on my Pegas saw. The little cuts on the guitar were tedious.
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Nice cutting, Kevin!
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Wow! That pattern looks like it would be rewarding to do. Thanks. BTW, the lizard inlay was challenging, especially with my old eyes.
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I have not been on here in a while, nor have I been very prolific in my shop. Feel like though I have a zillion patterns collected I have an equivalent of writer’s block as to what to do next. So I decided to make this Steve Good slat basket just to get something accomplished. I made the first one with BB top and bottom with Walnut slats. It came out okay, but it seemed to be lacking somehow. I decided to do a second one with some form of inlay out of Paduck. Of course I had to pick an inlay with about the smallest detail I could for the feet. It was challenging, but cutting the slats and notches was a pain, and getting them glued together was hard to do without breaking a slat. (Don’t ask how I know how hard it was to not break a slat while gluing).
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Very nice detail work!
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Unbelievable! As one who has been working hard to master the spiral blade I really appreciate the detail and tight bridgework on this. But I’m super appreciative, (yet jealous), of your pattern making! This rivals the best of the commercially successful pattern makers! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for the compliment. I bought the pattern from Charles Dearing, with the agreement that Dearing owns the pattern, the buyer can sell a completed work, but not resell the pattern, or pass it on to anyone else. As to whether royalties go to the subject, or his estate, I don’t know. Maybe someone else can answer?
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I finished this last night. It’s from a Charles Dearing design. This is the 2nd one of this one that I cut. The first one I foolishly cut out of 1/4” Cherry and proceeded to break it when peeling the tape. This one is BB and it was still very fragile until it was glued down. I won’t do this one again.
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Very cool. Someone should really appreciate this!
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I Saw the Light and Have Converted. Puppy Love!
Old Joe replied to Old Joe's topic in Bragging Rights
I have now found these type of patterns go much quicker with spirals, and blade feeding goes quicker in the Pegas than it did in my Dewalt. I did another of Mike Williams patterns a while ago ( 2 kittens playing with a butterfly) and I swear it took twice as long, but I did it with flat blades. It was frustrating at first using spirals, but I seemed to have gotten the feel for them. I first used them extensively last week cutting a Charles Dearing pattern of Tom Petty. I posted it in the General Scrollsawing Forum, but many folks don’t go there, so if it isn’t too poor form on my part, I’ll post it again here. I think Tom’s beard and hair was a good place to learn what one can do with spiral blades.
