JimErn

Nice very nice, I really like the way the deer came out, especially the framed final version

Great work, I love it

I have to agree with Marg, probably a better drawing than I could have done, The cutting is really really nice, but I prefer the way the the A in your drawing is more definitive with the right side of the A noticeable.

I just did this, and there as I said after the modification, I will never go back to a table with dust collection holes http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/22760-stack-cutting-wexcaliber/

I'll be the second oddball, I use a battery operated Ryobi. I have had really good dependable tools from Ryobi (knock wood) I also Finnish sand the blank before applying the pattern

She did extremely well, especially with a spiral Kudo's

Well I found a can of carnuba paste wax my dad had, and used it - wow I scrolled for 4 hours yesterday - all I can say is I will try my best to avoid using a table with vacuum holes in the table ever again - for me it was a wonderful enhancement, and cheap! Total cost around $9, mostly cause I had to buy a 2x4' piece of MDF, and 30 minutes of my time fabricating.

My son-in-law was over borrowing some power tools a few yeas back and asked how much I had invested in tools, saying he was going to buy what he needed rather than borrow but the cost was too high. You could almost see the light come on when I explained that over the years, I bought one power tool each time I had a project that needed more than what I had and borrowed the rest. Total invested who knows, especially in today's dollars. Someone mentioned insurance, unless your homeowners policy is full replacement, don't bother. The insurance company depreciates everything when they pay out on a claim. If it is full replacement then all you need is a picture saved in the cloud somewhere.

Walmart -mine had a pack of 12 8x10 peel and stick felt - sorry I can not remember what it costs, but it was reasonable, compared to ebay or amazon with shipping

Zero Clearance top I used Hawkeye's idea of 1/4" MDF. Removed the table top flipped it over and traced the outer pattern on the MDF. The 4 mounting bolts are 1/4 x 20 SAE flat head bolts, so I drilled them. Prior to taking off the table, I measured the blade location from the front of the table. With it on the MDF I made a mark for the blade hole and drilled it at 1/4 too. I flipped the board over, and then I used a countersink bit my Dad had, and cautiously drilled the countersink. I wanted the hole only deep as necessary so that the bolt would have more meat to tighten against. Turned out it was perfect when the countersink bit was almost level with the table top. I cut outer line on my starter saw. I like the symetry of the table as original, but I image you could get away with a 2" lip if you wanted to. Put the table and the zero clearance table in place, and low and behold the original bolts were too short. I had a feeling they might be...Trip to Home Depot and got a 4 pack of 1/4 x 20 nuts and bolts. Grabbed some lock washers from my stash in the shop, and it all came together. When the OL goes to the store I'll have her pick up the paste wax. Thanks to all for the responses Jim EDIT - darn it, the second pic is the finished top. I used the brass level to insure the bolt head was below the surface.

Funny I was just thinking of that same thing. My plastic dust collector was gone long ago.

Thanks to all for the responses That 1/4" MDF sounds good, but I would rather not clamp it to the table top, with my luck I would be cutting a circle or straight parallel lines and bump against it, or I would be distracted watching to see if I was getting close.. If I come up with something not mentioned or way to make it permanent (sort of) I'll post it

How do those of you who stack cut with the Excalibur, manage to keep the cut fretwork from tilting down and hanging up in one of those many holes in the table? I would rather not have to push out the cut fretwork each time. Some patterns really need the cut fretwork to stay in place to support peninsulas. Anyone cover the ex table with a one hole and otherwise solid cover? If so what material did you use and how did you adhere it to the table? And how well is that material holding up after prolonged use? Jim

The Harley sound comes from a full 720 degree crank rotation cycle required for both cylinders to fire in a 45 degree v-twin motor. If I am not mistaken that 720 degree full cycle is what is patented. Copy right is so nebulous as to be ludicrous. When my daughter started her educational consulting company she wanted a logo. Playing around in photoshop I had a stack of books and was trying different things. I have no idea what I did but they ended up looking like a tornado so we went with it. The copyright office refused it (a stack of books could not be copyrighted), until I could describe how I went from a stack to a tornado, I made up some steps on how I did it - approved. I help users in the Quickbooks community a lot, and I was surprised one day to see one of intut's branded help articles a copy and paste from an answer I had provided in the community - I brought it up saying the least they could do was mention me in a foot note, after all I had come up with the procedure. Very politely the moderator pointed out the one sentence in the 500 or so in the terms of use I had agreed to that said that anything I wrote, posted, to include graphics I created belonged to intuit as of the date I posted. That is more common than you would think. I operate very simply, unless it is trademarked, I usually go for it. If I get a cease and desist letter, I respond asking why they do not want free advertising. The second cease and desist letter I stop.

Wow, so very nice

Very very nice

beautiful, I have that pattern too, it is in my todo list, now seeing it, it just moved up the list

edit: ahh I see where i goofed, the scroll saw stand that the SS sits on is what i should have said orginally

Very very nice,

My Ex21 started vibrating worse than my porter cable starter saw. Turns out, the bolts holding together the included table had worked loose. Spent some time on the floor loosening each one, putting a drop of blue locktite on each and tightening them back up. Problem solved. moral of the story - check the easy things first Jim

The dollar store sells highlighters, buy a pack of them, you want the cheapest just a straight round tube pen. Pliers and a little wiggling will pull off the tip and the felt strip that goes inside. A scrap 2x4, and a 3/4 drill bit, drill the holes in a pattern partially though the 2x4, and voila a blade rack, I printed the size, brand, and drill size and taped that to the barrel.

First time I saw that stuff, over a decade ago, it was being used by vets to wrap a horses legs, oddly enough it was called vet wrap then. Now I see it used all over. Circa 1959, I was 10, I was using a bench grinder with a wire wheel, got my fingers really good, and I hollered a lot when it happened. When I calmed down, Dad says, It's the price of admission if you are going use adult tools, use your eyes and focus and that will happen less

Great plaque I visited your site, very nicely done

Beautiful Sure brings back memories

Outstanding