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  1. Jim McDonald
    You have done it again Frank. Great work and lots of dedication to the craft.
  2. Jim McDonald
    Probably could find some good ones at a Mom and Pop hardware store--not the big boxes. And, if you have to blow the dust off the package--they are good old-time ones like your grandmother used.
  3. Jim McDonald
    Since I do 99% of my cutting outdoors, I use the breeze as dust collection.
  4. Jim McDonald
    As an electronics buyer friend of mine once said when judging a small keyboard vacuum, "That sucks". Then, he turned around and bought several thousand for the company to sell You made a project work with what you had and it seems to be working.
  5. Jim McDonald
    This is the PERFECT aha moment! The last gasket I made with hammer and Fel-Pro was on a 750gpm fire truck pump--probably 1982 or 83. Used "Indian Head" gasket shellac on both sides of the gasket. When that truck was scrapped, I guarantee you they didn't split those brass pump halves to get the impellers out.
  6. Jim McDonald
    I come asking for help from the assembled minds that hang out in the Village. I am helping my son with a project for his girlfriend that is going to be a hanging piece about 36 x 40inches made from reclaimed pallet wood. Some of the has a wonderful natural edge with the bark still attached. I am wondering how some of you have preserved the natural edge and kept the bark in place?
  7. Jim McDonald
    This is an old cut of mine. I lost a lot of photos in a HD crash. This is a cherry board I salvaged from a Habitat for Humanity resale store. I made two. One went to a school library when I was substitute teaching and the other went to my BIL who is a lawyer and had just remodeled his office.
  8. Jim McDonald
    I tried to cut Pinewood Derby cars blanks for my son with a jigsaw and everyone here can attest to the disaster that was. I bought a like new single speed Delta in a pawn shop and blades at Sears. Used that old Delta until parts got scarce and bought a Hitachi and when it came time to start the rebuild process on it, my wife said that with our anniversary and Fathers' Day just around the corner, I should just go ahead and get a new better saw. So I ordered a DW788 and haven't looked back. It has been to the DeWalt shop once and I have replaced a few parts, but otherwise it has served me well. A few years ago, I had my hand on my wallet to buy an Excalibur at the SSWC show in Pennsylvania. Wish now I had gone ahead and pulled the trigger on that--but I am still happy with what I have (little to no saw envy here) and Big Yeller and I have a good time out under the shade tree in the spring, summer and fall.
  9. Jim McDonald
    More pricey than the free pill bottles mentioned above. For my money, they are a great investment that will most likely outlast me.
  10. Jim McDonald
    I have to side with Rolf on this one. You do most anything to the baby soda bottle and your blades are pristine. They are a bit pricey, but there is no way for the lid to pop off and they are impervious to moisture.
  11. Jim McDonald
    2 part epoxy, but I also countersink the magnets so they are in a bed of glue.
  12. Jim McDonald
    Good looking work. The big order took some time--I don't care how much stack cutting you did.
  13. Jim McDonald
    I will add a few more: Always make sure of the contents of a spray can before pressing the button. Black lacquer and clear lacquer often come from the same manufacturer. A mistake on the scrap side of the line is just practice. (A mistake near the line is artistic license) Scroll saws are horrible devices for trimming your fingernails. Don't sand upwind from projects that are on the drying rack. Don't leave your drink downwind from your sanding station. Don't ask how I know these important lessons.
  14. Jim McDonald
    Mike's Workshop--aka Wooden Teddy Bear--carries FD puzzle blades and they are great for jigsaw puzzles. Never did the Steve Good piece, but for 1/4" or thinner with tiny kerf, FD superior puzzle is a thin, good blade.
  15. Jim McDonald
    I used the saw switch for about a year, then got a HF deadman switch. Took me all of about 30 seconds to know that was the best accessory I ever bought for a tool. Thinking of adding one to my drill press, but since I got the press at such a bargain, the switch would just about double the resale value of the press!
  16. Jim McDonald
    I have two of the test tube racks and use "Baby Soda Bottles" from Steve Spangler Science. https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/store/baby-soda-bottles-test-tubes-rack.html They are nearly indestructible, the lids prevent spillage and I just mark the blade size on the lid with a Sharpie®.
  17. Jim McDonald
    If you live in the upper Midwest, Menards carries packs of Olsens. Higher than mail order, but if you get caught and need a blade in a hurry...
  18. Jim McDonald
    That would an easy pattern to make in Microsoft Word®. Just use kerning to get the letters to close in and then pencil in some knobs and tabs for the puzzle cuts.
  19. Jim McDonald
    Lots of good advice--especially from Frank.
  20. Jim McDonald
    Since my shop is the patio and it has five inches of packed snow on it and the temps hovering at 0 F or below--I am looking for spring before I get to make any sawdust. Now for an emergency, I can cut in the junk room--just have a lot of cleaning to do later.
  21. Jim McDonald
    I used to get the Micro Mark catalog many years ago. Most of their stuff is aimed at the miniature market such as model trains, dollhouse makers, etc.
  22. Jim McDonald
    Wayne said it all. You get into a zone and the next you know, it's dinner time (and you have missed lunch).
  23. Jim McDonald
    Denny got me started on the birdhouses and I cut a bunch last year.
  24. Jim McDonald
    The ornament looks like a Sue Mey pattern.
  25. Jim McDonald
    He's gone too far now. Call the Feds--he is defacing Chucky Cheese tokens. Oh, the humanity!!
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