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  1. Jim McDonald
    Great cut and fit. Hearty applause from here.
  2. Jim McDonald
    Great lettering work. Pat yourself on the back.
  3. Jim McDonald
    Welcome to the world of scrolling where we just continue to dig, thinking we will find the bottom of the hole.
  4. Jim McDonald
    Looking at that board, the solder joints are definitely either flow joints or hot paste--commercial stuff. In a past job, I made thousands of hand soldered joints and the consistency of those joints tell me it came from a factory. the chip makes me wonder if the light blinks or runs through a dimming pattern.
  5. Jim McDonald
    Magnificent work on this one. As Barb said, you seem to have a firm grip on the technique.
  6. Jim McDonald
    WD40 is not a lubricant per se. It does feel oily, but it is not marketed or intended as a true lubricant (says the guy who liberally sprays his garden tools with the stuff). There are lots of true lubes available in almost any viscosity.
  7. Jim McDonald
    I like the light visually, but the dark really changes the color saturation of the inlays.
  8. Jim McDonald
    Don't know about the circular bulbs, but in normal tubes, they make two types: one that works with your existing ballast and the other you clip the ballast out of the circuit and just use your 117VAC supply wires.
  9. Jim McDonald
    Drop in and update us from time to time.
  10. Jim McDonald
    My glasses were the first thing I put on in the morning and last thing off at night. When scrolling and doing board level soldering, I frequently ended up looking over the frames. My major complaint to the eye doctors was a combination of rainbow halos around lights and tired, watery eyes. With the trifocal lenses I got, I still get halos, but they are the color of the light source and they seem to be hexagonal spiderwebs instead of the old circular pattern.
  11. Jim McDonald
    I had surgery in July. For the most part, I have far better sight. But, even with the trifocal lenses, I have trouble on close in work. I have only scrolled a couple of simple pieces so far. You can't squint and adjust your vision like you've done before since your new lenses are not hooked to the muscles formerly used for focusing. I did have issues soldering some silver plated rings with silver solder.
  12. Jim McDonald
    Another vote for leave it alone.
  13. Jim McDonald
    I'm with Bill. Text of any type is nerve wracking since there is zero tolerance. You captured it well on some good looking stock.
  14. Jim McDonald
    There was an attempt to form a club in Indianapolis many years ago at Rockler, but the travel on Saturday morning was the detriment. I was driving nearly an hour each way and others were even farther out. There is a scroller in the county east of here, but he has largely become the assistant in his wife's stained glass shop.
  15. Jim McDonald
    Wonderful cuttings and paint work. Sure to be treasured. Don't need to tell you, but please sign and date this art.
  16. Jim McDonald
    I went Monday and they only had a picture. The manager is an old friend from my retail days--I will ask her to call when they get another.
  17. Jim McDonald
    The designers are the artists. I am but a technician rendering an image.
  18. Jim McDonald
    I bought a Delta from Lowe's, but it was missing the hardware kit to mount the table. Returned it same day and they had no more. Ended up buying a single speed Delta from a pawn shop. It was like new and I used it for quite a while--until the blower ruptured. Cut a few Pinewood Derby cars on the thing and my first family Christmas ornaments.
  19. Jim McDonald
    Not "addiction", but "obsession". Although, I am sort of addicted to the aromas of sawdust and lacquer.
  20. Jim McDonald
    So sad to hear about this. The piece and the sentiment are wonderful. Sounds like lots of great memories.
  21. Jim McDonald
    Great job cutting, painting and fitting. Super nice sentiment.
  22. Jim McDonald
    Sawdust doesn't cure physical ailments, but it sure soothes the soul. Good to see you cutting wood.
  23. Jim McDonald
    Really great. Is that your design?
  24. Jim McDonald
    Just minor differences in blade tensioning, the mechanics of inserting blades etc. In a way, it was like learning the wiper and cruise controls on a different car. Unlearning one set of muscle memories and training new ones.
  25. Jim McDonald
    I have owned the 788 and now a Pegas. When I had the 788, I seemed to top feed mostly and now on the Pegas, it is very largely bottom feed. Just seemed to be the way the saw guided me. I had installed Pegas clamps on the 788. I do like the arm hold on the Pegas. I had very little adjustment moving between the saws as far as operation.
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