Iguanadon
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For my puzzles, I use poplar and the main reason is because I really like the color variations from board to board and even within a single board. Every so often I find a board that has some nice black streaks in it and I will buy it and put it aside for when I need to make PENGUIN's. Even the everyday regular boards have beautiful shade variations that I enjoy seeing in the finished puzzles. Here is a snapshot of the 19 puzzles I cut yesterday and today that I just oiled. Iggy
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You're just cruel.
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I think I'll stop at 1. LOL, just kidding, I have 2 more ready to cut over the next few weeks. 3 should be sufficient... I hope.
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I've thought about charging a little more for some of the more difficult ones, but I'm not going to bother. Some take me an extra 5 or 10 minutes, so it's not that horrible and some go quicker, so it all evens out in the end and it's easier to say "$25 for any of the puzzles you see!"
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At my big event in April I had 3 people ask for a Havanese... had never heard of it, or cut one. So, since my mega show in August is in the same town, I figure it must be a local favorite so I want to have some on hand and I cut my first one today... but holy cow it's a pain in the neck to cut...
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I absolutely can not wait for that saw to get here... mine is driving me crazy. The funny thing is that by the time it gets here I'll be just about done stockpiling. Bad timing on my part. LOL
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On the exterior of the motor there is a plate that tells what year it was made and whether it's a Type 1 or Type 2. If he can send you a picture of that or just tell you what it says, you'll know for sure, but that looks like a type 2.
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The Iggy Stockpile is growing... as I prepare for my big event at the end of August, my current count is: 120 puzzles for display (as usual) 80 duplicates that I take each week to the farmers market (top plastic tub) 158 additional duplicates for the big event cut so far, sitting in a box 60 kids dinosaur puzzles I take each week to the farmers market (bottom plastic tub) Just over 400 currently on hand Plans are to cut at least another 100 of the most popular items and then figure out how many extra kids dinosaurs to cut and take along. I'm gonna need a bigger vehicle...
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Excellent work Melanie. I'm glad you're enjoying them as much as I do. I love the Mickey and Minnie Mouse piece!
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It could be a Type 2, I have one from 2006. You can ask the seller to check the plate on the motor and either tell you what it says or have him snap a picture of it for you.
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Welcome to the forum. Always nice to see a new face. The Dewalt would be a good choice if you're going to bite the bullet and buy a new saw. There is an accessory you can buy for the Dewalt that keeps the arm up to make things even easier. See below for link. I've never tried it, but figured I'd mention it. https://www.amazon.com/Scroll-Saw-Lifter-Dewalt-40-690/dp/B00QLKV3F4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498427024&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=dw788+lift
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Bwahahaha!! My evil plan is in full swing! Nice work Marg. I enjoy seeing all the puzzles being made.
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Here at the coast you never know when the winds will pick up. I use 5 gallon buckets that I fill with water, so they're about 35-40lbs each, at each corner. It's been windy before, but yesterday was easily 30-35mph gusts and I wasn't worried about the entire structure lifting up and flying away, but I began worrying about the structural frame twisting or buckling and then just completely falling apart and down on my display tables so that's why I removed the cover. If I had tried to take the tent down during the gusty winds I was worried that would be when it would lift up and take off on me crashing into other vendors. A sturdier, higher quality tent will ease my mind and I won't worry about windy conditions again.
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HI All, Sales the past 2 weeks were identical at 24 pieces each day. Not bad, not great, but no complaints at all. Just now getting into the meat of the tourist season so we'll see if things pick up a little. Still cutting like crazy preparing for my big event at the end of August. And waiting for my new Hawk saw to ship... Looking very forward to that. Browsing tents on Amazon right now... Narrowed down to 3 so far, but still browsing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZW5VRCI/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AYILQ7B9UN98Z https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BSLQSVO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A2PY5W08OCZ70K&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H4UL6L6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A358RX1CWPYWOH&psc=1
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You gonna go?
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The markers are all around. Here's a snapshot I took 2 weeks ago from my tent, you can spot 2 of them.
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I didn't setup on the actual grave. Around the lake they have the town "Walk of Fame", markers with information about famous or hard working folks over the decades.
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Another Saturday at the local farmers market and the wind was out of control. Ended up having to take the cover off my tent because I was worried about it destroying the frame/tent and taking out my tables with it. Half the vendors did the same thing or didn't put their tent up at all. I couldn't easily (or safely) take down the tent since I'd already fully setup. And boy oh boy it was hot without having the shade to sit under... So glad it's only 5 hours long. I'm looking at more durable tents. Someone recommended some really nice, top of the line ones that cost $900 and while I don't mind paying for quality items, they're much more difficult to setup and for simple 5 hour events, it just isn't feasible. So I may get a middle of the road variety tent that can handle wind better than the one I have now.
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Well done, that's very cute.
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You have to pay attention to exactly what they're saying when they claim it's the last one for xxx years... This one is the first one in 99 years that spanned across the entire continental US and it won't happen again for xxx years. But eclipses happen all the time, it's just a matter of where you have to be for the total eclipse.
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Glad you liked the poplar from Lowe's. I think I got 1 board that was just really hard for whatever reason. Keep enjoying the puzzles. They're fun and relaxing to cut and you'll find people to give them away to without much trouble.
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Completely off-topic, but a major upcoming event in 2 months. I came across this map for the eclipse August 21. This one allows you to zoom in on your precise location and find out what percentage of eclipse you'll experience. Those of you on the east coast, Tennessee and South Carolina are prime spots. Here in Carolina Beach, NC for example, we'll see 96.933% coverage which ain't too shabby. Let's hope for clear skies that day. Go to this site, read the reference material then near the bottom it says "I have read and understand..." Click that for the map and then zoom in on your exact location and click on it. http://www.eclipse2017.org/xavier_redirect.htm
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... Hawk.... you want a Hawk... Look at me... the Hawk is calling you HAWKeye...
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Nicely cut Frank. Great work.
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I've shopped at Anchor a couple of times before I started doing the animal puzzles. I was able to get "scrap" pieces of various woods really cheap and I enjoyed going through their bin. Very nice folks. The problem is they are way on the other side of Wilmington from me and it's a 30-45 minute drive. I may give them a call to see what their price would be for 12" wide boards. Right now I'm paying less than $1.75 per puzzle when I divide out the cost of a board at HD and/or Lowes and how many puzzles I get out of it. If it's a significant enough savings I could buy a months worth rather than a weeks worth. (I pass by HD and Lowes twice a week when I take the grand-daughter to pre-school)
