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  1. Rolf
    Nice cutting. What is your new saw?
  2. Rolf
    I use Sloans anytime I need anything thicker than 1/4. But for my 1/8 and 1/16 I have a local distributor and buy the full sheets.
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    I have to agree, most of the pinned blades that I have had and used eons ago are huge. I kept mine for the copping saw but for the scroll saw they are way too big for my work.
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    I would do what Rabid Alien suggested except I would use a piece of maple, easier to drill.
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    Primarily the pattern dictates the direction of cut, but having said that depending on the blade I try to keep the waste to the right of the blade. I seem to be able to see my cut better, not sure why. The other reason being that the blades with a bit of a burr cause me to sit slightly to the right of center. Also I have it in my head that the left side of the blade (non burr) gives me a smoother cut. If I was still working I would look at the cut under the supper microscopes I worked with to verify one way or the other. For now it is just my opinion and that is good enough for me.
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    The manual does show a hand crank, but the images that I found show just a round knob.?
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    I would replace it with a crank handle. The knob, if that is what you are looking for looks awkward to use for me. Something like this https://www.mcmaster.com/hand-cranks You should have an equivalent parts supplier to our McMaster in Ireland.
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    I have not used them but based on my experience with these Kreg bench dogs https://www.kregtool.com/store/c34/clamping-accessories/p73/bench-dogs/?source=1781 I set my large sanding projects on these and my project never moves. I would think that the cookies would work very well. Both surfaces need to be clean and dust free so that they don't slide around. When routing I am still more comfortable with a clamp. They probably aren't bad with a cold glass of milk either
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    Wow what a mess!
  10. Rolf
    Thinking of Sand Flee, I have not seen any adds or heard anything about them for a while?
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    I think Melanie has it covered. If they don't get it the it really doesn't matter as they probably cant tell analog time anyway.
  12. Rolf
    Pens only. I don't care for the smell or fumes. I wear a half mask. you did get a nice polish on it. On my normal wood projects I avoid gloss.
  13. Rolf
    Glad to here you are getting a new saw. Good luck with you two new toys. It always disappointed and amazed when you have a "professional" fix things and they end up not having a clue. Knocking has nothing to do with electronics. It is mechanical and if you know your product should be easy to diagnose. The electronics are another issue. My Hawks electronics has a delayed slow start (soft start) designed into it. I don't notice it now, but initially, when I first got the saw I did. I think most scroll saws have some level of Soft start.
  14. Rolf
    Penetrating oil to get that adjuster free. Heat usually works when all else fails. Regarding the adjustable belt, I used this on my home built pneumatic drum sander. It works fine. That price from Harbor Freight is excellent, it normally goes for around $14 a foot.
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    Goat both are excellent pieces. Your photo's show them very well.
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    The type of material and method of manufacture makes a significant difference. I saw that with my original multi piece (8 pieces) Hawk clamps cast from I believe pot metal. The new ones were have only 4 pieces made from a solid machined piece of aluminum. I have never worn out one of these in 15 years.
  17. Rolf
    Mc Master Carr or Amazon.
  18. Rolf
    This ornament is 4" tall, designed by Volker Arnold. He uses a lot of veining. Spiral blades are great for uniform wide veins. This is the Womens Church in Dresden Germany.
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    I have don three one I already posted under just for fun. The other two are projects for the SSWWC magazine I can't post those yet but they are pretty cool. I have also been busy restoring a Heron chain saw carving that we bought at a Fox Chapel open house in 2014. It is outside all summer long so it needed sprucing up. I brought it back to this.
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    The G4 (2005 vintage) allows top and bottom feeding. With some of the very detailed larger fretwork projects I have been doing lately. I needed to drill very small holes #70 (.028") the top feeding really made things a lot easier on my neck and back. Thanks Les (aka Rockytime) for starting a great discussion.
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    Randy I did my homework and I ended up with the Alpha Tig 200X. I have played a bit but really want to take the class. I did have to buy a few things in addition to the welder. Argon Gas cylinder, welding table, electrodes, rods new helmet, etc. It is almost like turning "all I need is !!!!!" Yet the biggest thing that is missing is time. The cartoon is perfect. I inherited the short attention span from my Mom.
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    That would be me also!. I just signed up for a TIG welding class. I want to pull the motor from my TVR and have it tweaked a bit, and dynoed to squeeze a few more horses out of it. I also need to start an upstairs bath remodel. Plus all of the scrolling projects. I want to make. I also have some new embroidery software arriving today. Yes I have a Digital embroidery machine (inherited from my Mom).
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    They really need to keep their customers updated. I don't expect next day like Amazon but I do want to be informed of the status of an order. This is a dangerous way to run a business, especially when there are alternatives. If I was younger I would love to design and build saws with all of the features I feel they should have.
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    I am a big supporter of Hawk but I would not do well waiting that long. Have you called them.?
  25. Rolf
    Rockytime , yes it is the 2" spindle mount mop from Klingspore. I love em. Sawdust, When I first started doing Intarsia I used a set of pneumatic drums in my Lathe. The problem with that is it is up too high, also I don't like working with a vertical drum on a drill press. So after a visit with Judy Gale Roberts I built my own pneumatic drum sander setup.
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