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    I am sure people have done this type of thing, just haven't seen it. I had been keeping a piece of wood next to the scroll saw just for this purpose. I think even loose string would make it engage automatically, but a stretch cord, like I use for my tomato plants held it in place and makes it snap in to position when ever I lift the saw arm. It doesn't get in the way of most of my work, but you could snip the cord and retie easy enough, until one of us comes up with a removable option. My pics, sadly blurred the actual blade (Sometimes depth of field is annoying), but the arm clears it for sure. It is dang near the back edge, any further and it might slip off the back. I think if I got fancy and bevel the top and bottom cuts, it would be a seemless thing of beauty. It works perfectly for my needs, and the whole thing was cut on... you guessed it, the scroll saw. https://imgur.com/WIruUVz https://imgur.com/sUyYLzH https://imgur.com/pMlWyqP
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    Gorgeous
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    Looks fantastic! Great job with the colors.
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    Thanks for the information! The sun doesn't hurt your finish? I have tons of wind and no shade, so taking them outside would be very helpful. I'll do a test run. So you ever clean the racks? My small setup is already gunking up.
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    That was incredible to watch, very impressive operation thanks for sharing kmmcrafts, amd thanks to Scott for making a great video.
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    I'm still new around here and don't know who scott is or how to find his web page. Could you post a link?
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    If you were interested in another way to host a galley you could try https://m.imgur.com  

     

    It's free and I think you could do albums so that you don't need to update the link. 

    Of course there are other equally great ways to share.

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    That is one of my biggest problems, I'll have to set a timer or something to remind my cheap butt, not like they are pricey.
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    Beautiful cutting and puzzle! I have made that mistake on intricate cuts too. Fortunately I was able to hand sand the piece that stuck until it fit, albiet tightly.
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    That is impressive! I hope Scott weighs in.
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    Maybe a sort of rack I can slide several cut pieces of ply onto for drying shelves. Like a small version of a bakers rack? I'll make sure to stand them a bit after the last coat from now on, letting the fret cuts drip first. Just an FYI your gallery link is broken, on my end at least.
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    I have been cutting between 1 and 3 puzzles at a time and haphazardly drying them above a painters tray on a plastic grid thing I recycled from somewhere. I dip (usually a plastic bag), wait 30 minutes, dip again, wait about 15 minutes, then wipe clean and allow to finish curing, usually flipping once or twice to minimize marks and sticking. I probably need to branch out beyond danish oil one day, but it worked and I am a creature of habit. I am now seeing the value in dipping or finishing more puzzles at one time and am curious how everyone else dries multiple puzzles or projects for efficiency. I have only had a few lines in the finish due to the rack which cleaned up okay, but I would love to do a better job, more efficient job, of handling more projects at once. Any advice or tips would be appreciated.
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    It's a classic that everyone loves, I have tried a few others but this one turns out the best in my collection so far. Once I started day dreaming and cut all the way through the long standing branch tried to fix it by cutting another, got the fit dead on, but the grain never looked right, it's fire wood now. Have fun on yours!
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    I finished it up and added some pictures. On the left visible edge where I had a lot of sanding, I think I over used the sandpaper and ended up burnishing the wood, inhibiting the stain. Sadly i didn't realize this till I was done. The birds head turned out well, but I burnished the beak and could not dye it red as I had hoped. Thanks for everyone's time and input, I'll do my best to use it :/ https://imgur.com/a/WEptl
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    May I one day get there, I bought the good blades life is too short to spend more time sanding than cutting LoL. Thanks for giving me hope for the future! Now time to hunt down some pinless files otherwise my swear jar is gonna get full fast :-) Edit to add a link to pinless sanding files for future generations http://www.pswood.com/super-sander/
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    Thanks for explaining things to me, I'll take it out and blow it off. Now I need to figure out how to get email alerts on topics and replies....
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    Wow That's cool, and it looks soft enough to get into those weird curves. Thanks!
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    Thanks Kevin, I have it sanded to where I am happy with it now, would you recommend wiping it down with a wet cloth or alcohol then sand again, or just go right on to dipping in danish oil?
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    Thanks everyone for the great feedback!
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    Can you recommend a mop to me, I have one but it seems to inflexible to get in these tight curves? I am using it on a drill press if that makes a difference. Thanks for your feedback, I hope my techniques in turning during cuts improves.
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    I am not sure what type of finished quality I should expect after scroll sawing. I sand the faces of the wood prior to attaching the pattern, my problem is in the cuts. I think my technique is pretty bad, I get tons of jagged edges and wavy cuts while I try to get back on the line and inevitably end up off the other side. Then I spend way too much time sanding it all down for my taste and then when I think it looks fine, I stain it and boom, tons of ugly little marks jump out. Can you all help me understand how finished a cut should be or could be if I got better? Are these artifacts normal or is my technique just that bad? Is there an easier way to sand off my mistakes? I have an oscillating drum sander, but it never seems to fit in the areas where I tend to mess up. I attached a picture of a Humming Bird scroll saw puzzle type thing (Big Book Of Scroll Saw Woodworking, Page 30), this is freshly cut with no additional sanding beyond my orbital sander prior to attaching the pattern. I was unable to get good pictures of all the marks I am talking about, and some of the bad ones only show up a little, but I think you get the idea. If I stained it you would clearly see every single one LoL. Honestly sanding all the surface areas of these cuts is killing the fun times, multiplied by 3 different grits. I can knock off the back fuzzies but it's a pain and I risk break stuff, I read that a reverse tooth blade might help with that, thoughts? https://imgur.com/a/WEptl There should be 3 pictures in this album, I'm still learning this internetz stuff. Any help, tips, criticisms or guidance would be very appreciated, I have my eye on some more complicated stuff, but there is no way I can try those until I minimize sanding. I blame Amazing Kevin for making me want to Scroll projects I have no business Scrolling http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/profile/1607-amazingkevin/
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