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Rockytime

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  1. STOP IT! You are making me exhausted zzzzzzzzzzz
  2. What a wonderful thing that was. Now days children do not know how to be frugal much less work for a dime. Very sad.
  3. That really is funny! Clever too. Do you mind saying where the pattern can be found?
  4. Simple and elegant, I love them!
  5. Thanks John. I do understand side pressures as I have 2 milling machines using collets. Nothing I would sand would have have much side pressure as I would not doing any shaping but rather even out small missteps I've made. Advice is always useful!
  6. Nice cutting and great cutting. Well done.
  7. Love the hit'n miss. I belong to hobby machinist's club. I have not made a hit'n miss engine but have made engines I run with compressed air. Beautiful sign you have made.
  8. Hi Jen! Welcome to the Village. You're gonna like it here. Looks like you are well on your way with your scrolling.
  9. Hi Ed. Welcome to the Village. I think you will find it like home. Very friendly fellows here.
  10. I think I will go the drill press route. I need to so little sanding of that sort I really don't want to use the bench space. I could store it under a bench somewhere but do not relish picking it up again with my back. Thank you for all the input. You all have made me see the light!
  11. Nice cutting! Can you say HEMI?
  12. Clever pattern. I like it.
  13. Simple has nothing to do with it. Just a great looking dog!
  14. Love the classics and you nailed it!
  15. Great job Dick. Very appropriate!
  16. Not only is your cutting superb but I love the scripture. Beautifully done!
  17. I guess I digress.
  18. A couple of years ago I bought my wife a Craftsman 5 horse snow blower. She gave it to my poor, poor 6' 2" big strong son-in-law just because he has a 3 car garage and a long driveway and a strong 28 year old at home. go figure.
  19. I really wished I had the room for the one you have. If my shop were bigger I'd like my DC routed to every machine. I can't so I have to use the one extra hose and move it around. Then I have to pull my scroll saw away from the corner to get at the CHEAP and CRAPPY plastic gates I got from WoodCraft. Hence the wheels on my saw.
  20. Ray, surely you jest. They have sentimental value. Twas one of the first anniversary gifts I bought for her. Her heart would break. We often reminisce about the 1967 blizzard. She was 11 months pregnant and by the time I got home from work our 30' double driveway was all cleaned out. Brings tears to our eyes. Shame on you for making such a callous suggestion!
  21. If I had to wear one of those bulky things my scrolling days would be over and my saw would be on C/L. Dust collection is the only way to go. My HF 13 gallon DC was cheap and works great as does a Dust Deputy. I also use a box fan with a cheap furnace filter. After a year the dust on the filter is nil. If my ceiling were not filled with lighting I would also put in one of those air filters. I cut with my nose up to the blade as that is the only way I can see and use a head magnifiers. The bulk on my face would be too much. I congratulate those that do use a mask. But that's just me.
  22. I'm almost stone deaf but I like my blades very tight. In my mind's ear I like to imagine it as E above high C in the treble clef. Only time I ever break a blade is a #1 blade fed from the bottom. Sometimes when they look bent up like a pretzel they will break.
  23. BTW, the shafts on the hold downs are excellent 1/4" machinable material. Lots of space is taken up with my steel and brass stash.
  24. I still have the hold downs from the three Hawks I had. They are in a tool cabinet somewhere.
  25. Thanks for all the input. I'm considering if indeed I wish to make a purchase. Weighing the need with the cost and space required. If I got my wife's 3 snow shovels out of the way and into the shed it would give me a few extra inches to work with.
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