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So glad to see you making sawdust and great output. Keep it up!!! Bruce
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Well done, Kevin. Surprising someone with an unexpected, hand made gift is salve for whatever ails you. Keep cutting, Brother! Bruce
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I will echo the suggestion to work with a smaller blade. I don't even stock the #12 blades. A second consideration is the saw speed. Too slow will result in chatter and too fast will make you feel out of control which can also result in chatter. Start with a speed control at roughly 1/2 speed, drop down to a #3 blade and work from there. I do most of my work with FD Ultra Reverse #1, #3, and #5. Larger blades are reserved for long mostly straight cuts on the edge of the plaques I like to make. The only fatal mistake in learning the scroll saw is fear of making mistakes. Good luck!!!! Bruce
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I have cut many hardwood projects in oak and even Jatoba wood (with a wood hardness/density rating roughly twice that of oak.) I have settled on the Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse and use them for all woods and projects. With the harder and more dense woods like Jatoba you work more slowly and change blades more frequently but other than that there is little difference. The biggest challenge for me is to curb my impatience and let the blade dictate the pace. Here's a project done in Jatoba: The dime will give you a feel for the size of the letters. This was cut with Flying Dutchman #1 Ultra Reverse blades and I went through 12 of them for this piece. Good luck with the oak!!! Bruce
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How long did it take you to reassemble your brain after cutting? That looks like a mind bending project. Well done! Bruce
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Very nice! Are the letters routed as well or glued in place? Bruce
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We are, indeed, our own worst critics and that keeps us striving for perfection. It is that instinct that produces the greatest compliment: "Sooooo, where did you get your CNC router?"
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Beautiful. That is a real eye catcher. Well done!
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Occasionally I think I need to design a "Do Something!" sign. Human inertia is a powerful thing. Glad to see your are overcoming! Bruce
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Okay, Kevin. Now you are making me look like a lazy piker. Seriously it is so great to see you "upright, taking nourishment and making sawdust." Keep it up. Bruce
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Super item. Very well done! Bruce
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Nice. Again, it is great to see you cutting again. Bruce
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Nice. The moon is especially nice. it accents the crow exceptionally well. Great Job. Bruce
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Another post I have to keep from my wife...... Nice work! Bruce
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Beautiful work, John with a great array of interests - something for everybody. They should be very successful, Bruce
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Eplfan2011: " I mostly kept to the line (but they are only a suggestion right) but the s has a few flatspots on it ( I'm presuming I'm turning without feeding?) " I do a lot of word art. I have discovered that we - the "cutters" see the micro-departures. Those who look at our work see the macro outcome. Minor departures become nearly invisible to those who view the whole. My motto has become "Cut with care and trust the pattern. Don't sweat the small stuff." Your work is hand-crafted and minor departures are a signature of "hand made." Great job and keep making sawdust. Bruce
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Welcome to the Village, Colin. That was a great find and value. I look forward to seeing some of your work here. Bruce
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Welcome to the Village, Jerry. Always a pleasure to welcome another veteran to this great forum and even more so one from the military aviation community. Bruce
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So glad you are making sawdust and rolling out masterpieces, Kevin. You are on a roll!! Well done! Bruce
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That is the kind of gift that surpasses all expectations. He will truly treasure it. Well done! Bruce
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So glad to see you are back at it, Kevin! Bruce
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Let us know how that works for you. I have read that the best shellac solvent is Everclear alcohol (95% pure grain alcohol aka 190 proof). This is not sold in Minnesota. A "close at hand" diversion if your project doesn't work out okay!
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Greetings, Tabetha. Welcome to the Village! Bruce
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I think you may have put your finger on the problem. Spray lacquer is thinned (25% or more) to permit spraying. It could be that the spongy areas of the wood have a grain structure that prevents the thinned lacquer from "bridging across the cells". The shellac based sanding sealer goes on with a relatively thicker coat and since shellac is dissolved in alcohol the lacquer thinner does not disturb the seal coat. I will have to do some additional searching to test this guess. In any event, for me, a shellac seal is saving a lot of time and effort. For hang-on-the-wall plaques its durability should be more than adequate.
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Beautiful. What epoxy do you use? Bruce
