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Welcome to the Village from Minnesota. Bruce
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The innovative invention that dethroned the "8-track" tapes. I remember using pencils to take out any slack in the cassette tapes so the player wouldn't "eat" the tape. Thanks for the trip down memory lane - impressive work! Bruce
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I love it, Frank. Bruce
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I have a heat gun (a hair dryer with higher heat level) I use to separate the pattern. My patterns are affixed to the wood with Walmart shelf paper and rolled with a wallpaper roller to get maximum adhesion. Applying heat works well and reduces the stress on delicate drop-outs. This is the one I use - it has 2 heat levels. https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-HAN100-Heat-Gun/dp/B0006N6XZW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=23BGNNKZ3M9YL&keywords=monokote+heat+gun&qid=1687267924&sprefix=monokote+heat+gun%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-2
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Welcome to the Village from Minneapolis! Bruce
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Welcome to the Village from Minnesota. Bruce
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Welcome to the Village, Jim. Bruce
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That is a great price. What brand are they? Bruce -
I routinely resaw four-quarter lumber (roughly 7/8th of an inch thick) and 8/4 lumber. There will frequently be some movement of the wood (cupping and twisting) after resawing - (particularly with the 8/4 stock). This is frustrating to say the least but all a part of woodworking. When this happens, I cut the wider warped boards into roughly 3 to 4 inch widths - flip the wood to alternate the grain and edge glue to get the needed panel width.
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I apply danish oil, at least 7 days drying time and spray clear lacquer. For wall plaques I am going to try french rubbed shellac.
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I use Walmart clear shelf paper and pre-gummed labels. I put clear package tape over the top and roll all of these into the wood with a wallpaper seam roller.
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Going slow is critical to early success. In teaching my grandkids I found 3 things to be helpful: 1. The "wired edge" on a scroll saw blade results in an angled cut (around 3 to6 degrees). If you try to feed the blade straight on it will drift off the line. I drew a line on the table when I was just starting to help reinforce this counter intuitive fact. 2. Drill a blade-width hole in a practice piece, pass the blade through and tension it. Now practice rotating the work piece with very light pressure against the back edge of the blade. This will give you a feel for what it takes to turn those tight corners that are so daunting when learning to scroll. 3. Enjoy the journey.
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Welcome to the Forum from Minnesota, Robert. The understanding of woodworking you gained as a Master Carpenter will speed your learning with the scrollsaw. I look forward to seeing your work as you dive in! Bruce
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Hello I am new and want to learn a lot here
Blaughn replied to Gerrit Bruggink's topic in Introductions
Hi Gerrit: Welcome to the Village from Minnesota. You will find this forum to be a wealth of information and encouragement as you learn. -
Welcome to the forum from Minneapolis, Marie! Bruce
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After I finish cutting the plaque, I put masking tape on the reverse side of the plaque where the pattern and cuts allow. I place matching pieces on the backerboard. I then apply the finish to the plaque. When this is done, I spray the backerboard with flat black. When everything has had sufficient time to dry I strip the masking tape off of both pieces and use Titebond III to adhere the two pieces. I place the finished plaque face down on on a very clean tablesaw table covered with wax paper. I strip off the masking tape off the plaque and the backerboard, apply Titebond III and use some weights on the backer board to hold the two together until the glue is cured. This gives plenty of clear wood for the Titebond to do its work.
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If you would post it I would appreciate. I suspect others would like it as well. It is beautiful in its' simplicity.
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Glad you are safe as well. The plaque "but for the Grace of God" is beautiful and very appropriate for what you have endured. Is that your pattern? Bruce
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That is truly beautiful work, Dave. I know nothing about Sapele but it must be a strong wood. The bridge on the "O" in the last name Brown is scary thin! Well done!!! Bruce
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Welcome back and greetings from Minnesota. Bruce
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Sleepless in Washington state over Scroll Saw choice
Blaughn replied to MarieC's topic in Introductions
Hi Marie: When I first started scrolling I found a little used Hawk and I snapped it up. The vibrations on that unit drove me nuts. I finally made floor pads that had foam vibration dampers under each leg. This helped but I was still not happy with the vibration. I then found someone who had a Taiwan Ex 21 still in the box which I purchased. I have been extremely happy with it. I gave the Hawk to my grandkids and have never looked back. This is all about personal preference and not meant to be an slam against the Hawk. There are folks who love them and are producing outstanding work on them. -
Welcome to the Village, TJ. It looks like you are already cutting at the highest levels and we look forward to you sharing your knowledge! Bruce
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Welcome to the Village, Jesse from Minnesota! Bruce
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Welcome to the Village from frozen (still) Minnesota! Bruce
