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My EX-16 cutting deck was getting tired looking and the vacuum holes were a pain. Several previous postings have suggested using a magnet sheet as an upgrade. My wife found a 5' x 24" sheet on Amazon for $26. For that price, why not. I took off the original deck and traced it out on the magnet sheet and cut it out with a utility knife and cut out the hole for the saw blade and laid it on the original deck. Waxed it up and it works like a champ! If it wears out, I have enough for plenty of replacements!

Penny! I actually watched an episode on YouTube the other day. Too bad he retired the original Songbird. Wing spar was rotten and he upgraded to Cessna 310. Friend had one and it was a great flying aircraft.

Bamboo Bomber In 1939 Cessna Aircraft starting to produce the model T-50 twin engine, 5 place, fabric covered transport aircraft. Its original intent was to compete with Beech Aircraft’s Twin Beech 18 at a lower price. When WWII broke out, it was enlisted as an executive trans port and trainer and went through a series of different designations including AT-17 and UC-78. The majority of production aircraft operated with dual Jacobs R-775-9 radial engines and had an operational range of about 650m. Over 4,500 were produced under various versions. The original name of the aircraft was the “Bobcat” but later many pilots dubbed it the Bamboo Bomber because of its wood and fabric construction. The aircraft is most recognizable for being in the 1950’s T.V. series Sky King. The intro of the series "Out of the blue of the Western sky comes Sky King!" and his aircraft the “Songbird” flying across the screen inspired a lot of kids of that time to get into aviation

If you decide to cut this, as you get to the center of each leaf, things get a little thin. You may want to go a little wider or don't go to the very end to leave some strength.

Here you go!

I'm always collecting and saving patterns that interest me. Recently, I've been looking at Art Deco patterns. Many of the cars I have cut are Art Deco style of the '20's and '30's. The Genre started in the early '20's with the movie Metropolis and came to an end at the beginning of WWII. I bought some 1/8" Bubinga over a year ago at the NC woodworkers show and finally found a pattern I liked. I didn't realize that when I started, there would be more than 1,000 holes! I did stack two panels at a time so it went a little quicker. The top and bottom are 1/2" bubinga. I had some parchment paper that I sprayed with shellac and then sprayed the inside of the wood pattern with contact cement and adhered the the parchment paper to it on the inside. I used a 40 W LED on the inside with a rocker switch on the wire. I think I'm back to cars and planes. A lot less holes!

Marge, Have fun. You may have a new business if they are not familiar in Australia with this puzzle! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfNKm_vRdU

Fantastic cutting!

Love it, Love it, Love It!!!

All good stuff Frank. I did a you tube video a while back when I did the '57 Chevy. On very small holes I will grind a point on the tip of the blade end entering the hole. I did a 57 Studebaker and the grill had over 400 holes. I ended up "nibbling" all the holes rather than trying to make turns. This topic has been touched on before also, adjusting the "bite" angle of the blade by rotating the motor may help also.

I bought and cut this pattern a few years ago for a friend who is a lighthouse nut. I used 1/4" BBPW on a oak backer. My wife painted the plaque. For detailed and small cuts, I use a 3/0 31 tooth Puzzle blade. I buy them by the gross because the do break and get dull fast, especially on PW but they are the best for control in tight spaces and I always cut on the slowest speed with my EX-16. I thought your cutting looked great and if you hadn't mentioned any issues, I wouldn't have noticed it. SHARKTOOTH Scroll Saw Blades Superior Puzzle Blades Top Quality Blade for intricate puzzle cutting is one of our best sellers!! The package of 1 dozen blades are size 3/0, 31 teeth per inch and requires drill bit size 68-71. Recommended for cutting woods approximately 1/16" to 1/4" thick

That would be fantastic! Hope the fires subside soon. Wine harvest season is coming soon. Cooking wine is good but not "cooked" wine.

Thanks Gus. Francis Ford Coppola was the director of the film. Martin Landau got best supporting actor Oscar. I wish I had taken pictures when we were there. The '88 movie showed a lot of Tucker cars at the end to prove the court he could mfg. 50 cars. Not that much CGI then. They must convinced the Tucker car club to bring as many as they could. Big 3 had it out for him because of his safety innovations.

That is impressive!

Thank you. I just finished watching the movie again after many years. A little campy but fun. The Tucker car club loaned several cars to make the movie and gives it that authentic look. There are still 46 drivable cars.

Many years ago, my wife and I visited the Napa Valley and had a chance to tour the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. On the property was a museum of some of his memorabilia including his 5 Oscars, the desk from the Godfather and the Tucker car. After WWII there was a demand for new cars and Preston Tucker, the founder, wanted to produce an innovative car with many safety features, like seat belts, padded dash and shatter proof glass. This car had a rear engine and transmission and many versions of engines. (most problematic) He also incorporated a 3rd headlight that tracked along with the steering wheel. His marketing plans and possible stock fraud got him in trouble with the SEC. Even though he was indicted he was never convicted, the bad press led to his bankruptcy and closing of his company. Only 51 cars were ever produced. In 1988 Jeff Bridges starred in a film called Tucker, A Man and His Dream, that documents the history of the car and Preston Tucker. Another fun cut, especially the grill. Time to give the cars a rest for a while. Looking at an Art Deco box pattern.

I used to live in the Poughkeepsie area bud did a lot of business at Macarthur and Farmingdale airports. Moved south in '08. Wasn't there a German restaurant on Lake Ronkonkoma at one time?

That is one great looking car and the restaurant behind it has great reviews too!

The 1954 Kaiser Darrin was the last production car of the Kaiser Car Company that started after WWII. Henry J. Kaiser was a renowned entrepreneur and builder of large projects like the Hoover Dam and thousands of Liberty ships during WWII. After the war he started a car company realizing many returning troops would be looking for new cars. He bought the monstrous Willow Run plant and starting making cars and was successful until the big 3 returned to full production in 1948. His final attempt to keep his business viable was the Kaiser Darrin. Working with the designer “Dutch” Darrin, they were trying to compete with the Corvette and T-Bird. The car was very innovative. The doors slid into the forward wheel wheels and the body was all fiber glass. The car was received well but the engines were under powered. He was not making his own engines and was dependent on other manufactures for his engines. Eventually, only 450 cars were built and the commercial car production ended in 1955. He had bought the Willys /Jeep company and that was later purchased by American Motors and later, Chrysler. Current asking price of the Kaiser Darrin can range for $100,000 to $125,000 at auction.

All your cuttings are great!

I sure miss our local car shows. Lately I'm stuck on designing cars and aircrafts. My wife will put the pictures in sketch mode in PhotoShop and I'll clean them up in MS 3D paint. I like the '30's, 40's and '50's cars and ones that are unique or one offs. The clean up can take a few days (I'm a nitnoid)

Rocky, there are times when you have to include bridges to connect pieces that are necessary but distract from the whole piece. Some examples are fine grills or tires and wheel wells. I will paint in those bridges with the matching colors of the backer material. If you look closely at the grill, you may see the inside edge of the bridges on the left side of the grill.. If I hadn't been so quick to glue down the pattern, I would have painted those edges too but things would get too sloppy once it's glued down. I'll use a razor blade to scrape away any excess paint or sharpen any edges.

The 1948 Ford Woodie is a true American classic. You can almost hear the refrain of a favorite Beach Boy tune, imagine the surfboards and smell the ocean breezes. Most were made from maple with a few beech models but almost all were prone to rot. Back in the 50’s and 60’s they were cheap but restored models now can run over 80K. It was a fun project of 1/8 BBPW on a ¼” backer. I used my paint, fill in technique on the grill and wheel wells bridges to give it visual continuity. Time to Hang 10!

Your cutting came out great! I cut a lot of 1/8" BBPW and I always make sure to sand both sides before I start cutting. Sometimes there are loose fibers that can be pulled up when you remove the pattern. Even thin plywood can be hard on blades because of the glue. They dull fast and break but you can make very fine cuts with the smaller blades.

Holy Cow! That is amazing, especially the bamboo frame and lights!