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    Thanks for all the kind comments. I do like this project and I enjoy the end results. It took me a few hours every day for a week to complete. I get a little burnout on any project that takes over a week but I did get 2 done at the same time by stack cutting. I realized after I pulled the pattern off that I had missed a few holes! Hard to notice. After the cutting, it doesn't take me more that and hour + to mount and fame the plaques. Got that down to a science. This project is all about persistance. Its mostly all straight cuts and it can be a little tedious but I did one sail at a time. It's like the old saying, " how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time" LOL!
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    My wife surprised me again with another Alex Fox pattern. This ship pattern has LOTS of holes. Stack cut it with 1/8" for 2 copies. 1/4" backer and Gloss lacquer. I'll Keep one and one will go to one of my nautical buddies. Another plaque for his man cave.
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    Rodney, Just like you, we have only a Lowes that is 2 miles away that has the same selection including red oak. I always have to pick through the 1/4 inch stuff to see if it has blems like warped or cupped. Their 1/4" PW is not bad for backer boards but not when the end grain shows. My local woodcraft store is 30 miles away we always combine it with a trip to Greenville (great town). Up until recently the BBPW sheets have been good and I'll get the 2 sq' bubinga or padauk packs when it looks good and instock. I recently started using Ocooch with good results and will order from them for the better quality exotic woods.
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    I downloaded Steve Good's mantel clock. It was easy to cut. I had a poblem with the 1/4" BBPW. It was a 3 x 4' sheet and it looked good but once I started cutting the pieces, I saw there were voids in the layers. I figured I could fill them in on the edges. It sortof worked but was not happy with the result. The edge grain is what makes this an interesting project. I call the place where I bought the wood and they said they have been having quality problems since the wood comes from Russia. Offered to refund if I returned what I had not used but it is a 60 mile round trip and I would use it in another project. Has anyone else have this issue? To cover it up, I painted with Black lacquer and my wife had some gold leaf markers to cover the end grain.
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    I showed my wife Alex's pattern and wanted it right away. Got online and ordered. Not too complicated to cut but the wife wanted a backer. Then she decides she wants 2 more to gift to neighbors. They are all sad because the Hummies left last Tuesday. We'll have to wait until early April to see them again. I stacked cut and it went pretty fast.
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    Great cutting! How big and what type of wood?
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    Great idea!
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    Our Hummies just left to head south. They come almost on the same day in April and leave the same in October. We always look forward to their return and one year my wife had them feeding out of a hand feeder. Their "woosh" sound when they fly by is a welcoming sound as we sit watching them on our deck. My wife just ordered Alex's pattern from Etsy and it will be on my list of winter projects. 20220910_163832.mp4
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    Ray, The new bellows looked identical to the one I removed. It took a little to figure out how to install it. There is a hole at the bottom where the plate is mounted but there is no way to install it that way (especially with thick fingers)I removed the 4 screws that connect the upper housing cover to the square aluminum plate at the front where the 3 rods pass through. I removed the small bolt on the top that connects the 2 drive arms. This arm has a bushing and 2 Shims on either side. This arm has the pin to mount the bellows on the underside and can be removed ( a whole lot easier!) Reinstalled everything and it all works good.
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    A few weeks ago I noticed that I wasn't getting any air out of my blower on my EX 16. I proceeded to open the plate on the bottom that holds the bellows in place. A piece of rubber fell out and it looked to have a whole. Oh my! I was long out of warranty and what to do. I had good luck working with Denny at Artcrafter and he contacted Pegas and was able to get me a bellows. It came today and I will install it this weekend. You are my go to guy! Thank you Denny,
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    Paul, If you didn't say it, I wouldn't know it. Looks great to me. I do alot of patterns with black backers and my wife always gives me her brush on black acrylic paint. It drys in no time and always comes out great. Give it a try.
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    Me too. I posted some pictures from the Klingspor show a few years ago that included pictures of Steve Good. I have not had any luck finding them. I also referenced previous postings on various projects I did in the past and can't find them either.
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    Wife says she wants another Mantel Clock with contrasting colors. I had enough working with oak (too brittle) I had some bubinga and poplar and started cutting. Will be gifting some clocks for Christmas.
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    It looks like it was a great show. Impressive building too. Amazing wood working. For all the times I drove out to Islip and Farmingdale I should made some time to visit the museum.
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    Peacock

    munzieb replied to Fish's topic in Bragging Rights

    Fish, great job on the peacock panel. It is a lot of work!. I did the same a few years back and actually cut 8 panels and made into night lamps. I used amber lexan as an inside backer. The original pattern was done by Tiffany and are 2 curved doors in The Chicago Palmer House Hotel. It may be a challenge but they made wonder lamps. Message me if you want more details.
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    Martin, you have been scrolling the shadows. It's about time you brought out your fine work to the sunshine and let the rest of the folks on SSV enjoy. Welcome, Bernd
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    Thank you John. This was not really that hard. The lower fret work were 3 individual pieces and the top were 2 pieces. The section holding the clock face is one piece but it is easier to hold when it's larger. All the pieces are key and slot assembly. There are a lot of pieces to cut but most are straight cuts. It does take a little to figure out how it all goes together since there is no exploded view for the assembly. I spend about 4 days, a few hours each day to complete it with finishing. Because I modified the original on the top and tonges, It did take a little longer. It cost me about $50 for material and finish.
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    I was surprised how quickly he responded once I ordered the pattern.
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    Thanks Paul. For smaller projects I'll use regular paper but for larger projects that I take to the copy store, I'll use card stock. I'll have them print up 3 sets incase I want to make more or if I screw things up. Their machines print better on it and it's not as floppy as regular paper. I use mostly skip tooth blades and it also tends to force the dust down.
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    Thanks, the fret work is not overly complicated. It's better to do all the inside cuts and then cut the outsides so you are working with larger pieces so they are easier to hold. It's more complicated to layout all the pieces on the wood to get the maximum usage out of the wood with minimum waste.
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    My wife said we need a mantel clock and found one on Pedro's Web site finescrollsaw.com. Contacted him and he send me a PDF file after I purchased. It all went very smoothly. Took it to my local UPS store and were able to print it on card stock using A6 paper format dimensions. 12" x 17" I wanted to do it in Bubinga but my wife wanted a lighter color, so I went with oak. I used 3.5 pieces of 5.5 x 48" 1/4" oak. I did modify the top from the original pattern so that the top was narrower than the piece below it. I also added a 1/8" shim between to bottom and next piece up. I also rounded the extention pieces on the base plate. Finish in Gloss Lacquer.
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    It looks like you have arrived but now the journey begins. I see mountains of saw dust in your future!
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    It's possible that the rheostat/controller may be dirty or some of the windings internally may be worn. There are postings "rheostat" that may help.
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    Kevin, you're back and running at full speed!
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    Great looking project! If you added a motor, you may help people to cool down too!
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