David Lehner

Glad to see you are back .... good to have family or friends who know computers....

trying to post a picture ... cannot find the link to that sometimes i see it... sometimes I dont today I do not

going to try to load picture why is it sometimes I can find the link to load a picture and other times I can not and this is a day I cannot find the link to load the picture no more time to spend on this today ... try again tomorrow

I agree ... My shop is my sanctuary .... when I am out there everyone pretty much leaves me alone.... Winter routine .... unlock the door... walk in and turn on overhead lights... turn up the heater... turn on the computer (and copier depending) .... turn on lights above work benches and saws .... decide what type of music I am going to listen too (Moody Blues lately or Confederate Railroad) .... crank up the tunes and begin sawing or laying out another pattern or clock

Heading home from radio station soon .... time to saw and work a bit more on the Scroll Troll Revolving Work Bench ... maybe a picture this afternoon

Great looking TVR .... back when I had hair (many years ago) I had a 64 Sunbeam Alpine GT with removable hardtop (wanted a Tiger but none in North Dakota that I could afford at the time.... at the same time I had an a 1968 Austin Healy 100-6 (forerunner to the Austin Healy 3000 .... The top was always down on the Austin Healy --- the sunbeam was driven when it rained other wise I drove the AH. Too bad no pictures exist of either vehicle

update on carousel workbench I took the kitchen corner carousel base cabinet and cut the toe kick off.... dropped about 4 inches off the height.... I mounted casters on the bottom to make it mobile I reinforced the sides with 1/2 inch cdx plywood.... this will allow me to hang accessories on both sides..... I attached a 4 ft diameter circle of 3/4 plywood on top with a collar for a 1 1/4 inch pipe in the center. Around the edge (about 2 inches in) i attached 10 roller bearing casters.. Another 4 ft circle of 3/4 inch AC plywood on top with the AC side down to roll on the roller bearing casters. I have 4 bench power tools on top right now with room for one more. once I get them all placed where I want them I will anchor the to the top (which rotates freely). The carousel below will hold all my 18v and 20v dewalt power tools - now easily found on the double tier carousel with the original cabinet. I will mount an outlet strip on top for the power bench tools and plug that in when I need to use one of the tools on top. Once I get the bench tools and power strip mounted I will attach a picture.

I ordered all sizes also... I have been using the pegas blades for over a week and really like the blades... so far I have been doing some smaller detail cutting on some clock pieces and have been using the #3 blades (modified geometry) with great results..... It looks like the Pegas blades may become my "go to" blades

I went to a Copy machine store and purchased a large, used copier..... I have it in my shop, ready and waiting to use .... make copies up to 11x17 works for me

Found link Pictures of Vette Mural on the back of truck.... I designed it (did not paint it) and my Trailer .... full of displays and product sitting outside my shop And two of my business cars Hope you're not bored

The truck is a 1995 Ram 1500.... only 50,000 miles ... I was the GMgr of the Chrysler / Toyota dealership ... had to go to a Chrysler meeting for a week. While I was gone my techs tore down the motor ... added oversized cam, lifters etc ... installed headers and straight pipes (now with glass pacs) .... put a 3 inch lift in the front and two inches i n the back. added a air induction custom hood and grill with fender flares and running boards.... brought HP to about 315 in a 360. The corvette is a 1985 with 37,000 miles .... added ground effects ad a low wing in the back ... a bit oversize the rims and tires and custom Targa top Hmmm I would attach a picture but can't find the link to do that .... I've done it before ... oh well

hope all is well now that you have the new saw... I have it made actually .... my wife is a seamstress ... she does alterations out of our home. I dont question her when she buys a new sewing machine or serger... or an iron that costs about $200.00 Likewise she does not give me grief when I but another scroll saw or a new tool... it works well for us

Great advice from all above I also have to adjust the clamp set screw so the blade is centered and periodically I remove the set screws and rough them up for a better grip on the blade ... I use a file or scrape it on rough sandpaper seems to help

And another update on the carousel workbench.... I am considering plan B .... on my radio show on Saturday - Swap Shop - (some stations call it Tradio) I asked if anyone had a corner carousel kitchen base cabinet.... low and behold some one called me after the show and had an unfinished one he did not need. It was in a small town about about 35 miles south and he was coming to Minot.... I now have the cabinet at about 1/3 the price of a new one plan is to cut the base down as much as I can.... mount on casters.... make the top approximately 48" circle with roller bearings and the next layer is what the tools mount on ... I will post pictures if and when I get it done.... the plan is all coming together in my mind .....

updates on flip top bench I did find an old sears (craftsman) rotating 3 position workbench in the Minneapolis Mn area.... price is ok.... logistics in getting it to Minot under consideration

Welcome from Minot, North Dakota...

Welcome to the Village from North Dakota

Nice looking dog puzzles ... Keep making sawdust!!

However when I am sanding my pieces .... when warm temps come again I open the overhead door, place a fan behind me and let the dust blow into the alley.... I also have one of my small compressors there to blow the dust off the pieces before I stain and assemble. In fact in the summer I sometimes open the overhead door and use my small battery operated blower and "sweep" the floor of my shop with the blower..... much quicker

I agree with the luan wood ....tried that many years ago when I started but found the same problems ... the little I have left over I use for backing pictures.

Yep ... I think carousel is the way to go..... I will start buying all the components and wood I need over the next few weeks .... Truck coming out of storage soon so I can get it all home... If i move my wife's Durango out of her garage stall I could build it there before the Corvette comes home from storage and takes that stall for the summer The more I configure this in my mind, the more I think it will work. it will free workbench space and give me access to tools (like my spindle sander) which are not readily accessible now

Update on carousel work bench.... I did find the plans.... I am studying my shop as I scroll and working out, in my mind, different ways to rearrange to make room for the carousel bench ... a couple configurations are possible I am thinking of building the top part of the workbench and mount it on top of an unfinished reinforced corner carousel kitchen cabinet. I would have the whole assembly on heavy casters for mobility. I am now thinking the whole bench could sit in the center of my shop in front of the overhead door so I could roll it outside when needed. This way I could keep the copier under the steps where it is now The planning continues

I almost always "stack cut" ... I figure if I am going to the process of making something, I might as well make extra for stock to sell or display later. However for me I will stack 3 pieces of 1/4 inch and up to 5 pieces of 1/8 inch. If doing wildlife scenes etc in 1/8 for example I will frame 1 or two (one to show and one to go) and keep the rest for later. if doing clocks, I assemble all 3 at the same time & store the extra without clock mechanisms until needed.

I agree with elbows at 90 degrees.... most comfortable for me.... how high is the saw? for me it depends on if I am standing or sitting when I scroll.... 90% of the time I am standing when I saw ( easier to use my foot switch)

welcome to the group... great people, great patterns and all willing to help with advice when requested