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  1. BadBob
    Here is what I do on my EX-21/Pegas saws. This might not work for a DeWalt saw. Insert the blade into the top clamp as close to vertical as I can get and tighten the clamp. Insert the blade into the bottom clamp and tighten. Flip the lever to tension the blade. Release the tension. Release the lower clamp and retighten. Retention and now the blade is vertical.
  2. BadBob
    I did this once with a custom order on my Etsy shop. I really didn't want to make it, but the customer didn't hesitate and paid what I asked. I thought maybe this wasn't a fluke, so I made a made-to-order listing on Etsy and got more orders. Every time I got an order, I raised the price and got another order. I finally stopped renewing the listing because I hated making that toy.
  3. BadBob
    It's not Valentine's Day, but the heart-shaped shelves are still selling. I changed the shipping profile to Priority Mail only, which increased the cost by 25-30%. I shipped them priority mail because that was the only box I had that I could fit them into. They are still selling. I have two in stock out of about twenty.
  4. BadBob
    This guy makes nice stuff from pallets. I learned a lot from watching him work. https://www.youtube.com/@EpicUpCycling
  5. BadBob
    If you keep it waxed, nothing will stick to it. I have owned four scroll saws for over forty years and never had grime build up on a table, or rust for that matter. I wonder what he has been cutting on his saw.
  6. BadBob
    I have made many things from pallets. When I first began scrolling, that was the only thing I had access to. These are all made from pallets: The body of this toy airplane is made from an oak pallet.
  7. BadBob
    Great idea. I have one of the plastic ones. When it is loaded with many brushes, like mine, it is very easy to tip over. A weighted bottom would be a good thing to consider.
  8. BadBob
    I was going to suggest the same.
  9. BadBob
    I have both an EX-21 and a Pegas saw. I don't care if I have to rebuild them once a year. The speed and simplicity of the blade changes and tensoning (set once and forget it) wins for me. It is why I purchased the EX-21.
  10. BadBob
    I have seen several of Steve's patterns uploaded here, whole and in part, in the past. This is just a reminder that he doesn't want the patterns uploaded to other sites. See today's blog post.
  11. BadBob
    I don't think it is stoced anywhere. You have to order it.
  12. BadBob
    Apparently, no one bothers to read Steve's blog: "A fair number of my readers either sell scroll saw craft items or would like to make some sales. I decided to do some research and try to determine the popular and profitable items sold over the last 5 years. I used Genspark AI to gather the data. It used sources like Etsy and other social media sites. It is a comprehensive analysis and gives a lot of detail, but there is also more to making sales than the numbers. From presentation to location, it all makes a difference. This report may not make you rich, but it can provide some useful information to help you start selling scroll saw crafts."
  13. BadBob
    I have used the maple 1/4-inch panels. I like them. They have many options.
  14. BadBob
    I can think of many things to do while I wait, not the least of which is to catch up on my reading list. If I had space for it, I would buy one today.
  15. BadBob
    You are making me lust after a laser.
  16. BadBob
    Sand-O-Flex seems to be used a lot by wood carvers.
  17. BadBob
    I finally got around to replacing the spring in my drill press. It would have been easy if I had not installed the spring backward.
  18. BadBob
    I did that with a pile of random narrow pieces of wood I had collected. I now have a pile of 1.5-inch squares ready for me to find time to cut them into birdhouses.
  19. BadBob
    I have a MacMop and a sanding mop, both from Klingspor. What I would like to see is someone who has the Sand-o-Flex and a MacMop and/or sanding mop and can compare them.
  20. BadBob
    I keep these on hand just in case I have a problem.
  21. BadBob
    Is anyone using one of these?
  22. BadBob
    I hang mine from the edge of a wire shelf or off the fence rail on my Shopsmith. I use copper wire for the hanger, which I cut from a piece of heavy grounding strap. .
  23. BadBob
    I use Pegas blades almost exclusively and never check it unless I am having an issue. The way the clamp works, it does not matter if the length changes a bit. As for the notch, the last time this came up, I went through my stash of blades, and the blades varied from batch to batch.
  24. BadBob
    Nick Engler videos are always good.
  25. BadBob
    I have been curious about hardwax finishes for a couple of years but could not bring myself to pay the high cost to try them out. In this video, Nick Engler explains what they are, how to apply them, and compares them. At the end, he also provides a recipe for two different hard wax finishes you can make yourself.
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