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  1. BadBob
    I have cut about 60 birdhouse ornaments to date using the Pegas MGT blades. I have used both #3 and #5. Pattern placement is critical. I like to use a utility knife and a straight edge to lightly cut partially through the pattern on the dashed line. If the blade is sharp, you can do this with the only pressure being the knife's weight. The pattern will fold right on the cut. I fold the pattern to nearly 90 degrees, spray with 3m77, and apply the pattern dead on the corner first and then the sides. Close is not good enough. Everything must be square. Forcing the cut or using a dull blade will also cause problems.
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    This truck was a custom order. The customer wanted a clear shellac finish, where I usually sell these unfinished. I started making different trailers for these after making one of the original style trailers for my grandson and having him bring it back and tell me it was broken because when he tried to haul a car, the car would roll off. The truck is made from construction-grade pine and finished with three coats of clear dewaxed shellac. The wheels are amber shellac. I added a bit of paste wax and buffed it with a cotton cloth. It feels butter smooth.
  3. BadBob
    There is no such thing as free shipping.
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    I buy Pegas blades from Denny at Art Crafters. I started with Olson, then Flying Dutchman, and then tried Pegas blades. I still have a few Olson blades and many Flying Dutchman blades that I occasionally use. Switching back to the older blades occasionally to try and use them up. It is possible that the way a particular blade performs for me is connected with what I am doing with them. For me, the Pegas blades are the best.
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    Yes, parts availability is a big deal. Something that just popped into my head. If you are looking at used saws, Carter Bandsaw Guides is a good place for a list of saws. If Carter makes replacement guides, it is a sure bet you can get parts for them. If you are bandsaw savvy, you will notice that some of the saws on this page are old, and there isn't a benchtop saw on the list.
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    True for any type of saw.
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    No, I'm in Tallahassee, Florida. However, we have had similar issues with fires in the past. Mostly I was referring to pollen. We have something blooming year-round. The pollen index is almost always high, and there is lots of dust from other sources.
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    Where I live, there may be more small particles outside than in my shop. I have been considering getting one just to satisfy my curiosity.
  9. BadBob
    That one will not do much. I would look for a used saw in this price range that might need some TLC. If that isn't something you want to do, look at WEN or Ryobi saws for about the same price or less.
  10. BadBob
    I use my mop on a large drill press. Having a tall fence on the back will also help with this. Before I had the fence the sanding mop would always throw the pieces behind or under something.
  11. BadBob
    Which bandsaw? They have two.
  12. BadBob
    How do you know the double bucket thing works? I have watched many videos about this, and none show the internal bucket after the vacuum intake has been restricted for more than a few seconds. I have a Dustopper and started with the double bucket. When I hooked it up to my scroll, the internal bucket wadded up. Not just collapsed a little, crushed. The problem is that the Homer buckets are too thin for this application.
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    How large are the pieces you usually spray? This might have a lot to do with your methods. For myself, it is rare to have a pattern that is more than five or six inches, and not unusual to have pieces that are 1/2 inch long. From the sound of it, some of you are holding the pattern in your hand while spraying.
  14. BadBob
    I use a flattened-out box with an open magazine or catalog on top of it. When the glue gets built up, I turn the page.
  15. BadBob
    EX21 and Pegas have steel tables. You would need strong magnets. I recently tried holding my vacuum hose on the bottom of the table with a hard drive magnet that will hold up an 18lb dumbbell, and that didn't work. An open-ended vacuum hose clamped under the table works well. However, it is very tricky to keep it in place. I have been playing with this because I recently bought a Dustopper, and when I hooked it up to my Pegas scroll saw it wadded up the bucket.
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    That doesn't work for a 6x48 belt sander.
  17. BadBob
    I think this will work. Loc-Line 80813 Shop Vacuum Kit, 2.5", Blue/Orange I use a shop vacuum because I have a CleanStream filter that filters 0.3 microns, and my dust collector is 10 microns. Testing in my shop with my tools, I find that this works better than the dust collector, which catches the big stuff (chips), but the fine stuff goes right through the ten-micron bag. I don't have any tools with a 4-inch connector.
  18. BadBob
    This is a bit off-topic but my curiosity is killing me so I have to ask. How are you mounting and connecting the Loc-line to your vacuum?
  19. BadBob
    I routinely cut small pieces on a 12-inch miter saw. If you clamp it correctly, it isn't difficult or dangerous. If you want to know how, watch this.
  20. BadBob
    I'm working on dust collection for my Pegas. I might have to give this a try.
  21. BadBob
    I was reading posts yesterday that were posted years ago that I found using a Google site search.
  22. BadBob
    I have had the same idea. Coating the wood with dewaxed shellac should somewhat strengthen the bond between the wood fibers. I never tried it because using 3M77 to stick the pattern to the wood and removing it with mineral spirits eliminates the problem and simplifies the process. The only gotcha is that you must wait for the mineral spirits to evaporate. Even complicated patterns come off in one piece, and there is no damage to the wood. I used to use lots of blue tape but now I use so little that I may not live long enough to use what I have in stock.
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    I saw one of these patterns in an old magazine which is what started all of this. When I saw the pattern, my brain said, "I think I have seen one of these somewhere else," and I started searching. I don't think I could make what I would consider accurate from a pattern.
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    I have many squares because I do many other things besides scroll sawing. If I were only scroll sawing, I would still need a square. The first thing that comes to mind is compound cuts. If the stock is not square when cutting compound cuts you can get unexpected results. I use squares for aligning tools. For example, if I am sanding edges, I need the sander to be square to the table.
  25. BadBob
    Just call me the great enabler. I am wanting to make bowls and baskets. From my understanding, the angles for these need to be precisely set. Using this tool would be much easier than getting down on the floor and turning the knob, then making a test cut to see how close you are. I like the iGaging version better than the Taylor tools version primarily because the ruler on the other side is a center finding a rule.
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