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  1. BadBob
    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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. BadBob
    Which bandsaw? They have two.
  5. 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.
  6. BadBob
    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.
  7. 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.
  8. BadBob
    Chlorine bleach works. Be sure to do this in a well-ventilated area. I would not do it indoors.
  9. 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.
  10. BadBob
    That doesn't work for a 6x48 belt sander.
  11. 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.
  12. 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?
  13. BadBob
    This sounds very good to me, and they are cheaper than Etsy. For 400 listings on Etsy, the cost is $240 a year. I can have 1,000 listings plus a website that I get to manage myself for $120 per year.
  14. 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.
  15. BadBob
    I'm working on dust collection for my Pegas. I might have to give this a try.
  16. BadBob
    I was reading posts yesterday that were posted years ago that I found using a Google site search.
  17. BadBob
    Look where you want to go, not where you are. This works for many things.
  18. 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.
  19. BadBob
    I have my EX-21 setup with a deadman's switch. I have the switch mounted so that my foot naturally rests on the switch when I am seated at the saw. No pressure is required to keep the saw running. For an EX21 or probably any saw with similar electronic speed control and a DC motor. It would be simple to make a variable speed control foot pedal. All you would need is to move the potentiometer to the foot pedal and spring load it so it would return to the slow speed or turn off when you took your foot off. I could probably rig up something in my garage that would work. I have zero interest in doing this.
  20. BadBob
    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.
  21. BadBob
    Get a handheld metal detector and scan your reclaimed wood before resawing. A stray bit of metal can ruin a saw blade.
  22. BadBob
    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.
  23. 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.
  24. BadBob
    I cut this dragon puzzle from a piece of southern yellow pine 2x8 on an EX-21. Southern Yellow Pine is extremely difficult to cut. The winter wood is very hard, and the summer wood is soft. I sold this about a week after I made it to a very pleased customer that left me a 5-star review. Ever since then, I had considered making another, but I can't bring myself to do it. There is no finish on the puzzle.
  25. BadBob
    I would love to have a Pegas band saw. These trucks were an experiment to test the saw limit and mine and a learning experience. I have made trucks with round windows that are easy to drill with a quality bit, but I don't care for the look of them.
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