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That looks like a deal to me.
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I use the mineral spirits method when I am making something delicate or prone to pulling off fibers when using tape. It works very well. The only downsides I have found are that I need to wait until the mineral spirits evaporate and handling the chemical itself. I have found that if I flood the pattern with solvent, there is very little glue remaining on the wood. If I lightly wet the pattern, I will need to come back with a solvent soaked towel and remove the remaining glue. If any glue remains, it can affect the finish. I have tried every method I have seen or heard of for attaching patterns to wood. Tape remains my favorite.
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I stopped shipping international from the USA because of the shipping delays and time I need to spend tracking packages. In the before covid time, it could take a month or more to get delivered. There are other issues. You don't know in advance what is going to happen in customs in a particular country. There is extra work, customs forms, etc. You also need to know the shipping requirements for the destination country. All of this adds to shipping cost, even more so if you pay someone to do it.
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However, I was wondering if there were different/other animals available.
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What is the name of the Etsy shop?
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An easy way to secure an LED light to saw arm
BadBob replied to Ken Lotts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I have these (or similar) mounted on my EX21. They have never moved. -
I have both the Carter stabilizer and the guides installed on two Shopsmith bandsaws. I have tried every guide system available for my bandsaws. These are far better than any other guide available for my saw. I cut this using the stabilizer with no relief cuts and never backing out. Using the stabilizer requires some practice.
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The accuracy of a miter cut depends on a lot of factors. The blade's quality, sharpness, quality of the saw, the saw's alignment, and the operator's skill all play into this. Assuming everything is aligned, and square and the saw is of good quality, it will work. Many users will grab the saw handle with a death grip and push the saw out of alignment. It does not take much side pressure to do this. If you are doing precise cuts with a miter, saw, using some clamping is necessary; the wood's slightest movement can screw up your cut. If you use a miter saw, you should watch these videos. 2014-01-25 Ted Baldwin: Cutting Small Things Safely (00h:50m) 2014-03-29 - Ted Baldwin: Cutting Small Things Safely II - Woodworking
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I have a Hitachi C12RSH Sliding Compound Miter Saw I purchased several years ago. I purchased it refurbished for a project where I cut large pieces of wood, thinking I would sell it after I completed the project. I liked it so much that I kept it. It's heavy, but I don't move it, so that isn't an issue. With a proper miter saw blade installed, it cuts smooth and square. I can shave off a 1/32-inch of wood, square up blocks for making birdhouses, crosscut 12-inch boards, and rip short pieces up to 12-inches. I would not use the same blade I use in a table saw. I only use negative rake blades in miter saws.
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I would want to be near 100% sure I knew what it was before I cut it. If it truly is a very old exotic wood, it could be very valuable.
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You might want to consider MDO (Medium Density Overlay) if it is available in your area. It is used for making outdoor signs.
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Carbide or diamond but I don't know if they make them for scroll saws.
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@dannyIs that a squirrel I see on your table?
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I use Titebond II for almost everything. I have a gallon that I have been using out of for more than ten years. I take no special precautions for storage. It is in my garage with a temperature range from 50-90 degrees. I have a gallon because I asked my wife to pick it up a large bottle for me thinking I would get 8 or 16 oz. I didn't know they had gallons in the store. Read this from the Titebond blog. Shelf life is for liability purposes.
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I have never seen a Rockler store or Woodcraft for that matter.
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From the choices Pegas 21.
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Currently, I am using heavy wire shelving. If you buy the good stuff, it will hold a lot of weight, and it has wheels: 800 lb with wheels 4,800 lb without wheels. These are a bit pricey. When I bought mine, I had considered making a wheeled lumber rack, but when I priced it out, I found that the wire shelf was cheaper. TRINITY 6-Tier Wire Shelving Rack, 48"x18"x72" is what I have. I only use the bottom half. Smaller pieces go into a plastic box, and eventually, I cut them into small toys. Anything that is left gets burned in a backyard fire. The only bits and pieces I keep are if darker woods I can cut contrasting trim pieces from.
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DeWalt DWP611PK is the way to go. If you get the kit, you will have a very versatile router.
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It makes a good backer for tray puzzles. It cuts and sands easily but has lots of fuzzies.
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I have a Drill Doctor. I don't use it much because my bits don't get dull often in my work. It works great, and it doesn't take many sharpenings to pay for it when you consider everything. However, the smallest bit it will sharpen is 3/32". If you use bit sizes that are not readily available, it is, even more cost effective.
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I make Birdhouse Ornaments, small toys, and animal cutouts. I keep a box of small patterns ready, so I cut a car, truck, or animal when there is free space on a piece of wood. You can make some beautiful toys from glue-ups of dissimilar wood. I recently made a batch of birdhouse ornaments from bits and pieces of wood I glued together. Cut small parts to use on projects you make regularly. I had a small piece of wood perfect for those little birds on the birdhouses but not good for much else. I cut the entire piece into birds, so I now have a box full to use the next time I make ornaments. Inkscape is your friend when doing something like this. I set the document size to the wood's size and add birds and arrange them to get maximum yield from the wood.
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They make bottles that are chemical resistant. I have been using these for a few years and the only thing I have found that didn't work in them was mineral spirits. Mineral spirits would soften the o-rings after awhile.
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I have a lot of Harbor Freight bits and I have never had an issue with them. However, I examine them carefully and look at what material they are made from and where they are made. I only by twist drills from Harbor Freight.
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I have two scroll saws. Primary and a backup. I I don't know how many clamps I have. I still run out some times.
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You can spray at least as wide a pattern with an airbrush as a rattle can. I have a bunch of airbrushes. I make mostly toys. My favorite and the one I highly recommend is the Badger 155 Anthem. It will spray as fine as most of us are likely to need and wide enough to cover larger areas using the same tip. I spray mostly acrylics and shellac, but Badger airbrushes will spray anything while the China airbrushes will not hold up to things like lacquer. The China airbrushes are cheap until you break something and need parts, as I discovered when I broke a tip. The replacement parts cost almost as much as I paid for the airbrush, and they were tough to find. I can buy Badger parts direct from Badger, Amazon, and many other places on the internet. Badger will rebuild your airbrush for the cost of the parts.
