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  1. BadBob
    Why not add a little antifreeze to the distilled water?
  2. BadBob
    This one has one of my at This one has one of my at painting peg dolls. I'm not to good at it. However, someone bought it. It now lives in Germany. I had a problem drilling the hole for the peg doll until it dawned on me to wait until it was done and drill the hole with it painted and the wheels on.
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    These are from the The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book by Norman Marshall published in 1986. I was also published in "Great Book of Wooden Toys" It's all old school as in you will need to make/enlarge patterns by hand. Some of the plans were also published in the Shopsmith Hands-On magazine. That is where I first encountered them. I need to make some more of these. I have a box of parts that I haven't used.
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    I made this Norm Marshall car years ago and kept all these years. I made a lot of them. I don't remember if I used a scroll saw when I made these, but I did have one. A cast iron AMT brand scroll saw I no longer own, but it is still being used. I gave it o a friend after I bought my EX21. How long ago did I make these? Pretty close to forty years ago.
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    I made this Hot Rod as an experiment to see if I could use woos with knots. It was a pain to cut and sand, but I like the look of my rat rod.
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    The Deuce Coupe Version.
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    Hot Rod 27 T Coupe MDF Air Brushed with Pink Acrylic, Metallic Blue Hubs, and Amber Shellac on the Wheels. The body is 1-1/2 inch thick MDF cut with my scroll saw.
  8. BadBob
    All printers do not print to the edge of the paper. The unprintable area varies. I allow for a 1/4-inch margin all the way around. You also need to clean up and convert any scanned images to SVG using the "Trace Bitmap" function before printing them. Occasionally, patterns will be to light in color to print correctly. I see this a lot in patterns that are grey on white or have thin lines. It's not magic. If it doesn't print as you want, it is most likely that some adjustment needs to be made to your pattern.
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    The seller claims it has never been used. Other than looking for signs like table wear, how can you tell? I have an older Hawk two-speed model I purchased for $100 several years ago. I spent a good bit on it to get it up to speed. I was considering replacing it with this one, but after reading all the posts here, I probably will not buy it. My old one works fine and has all of its issues fixed. I don't need the variable speed, and I might be buying another project. I don't need that. My current thinking is that the only way I would buy it is to get it crazy cheap. Thanks to all for the input.
  10. BadBob
    A Hawk model 220VS is for sale locally. I'm considering making an offer for it. What do you think about this saw? Is the asking price reasonable?
  11. BadBob
    I would not ever pour it back in the container it came from unless I had emptied the container. Most, if not all, of the finishes, I have used tell you not to do that in the instructions. I would save it to a separate container or throw it out.
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    I did this awhile back. It was very time consuming but I got a lot of practice using my plane.
  13. BadBob
    I replaced the same parts in my EX-21 (not China made) a few months before Christmas 2019 with what seems like the same parts you purchased. I replaced the same parts in my EX-21 (not China made) a few months before Christmas 2019, with what seems like the same parts you purchased. My saw was knocking loudly. It fixed it. I elected to replace everything because I didn't want to have my saw not working while I went through bits and pieces when I needed to get Christmas projects done. A crowsfoot wrench is a handy tool to have when you are replacing these parts. If I remember correctly, the directions talk about bending a wrench or something like that.
  14. BadBob
    A Sand-Flee clone for sure. But cheaper. Sand-Flee sanders have been out of stock for a long time.
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    I listen to Google Music on my phone when I'm not listening to podcasts while I am in the shop or out and about. I have a family account with Google that allows five people to use it and includes all the YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube for kids with no adds. The Family account is $14.99 per month for five people. They have just about anything you want in music and you can upload your music. Purchased music is DRM free and you can download it. In the shop, I almost always wear ear protection. My ear protection of choice is the 3m Worktunes connect. They have both wired and Bluetooth. On the rare occasions where I don't have them on because I'm doing something quiet my Bosh shop radio either by plugging in with a cable to my phone or using a Bluetooth adapter.
  16. BadBob
    Loc-Line makes a clamp for tighting these.
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    About 4 minutes into the video Nick Engler talks about gluing end grain to end grain in a butt joint. I have done this using this method, and I can't break them apart. I suppose I could clamp one end in a vise and beat it with a 4lb hammer or use a pry bar on it, but I don't see the point. An old retired Army guy mentioned this to me several years ago, and I kept meaning to try it but never did until recently. https://youtu.be/Wmw5rayNIV4
  18. BadBob
    Note that these are listed in the Industrial & Scientific department. If you search all departments for footswitch, you will find lots of different switches. You will have to scroll through lots of junk to see them all, but there are lots of them. Or try this google search site:amazon.com "foot switch" and look at the images.
  19. BadBob
    What about these? TEMCo Heavy Duty Foot Switch CN0003 - Cast Aluminum Foot Switch 15A SPDT Electric Pedal Momentary 5 Year Warranty They are also available with a foot guard. TEMCo Extra Heavy Duty Foot Switch - CN0004 W Guard 15A SPDT Electric Pedal Momentary New 5 Year Warranty by TEMCo Industrial If my switch fails these would be at the top of my list for replacements.
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    This one came with my EX21 when I bought it used. I don't know where it came from initially. I could not stand trying to find it on the floor. It seemed to move every time I got up for something. So I mounted it to my shop made mobile base. It's under my left foot when I sit on the stool. After a couple of years, I'm still not convinced that I like it. My Hawk saw doesn't have one, and I stand when I use the Hawk. Using a switch when I'm standing is quite awkward.
  21. BadBob
    Why do you spray Lacquer over the shellac?
  22. BadBob
    I have done that. It works well, but the surface will have a slight curve.
  23. BadBob
    I put all small metal pieces into a large plastic jug. Not just blades. If it's metal and fits through the top, it goes in the jug. Scroll saw blades, nails, screws, staples, and anything else that is small and could wind up cutting you or puncturing a tire. Little bits of metal have a nasty habit of winding up in places you would rather not have them like a tire or the bottom of your foot.
  24. BadBob
    I used to live the area and loved it. My sister still lives in the area.
  25. BadBob
    Nice, I casn see where the birds would look great cut from Tru-Stone.
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