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I put a 90 degree fitting on the planer and have it pointed to the side. Works pretty well for me. Phil

I picked up an old craftsman contractor saw 20+ years ago. One of the 113. models. It had a cast top. I added 2 cast wings and an "Align a Rip fence" , did a little tuning and it has helped me make a lot of projects. In the pursuit of better dust collection I have ordered a new Laguna Fusion 3 saw. The old saw will be headed to a new home soon. The cast wings and the fence were what made the saw useable. Phil

I bought 3 cheap shower curtains and hung them about 18" above the floor. Used a 20" fan on the floor pulling for the 3 sided enclosure under the curtains. Seems to work well controlling the over spray. I have been spraying quite a bit of Aqua Coat clear lacquer. No odor and sprays nice. Phil

Did you make the electronics or purchase them? If purchased could you provide your source? Phil

Almost all of that type heater has a fixed hi temp cutout switch. Sounds like it is opening before the adjustable thermostat can function. It is a safety for the heater coil. Just a ~$10 .00 switch usually easy to replace. Phil

Is this pattern in the upcoming issue or from last spring? I cut a couple sets 2 years ago and would like to try this one. I need to post some pictures of the ones I cut. Phil

I have been using my 16" King for a year now. I really like it. The only thing I needed to do right off the bat was to remove the dust collection piece from the bottom of the table. I have to say it was a huge step up from the old 21"Craftsman I had. I've had no trouble with the saw so far. Bear in mind that I am not running it like a production saw. My impression is that it would hold up well as long as you kept up with the needed maintenance. Phil

I have a `6" King Saw. Out of the box it was glass smooth. The only adjusting was to make the cut less aggressive. I have had no negative issues with it so far. I do a lot of fret work. Phil

Those machines may be hitting a resonance driven by that particular speed. Like plucking the string on a guitar. You can change a resonance 3 ways. Increase the mass ( add weight to the stand or saw. )Increase or decrease the stiffness. ( work with the stand construction.) Change the driving force ( by changing the speed.) I have an old craftsman saw that vibrated towards the top of the speed range. I added 50 lbs of weight to the stand and even put additional weight under the table. I was able to settle it down enough to be usable. In the vibration world we call those "critical speeds" and don't allow the machines to run at that speed or make the corrections mentioned above. Phil

@Rolf Your link didn't come thru. Not being able to find the electronics has been the biggest reason I haven't started it yet. Thanks in advance. Phil

Rolf, I attempted to make the first clock in your pictures as my second project when I started scrolling. I was only able to get it to run for a couple minutes at a time. Made some noobie mistakes. I have the plans for the electro-mechanical clock and that will likely be my next attempt. I have been looking for the electronics to run the clock with and haven't been able to find some place to purchase them. Can you let me know where you got them? Phil

Maybe both would be a real attention getter.

I find answering the door with a gun in hand generally discourages those people. word does get around. Phil

Thanks, Both of them look interesting. Phil

Scrappile. That's what I was looking for. Phil

This thread caught my interest. Now can anyone direct me to a place to get plans/patterns for German Pyramids? Looks like something the wife would like. Phil

My wife got me a 16" King saw this past Christmas. I really like it. Cuts well and vibration free compared to my old 20 inch Craftsman. I like being able to top feed. Phil

I noticed that someone was using a furnace filter to back up the patterns while spaying. I tried it and it eliminated all of the blow back I was getting from spaying on a piece of cardboard. No more sticky arm hairs. Phil

I kept hearing about the finish Arm-R-Seal. everybody was raving about it. Finally bought a quart of the satin finish. I wanted something that would give a nice soft luster to a cuckoo clock I have been working on. I have put 3 coats on the clock so far. Really like the look and feel of it. Probably will try a couple more coats. I applied it with a brush, which was tedious for sure. I'm like Kevin in that I haven't been able to get a spray coating to look good. I has thoughts of dipping the clock in the Arm R Seal and then using an air gun to blow the excess off. Not sure how that would turn out. Need to try it on a smaller project that I wouldn't care if it flopped. Hope to be posting some pictures of the build soon. Phil

I have a Grizzly sander that I purchased several years ago. It is open ended and will accommodate up to about an ~18" wide board. I've used it a lot on for scrolling and for my dulcimer stock. I machine all of the thin wood I use. The drum sander is really useful for figured wood. I got it after exploding some cocobolo on the planer. Phil

My lasers should be delivered today. Should make things much easier. I have made the transition to top feeding and liking it a lot. Makes life a bit easier when doing the fretwork. Phil

Just remember that the Gorilla Glue will foam up as it cures. It can make quite a mess to clean up if you have any squeeze out. Phil

Seems like I got mine at Joanne Fabrics. Ended up taking the cover off also. Shop is in the basement so no worries about sunlight causing a problem.I really like it. I also ordered the cross hair laser that Steve Good has set up. Since I have the King saw and can top feed, the cross hair laser seems like answer to a problem I have hitting the hole in the table. At $5.00 each seems worth a try. I like the top feed option since most of what I'm working on is fretwork. Phil

I also use clothes pins when clamping the liners into a dulcimer. I increased the clamping pressure by winding a rubber band around the end of the clothes pin. Give it that little extra squeeze. Phil

My interest in the trades began with my Dad. He was a Baptist preacher that always worked a second job to make ends meet. I often went with him on his various remodel jobs. I got into to construction out of high school in 1971 as an electrical apprentice. I have been involved in that trade in some fashion since then. My Dad and I were walking thru a Sears store and saw a 21" Craftsman scroll saw for sale at 100.00. I bought it and took it home where it sat for ~ 10 years. I saw a you tube video about a guy making a wooden gear clock and we were off to the races. Started reading everything I could about scroll sawing. Tried to use it for putting the sound holes in my dulcimers and discovered that I needed a lot more practice. I enjoy fret work,especially clocks. I just purchased a Woodbury cuckoo clock pattern hoping to make one with a mechanical movement. I also have several patterns for more wooden gear clocks. My wife got me one of the new King saws last year for Christmas. It sure is an improvement over the old Craftsman. Looking forward to a bunch more scrolling. Phil