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  1. Oldmansbike
    I get a sinus infection every time I work with walnut.
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    Merry Christmas to you too Ray
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    Merry Christmas everyone
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    Started out with a Ryobi. Made quite a few things with it. Like JT I was at a woodworking show and they were demonstrating RBI. Tried one out and bought it at the show. That was back in 1996 and it still runs like new.
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    No scrollsaw injuries but I do have one finger that’s flatter on the end than the others because of a homemade disc sander. Trying to sand a small piece of wood on it. I knew better but I was in a hurry. That’s when accidents happen.
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    I purchased my 226vs at Splinterfest in the Amana Colonies Iowa in 1996. It has had a lot of use and still works great.
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    Beautiful piece
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    I have to agree with Jt I would be lost without my planer. I too have a woodshop with all the tools I need to mill rough cut lumber because I build other things. I resaw and plane down all my scrollsaw wood to the thickness I need. Most of my tools are Jet and were bought in the late 90s new. My planer is a late 90s Dewalt 733 and I have never had a problem with it.
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    That’s good price for that saw. Doesn’t look like it’s been used much
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    I have been having good luck with the Masterforce tools from Menards. They seem to be a step up from Harbor Freight and about the same price. I bought a cordless drill driver set on Black Friday 7years ago and it’s still going strong and I use it a lot. Just bought a RO sander to replace a 2 year old Craftsman that shot craps. The dust collector on it is like a mini cyclone so far it’s working good very little dust in the air while sanding.
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    Welcome from Iowa. Here is my packers clock In I made out of clock parts I had laying around. Keep at it and you’ll get better and better.
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    You are very talented Frank.@
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    Congratulations
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    Try Sears parts direct they might have it
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    Merry Christmas to all on the village
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    My neighbor called me over a while back and wanted to show me a jar opener someone had gave him and he wanted to know if I could make him some more of them. It’s a six inch circle with the v shaped sides. The right hand side has 2 old bandsaw blade pieces embedded in it for the gripping part. You mount it under your kitchen cabinets so it is not visible with 2 screws. Then stick the jar or what ever you want to open into it and twist. His wife said it will open anything from a finger nail polish bottle to a pickle jar. Once I figured out how to cut the slots for the blade pieces they were simple to build.
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    If I remember right there was almost 1400 holes drilled. I kept track of the number of holes I drilled on the last one I made.
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    Very nice piece. Well done
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    Thank you all. This is the fifth one of these I have made. One I made about 10 years ago I donated to a charity auction and it brought over 300 dollars. The rest have been given to family members.
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    The first picture is the Cutoffs from other projects and the second picture is what I made from them. Lots of glueing boards together and resawing on bandsaw. Took about a month to make it out of red oak and I didn’t use them all.
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    I don’t think it is slippage because when I start cutting with a new blade the tension lever on my Hawk is stiff likes it’s supposed to be. The longer I cut the easier it is to flip over and you can tell while you’re cutting that the tension is less. I don’t have that problem with the Pegas blades. I’m going to use up the Eberle blades and I probably won’t buy anymore and stick with Pegas.
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    That must be where I got them. I used to buy a lot of stuff from them. Ray I think they are stretching because after I saw for awhile the tension gets looser on the Eberle blades but when I use the Pegas blades the tension stays pretty much the same.
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    I use mostly #2 blades on quarter inch wood. I have Eberle blades and Pegas blades. I don’t remember where I bought the Eberle blades cause I’ve had them for quite awhile. The Eberle blades start out sharp but they don’t last very long and they seem to stretch more than the Pegas. The Pegas blades seem to last forever. I know it could be the wood which is red oak I’m cutting now but I have used both on cherry too and had the same results. Just thought I would share my experience.
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    Made these for my wife yesterday
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    I have filed the old one a couple of times already. My biggest problem is I forget to put some oil on it. I very rarely change the back tension rod. With the old wedge I could wiggle it back and forth quite a bit when the tension was set. With the new wedge it is tight like it should be. Hopefully I will remember to put a couple drops of oil on it from now on.
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