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my 2004 hawk 226vs has a 7/8" hole directly under the bottom holder.. that is where the 3/4" to 1"adapter is. in the picture the elbow was the connection to my old shop vac. when the new cyclone vac was hooked up that is now replaced with the hose from that vac. everything is dry fitted so changes can be made any time. the 2 reasons i made the adapter enclosed are 1) large pieces can not get into the hose and block it.... 2) the 5 (4 sides and top) 3/16" holes increase the overall pressure in the area close to the adapter. in my tests before installing when the vac was running dust dropped as far away 4 inches was pulled into the holes at about 50 to 60%. the closer you get the higher the %. so as the dust that drops from the slot in the table it falls almost straight down giving me , my guess is 95 to 98% of all dust trapped. with the belt to the beater on the vac removed the suction power increased so much i also drilled 4- 1/16" holes between the 3/16" holes to ease the strain on the motor. if you have seen the posts i have made in the lase week or so i have not had to wipe down the frame through all of these. that being said, right now i am using spiral REV blades so dust does pile up on top of the projects. for that i have a plastic dish to the side of the cutting table and i use a paint brush to sweep the dust into.(not pictured) i confused myself but did that fill in the blanks for you?

just thought i would post something that is helping me and might help others. being in a 10x10 shop with vacs and saws running i have found that for a short while i have trouble hearing. the expanding foam ear plugs drive me crazy.. i found a $10 solution on amazon. they have great sound and cancel out tool sounds even when i don't turn up the music loud. i have it paired with one of my old phones that has almost 400 songs on it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0QSOZZ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 these are the ones i got when they were on sale but i would have paid $20. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0739R3Z24/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

2 wrongs don't make a right, but.... make a play list of... the Andrews Sisters and other up beat dance music from the 30s 40s and 50s and whenever he turns of his loud music you turn on yours!!! BTW i like some songs by metalica...

for some portraits i use 1/16" luan with 1/8" melamine backer. so i use saw tooth hangers and 1/8" machine screws in a pilot hole. have yet to have one pull out.

The Wooden Teddy Bear is where i get mine as well. i use spiral blades more than anything. i choose FD but that is just personal preference. they have a larger selection of spirals.

i bought tubes from amazon 20 25mm tubes for $15 link at the bottom. i have found a great source for cheap wood is the inside of box springs. that is that my tube holder if made from. (Hey there in my homemade tension nob on my frankin-craftsman.) clear tape on the lid make changing label easy. i ended up making a second layer to hold other items. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LVXE98H/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thank you Dick.... My whole family has some kind of hobby. I only started scrolling about a year ago. I love portraits to. This is our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/oliverosearts/

Love it..... Cool looking

I use the email program on my phone and email it to the same address as I am sending it from. This also gives me a place to store the pics as a back up. I just save the email to my "scroll saw" folder. Hey now that is free online storage in my book. :-)

i like it.... i could say it is a SUPER chicken!!!! lol

i chose these cover because of the multi layers possible. i have to admit "Deadpool" is my favorite.

all the cuts are 90* to the table. the different 1/16" layers of the plywood are used to set depth so i can adjust all the way down to 1/32" or less. (pic 1) once i choose the depth i use spots of glue so if i am not happy i can cut it and adjust. when i am happy i flood the back with glue so it can not move.(pic 2) did that answer work? i confuse myself sometimes.

our local town has "Tater Day" every year and i had thought about trying it with my scrolling. biggest problem is years ago my wife and i did a food cart. after the almost $400 space rent we made our money back and about $2hr each. are there fees for all of the events you attend?

very good work!!!

love it

well this morning i cut 4 covers. break for lunch brought downpours of rain. i did get one cover glued and am heading out to finish the other 3. i was surprised 2 cuts would sell the 3D (pic 1) the elbow on the left ended up less than 1/16" from the edge so when i finished the cut i pulled out the blade and slid the cover to the edge and added a spine before attempting to lift it off the saw. (pic2) just waiting for a few coats of semi-gloss (pic 3)

i love my wen drill press... recommended i drill my holes and then flip it over have use a counter sink on every hole to aid in pushing the blade in. my shop dust collector is a frankin-vac. here is a video (a bad one... lol) of what i used to use on my craftsman. now i use it for my drill press and general clean up. sense i got my Hawk i am using a dedicated household cyclone vac plugged into my foot switch. the other tools i use the most are about what everyone else listed but could not do without my hot glue gun and love i can now boy 10" sticks.

thank you sir... i still do portraits for friends and rock stars. but i have 4 covers ready to cut tomorrow. will post when cut.

that is really cool. so at 19 minutes you can make many a day. i am trying to speed up my process for comic book covers. i cut the wood and glued the 4 covers to the wood last night... tonight 3 coats of mat clear. then i am going to cut and hot glue all 4 tomorrow.

they look great just wondering.... do you stack like 2 or do them one at a time?

hey len, you are correct that i cut it all at 90*. this allows me to choose the depth when i reassemble. cutting on an angle means the depth would be limited to the angle used. as each piece is cut free from the body i remove them. in this one, the words were cut first, next was spidie and his helper, last was the vampire. once these are out of the body i do secondary cutting. cut off slidie's right arm then separate the 2 of them. the vampire cuts are arms, chest, then head with hair. the hardest lesson by far is hot glue is, HOT! that is the biggest reason for the jig... lol in this Hulk picture you can see a temporary frame to hold the body together sense the cuts also compromised the edges of the cover. the 2nd pic is the back before frame was removed.

my son is a comic book nut. after seeing a 3D i made of my friends family, it was he that suggested i try covers. stopped yesterday and bought 10 more. i also picked up "the Beatles diary" and will be doing about 15 of the fab four. i can't wait to dig in. thanks for all the cements. makes me feel welcomed.

i used to use painters tape. heard about walmart shelf paper. spray glue pattern with no packing tape. the only times i have separation problems is 1, if i let it sit to long before i cut it or 2 , if the pattern is larger than 1 sheet of paper.

i have the same issue. so as i have been told my whole life "play to your strengths". don't get me wrong i still practice but have changed my focus. i am happy to say my straight lines with a spiral blade has improved much faster by moving side to side. i find my control in that plane to be more steady. just don't get down on yourself,,,, it will never help...

very wonderful teamwork.