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I love that clock! Thanks for shairng

It was a commissioned piece so the price was what I was going to charge. Whether they accepted it or not was different issue. Here's the finished product

I don't use danish oil often, but I do use it once in awhile. When I do, I let it dry for 2-3 days - seems to take that long to dry well I then always put at least 1 sometimes more coats of Poly - depending on the piece, I'll put as many as 3-4 coats of poly and 1200 sand between coats

That's pretty much what I did - I shot 2 nails through both ends into the trim - it's not going anywhere now LOL

I use 3m spray adhesive on mine - works great To remove, heat with a heat gun or hair dryer and peel off, clean with Mineral Spirits, let dry and tack on another Rinse and repeat ad infinitum

UPDATE: Arrg! The glue is not adhering. Anyone know a way to attach these to the bar? I may have to go with screwing them from the bottom I've been trying to avoid that but it may be the only way of attaching them I don't think this thing is going to sit on the door ledge either. Maybe have to velcro it to the wall?

My neighbor commissioned this piece as an update to an existing piece they had, It's a door topper. The old one was 4 ducks and they wanted the entire family laid out. If I used the ducks, this would have been 78" long. I opted and they approved of standing pelicans instead. Made it more beach oriented and saved lots of space. It's still 48" long though and 10" at its highest (the first pelican) I'm hoping the pelicans will stay on that bar - I used titebond I and had to sand a bit off the bottoms Not the best picture so I'll have to take a Panorama of it when it fully dries Thoughts and critique are welcome Here it is mounted to the top of the door Thanks as always in advance

The one with the Robot on the cover? I have that one, don't see the pattern in there

I believe it is one of the Holiday issues of SSWC magazines I thought I had all these magazines, but it appears I'm missing a few...Like the one with this puzzle LOL Thanks as always in advance

If you run the lines correctly yes, it will do that and more. HF has 2 dust collectors: 2 HP and 1 HP - if you are only running those 2 machines, the 1 Hp will probably be more than enough However, if you are considering adding more machines, I;d go with the 2 Hp - it's not much more and will be all you need.... Forever LOL I have: Table, Miter, 2 Scroll saws, 2 Drill presses 1 used as a sander, Belt/Disc sander, Grinder, Dremel and 3 work benches - my 2 hp handles them all and I can vacuum the floor when I'm done. It's a real workhorse! At 4 years old it's probably the 3rd best piece of equipment I've purchased with no problems

Shop vac or dust control? I have 3 - 2 Rigid vacs - one is very loud (5 gal), the other loud but not as much (3 gal) I also have a 2hp dust control from HF - it is the quietest of the 3. Once it starts it purrs fairly quietly

I'm almost seeing Alan Hale Jr. but the eyes don't look right I think

Not seeing much of anything myself

The pieces are cut from 3/4" poplar The edging of the door is 3/4" as well so there is very little area to add a backer, other than paper. I'll post a pic once they dry and I can get them to the camera Thanks all for the suggestions - much appreciated

Sweet, thanks for sharing them I'm a big fan of rescued/re-used wood stuff

Hi all, I'm in the process of making a door topper for my neighbor (post relating to pricing). It is a group of Pelicans each with the name of a family member cut out. It is 48" long and 10" at it's highest (the Grand Father) I was wondering if I should add a backing to each of the Pelicans - something that would pop the name or do you think just the names are fine against the painted wall? Thanks as always in advance Btw, no pics yet - they just got cut yesterday and are drying at the moment

I'm interested in how others might price this work... I have a formula I use for pricing some of my custom wood work from my pre-scrolling days However, now I am being asked to make new custom items from scratch and not sure if my original formula will suffice. My orig. formula is: Material cost + Hourly rate * hours worked = Baseline - then multiplied by ( overhead 1.15 + profit 1.25) (see below for work sheet) I'm using a base Hourly rate of $25 which I think is a fair trade rate I'm currently making a piece that has 12 scrolled cutouts (Small items with names cutout) I'm charging my customer (a good customer and neighbor LOL - they so far purchased $350 worth of custom pieces) $200 as a preferred (neighborly) customer price I'm calculating the whole piece will take me about 6-12 hours total Using my formula and 12 hours, I come up with a price of $210 for the whole unit with Profit and $193 with just overhead Does this make sense from a pricing perspective to anyone or is it me that thinks $200 is justified for both a good customer and neighbor? It seems a bit high for a good customer and neighbor since my baseline is about $168. And yes, they are good neighbors Thoughts? Thanks as always in advance Here is my work sheet Materials Qty Cost Hours Baseline Baseline + Overhead (1.15) Baseline + Overhead + Profit (1.25) Pattern 0 $ 3.00 $ - Poplar 1 $ 30.00 $ 1.88 Paper/Ink/ 1 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 12" x 36; Duck Shelf Liner 1 $ 16.31 $ 0.45 Adhesive/Oil/Shellac 1 $ 7.98 $ 0.50 Total $ 3.03 12 $ 168.16 $ 193.38 $ 210.20

Every Saturday, no less than 3 people remark about what CnC/Laser I'm using. Even though my signs say Hand Crafted Hand Cut. I'm not on Etsy or selling online, but if it were me I would "Report" the review with an explanation or would contact the purchaser and ask them to change it and explain why.

I use a dremel workstation also with differing chucks and my other drills - I now have 2 LOL The dremel really solves a lot of problems aside from small holes... I can use bugger and sanding pads on small items without breaking, some of my work needs "whisker" holes which are very easy with the dremel The workstation allows me to alter the angle of the dremel for sanding and polishing as needed

Using my imagination.... It looks great, thanks for sharing

Agreed - sounds like pushing too hard or the blade is not squared correctly. I run into this once in awhile when mounting a new blade and I have to re-orient the blade - it's a real PITA I would also go slowly - not sure what speed you're cutting with, but when I started I cut on #3. I'm now comfortable at 6.5 and 7 Hope that helps somewhat

I use a tall stool and seldom if ever do I stand to cut. Here is the stool I use (liked it so much I bought 2) https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I3ZRQM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1&fpw=alm I also tilt my saw slightly forward with a 2"x4" (I'm cheap) under the back of the saw. It's just enough to keep me from leaning too far. Another invaluable item for me is the addition of a lighted magnifier. This is one of the best additions to my saw setup so far. I have the HF one: https://www.harborfreight.com/fluorescent-magnifying-lamp-60643.html

I have that saw and recently experienced something similar.... The motor on mine was loose. I didn't notice it until I heard the "banging" noise. I took it apart, tightened up the hold down screws and no problems since. Other than that, not sure what your issue could be. Perhaps someone with more XP will chime in...

Lovely Keepsake! Thanks for sharing it

Nope: This one here Allows a 6" dado stack - more than enough for most of what I do The wood courses I've taken, the instructor uses one of these There is also the R4514 - also under $500.