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Same here LOL @gator - really nice work - thanks for sharing

Here's part of the article I've been reading:

Did a few cuts this week... Not sure why pics of todays cuts are turning sideways so no pics of the 3 I cut until I figure that out. Ok fixed it - Exif sucks! Cut these today - new blades Pegas #3 MG And these are getting finished Cut with Pegas #3 Reverse Skip

Perhaps he's moving to a new site? I got this a few mins ago: http://kenhopkins.com/

Just wondering if anyone uses permanent patterns? I've been reading about them today and thought it would be a good idea for some cuts - mostly silhouettes or limited fretwork I think? Thoughts? Thanks for reading.

Nice work - thanks for sharing them

I just got a new Guinever sander and am looking for suggestions/examples of how others have set up their dust and piece control. I'm thinking some kind of shroud around the 2 drum heads with screened dust ctrl hole in the back? Would love to see what others have done - pics are most welcome Thoughts? Thanks as always in advance

Both lowes and HD are 4 blocks away from me - both are probably the 2 worst run box stores you've ever been to! Crappy Customer service - I've complained to corporate several times about HD - they sent me a $25 gift card for my trouble LOL - I still have it since I abhor that store Not sure about others areas, but here when you go into a box store you better know what you want and are looking for because the floor help is probably wandering around looking for something they know nothing about Here's an example of the HD customer service - the floor people are assigned to a dept. They are trained in product knowledge for that department. Once they are on the floor, they are told to greet everyone they see and ask to help them. If the customer wants something in another dept. they are told to help them, even if the floor person knows nothing about that dept. How do I know this? I worked part time for HD just prior to the Hurricane to get out of the house a few days. I was let go because while I was helping a customer in a dept I knew nothing about (plumbing) I didn't say hello to one person and that person happened to be the district mgr - LOL - I guess saying hello to customers was more important than helping them. Needless to say, I avoid HD when ever possible. They recently stopped cutting all wood - they have a radial saw and panel saw sitting there collecting dust and won't cut anything! And don't get me started on Lowes - here we're lucky to get a register open let alone someone to help. And cut something? Yeah right - I waited almost an hour several weeks ago just to get a 4x8 sheet of plywood ripped in half - they kept saying "one minute sir", 10 mins later - "Just another minute sir", 10 mins later "Almost done sir", 30 mins later - "Sir? where did he go?"

Yes, pictures! Or as they say here - No pictures, it didn't happen LOL I also have a small shop in my garage and all my tools are on wheels as well - hoping to convert a few of them to flip tops soon

Thanks @munzieb - problem is shipping! I bought a 4'x8' sheet of thin plexiglass. When you get into the thicker sheets, the shipping costs become outrageous because you can not ship the items bu normal delivery companies such as ups, dhl etc. The 2 pieces I needed to repairs - one was 36" x 24", the other was 42 x 59 and there in lies the problem. Anything over certain dimension incurs significant shipping charges - if the size is within confines, they call it an "oversize" charge. If it is outside the confines, it gets shipped by carrier which is where the price gets prohibitive. But thx for the link, I'll save it for later

My lowes and HD do not cut anything anymore - they both stopped cutting ply wood sheets, metal tubes and anything else.

Also more expensive and the 1/8" was free! The same sheet that cost me $52 would have cost me $350 for lexan - shipping charges alone would have been $200!

I recently purchased a 4'x8' sheet of plexiglas to fix some broken picture glass and now I'm wondering if I can get any more use out of the remains of the sheet. Does any use plexiglas for anything? In framed items or other? The sheet I have is very thin - .30 mil - but I also have 1/8" pieces I found someone had thrown in the trash - not for framed items - yeah, I dumpster dive for opportunities LOL Thanks as always in advance

I went looking for those - do you have a link to that product? I can't find anything called a macro mop. Thanks in advance

It could be - I may have it in reverse as you say - I haven't studied this stuff in over a year LOL

My DD is incredible! I don't have a filter in my vacuum - I removed it once I got the DD. The way the DD works as I understand it is: The DD traps all the small particle dust and the larger pieces are sucked through to the vacuum it self. I have removed the DD and yes indeed there is an incredible amount of dust and the larger particle matter is inside the vacuum. I only use the vacuum for the smaller power tools like the scroll saw and drills I have a 2hp HF unit which I use as my main dust system hooked to the table saw and work bench for vacuuming up the shop and blow out pieces. I also have a fan with filter setup to "suck up" air borne particles but I can't use it at the moment since my garage is so packed with "stuff" Just my 2 cents worth.

Here is one of the first things I ever cut - was using my intro saw the Wen then (which I still have): I cut this almost 2 years to the day - January 2018 This I cut today on my Delta - January 2020 Getting better I think

I would love a shop even half of that, however I doubt it would remain clean longer than an hour - I'm just a pack rat slob at heart - not dirty, just a slob LOL

Oh yeah - stylin' for sure! Grats on the new thrown

Working out the kinks to my process and trying to remember how I did things last year LOL I cut out a bunch of puzzles in some poplar we bought at Lowes - $20 for 8"x6' board - got 9 patterns out of it. Originally had 11, but after gluing them, somehow the layout didn't work the 2nd time LOL I rough cut them all, drilled the holes for the inner pieces on all of them, stacked them for cutting and was able to put out 2 cuts today: Not sure where I got this pattern so if it belongs to someone here thank you: Pattern Removed This one I cut, but it's too small - the tabs for a few were too small and don't stay in so I'm going to use it as a sample, and cut a larger one Paper not removed on this one yet - The pattern came of the woodimals book for this one Both will get finished tomorrow hopefully. Thanks as always for reading

Like @dgman I use it also for rounding but in addition, I get spurs or sometimes there is tape residue I want to remove - I just thought it easier to use a mop/ball

Yah, that's what I had before - ok thx - I'll try that again and slow down the drill as well!

Ok, so I have a drill press that I use for sanding with a sanding ball. Sometimes, like yesterday I was sanding a small piece from a puzzle and ZZZZIIIPPP it was ripped out of my hands thrown across the shop to the nowhere to be found zone. Now I have a puzzle that will sit in limbo until I find that piece. I used to have a "block" I made to keep the pieces from being thrown all over, but that was ruined and lost in the hurricane and not sure if that was the best solution. What do/how do you all sand small parts? I think the drill is too powerful for sanding, so i just ordered a Guinever Sand & Polish Motor I'm thinking this maybe a better alternative without flinging my hard work all over the place. Thoughts/suggestions? Thanks as always in advance

Sorry this is a bit longer than I expected the post to be (you can skip to the bold for the meat of the post)... There are absolutely no woodworking clubs, guilds or other venues in my area that offer anything to do with any type of woodworking let alone scroll sawing classes or Intarsia. I'm actually considering starting one once I get back into the groove - it will of course not be an advanced class, but more of a beginners introduction to scroll sawing etc. I take general woodworking classes online periodically from Steve Ramsey (Taking my 3rd class this month) - the price is very reasonable as are the perks and benefits. With each session you get plans, and a step by step video of what and how to do things - I find him to be a perfect fit for my skill level and his type of training and personality. You also get to see the same project others have created. His classes tend to be skill oriented with projects so your skill and knowledge level increase with the project. At the end of the class, you get "forever" access to the website, plans and any new bonus plans that get uploaded. Now, I'm looking to find something along those lines for Intarsia. I know about WWGOA and a few of the other general woodworker video sites etc.but I don't find them particularly easy to follow as many to most of them speak woodworker gibberese and are very impressed with themselves and their skills. I find they tend to talk "down" on their videos, and not to the novice of which I will be to the end. Not to mention their prices are beyond my means and they tend to be project oriented as opposed to skill oriented. Does anyone know of an online or video training series to suggest for Intarsia? I have books galore and have read them all, however I learn better by watching and listening to someone as opposed to reading. Thanks as always in advance

This is on my calendar and in my sights - I have 4 tool carts I made and hopefully I can convert 2 of them to flip tops and the other 2 will get broken down for reuse elsewhere