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Thanks for the heads up @Brianr24 I use this remover for glue as well as Goof Off (my fav) and Goo Gone Goof off is not supposed to stain anything - it doesn't stain carpet, I know that from first hand usage. Not sure what the others would do to wood since I've not used them on wood yet, only metal

Being a Chaplain fan, I think it's really cool! Thanks for sharing

D&D?

Would anyone care to share their purchasing resources? I'm looking for a good place to buy blades and other incidentals. I know about Amazon of course, which I use for most of my purchases (about 95%), big box stores etc. I'm more interested in lesser known sites, deal sites etc. I have and use the following: Rockler.com - all kinds of stuff, but I buy mostly Dust related from here Woodworkingshop.com - my sand paper supplier Clockparts.com - I need a better resource for clock parts ptreeusa.com - Another general site I use wynnenv.com - Filters for dust control mlcswoodworking.com - router bits and stuff cpooutlets.com - For refurbished tools - I've bought several, very good deals and no problems with the tools harborfreight.com - my cheap go to for disposables and my coupons grizzly.com - I find them a bit too pricey for me eagleamerica.com - router stuff framingsupplies.com - framing stuff although I make my own frames framedestination.com - framing glass U/V kregtool.com - Jigs and things I got these from posts here: papermart.com - Shrink bags ocoochhardwoods.com - plywood Anything else I'm missing? Thanks in advance

Very cool Yoga girl - what kind of backing did you use? Did you make the frame as well?

I think it's the same one - just different packaging - it's still duck and still has the French writing. Amazon has this one but it's $14.00

I'm a pack rat when it comes to wood pieces and proud of it! I can't tell you how many tines I went looking for a short or small piece of 3/4 or 1/2 or other size scrap for a project I was working on or to use for a spacer etc. I separate my scraps by width and place them into 5 gal buckets and keep them out in my shed. The pieces most often called for like 3/4 strips I keep in my shop along with a bunch of scrap not yet separated. Just yesterday I made 10 sanding sticks (50- 320 grit) using various scraps - some with half circle edges like half round floor molding and a bunch of flat pieces ranging from 1/2" by 3/4: to 1" x 1/4 as well as dowel sticks for interior rounded surfaces I use them quite a bit on various projects and keep the sticks in a jar on one of my finishing benches. Works for me any - here are some buckets from a few recent projects I've not organized yet

Sweet! - so 12x12 is large enough for most projects? That price is about 1.24 per sheet - I think 2x4 sheets here are $10.5 per that's 1.4" they don't have 1/8"

LOL - NW Florida - yeah thing are expensive at the big box stores here which is why I do most of my business online. If I could buy wood at a discount online I would be doing it that way LOL Cheapest 4x8 sheet of anything here is $19.00 for external siding ply

Nice color - what finish did you use? - but what is it and how do you use it? Looks like a large tray? Update: Ok found out - very interesting...

Thanks @OPibut those lessons don't load for me. I've been trying to get them to work, I've tried both firefox and IE and nothing Yes, Perfect practice - agree 100%

Thanks all, much appreicated Thanks @tomsteve I've been using nothing but scrap LOL - it's actually helping clean up all the scrap I've been saving. This looking ahead doesn't intuitive to me it's more like looking behind since the cut is coming towards me. Very odd for me. Thanks for all the suggestions - good stuff

Thanks @Brianr24 My lowes has Luan but only in 4x8 sheets - $22.50 per - I could get a lot of small squares out of that for sure LOL

NIce - love how you did the double line thing (whatever you call it)

Very cool boxes @CharleyL - thanks for sharing that!

I bought the Klinspor bargain box for $20 - it's probably more sand paper then I'll ever use LOL Bu, it's an incredible deal - I can make my own discs, sticks etc.

I made first decent cuts today, and if you would I'd like some guidance, criticism, and advice. Please see below for questions I have... First I cut the Cross. It is 1/4" Ply, using a pinless 12.5 tpi skip tooth #5 Olsen blade run at 1/2 speed (approx) I was unable to cut this in one pass, so I made multiple passes to cut out each side. My inner angles are terrible :( and I was unable to make them in one cut. I had to cut in from the 90's to make them. I also had to sand it significantly to get it relatively straight - working with ply wood not my fav so far. The second cut I made was the Shamrock. It is 1/2" ply using a Pinned, 18.5 tpi (no #) Olsen blade run at 1/4 speed (approx). I was only able to make partial half circle cuts and not able to make it all the way around one side without going completely off the mark Not a lot of sanding, but had to round the edges using a few sanding sticks (60 and 100 grit). I wanted to make the cross into a necklace and the shamrock part of multi piece project (like mounted with a "Kiss me I'm Irish" beneath it). A few things I'm unclear of: Finish - should I use spray lacquer or brush on - I have satin and gloss of both - thoughts? Also what kinds of sand machines do you all use? I have a belt and disc sander (harbor freight) but it really doesn't work for getting in close to inside cuts. Am i using the correct blades and speed? The 1/4 speed while very slow, felt much better to control than the 1/2 speed. Thanks in advance for your guidance, thoughts and criticism.

What is this pozsgai design thing? Can you link it please?

Parked and reading...

I downloaded but haven't installed inkscape yet so thanks for the heads up. I usually use Paint.net which is also free and very powerful for a free graphic utility - Just an FYI

Welcome @keithv

Problem Solved: Wen Scroll saw Pinless Adapter and inside cuts. If you have or are thinking of purchasing a Wen scroll saw, one of the issues with it is cutting inside patterns. You have to remove one of the adapters to thread the blade through the drill hole. When you remove the top, the bottom falls down. If you remove the bottom, it's difficult to impossible to reset the set screw to secure the blade! It's really inconvenient and a PITA trying to get the adapters back on the holder. Today I've solved the problem, at least for myself. I placed a magnet on the bottom adapter to hold it in place: Now I can undo the top adapter, let it hang free while I insert the blade into the drilled hole and then re-tighten the set screw Now it's not nearly as difficult trying to thread the blade through a drill hole

If you have word it may be easier to use that instead of learning a new product while trying to learn the saw at the same time Word, has wizard you can use. Depending on which version of word you have, put a sheet of labels in your printer, select the label size in the wizard, enter your text and print - save the layout for the next set of labels Aside from that you can get an inexpensive label maker from amazon

DOH! Figures LMAO!

Ok, I'm thick - but how do you use shelf liner? I'm using spray glue, and trying to figure out how you get your patterns onto a shelf liner. Thanks in advance