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Here's an odd question: Has anyone come up with a method to use more of the blade? I notice that there is only about 1/3 or so of the total length of the blade that is actually used. Now I realize blades are one of the least expensive items used in scrolling, but I'm thrifty (meaning cheap LOL) I was thinking maybe someone came up with a way to use more of the blade. what comes to mind is a platform placed on top of the table to raise the cutting piece and use more of the top of the blade? I know that negates the effect of having the bottom teeth pointing up but you never know Anyway, just wondering - it was on my mind so thought I'd post it. Thanks as always in advance

Here are some updated pics of my isolated work area Exterior - clear plastic Interior - work area with work tables, fans, dust ctrl and all machinery except table saw The overhead wen is included in the work area for sanding You can see the AC unit and Fan on the far side The way this is set up, I can work with the garage door open and it still keeps the work area very cool Thanks for reading

Grats on your anniversary! Being an "Iggyite" myself, I can attest to and appreciate all the information you have provided! Thanks to that information, each of my events have been successful and my set up started similar to your 5 year setup! LOL You're tops in my book!

My first table saw experience was a very scary situation for me as well. Getting over that first cut was unnerving as all get up. I thought for sure I was going to either fall into the blade, cut my fingers or my hand off or the blade was going to come off and slice me in two or the wood was going shoot back and impale me like a vampire stake! However, after reading a bunch of articles on the safety aspects and watching a few videos I proceeded to do 1 cut. It was a simple straight cut of a scrap board I had After that first cut it got much easier and I've since become much more adept at using the table saw. I do how ever still treat it with great respect and always follow my safety guidelines not matter what I'm cutting or how few pieces I cut The tricks for me to get over my apprehension was: 1. Use a push stick - in fact I used 2. One to push on the fence side and one to push on the outside.. The outside push stick I used was the gripppper! It really helped get me over that apprehension hump. It worked so well, I bought another! 2. Keep hands away from the throat cover - very important and my #1 rule still today and why I opted to use a push stick on both sides. I have my throat plates painted red to make sure I adhere to this rule. If a piece I am going to cut falls even remotely close the edge of throat plate, push sticks come up and I proceed from there! Good luck with your table saw. It's not that bad, really

I have finally solved my garage heating problem! First I installed weatherstripping around my garage door - I must say, that alone has decreased the temperature in the garage. I bought 4 of these garage weather strips from Lowes. They are white so I didn't have to paint anything and there are no more light/air gaps around my garage door Next I put a curtain over an existing door with a window - also helped cut down on the temp And now the biggest feature that made all the difference... I had a small (5k btu) window A/C unit that I put in a window in my garage Then bought this curtain hanging item and some clear plastic. I have a bunch of grommets left over from another project I did a few years back and made a curtain out of the plastic I put up an 'L'' shaped frame on my ceiling and attached the curtain hanger and hung the curtain leaving an opening/slit in the front for a door Turned on the A/C unit and put a standing fan next to it to blow the cool air towards the work area. The whole area itself is about 180 SQ FT plenty small to cool with the 5k unit. When I want to put the car back in the garage, I just push the tables back a few feet, open the slit and the car pulls right in Here are a few pics before I changed the whole thing to clear plastic - I'll take more pics tomorrow Ceiling track More track Brown curtain - I've replaced with clear so I can see out Using clamps, I seal up the gap and very little leakage I checked the temperature difference, and with this set up the temp dropped 15 degrees total! It also helps keep the rest of the garage a bit cooler

I use MS not only to soak my spray nozzles, but also to clean my fingers when spraying glue and for cleaning up glue on pretty much anything It's one of the few liquids that dissolves glue without leaving a stain I've also used it to take apart glued joints in cabinets, drawers etc so I can reuse/repurpose the wood

I don't see an issue with old posts myself. Just because someone has been on a while and has seen all the old posts, doesn't mean new visitors have seen them have you ever done a search on forums? It is not always easy to find what you are looking for and when you find something similar, often you're excited to have found anything and reply to an old post If it's old, and you've read it why bother posting about how old it is? Besides, this post is not that old!

That is a gorgeous looking piece! Grats on the sale and thx for sharing it

French Cleat should work You can make it stick out anywhere from 1/4" to as wide a board as you can find such as a 2x4!

Wow, that's a nasty Ouch! How it heels well and quickly

I have the Wen 6524 - very budget conscious LOL It's a lot more powerful than I expected. The dust ctrl is very good It comes with: 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1 inch, 1-1/2 inch and 2 inch sanding drum sizes and one 4 x 24 inch belt I also bought some finer drum sizes as well

Being a kid at heart I still love trains - thanks for sharing yours!

Now that is a gorgeous lamp! Love the theme!

I don't have a terrible hearing problem yet although I do have a slight loss thanks to my younger days However, the only time I use headphones is when I use my planer. I use my gun range headphones and they shut out just about everything

UPDATE Amaz has the 3m 45 for 10.51 At least as of 5am this morning (5-24-21) that was the price

True enough and agree completely. I have enough time invested in the patterns to not want to try to figure out which patterns I can fit on a sheet - with over 500 different available items the time the task would take me would be best spent elsewhere in the shop I've yet to throw a can away, and I keep a jar of mineral spirits near our glue up area - quick dip of the tips and good as gold I also save all my spray nozzles from all products just in case I get a clog in any of them. The nozzles are kept in a mineral spirits solution and if a paint can clogs, pull out a comparable nozzle and attach and away I go. Add the clogged nozzle to the solution for a rainy day. I am such a darn pack rat and hate to throw things away that I think I may be able to use in the futuere. I can't help myself , probably comes from my formative years of being less than well off.

I have done the math and my way works for me. It may not work for others but... I do know about cutting the label (there is where waste one occurs) - 8.5x11 sheet for 1 pattern = $60.00/1000 each page costs $.06 At most (being generous) you may use 3/4 of label so 1/4 of that is throw away or 1.5 cents per label that really adds up over time - your link has the price at $80 or .08 cents per but I'll use your post info Regular paper (I use recycled paper) costs $30 per case 10 reams in a case, 5000 papers = 30.00/5000 = $.006 or less than 1 penny a paper. If I waste half a sheet, I throw away 1/2 a penny (actually .003) I also know I can spray each pattern (which I do sometimes) - Saves me even more but spray the whole board for convenience - it's also how @Iguanadon/Scott showed me when I started. it is very convenient when laying out a lot of patterns to do it this way - and saves a lot of time! I was getting 66 units out of a can of adhesive which cost me 7.98 at the time = .$.12 cents per pattern (checked my spreadsheet for the exact numbers) - now with the 9.98 price obviously it will be slightly higher, but not enough to make me recalc costs (just adds .03 per pattern). So using this as my baseline, I pay $.13 cents per pattern as opposed to $.18 per pattern for labels just on paper and adhesive alone with less waste I do have to add in the cost of the self paper as well 12"x36' Shelf paper costs me $16.31 or $.45 cents per pattern approx. I can get more than 1 pattern in a small area which is not calculated as a cost but added as a "freebie" pattern since the cost is already absorbed by the first pattern So my total cost per pattern is approx. $ .45 + $ .13 and that does not include the cost of the wood, ink etc. An example pattern costs me approx $2.77 which includes wood, ink and everything incendetal but not the cost of the pattern which I only pay for once and use multiple times for more savings. Once I add my time overhead and establish a baseline price I add my profit So, while using a label may save me .50 per pattern, it does not save that much because of waste. It actually would cost me more because I would have to use multiple sheets to fill an area that I can fill with multiple paper patterns. So, logically you might say - print more than one pattern on a sheet - that takes time to figure out which patterns can be added to a sheet which increases the time overhead Whew - my head hurts now LOL Hope that helps

One can of 45 lasts me 42 - 62 units - I know this because I counted/tracked several complete cans. If I spray an entire board (avg 8"x15') at once it is 42 (need to use sawdust for sticky areas), if I spray individual patterns I can get up to 60 units out of a can. We wanted to move towards the labels as you describe but they do not work for me and are more expensive in the overall and way too much waste of the label. In a given 12"x8" area (avg area for one of the puzzles as example) there is still a waste area of about 4-6 total square inches which we now cover with a small pattern for another product

I've been using this one for all my saws For my scroll saw though, to get it balanced I still just use a piece of wood and manually adjust it

That is one nice clock! Wish I had time to do one of those - I have so many patterns for them just no time and no wood LOL

Update: I ordered 3 3m 45 @ $9.98 to be delivered in July - just received an update the shipment came in early and the delivery date was changed from July to 5-24-21 so it will be here Monday However, it appears 3m 45 is gone from Amaz now for the most part (replaced by the $19 can) and is now sold as a pair Good luck

I use both of the above HF file sets Also use a small torch for burning off fuzz I can't use the dremel tool for sanding as my hands shake too much

If I'm not mistaken, you can get the 3m 77 from Amaz for the same price within 2 days

Nicely done! The cut on those letters is outstanding

They are fantastic! I prefer the lighter one actually, but dark background does really make that Eagle pop for sure! The burn outs really make the whole thing stand out very nicely Thanks for sharing them