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As always, beautiful work Dave.

Very very nice. Well done!

I tried the chuck from Rockler and found it to be worthless. I have a benchtop drill press that takes a number 61 bit with no problems.

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Definitely creative. Well done.

Ahhhh.... Steve Irwin. Well done. Looks great.

Funny you said that. I thought the same thing! Well done.

So this is my first time stack cutting. 3 pcs of 1/8 bb ply. Tried it with a simple pattern. First time using something other than a 2/0 blade. Ended up using a FD ur 1. Was surprised how clean the cuts were. Virtually no fuzzies. The backer was 3 pcs of 1/4 bb. The fd ur 1 wasn’t cutting it so I went to a fd ur3 which worked well. Some things I learned were that a number 3 blade has no problem cutting through your finger tip and through a fingernail. Make the backers a little larger so you have some room to work with. Requires a lot more finishing time. Didn’t like using packing tape. They turned out ok. Steve Good Pattern.

Also very sorry for your loss. You do nice work. They say the higher power has plans for us all. Let's learn, let's believe and let's grow from all things thrown at us.

Welcome Brandon....from another Sacramentan.

Very very nice!

I fought this same thing for quite some time. This last piece I did I also sanded both ends and haven't had a blade slip out yet.

Another Alex Fox cut. First time using Zebrawood. Really like the contrast between the frame and the piece. The frame was finished with 50/50 wipe on poly/mineral spirits, 3 coats. Then 4-5 coats of semi gloss lacquer after a week. All cut with an Olson 2/0 Blade. I used African Mahogany for the splines.

Dave, I'm going to try stack cutting on my next piece. When you hot glue the edges how do you separate the pieces when done? Table saw? Or would the piece be to delicate? Ever had the hot glue fail and separate while cutting?

Well done. Love the pattern.

Awesome work Dave.

I also use the super 77 over blue painters tape. I have found that waiting 24 hrs or over night after applying the pattern that I've not had a pattern even begin to lift up. Starting to cut shortly after applying the pattern it does lift up.

Thank you all for the kind words.

Nothing wrong with that. Well done. Pack it up and send it out!

Finally finished this. 1/4” bb. Frame made from African Mahogany with redwood splines.

I took some time off from the scroll saw after I reached a point where I thought I was figuring it out.. Had to put both dogs down, changed jobs, blah blah etc. The last time I cut something I remember getting a view of the fine mist of sawdust when I had the garage door open, caught the sun just right. I absolutely hate wearing a dust mask. At work I was able to come up with a squirrel cage from a used a/c that was being replaced.Seeing other people use them for air cleaners in their shop, i flipped this one so the air intake is directly above the blade. My whole design was to be able to access the motor/capacitor should either go out. The bottom section contains 2-1×12×12 filters and the option to add a 2"×12×12 or any combination thereof. I added a semi tightly fit cover of 1/8th BB ply to cover the filters. Upper section is just the plenum and a Jobs for the wires. I thought maybe I would need a 3 speed or variable fan switch but after amping it out, speaking with an a/c contractor and having a 40 year retired electrician give their blessings, a normal switch was all that's necessary. Amped out at 4 amps running. Did a incense/smoke test after it was done. Amazing how much smoke it pulled up into the filters so far out in front of the table. Hopefully this will help someone else with ideas of their own. Decibels went bad either at 74db.

I see at least 4 "wide enough" spaces to add a drop of pva. Then for insurance a few pin nails from the back.

Very nice sign Tony.

I'm one of those guys. Having never used BLO before up to a couple months ago, I did a side by side comparison using blo and tung oil on scrap all sanded to the same grit, 220. The only difference to me was tung oil appeared to be a little richer, and ever so slightly deeper in color. So for me, ill stick with tung oil. I wait a week before spraying with deft lacquer. Whenever I contemplate a new finish, I test it on scrap first. Then I write on the back of the scrap and throw it in the drawer for future reference. To edit....If you haven't watched any of Charles Neil finishing videos on you tube you're missing out. He is the expert in my opinion. Will keep you busy for awhile. Just search his name

Beat frame ever right there! Well done