Wichman

Very nice.

Original Q & A: What I'm tring to get from Klingspor: https://www.klingspor.ca/products/abrasive-mop/sm-611-s#kaufen_anchor The machine it goes in : https://www.harborfreight.com/9-amp-surface-conditioning-tool-58079.html I have the sander upside down on my work bench just to the right of my saw (clamped in the wood vise with a foot switch inline) , I was waiting for the new drums to get here and I will do a breakdown of how well the idea works, but waiting .........

CS is Customer Service. The retail store, Canadian, did not show the item either and the commercial sites (both Canadian and US) only wants to sell to commercial customers .

I've been hesitant to comment on this thread , I'm trying not to be negative. I'm old, retired, and have lots of aches and pains, so... negative. There are over 5,000 members on the member map, yet only a dozen or so comment with any regularity. This drop has been noted on many forums of many topics, not just scrollsawing. My answer to the question is; if you want content, then post. Yes, it's frustrating when the post either isn't answered or the answers are sideways from the question. For example: I ask about a handheld sanding "mop" to remove fuzzies while working in the shop (house) while minimizing dust. The typical answer was "if it ain't got a motor ...". So I got a device for sanding, the drums for it are too hard for the fretwork, so I ordered (after much back and forth with CS) flap drums from Klingspor, called CS yesterday (two weeks after the initial order) and was told since it's a special order (it's a catalogue item in Canada but not the USA) it will be another 2 weeks before I call them again. Lots of frustration, so I think I'll go fishing again.

Good to see you back.

Here is the fixed piece, just wanted to show the grain. The hardness was variable throughout the cutting, hard, then suddenly soft, hurky jerky cutting.

It's 1/4 hardwood, don't know the species. This will be just some random patterns to use it up, I won't be getting any more.

A piece I finished cutting today, this was cut from a piece of wood given to me, when I took the pattern off it fell apart, it "broke" on a grain line. I'll fix it with super glue, but still. It seems all the wood in this batch is very brittle, most of the panels have a split in them, the board this piece is from had a split down the middle, I thought I had avoided the split, sigh.

You might try contacting Sue Mey, she's listed in the pattern shops, as she is based in SA. The member map shows 29 members in the Johannesburg area. If you could get together and put in a mass order.....

Just finished this one, I saved all the dropouts and put all of it back together. I'm planning on this being a display at my booth this summer. 1/4 Inch thick material, FD Polar #1 blades, no finish yet. no idea what the wood is.

I used a pipe cleaner to get the vertical surfaces. It's a clear pine plaque made of laminated strips.

The other rose, can't stand waste so I try to use everything. 6inch round plaque, clear pine, 1/2 inch thick. Food coloring for the dyes, FD Polar #1 blades.

Just a shawl pin

Amazon has them as well as Joann fabric. Why do you want to use plastic stencils? Isn't using a computer easier?

I like to stack cut and keeping the panels together is always a PIA, the more techniques the better. I'm working on one now that is driving me crazy. Two 12 x 16 plaques and I didn't get them tight enough together, Now, the blades are snagging, bending inside, and breaking way too often. With everything else going on right now it's just a little to much.

I use FD Polar blades about 90% of the time. I like the stiffness of the Polar blades. With the type of pattern you're cutting I cut to the point and use the back of the blade as the pivot point, IMHO the burr on stamped blades helps in this situation, as you pivot the blade (in the direction of the burr) the burr will help with the cut. When I am cutting a pattern with waste areas, I will use Franks technique or Cut to the point back out of the cut about 1/4" then rotate the blade 180 (just inside the waste side) then back the blade to the corner and then shift the blade and cut the sharp point. Which technique just depends on the pattern, the wood, and how I feel on a particular day.:)

Frank, I do understand your concerns over the finished piece. I had the plaque and had intended to use food dye to color the leaves and flowers but I just ran out of time. I had trouble printing the pattern at a size I wanted, I had to cut out one of the roses as it was (I'll be cutting a single rose out of a smaller plaque and playing around with colors). I had some major issues with Inkscape just not doing what I wanted. So, I ended up running out of time to make adjustments and just went with what I had. Thank you so much for the pattern(s), I really do appreciate that you share them with us.

I made this for a friends birthday. 6 1/2 x 8 1/4, 1/2 thick basswood, Minwax golden oak stain (aerosol spray) #2 FD polar used throughout.

I once had a Lt ask me why I was talking to myself. I told him it was the only way I could have an intelligent conversation, he never bothered me again.

Gene, Welcome to the Village, it's more specialized than TPW or LJ but I'm sure you'll fit in just fine, ask, ask away.

Here is the thread I started about how I did these a couple of years ago. Hope this helps.

What process are you using now?

I've been close to the art publishing business world for close to 30 yrs. The state we're in is chaos. There is no rhyme or reason to any of it and no consistent rules. One business I worked for ended up shutting down over copyright issues (the business would buy books, "the art of xxxx" then cut the art out, use clever matting to enhance the art, and then sell a finished product. The publisher of the books send numerous letters insisting that the business stop. They finally did stop and the drop in sales killed the business) About two years ago one of my coworkers (also a photographer) was working on some new images of his to add to the businesses lineup. While researching his photo's he came across a copyrights notice from the park where he took the photos, no commercial use of images taken in the park. So he shut down the project. Be aware the phases are copyrighted or trademarked as well, so be careful with your word art pieces. Some copyright free sources: https://www.si.edu/openaccess https://buffer.com/library/free-images/

There are a total of 20 SSV members either in Ukraine or close (inside Russia proper). Let's keep them all in our thoughts.

The pattern is from Steve Good, cut from 3/4 poplar, stained with red food coloring, will clear coat with minwax when the weather warms up a bit.