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Does glad press-n-seal keep the pattern fresher than other methods? RJF

Did factory line work. These machines come down lines with people doing the same mind numbing task hour after hour. Eventually things are missed and you get 'lemons'. Another machine would probably be fine, or troubleshoot and fix it, if that's what is fun. RJF

If there are few or none. A approach would be the specific shape, animal, like stacked vase patterns. Create to solid outer shapes and stacked layers as thick as you like.RJF

Scrollsaw softer materials, one suggestion is Jello. RJF

Whats wrong with these people that design magnifiers. A wiper and sprayer, washer solution should come with it. RJF

Funny, but true, used that on my mask for diving. RJF

When I was in business in the Chicago area 2018, I was invited to be a vendor at a large trade show. They wanted $4,000 plus proof of a million dollars insurance. Decided to get a ticket and go around and talk to the other vendors to see what they thought. Large attendance, little sales of anything and most didn't come close to making the fee back or covering the other added expenses, table rental, electric, phone access charge for credit card charging, parking fees for vendors, plus area hotel. Required to setup day before and break down in 2 hours after show with a late fee per hour for security. Some vendors had thief over night even though ''security ' was on the floor all night. The convention center made a killing. The vendors got to talk to a lot of people and get their name out, but it cost them dearly. Most people looked around and looked for demonstrations and samples, then went home and ordered from the internet, or contacted the vendor after on the internet. I 'THINK' these shows are dying like malls. Too convenient to get information and shopping online. With COVID having ready made meal shipped and grocers shipped or delivered is a booming business. Thats odd too me. I thought picking up groceries was easy. Vendors for these 'shows' setup full booths with large screen tvs, lighting, music, carpeting, complete structures for self supporting walls, more structures for hanging projections screens for animation. RJF

If you use a gloss paint on the backer board, it might be 'slick', just knock the gloss down with a little sand paper. A light sanding of any paint is going to 'scratch' it and give any glue places to grip. Since its background color, there is little chance anyone is going to see the lightly sanded paint. RJF

Using an air brush for stain is going to depend a little on the type air brush. Finer tips might clog a bit. Manufacturers have charts on recommends uses. Stains are pretty well thinned, so its more of a matter of getting the stain well mixed.'Always check with the folks that manufacturer your tools and supplies. They will know the designs and limits of what they make. Helps with buying decisions. RJF

If the machine plugs into the wall a foot pedal can be added. Foot pedals are plugged into the machine, then the wall. There are on/ off switches and will not vary the speed of the saw. RJF One example https://www.amazon.com/Operated-Controller-Woodworking-Machine-Piggyback/dp/B07VSF64RM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=foot+pedal&qid=1614108337&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExWkg1RDJCUFA3TDhDJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDU4MDYzM0NGTjBOTkNKNjJTMCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTEyMzU2MTBISFhTNTFKN0NWQSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Found a article on reclaiming plywood. Some may know of it, was new too me. RJF https://makezine.com/2021/02/15/this-week-in-maker-classes-origami-circuits-python-puppets-and-simple-machines/

OOPS, thinking of sales to mechanics my brain turned to AC systems for cars. RJF Note; I would get an AC breaker finder that could handle 240 and 120. There are many that just do 120 with works for the week end home owner. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=220+volt+circuit+breaker+finder&ref=nb_sb_noss

Worked for GE for a year doing appliance repair. Was 'trained' by their school for AC. Regs chenged and there had to be so many school hours in AC and testing for freon. That ended that job. RJF

I think that is exactly the brand I've seen most used for automotive. RJF

Occurred to me after posting my comments. ALSO didn't put in, any time a fuse blows, its a piece of metal over heating and braking the connection. Checking wires should be right up there before plugging in another fuse. Wires can heat and melt the insulation, leaving bare wire. So many different problems with any electrical system. Overloading outlets with heaters during winter can smoke wires. Not a bad idea to open the outlet plates for any heavy amp machines or heaters and check to see if its black in there. Generally starts heating at the connection and can melt wire down the line. RJF

Models I saw had the fuse system, but also had a signal 'SOUND' injector. It could be put on a wire or sets of them and a detector could trace the signal down the wire to a ground or broken wire. The was around the 100 range plus accessories. Also looking at a similar system that plugs into house outlets/ lights and a detector gives the specific breaker. Thinking of getting one if we ever find a dang house I have no idea what anyone has done to the electrical system, so I'll trace and label every system. RJF

Seen versions on those locators. Don't have any wire problems to justify the purchase. BUT I WANT THEM! RJF

Motor brushes do come with the springs slid on. If the spring comes out and the carbon brush doesn't its a game of retrieval. Long needle nose pliers, a small long screw driver, any tool in your collection that would fit to grab and pull it, good excuse to buy a few jeweler pliers. A last resort would be to drill a small hole in the center and go up sizes to fit a long screw. Screw in the hole and pull the brush. Have a replacement on hand which will give you an idea of what your chasing. The drilling could split the brush or just be better practice to put in new rather than have a set of brushes with holes. Double check there are no brush pieces left in the motor. RJF

Since its not on my bench with electronic test equipment, I recommended the simplest no equipment visual inspection. In my short life I covered a whole group of jobs including industry work. I've seen some strange things which most repair people can relate too. Uninsulated wires can be a pain to trace, ESPECIALLY with running machines and cars. All it takes is the wire to vibrate and touch, grounding out. Spent hours and hours going through cars trying to find the shorted, intermittent wire. After a visual inspection, its down to electrically troubleshooting, or start replacing parts til it works. Could be one of these other recommendations. Once there is a good look over, its down to self repair, send for repair, scrape and buy new. As to tracing electrical wire in cars, I've seen recommendations to just buy a whole wiring harness and replace the whole thing.RJF

If you have opened it up, examine the wires closely, look for any that are bare, touching each other or to the frame. The build goes down a factory line so fast they could have over stripped wires or used a wire that was damaged. Light the area with bright lights and examine with a magnifier. Check the board for loose wire. Blow the board and all parts with shop or canned air. Odd the board would be bad right off. There should have been a check at the end of the factory line to run it for a few seconds. There are other checks, but it would take a few electronic tools. RJF

Simple hack I found on tape measures. Get some sawtooth picture hangers and nail them to the side of the bench or other areas. Clip the tape measure to the sawtooth. RJF

Its the world of Computer Aided Design software. There is a whole world of software out there for all types of professions. More specific would be 3D 'CAD' SOFTWARE. Everyone has a opinion on one. One that I tinker with is called 'Sketchup'. It has a free download and hoards of teaching videos. What ever you pick you will want the software to be able to covert to the proper 3D printing file. Its going to be like Inkscape, but you can spin the model around and modify it from all sides. RJF

Then the question follows, does the wood stay fresh and tasty? RJF

There must be a retail brand that is garbage. I moved our family multiple times and bought cases of 3M tape and loaded it into tape guns. Moved over seas, cross country, humid storage for years, repacked old boxes and taped torn ones together. Strapped old lumber together. It survived it all. I would be scratching my head and taking ti back. RJF

Did you make a brother that takes turns at the bottom of the ramp and pulls it back up the ramp? RJF