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Modified Dust Collection for Pegas Saw
teachnlearn replied to Iguanadon's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Long as your going to the store pick up enough tubing for the other side and connect it to a beer keg. RJF -
Hawk Is Here... Not Happy With UPS.. Hawk's Awesome Though
teachnlearn replied to kmmcrafts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Now the new crime it grabbing packages left they UPS. RJF -
Bushton Finally Called Me... For Once
teachnlearn replied to kmmcrafts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Shipping. We did some mail business in Mundelein, IL for some years. We had a major shipping supplier a city over and could drive to pick up anything we needed. Stopped for a while when they charged $25.00 for pickup and claimed it was for safety since we were picking up right along with semi drop off and it was dangerous. Had a CDL and I think this was garbage. , "Lived in a family that believed work was a given to get ahead in life, mowed lawns at 10 and have worked in something since, my military work experience looked like a small phone book..' Anyway, they have locations around the country with a heck of a catalog and large supply of anything shipping, maintenance. Worth checking it for shipping ideas if you don't use it. RJF ULINE https://www.uline.com/ -
I Do sketch UGLY, but I get extra pay for torture. RJF
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I'm thinking probably green, rated for chrome, stainless steel or red which is very fine used by jewelers.
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Buff with a compound. Compounds come colored with ratings for 'grit' and type of surface they are used on. RJF
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Light it from all side or outside in bright sunlight. Shadows can give you false lines and overshadow lines that are there. There are actually photo tents that are sold, that eBay sellers use to help give high-quality pictures. Just a thought for those that frequently take pictures to make patterns. RJF
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LOOKS ALL WRONG!!! Don't use it!!! In fact, I'll send you my address and you can ship it to me to keep you safe. RFJ
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Bushton Finally Called Me... For Once
teachnlearn replied to kmmcrafts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Quick; SWEEP THE SHOP, CLEAR SPACE, BUY MORE WOOD, BUY MORE BLADES, BUY ALL THAT STUFF YOU DIDNT KNOW YOU NEEDED WRITE A NOTE TO THE WIFE YOUR NEW TOY WILL BE IN AND YOU WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR A WEEK. RJF -
Klock Kit has a put together clock kits in various stages of kits from a clock and go buy the wood and make the clock, to precut and clock to assembled clock. I remember they had grandfather clocks and one that caught my eye was a schoolhouse clock with glass door and chime on the hour. I was in college so I was looking for my next dollar for food and never built it. RJF Yep still got them. Just would have to cut a wood clock plate to tit the insert and put the mechanics behind the plate. Scroll clocks could also be made by cutting the hole in the back and leave wood for the face. Chime https://www.klockit.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=chime#1 Face https://www.klockit.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=chime#2 Numbers and face but really who isn't going to scroll these? https://www.klockit.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=chime#3 Numbers https://www.klockit.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=chime#4 I'll be darn, they still have the School House Clock https://www.klockit.com/mission-mantel-clock-kit-1.html
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Bushton Finally Called Me... For Once
teachnlearn replied to kmmcrafts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
At a company I worked at they received sample transducers. These are a ceramic/clay ring wrapped with wire, connect to an amplifier and they put out a high volume of a specific sound. The company shipped samples by UPS and the padded envelope was about the size of a postcard. Three times the envelope came in with a large footprint and the transducer was crushed. The company then upped their game and put the envelope in a small cube box. Two times the box was crushed and the transducer smashed. They finally sent this little thing still in its padded envelope in a knee-high box. Sucess! Probably spent 100 times the amount in shipping than the value of their sample! RJF -
Excalibur Adjusting Itself Observation
teachnlearn replied to kmmcrafts's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Build shelves using concrete blocks around your scrollsaw, the added weight will bounce the floor less. Or invite a whole group of people to watch you and their weight will keep the floor from bouncing less. RJF -
What a mess and I'M HAVING PROBLEMS DELETING IT. What I FOUND. RJF https://www.techsmith.com/jing-tool.html NOTE: Jing’s current video format (.swf) will no longer be supported by web browsers soon. You can still capture images with Jing, but if you need an all-in-one solution for image and video capture, we recommend trying Snagit. We are passionate about making it easy for anyone to capture and share knowledge visually and remain committed to developing a new, free solution as a replacement for Jing in 2019. Please stay tuned for more updates.
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There are thousands of articles and products that are out there just to level machines and building projects. An unlevel floor and uneven walls are given for many owning and rehabbing old houses. I've been stuck renting under HUD and its amazing the cheap garbage and weird building practices they use since their just renting for the 'poor'. if you can't level the floor either because you don't own it, or it's out of the range of expense, everything can be leveled by adjusting stands, using fillers under legs or using adjustable feet. It doesn't take much of a tilt of a scroll saw and chair to get tired fighting the tilt of the chair and readjusting your body to correct for the tilt. My wife and I can walk a little and I can get a few feet with a cane, but any distance puts us both in wheelchairs. There are days we have been sitting waiting and the sidewalk, the floor was out of level. Since we can exactly adjust the tilt of the chair we are stuck. And at the end of the day hurting from trying to fight the tilt in our chair. Extending this to working for long periods with tilted scroll saws and chairs and you're probably going to end up more tired. There are going to be extremes on each end of the scale a one-degree tilt and probably most wouldn't notice, take that to a 45-degree tilt and you're going to be putting your foot out to keep from sliding. One HUD apartment came to mind. The first year we were freezing. That summer I pulled the molding around the windows. There was a gap in the thickness of my hand on the sides and top. They either couldn't measure for a window or got the wrong size and threw it in. I could look straight through and could have handed things through the gap to the outside. We are now living in a place with bad windows that was just built. The air conditioning/ heating is built wrong. The contractor came to look and said that they were 'HUD' windows and that's the way they all are. When I was discussing the problem with the heat, I could sense he had no idea what I was talking about. Asked him which way heat goes. He couldn't answer. Yep, not everything is built level or to our standards, but things can be adjusted to correct them. I've seen many 'hacks' for around the shop and home to level furniture and shop machines. RJF Note: I'm not trying to lecture. My training and working and interest in engineering always examining problems and looking for solutions. When my company's go complaints, they were directed to the engineering department to either solve or redesign to correct it. Problem 1: Square of the blade to the table. Problem 2: Measuring the angle so there is a correct measurement by the person and equipment. Problem 3 Basic level of the saw, which may create angle measurement problems or future problems for human ergonomics and how the saw runs. Problem 4 Stop examining the top three problems and just cut the darn pattern! RJF
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I looked up Jing and the company doesn't support it stating it has designed better software. RJF
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Leveling equipment is a given to me. When I did building projects a level was always out. When a machine is set up one step was to level the machine. Level floor, a level machine with large casters rolls easily to put away. Even with a machine not level the level is going to show and you setup from there. RJF
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Techie by heart, vintage by the wallet. My wife and I were professional people and joined the Navy. We both came out disabled and living part of our lives in wheelchairs on VA income. Its taken 12 years to get physically stable enough to start considering getting back to self part-time work that we can control the physical and time conditions. I used to design automation for a living. Use to work around high tech all day. The highest tech we have now is our tv and laptop. RJF
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My wife and I own a flip phone when we hit the road we take it for safety. I can make a call and receive a call. Now all I have to do is buy a smartphone to get the free app. Nothing like being 25 years behind the time. Got that phone and took the 1000 feet of phone wire out of the trunk. RJF
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OK I'm a nerd and love electronics and tools. LEVEL TABLE: https://www.amazon.com/Calculated-Industries-7434-AccuMASTER-Inclinometer/dp/B0148M7P4O/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=electronic+angle+gauge&qid=1552958602&s=gateway&sr=8-4 https://www.amazon.com/66x10mm-Circular-Bullseye-Inclinometers-Fluorescent/dp/B074SZXXWC/ref=sr_1_3?ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-org00-win10-dsk00-nomod-us000-gatwy-feature-SEARC&keywords=bubble+level&qid=1552958540&s=gateway&sr=8-3&tag=amz-mkt-fox-us-20 Put these on our cargo trailer on the front and side to level. https://www.amazon.com/Hopkins-8525-08525-Graduated-Level/dp/B000AA4RWM/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=bubble+level&qid=1552958799&s=gateway&sr=8-11 RJF
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Need help on type of wood for fret project
teachnlearn replied to Gonzo's topic in General Scroll Sawing
What do you think of cutting the pattern somewhat thin, then glue on a thick color backing to show through the cut? RJF -
Never cut a collapsing basket. Do the angles tilt to the left or right? RJF
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I remember klock kit paper catalogs offered chime clock kits. RJF
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It might be the picture, but
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Didn't know of the snipping tool. Just tried it. I've used screenhunter for so long I'll stay with it since I know everything about the software. There are so many window features hidden I could use a book to look them up and see them. I had a very thick manual for XP Windows and I could thumb through it to fix it or just learn of the hidden features. I'm a book learner and lover. Unfortunately so is my wife. We need a house with book cabinets for all the walls. Just don't have to power a book and they go anywhere. RJF
