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  1. Dolores
    Hello from another Newbie
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    I have a Record Power SS16V They are retailing in the UK at around £110 ($140) You can get much cheaper machines, so I thought it would be a reasonable starter saw. Pinned blades are a real cinch....plain ended not so..... Edit: The other thing is that there seems a bit of vibration when compared to the YouTube vids I’ve watched . Frank
  3. Dolores
    Thanks Steve, Larry, Kevin and Kirk. Kevin: So we’re going to be friends....you realise that this will probably involve swopping tall stories and much humour. Alcohol will probably be involved also.... As they say hereabouts Mi casa es tu casa Frank
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    Ok, so worked through the first few exercises in “The Scrollsaw Workbook” and produced these magnificent works of art....I may take a stall at the next village craft market! Actually, it was a good learning curve for a complete beginner like myself. Spent way too much time on the butterfly thing, straight lines are never quite straight, corners are the devil’s work... Also attempted to use plain ended blades but couldn’t seem to get the clamp tight enough to hold them in for more than a few minutes. So switched back to pinned and just made the entrance holes bigger! I plan on carrying on with more easier stuff and when I get bored (or have enough cat/fish/butterfly things) I’d like to have a go at compound cutting. Frank
  5. Dolores
    Thanks everyone for your greetings. I'm still wading through posts and the resources here - it really is a gold mine! And the projects that have been posted are amazing. I'm attempting the Genesis clock, which I believe one or two have completed, and I'm hoping to cut wood tomorrow (Saturday and excused duties by The Wife ), but first I'm going to have a few practice cuts. As long as they are not excruciatingly bad, I'll attempt to post a picture of my first ever effort Best wishes all. Frank
  6. Dolores
    Well Hello...... Very much a beginner - not really produced anything yet other than scrap bits and pieces. I have a Record Power saw and one blade, so waiting for new spare blades to arrive. Just spent a small fortune on ply in several sizes, so should be good to go any day soon..... My ambition is to make a clock....you may think this is overly ambitious and you would probably be right, but I'm going to give it a go and see what happens, after all, it's not heart surgery and no one dies if I mess up....do they? Oh, and by the way, Dolores is a place..... Best Wishes.
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