ben2008

I have an 8 x 10 stained glass pattern I would like have enlarged to at least 50%. I am going to try and use it for an Intarsia project. I do not have any way of doing this at home. Is there somewhere I can send it, or take it, to have it enlarged? Thanks

As a long time baseball fan (Tigers) of 70 years. I know those 2. Great job.I like it a lot. I like the attention to detail too.

Thanks, good tips.

Good tip, thank you

Thanks for the great tips and comments. I will use a backer board. However, me and spiral blades do not get along at all. I have tried them and I just can't get them to work for me. As NC Scroller said above. I threw most of my spiral blades away. I'll stick with the 2/0 or number 1 skip tooth blades. I am a bit more familiar with them. I have an old RBI Hawk and an Excalibur. I think I'll use the Excalibur for this fretwork. Thanks again Ben

I have done very little fretwork. I'm mostly an Intarsia guy. I plan on doing a larger fretwork ( a mill scene) project using 1/4" maple plywood with some very very tiny cut-outs. I have an assortment of blades I have accumulated through the years but rarely use them. Some as small as 2/0. Which blades are recommended for this? Where do you typically start you scrolling. Bottom, middle, or top down? Thanks in advance Ben

OK, I see them now. I guess my eyes were playing tricks on me. Very nice scrolling.

Excellent. Attention to detail is obvious.

Pretty cool. I like it a lot.

Very nice. Could be used as a Halloween decoration.

Looks cool. I give. What is it?

Very nice.

As most scrollers will say. Try them all and practice on some old pine boards if you can. You will find what works for you. I personally use Olson blades. But I also have Flying Dutchman blades. I get the Flying Dutchman from Mikes. I get the Olson blades from RBI Hawk website at a very reasonable price and reasonable shipping. I love the Olson PGT blades and use them the most. They seem to cut straighter (for me) than other blades. Especially on hardwoods. For fine fretwork a PGT blade won't work. You will need very fine blades for that. It's a great hobby and very relaxing. Good luck. Ben

I appreciate scrolling and just about everything else after a really scary health issue. It is so much more enjoyable now. Thanks

WOW! That's quite a compliment. However, I'm not so sure about that, but thanks. Ben

Yes, I do. It was "The Art Factory" Here is the link. I built this clock about 10/12 years ago. https://theartfactory.com/product/train-depot-clock/ They also sell a kit with flashing lights and a train whistle. I opted to just build the RR Depot clock. I did have a pendulum movement that i installed. However, it was eating batteries like mad. I got tired of taking the clock down and constantly changing batteries. I just decide to change the clock movement to a simple quartz movement. Now i change batteries about once a year. However, If I had to do it over, I would install the train whistle and flashing lights. It does not run all the time it is on a switch. You just simply turn it on and off. It really is pretty cool. Anyway, it was quite a challenge. Took me a few months to complete. I didn't work on it every day. I can only do so much scroll sawing at one time, then I get bored. Haha. It was very enjoyable and challenging especially with a few of the compound cuts for the cow catcher. If you have the time, give it a go. Just take your time. When I would get a bit frustrated. I would simply quit and give it a rest. Good luck Ben

I hope so. At 80 you never know. But I'm enjoying what I do more than ever. Woodworking is such an enjoyable hobby.

Thanks She's my favorite. I'm a little partial to girls. I have 2 daughters, 2 granddaughters and 2 great-granddaughters. Yep, there are some boys too.

I have an old RBI 20" Hawk that I purchased around 1992 or 93. It still works like a charm. However, I am not on it everyday. Sometimes I go months without using it. But still, it is about 27, 28 years old and still going.