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Hey bud....i've bought a few single patterns from " Wooden Teddy Bear " Seems like they cost about. $ 6.00 or so. I think they send you 2 different sizes. Good luck....Also, Amazon has some pattern books for sale...

The last time I bought any 1/4 in baltic birch plywood was in 2021 and I bought 3 5x5 sheets . Today, I went to my local distributor, ( not a big box store ) a plywood and door wholesaler. The same one I have used in the past. It was $ 7.00 more a sheet, but I expected that. What I did'nt expect was that the veneer was much thinner.( damn near paper thin ) I put it up against an old scrap piece just to see. It is a good looking sheet with no voids and no football patches, just skimpy on the veneer. I'll have to be careful when I sand. Just wanted to see if anyone else has come across this. Hope everyone is doing well. Thanx.....forrest

False alarm..... as far as the locking mechanism looks, I'm pretty sure it supposed to look that way. It works fine....I just kinda freaked out when i saw the spring that I had never noticed before and figured something was wrong.. Have a good one...forrest

I recently started a thread about broken blower hose on my Delta 40-694. Here are some pics on how I went about fixing it. The kit worked fine. I got hose @ amazon for $ 8.00 and change. I got pliers from Zoro for $ 17.00 including shipping. Everything is cool...Right?. Not so fast, I turned the machine on its side to take off small plate that has the nipple on it. This made it where I could get pliers on the nipple and attatch hose. I then noticed something about my locking mechanism that holds the arm up and down. I have pics...Is it supposed to look like this ? If not, does anyone know how I should go about fixing it. Here's hoping someone can point me in right direction....forrest

Wow, I appreciate all the responses. I replaced the broken segment on line but could not get line attatched to nipple. I tried hot water, blow dryer and cussing without any luck. Finally, I messed with it until it was too short. I'm not sure how I will proceed but i'll let ya'll know how it came out. Merry Christmas to all...... Forrest.....

I have a Delta 40-694 and I have broken the blower assy. line that comes off of the side of the saw. I know that there are others on this site who use an aquairiam pump with hose to blow off sawdust. I would appreciate if some folks would weigh in on brand and model of pump that does this job. I don't know what to look for. Thanx in advance. forrest

i spray a very thin layer of shellac on project before i use acrylic paint....very thin.... zissner de waxed it keeps the grain from raising.

great job. light for the win.

that is one heck of a piece. you should be proud.

good info....thank you Wichman

just one last note......for RabidAlien....I always err on the side of making to much epoxy mix for the reason you mentioned ( two batches made may not come out the same color ) A pic to show how i clamp up, a pic to show a mistake if you don't clamp up right. that gnome will have a black backer. a pic to show gnome beard after pour. If someone can show me a better way to hold down project , then pour and for resin not to leak into other areas please let me know. i keep thinking there has got to be a better way. thanx..forrest

hi Bill, in answer to your questions spillover.........be very careful an fill about 3/4 to 7/8 full backer.......i use Duck brand clear shelf liner and put my project wood down on the sticky side and use clamps to clamp wood to liner, this makes sure that there is no leakage on back side. this is important because if you're doing a sun catcher type project the backside needs to be blemish free . If you're not doing a sun catcher you can use a thin plywood backer to finished product and a little leakage would'nt really matter. ( the clear liner peels right off after epoxy has set.) i paint my project before i add epoxy....

I posted in the General forum about how to make pattern outline lines thicker using Inkscape. but I did'nt do a good job of explaining why it may be useful. (epoxy fill) Here are some project pics to illustrate why you may need thicker lines on a pattern you want to scroll. I would not have been able to use epoxy fill with thin lines. These patterns came from various stained glass websites. I plan on making several gnomes to give away as christmas tree ornaments. The cross with several colors of purple will be put in a lighted shadow box. The cross with the flower will sit in a stand and put in a window, I have made several of those as they will make pretty good Christmas gifts. Thanx for looking.....forrest

in regards to rash_powder....North TEXAS Wichman is correct as to why you may need thick lines on a project. (epoxy fill) I also like his idea about two thin lines with contrasting fill. I am going to post some pics in Bragging Rights to show how thicker outline lines can come in handy....forrest

If you have ever seen something that you would like to cut on your scroll saw, but you could'nt because the lines were not thick enough, I came upon something that will help. I don't know how to inbed a link, so i'll just tell you to go to youtube and type in "how to thicken an image outline in inkscape." The girls name is Amber Renee. Just follow along and you will figure it out. Here are three pictures so you can see the difference. I'm going to cut this image out and fill with epoxy resin. I will follow up with pics of finished product. I hope this helps someone....forrest