FrankEV

First I must give a big shout out and thank you to Foxfold for graciously sharing her Pattern. I modified the pattern slightly to format it to fit a standard 8x10 photograph frame. This was my first attempt at using 1/8" thk Baltic Birch plywood. Top and bottom layer is the same 1/8" thk BB plywood. The bottom layer is painted Black. Not wanting to copy Foxfold's project eactly, I decided to attempt to make the sene a little more dramatic by creating a moonlit sky. I actualy bleached the area for the moon and then attempted to fade the sky out to a darker edges using a micture of stain colors from natural to ebony. I think the effect came out fairly nice. The BB Plywood cut OK but the finished surface wood is quite stringy (for lack of a better word) and does not produce as clean a cut or sand up as nice as the Columbia Forest 5/32 and 1/4 purebond 12" X19" plywood project panels I have been using which I get shipped to my home from Home Depot. I purchased some 1/4 BB also and will have to give it a try. However, I'm leaning towards the Idea of using the BB mostly for backers. A better pic is needed. Needed to take the pic with natural light but it has been raining like crazy all day. .

Fist project completed on the Pegas. Mostly cut with a Pegas #1 modified geometry blade. Small block letters is not my strong skill, but I think these came out pretty good considering I still need more practice, but much better outcome on the new Pegas then I could do on the old Porter Cable. The Pattern from Steve Good's Scrawlsaw Workshop - Professional Beer Taster. It is going to be a Birthday present for my Son-in-law. The top layer is 5/32" solid core maple plywood over a piece of luan stained a dark walnut with his name cut out at the top and then over a bottom layer of the Solid core Maple plywood. Finished with many coats of lacquer and then permanently mounted in an inxpensive frame I got at Wallmart.

Just a follow up. 1. Although I found the air tube can be remounted to extend out to the right side, I did not leave it there, but put it back on the left side where it remains set in place and does not need to be reset each time the work is relocated and does not interfere with reaching thumb screw that holes the the blade. 2. I also purchased a magnetic mounted goose neck LED light that I mounted on the right side. This light is physically much larger than the little light that is on my Porter Cable but is very bright and creates that shadow of the blade that aides me seeing where the blade is along the pattern line. My depth precetion is compromised as I have monocular vision (I only see out of one eye at a time) and i found I could not determine exactly where the blade was, even with my 5X magnifier LED lamp, with out being able to reference the shadow. 3. As all the comments I received said remove the Hold Down and the plastic dust collector diafram so I decided to take that advice and have done so. Yep, operation and control is much better and the dust and small pieces of wood fall through preventing interference with the movement of the project. I sweep and vacuum the floor between projects anyway so all is good. Thanks for all who offered comments and suggestions, they were all very helpful and appreciated. Here a few pics of the way I have the saw set up and is working for me:

You are correct. Two screws hold the air hose and it can be rotated easily to the right side. I did this but decided to put it back on the left side as it intefered with releasing the blade to reposition the work. While on the left side it remains where it is set without needing to be repositioned each time.

I could probably search, but if you would be so kind...where do you get the magnetic sheet? Brand? Thickness? Any info that is needed? Thanks

I already took the front guard off and just left the hold down in place. This way it does not interfere with me. I have more problem with the air tube being on the left. I'm use to it being on the right, but I presume I will get used to it. Having the ability to lift the arm to change blades or change the blade to a new hole is probably the best part of this saw.

My new 21" Pegas Scroll Saw with Stand arrived yeasterday around 2PM and I had the stand assembled and the saw mounted and operating by about 3:30PM. My first impression was WOW this saw is great, well made including even the solid stand. Materialwise fit and finish is top of the line. Operationalwise, it runs smooth with a nice steady blade movement making cutting control much easier. I imediately jumped on a new, relatively simple project, cutting 1/4" solid core Maple Plywood. However the pattern does includes a number of words in about 3/4" high block font, resulting in a lot of really little areas to be cut out (Not my strong skill.). Well to my amazement, I'm doing a fairly good job with these letters on this saw...I'm happy. I have completed almost all of the letters, with only a few to finish, using a #1 Pegas Modified Geometry blade without breaking any yet. Again I'm happy. I have two comments that might be subjects for some suggestions or tips. 1. The Porter Cable saw I was using had a small very bright LED light on a goose neck that I could shine directly on the blade. For the price of the Pegas, I'm disapointed they did not include this feature. Even Though I do use a 5X lighted magnifying lamp, I liked the little spot light that when pointed on the blade a shadow was created that made it easy to see just where the blade was along the pattern line. My old eyes need all the help they can get. 2. The table work surface is smooth as the preverbial "babys behind". However, it is so smooth it seems to create a slight suction betwen the table and the wood, making it slightly difficult to move the wood smoothly. This is not being caused by the work hold down which I have set close but not touching the wood. I actually had to apply a coating of Pledge Furniture Polish to help it slide easier. Would like someting more permanently slipery but do not want to use any thing that would transfer to the wood. No work from this saw to brag about yet, but it won't be too long before this little project is finished and I can post a pic. All you Pegas Saw operators, please feel free to offer any suggestion , tips, comments, etc. Looking for anything that makes using this saw even easier/better. Thanks

A 18" Porter-Cable I purchased in Lowes a while ago. Hoping the Pegas makes it a little easier. The blade on the PC Jumps around a lot when not in a saw kerf. Makes starting a neat cut diffilcult. I have a bunch of MC patterns I've done, or plan to do, but this one provided a challenge I needed to improve my skill. Yeah, Skulls are not my cup of tea either, but made this as a gift for my son's birthday. He's a lot younger and I think he will like it. BTW, read your closing sentence and did not see the punctionuations. Was wondering why you were asking God to Bless Spirithorse? Thanks

My Daughter and Gradson both have Birthdays coming up in September and October. She owns a French Bulldog and he owns a Pug. Both were appropriate subjects for a scrollsaw birthday present gift. My Son-in-law also has his birthday in October and is a Beer lover, so I just started a project for him. My Son and Daughter-in-law also have Birthdays in October. He is an avid Motorcycle Rider and she is nuts about Dragonflys. So here are my gifts that I will be sending them in the coming months:

I'm in the same boat. Just started a new project that has a bunch of words in about 3/4 " high simple block font and after only two letters I'm almost ready to scrap the project. I will probably keep at it but it will most likely wind up in the circular file. I'll consider it necessary practice.

The Let’s Ride Plaque is a birthday Present for my Son, who is an avid Motorcycle Rider and I thought this would be a good addition to his Man Cave. The pattern is intended for 11”X 14” and is from Scroller #8676SC. The top layer is cut from 1/4” thick solid Maple board and the backer is piece of 5/32” solid core plywood painted gloss black. Purchased frame from Wallmart (Better and cheaper than I can make with the equipment I have available). I have had no luck with spiral blades yet so this pattern was completed using Pegas # 1 and #2 Modified Geometry blade’s. Got a lot of good experience doing this project and broke a lot of the #1 blade’s in the process. About 12 hours of scrolling time with a lot of cussing. A Rose for You is an 8" X 10" pattern from Steve Goods SCROLLSAW WORKSHOP Website. It is another project where I added Color. Steve suggested a color pattern printed on photo paper to be used on the backer but I chose to hand paint the areas behind the cut outs with acrylic craft paint adding a little different look than his. Both the top layer and backer are 5/32” thick Maple solid Core Plywood and again mounted in a Frame I purchased at Wallmart. I used mainly #2 Sharktooth Reverse Blade’s to cut this pattern. However, if you look close I did make an attempt to use a spiral blade on the letter “s” in Rose and I quickly quit and went back to a standard blade. This wall plaque can be hung either horizontal as pictured or vertically. Not quite sure who will be the recipient of this work as a gift.

12X16...that is huge!!!! I'm in Florida on a very small piece of property and a house with no garage. I recently laid a slab and assembled a 8X12 Resin shed that I have turned into my MINI workshop. No large projects but it works for Scrolling. Beside the scrollsaw I have a small workbench, a fold down contractors table saw, a sanding station a small 3 gal air compressor for operating a pin nailer and a router station that doubles for a bench to stand my miter saw on. Lots of shelves for all my hand held power tools, and other goodies. The Shed also doubles for storage of my excess motorcycle parts up on the back shelves and I can even back my MC in for safe keeping when the next huricane shows up (just got to move the scrollsaw out of the way). I do my scrolling with the doors open and a small fan to circulate fresh air. I'll probably need a small heater in the winter when the temps drop into the 40's. A small shop vac, broom and dust pan works as my sawdust collection system.

Just thought I'd follow up with a pic of my MINI workshop that I had mentioned previously. Also, to let you know that I have also purchased a Pegus Scrollsaw from Denny Knappen (Artcrafters) that should be arriving in about a week that will replace the Porter Cable Scrollsaw I'm currently using that I had purchased from Lowes a while ago. Knowing that good tools can help me do better work it was a no brainer. It is only my childrens inheritance I'm spending.

After reading in here his aclaim, I followed his instructions and will now await my new Pegus w/stand in about a week. As I told Denny, assuming Covid-19 doesn't claim me as its victim, I may still have a few more years of scrolling in me. So I decided to spend my childrens inheritance and get a saw that, I hope, is better than the Porter Cable Scrollsaw I purchased from Lowes. The PC does the job but the blade has a tndency to jump around a lot and the whole thing vibrates pretty badly. I'll put it up on a local selling site and see if a can get a few of my dollars back. I know the value of good tools so it was a no brainer.

NICE WORK-GREAT SUBJECT. I'm lucky if I can scroll a few hour in the early morning. My mini workshop is not air conditioned and it gets unbearably hot these days here in Florida. A project like that would take me forever!

At age 76 and over 40 years since I last rode, I returned to riding in '17 when I bought a new Harley Heritage Softail. In '19 I upgraded to a Harley Bagger (Street Glide). Just turned 78 and hope to be riding for a while yet. You know they say: "You don't stop riding because you get old, you get old because You stop riding".

No, did not get into woodworking until I retired in '96 and moved to NC and built my shop. Worked for LILCO for 36 years and most of the time it was 6 days a week, so other hobbies came an went but woodworking was not one of them until I retired. I did belong to the SCWWC for a while, but the trip to their facility in Greenville, SC was a little too far to make it practicle to be an active member. They had a great place and it was nice to be able to buy wood through them. Now, my age is creeping up on extinct, but I just needed something to keep me active. I enjoy my MC but the heat and rain can keep me at home for days at a time, so I decided to jump back into making sadust even if it is only a dustpan full at a time.s BTW, grew up In Babylon, moved to Bayport for 3 years after getting out of the service and getting maried, then moved to Hauppauge before excapeing South. My daughter and Son-in-law still live in Mastic Beach whil my son had followed us down to NC and still lives there. Probably more than you really wanted to know.

This is a 9"X15" wall plaque that I made from a ZM Creations Royalty Free Parrot Ilustration and not a scrollsaw specific pattern. The top layer is 5/32" Maple solid core plywood over a double layer of inexpensive 1/4" Luan backer. I took a few liberties with the cut out work and then painted the colors on the backer with acrilic craft paint following the colors of the ilustration. I muted the maple with a single coat of natural clear stain to embelish the grain pattern of the maple and finished the panel with about 7 or 8 coats of high gloss lacquer. I did light sanding using 1500 grit sanpaper between coats. I finished the piece by framing the plywood to hide the exposed edges with a an upside down corner molding painted, with a shaker can, gloss black. Using a wood burning tool I signd and dated the back side and then added picture hanger brackets. The quickest part of the project was the scrollsaw work. Waiting for stain, paint, laquer and glue to dry takes up a lot of time! . Patience is not my strong suit.

Born and raised on LINY and retired and relocated in 1996 to the Mountains of Western North Carolina and subsequently moved to Florida in 2014. In NC I had a 24'x 32' fully equiped wood workshop where I did alot of wood turning and flatwork projects. I had a scrollsaw in the shop but it did not see much uses as other woodworking projects kept me busy. When I moved to Florida losing the wood shop broke my heart. A few of the major shop tools I did take with me was a rdial arm saw, a sanding station, a router table and the scrollsaw. I moved into a small duplex with no garage so most of the tools had to go into a rented storage unit until recently. A few months ago I placed a concrete a slab and built (assembled) an 8' x 12' resin shed that I have made into my MINI woodshop. Cannot do any large projects but a small work bench, a fold up contractors table saw, my sanding station and the scrollsaw at least got me back being able to do some woodworking...now mainly scrollsaw projects. At least I'm making sawdust again! I'm also an advid motorcyclye rider so a few of my early projects relfected that subject. I also made a desk sign that reflects my look on life. Looking fowward to participating in this forum.