Smitty54

I am not to Observant I didn’t notice anything.

I think I will wait before I update.

Thanks everyone. This is what it looks like now. Thinking about sending it to grandkids in Iowa.

So happy with my 788. Thanks for all of great advice I have received on SSV. I am selling it for $25. Is that to much?

I did not know there was a safety issue until I joined The Village. This is what I found about the kind Menards sells in the US. They have a link to a Material Safety Data Sheet. Unlikely in current form. The panels in actual form pose no particular risk. However, dusts created in the course of sawing or sanding can cause irritation effects to the respiratory tracts, eyes and skin as well as cause allergic reactions. Wood dust is also known to cause industrial asthma in certain patients. It has also been linked to sinus and nasal cancers. Avoid inhaling dusts. Select appropriate respiratory protection and personal protection equipment according to task and dust concentrations. Section 3. Composition and information on ingredients Name CAS Wood None Urea-Formaldehyde N/A Urea 57-13-6 Wax 8002-74-2 Note: Component concentrations according to data supplied by manufacturer. Concentration Formaldehyde 8-14% so then I looked up formaldehyde. Can formaldehyde cause cancer? Exposure to formaldehyde has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory test animals. Exposure to relatively high amounts of formaldehyde in medical and occupational settings has been linked to some types of cancer in humans, but the effect of exposure to small amounts is less clear. Studies in people In one study, inhaling formaldehyde at levels at a concentration of 1.9 parts per million (ppm) for 40 minutes did not increase blood levels of formaldehyde. Several epidemiology studies of people exposed to formaldehyde in the workplace have reported a link between formaldehyde exposure and cancer of the nasopharynx (the uppermost part of the throat), but this outcome has not been observed in other studies. These studies looked at workers in occupational setting that use or make formaldehyde and formaldehyde resins, as well as at people who work as embalmers. I worked with hazardous chemicals for 40 years. Much, much, much, more dangerous than formaldehyde. When I fill better and start my next peace. I will wear a dust mask, and run my shop vac while I am cutting MDF.

Great work! Now I need to buckle down.

Welcome aboard. Lots of great people and advice.

Does the manual show you where to greas? If not I can figure it out.

Thank you

I am 3/4 done with my second peace, using my $25 used Ryobi and had to stop. Between the Ryobi vibrating and my tremors it was just to difficult. So I ordered a DeWalt 788. I cannot wait for it to get here! I have been on the fence between a Quality scroll saw or a printer. The printer is no good to me if I don’t have a decent scroll saw. I have gotten some very nice stencils and templates on the Internet. You will be seeing what I can do with these in bragging rights. NoW I am waiting for delivery of something that has not shipped yet.

I can get Olson blades at menards, and have been using them. Is Pegas blades better? My saw only takes pin end blades. Are there quality pin ends from other companies?

Welcome to the Village from Wisconsin.

Very nice job.

I hope your health improves. I was in chronic pain for 30 years after a back injury before the health industry caught up and fixed it. I am sure you will figure out what happened. I can’t give any advice I’ve only did the one piece so far. I have some templates that I bought from Amazon. When I finish a craft project for my wife I am going to start on one of the templates, I think it’s gonna be very nice.

My grandkids are not aloud in my shop. They Touch things. I have two shops we make things in the basement, lots of fun.

Welcome to Scroll Saw Village. I am also a beginner. I have received a lot of advice and encouragement in the short time since I joined. Be sure to post pictures in bragging rights. , the advice you get is incredible.

Very nice.

I did get two templates from Joan Fabric. One is a 8x8 tree. That is my next project. Haven’t decided on the wood yet. Will look through what I have and get started.

Dragonkort thanks for your reply. I am also proud of my daughter. She had my granddaughter Willow while she was a freshman in college the first time. Turns out she doesn’t like teaching. Went back to college and got her MBA. Now she is a store manager at a dollar tree. She turn down the district manager, she wants to be home while her sons grow and at least get to high school. OK enough bragging. I found on Amazon that there is a great deal of templates, and stencils that are fairly cheap and a huge selection. I’m no longer very interested in doing puzzles. I have seen finished work on the Internet of projects that I know came from stencils that was bought off of Amazon. I am a 65-year-old man. I wish better health for both of us. my wife is very excited after seeing my first piece. When I told her that I could sell my collectors bass guitar to buy a better saw she said no way you keep your guitar you’re getting a saw. Things are looking good. I am hoping to make some extra money doing this.

Welcome aboard. Now that is some great work.

This is for Dragonkort, I I don’t know how to make a reply to someone that replied to my post. When I try to make it just a reply to my post it comes up with the heading above and I have no idea why. There was a quote from his reply that I deleted so I can type in here. thank you for your very great reply to me. I have been looking at coloring books and I do understand the line drawings negative space and the topics that you spoke of . I am an artist I have tremors and it is difficult for me to draw now. I have been looking for coloring books. Most of the stores are closed near hear. I will look on Amazon. Thanks for the advice.

In one week! I need to pick up my game. Excellent work.

I have the first cricket expression you can’t lode patterns from the Internet on it. My sister gave it to me with a lot of cartridges. I cut it out on card stock. The card stock are not that expensive. I am looking for cartridges that make white would be a good close off project. cricut no longer makes them. So I am looking for used ones. I well look for Watt Iggys sells. I can reuse the pattern.

This is my first pice. Made on a $25 Ryobi pin end. I learned a lot on it. When I look at all I see are my mistakes. I have a Cricut that I made the template on . Then traced it on the green tape, drilled holes and cut out. The finished picture is in bad lighting the stain is even. my questions are. 1. Are the pin end blades at the dutchman store better than Menards? 2. Puzzles look like some thing I would like. Where can I get full size patterns? I don’t have a printer. Thanks in advance for all of your comments.