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Thanks Frank for the clear instructions. It is very helpful and appreciated! I agree on the sled. I need to make one. Using miter saw has not produced good tight miters.

Hey Jimmy. Sorry I am late joining the conversation. I have a 1990’s vintage Delta planner. It has served me well and has helped me build a lot of furniture from cherry and oak. I started seeing those same chip outs recently after I started planning a lot of pine boards. I do not use any type of dust collection but my planer is pretty open on discharge side to easily throw out chips. I have struggled to find the cause. Tried the test of running boards each grain direction and inspected the rollers. I finally bought new knives. Haven’t installed them yet to test. I never saw this issue on hardwood. I have been just sanding them out they come out pretty easy. As far as the in feed and out feed tables. I do what someone else pointed out. I use a small coin on the very end under my outfeed table. It still snipes! What is have read is if you don’t have a planner that locks the carriage or one that has tight tolerance on the lifting mechanism , snip will be an issue. Otherwise the carriage pivots during the feed. Currently sanding is cheaper for me than a new planner. If yours doesn’t snipe, don’t mess with it.

That looks really cool! Great job on the design. I just finished a cutting board and used a product called “Half and Half” from Realmilkpaint.com. It is a mixture of Tung oil and citrus solvent that dries hard once cured. It last longer and not oily. Just a thought on your next one. Again, great design

Frank Thank you for taking the time to give a very thorough explanation and photographs. This is very helpful for us less experienced scrollers.

Great job Frank! I love the ways the colors pop. If you are willing to share your technique on how to put the paint in the proper places and alignment on the backer, I would love to learn

Great job! I like the frame as well. Did you stain it or just a clear coat? Also did you gluethe picture and backer board to the frame? Thanks in advance for the feedback and thanks for sharing the pattern!

I bought a “Wen” adjustable mobile base with two fixed wheels and two swivel wheels that also has a locking mechanism. I cut a piece of plywood to fit the interior of the base and then mounted my Dewalt stand to the plywood. The two swivel wheels are on a lever that you use to either lock it down to work or move it. Works great. You can get at Lowe’s or Amazon for less than $60. I don’t know how to paste link to the site or I would have.

Looks good Frank. I built a bird house using the cedar fence pickets from Lowe’s. I cut and glued them to the size I wanted. It has lasted for years. I like the squirrel deterrents. My luck, I would forget and touch the pole while refilling the seeds. I may have to use the nail idea for my house. They jump on my house roof from trees early in morning and driving me crazy! You should build a bluebird house. They are a lot of fun to watch as well if get a pair to move in.

I have had the Dewalt for several years. I started with this saw due to budget so it is the only saw that I know. I have been pleased with it for the limited scrolling that I have done. It doesn’t vibrate and it is quiet. Of course the shop vacuum that I have rigged to it makes up for the quiet operation. It has a nice cast iron table and good steady frame. I bought the light kit and replaced it with LED light due to heat. I do not have to item to hold the arm up. I have a block of wood I keep on the back of the table when I change the blades. I like the variable speed but I pretty much keep it on one speed and use a foot switch to turn on off, which is a must in my opinion. The frame allows you to tilt the saw. I have mine level but after reading comments on this site, I will probably incline the saw to help with fatigue. I saw a post from Travis on this site that it was recently on sale at a very good price. In short I would recommend the saw but I don’t spend as much time sawing as most of the others on this site. I would think if you are an occasional scroller like me it is a good saw. If you are going to be sawing every day, you probably need to go with the professionals on this site. Hope this help

After you have used the Bosch router table, let me know how you like it. I want a table but no room and most are too expensive. PS. I have had a 6” Delta jointer for many years. I seemed to get better glue joint with table saw and router than the jointer. It is probably the operator but it is an expensive shelf for my wood right now. . Good luck and let us hear about the table

Looks good! You did a good job and should be proud of your new shop. Looks like you added an air conditioner as well above the door for the Florida heat. Thanks for sharing

Nice job! Looks like you were able to get some pretty clear pine for the job. Thanks for sharing

If you are ripping boards, sometimes they will bow after cutting due to stress in the wood being relieved. I agree that if you clamp them and it it tight, go with it. I use biscuits about every six inches to help keep the boards aligned and some added strength. You can use dowels as well but they are harder for me to get right. I use yellow wood glue and have not had any issues. Just make sure you spread the glue out for good coverage. Hope this helped.

Frank, you do an awesome job with the scrolling and the painting! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for the information. I would love an update after you have it hooked up to your saw as well. I know you called it your no name cheap shop vacuum but I would like to know the name. At 73 db that is pretty good. My cheap Stinger shop vac is 94db at 3 feet away!

Very impressive! I would have been holding my breath the entire time! Any idea on the number of holes you had to drill?

Looking forward to your review. If you don’t mind, please describe what size tubes you have it connected to on the saw and if you could tell any difference in sound or if the unit gets hot when you have you pulling through smaller tubes on your saw. This has the potential to be a great option to the loud shop vac set up I have. Thanks in advance

Great save!!!

Wow. Very special. Congratulations!

Like you said, there is no right or wrong way. I typically break it up. Right or wrong, I feel like I have more control of the piece doing it that way. I get nervous about a piece snapping off or getting complacent and wandering off the line. This way I can do it in sections and go after the more “delicate “ cut in the sequence I feel more comfortable. I should also admit, compared to you guys, I am very much an amateur.

Go to Woodenteddybear.com and find the blade you have and then at the bottom of the page they have the information on the blade and the min size drill bit to use. Hope that helps

It turned out very nice. You did a great job with it. Thanks for sharing

Looks great and the lettering is beautiful. She will love it for sure!

Nice but Where will you mount your scrollsaw?

There has been a lot of good suggestions given. If he is like me, I like to buy my own tools after I do the research. He probably has an idea of what he would like already. I would suggest that you quiz him indiscreetly and see if you can get an idea of what he wants or the store that he likes and then give him a gift certificate of some amount so he can get one or continue to save up. Maybe not as romantic but he gets a saw he wants. As others have said, the blade makes the difference. Most saws comes with a subpar blade. I saved up for a “Forest” blade and I am very happy. Made a lot of different in cut and noise. They will even sharpen it for you later. But it is expensive!!! Hope this helps but from a different viewpoint. He is also a fortunate man to had a caring wife like you. Good luck