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    I visit this site daily, but otherwise, ditto what Rolf said.
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    Very nice pattern and great cutting. What types of wood did you use?
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    Rick, I searched and found numerous hits for "Cool Gnome" and even one for "Garden Hippy Gnome, Kool Style". Gnomes are fun and I am always interested in seeing a new one. Thurman
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    And a very Merry Christmas to you Rick! I don't do iMac or Inkscape and thus will be of no help whatsoever with your stated problem. But I do want to see the Kool Gnome Pattern. So here's hoping somebody can/will help you. And please post it when it is done. Thurman
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    Tyler, Thank you for your videos. In answer to your question, I/we do watch your videos, or at least some of them. And you have added to the hobby with your work and your posts. Keep it up! Merry Christmas!
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    I have cut acrylic and like to use a lighted base like this one. 4 Pieces 3D Night LED Light Lamp Base with 4 Pieces Clear Acrylic Sheets & Remote Controls and Charging Cables Adjustable 16 Colors 4 Modes for Child Room Bar (Square Style) - Amazon.com
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    Eye catching scene Frank! I agree with @barb.j.enders's hubby that it is "interesting." But I am the "hubby" and am wondering if it is also "interesting" from the special lady's point of view? I might have to cut this one myself. Update: I showed it to my lady and she said it looks "weird"; and from her reaction, not in a nice way. So much for the female point of view.
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    I seem to recall an article that said that alcohol causes the color in Paduak to dissolve and spread. And shellac has alcohol in it as the solvent. Don't use shellac on Paduak.
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    Very good Brian @Stretch. I was going to suggest these, but you beat me to it.
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    It does sound like contact issues inside the potentiometer (pot). Contact cleaner might help if it is an open pot and if the problem happens to be on the surface of the contacts. But since you had some prior success with blowing air, it might be a problem of sawdust getting into the pot and contact cleaner might not help with that, might make it worse. I question why they would put an open pot on a scrollsaw, knowing that we generate fine sawdust. But the fact that you had some success blowing air into it seems to say that it is open. If you are at the end of line for that pot, ready to replace it, then trying the contact cleaner cannot make it worse, so give it a try. You might be able to make it work properly for some more time before you have to replace it. Potentiometers can be finicky creatures. If the eBay part is the right part then all you have at risk is your time and $1.98. Good luck and let us know what you do and how it works out.
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    Very nice Jimmy! Very clean, very neat, very organized. I am envious. But I can see plenty of room for more toys tools. He who has the most toys wins. Not sure if that latter statement means tools or completed woodworking projects. But just in case someone wants to start a contest, here are a few proposed rules: 1. Tools: who has the most 1A, power tools; 1B, hand tools. 2. Finished woodworking projects: must be cut, sanded, finished; ready for display/gifting/sale. 2A, most copies of a single pattern, 2B. most projects from different patterns. 3. Most designer firewood projects. I need to stop this and get back to the shop.
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    Jimmy @jimmyG, my "GoTo Wood" for now and the foreseeable future is free wood. I have a substantial stockpile that friends have given me, one who downsized and didn't have room for his woodworking shop, one who worked at a cabinet makers shop and gave me a bunch of cutoffs and one who makes furniture out of mesquite and gave me some of his cutoffs. I am now refusing free wood as I don't have room to store any more. It is in all sizes and shapes and I resaw and plane and glue to get panels for scrolling. For varieties, I have mesquite, acacia, red oak, white oak, cherry, walnut, maple, poplar, pecan and probably a few others. I also have a supply of really small, really exotic cutoffs from a guitar maker friend, but these are all small pieces and hard to use for scrolling. If I ever take up intarsia (on my list of things I would like to do) I will be able to use many of these. Now if I can just find the time to do scrolling.
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    We call that "Designer Firewood". We have all made some of that. Some because of the wood, some because of the saw/blade/etc and some is our own darn fault. Take a step back and take a deep breath and then forget about that one and forge ahead. But don't ever think it is just you. BTW, I never use plywood anymore. I am an inveterate bargain hunter and have bought BBPly at a good price from w or 3 online sites that I don't remember. It did not work out well.
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    Thanks Kevin @kmmcrafts and Wichita @Wichman. It sounds like an excellent product for woodworking. Like Kevin said, I have issues with attaching/gluing fretwork to a backer and trying to avoid squeeze out. Has anyone tried scrolling a pattern with this stuff already stuck on the back of the panel? Does it cut or does it get caught up in the blade and make a mess?
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    The manufacturer's site and the Amazon site talk about using it with plastic and metal but do not mention wood. So I have to ask, does it work with wood? But from the comments posted here I think I already have an answer.
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    Welcome back Scott/Iggy! Don't be a stranger. I am amazed at the number and variety of animal puzzles.
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    I see the wine spilling of course, that is easy, especially after you have pointed it out. But, ignoring that for the moment and looking at the outline, I see a dwarf with a heavy pack on his back, leaning forward and facing to the right. I'm having coffee, it's too early to start into the wine.
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    I can think of some people who I would like to send this to. But then, as it says, it would not fix the problem.
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    Kevin @kmmcrafts, just a thought, I haven't tried it, but it might work. Dip the ornament in paint and sand the surface back to bare wood after it dries. You would of course have to use a paint that does not penetrate into the wood.
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    Very nice Richard, the colors certainly do pop! And nice logo. also use a small laser for my logo.
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    Very nice Bob. The toys look good and the colors really pop.
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    @Gonzo There seems to be a problem with the link to that website. Can you provide a good link please.
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    And Advanced Machinery has a special on right now for a Hegner.
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    I also got that email. My TAS (Tool Acquisition Syndrome) is twitching. But I don't know where I would put another tool in my small shop.
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    That clock is amazing! I doubt we could do anything like that now. Thanks for sharing.
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