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You must feel truly blessed to have a government that cares. We can get MS over the counter here. We just can't seem to keep 3M spray adhesives on the shelves.
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Beautiful job Bernd! Bubinga was an excellent choice for this. In the first picture, the end grain of the top seems to match the end grain of the piece below it. Where did you get the pattern for this?
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I bought a Wen 6510t about 2 weeks ago. My research showed that it is identical to several other spindle sanders on the market save for color and brand name. I find it quite aggressive in its sanding, too much so for doing fine work on inside curves, etc. I will look for additional drums with less aggressive sandpaper. Other than that I am pleased with it. -
Make your own French cleat, make it any dimension you want. I did this one using a 1/4" scrap with a 1/8" spacer behind it for a thin board (1/4") project and attached it with yellow glue. I had tried to attach a metal French cleat but was concerned about the nails poking through and damaging the front of the work.
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I tried staining a plywood project once. I got some stain on the edge and it came in strong via the pores. It mad for an uneven finish, not good. I cannot post a picture as that one went straight into the trash.
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So, in what way is an airbrush better than a rattle can? Advantages of a rattle can include: wide availability of paints, finishes, etc easy clean-up (none required) when it breaks, throw it away and buy a replacement (inexpensive) ... Advantages of an airbrush include: (looking for input here)
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I came across mention of a scam website - dwltset - purportedly selling DeWalt tools at a ridiculous discount. There was mention of them charging your credit card and then spoofing a delivery # and spoofing an actual delivery (neither of which are real) to put off investigation by the credit card company. Stay away from this site.
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I just finished this and hung it on the wall. Happy to say my wife likes it (or at least says she does). Done in 1/4" plywood with Pegas MGT3 blades. It is in 2 levels, the black back piece and the white front piece. The hooks are metal.
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Very nice! That kind of result takes a lot of work and care. What type of wood did you use?
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There is an app on my iPhone to measure inclination. It is in my "Utilities" app, "Measure" and "Level". If you have an iPhone you might try that and let us know if it works for this purpose.
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I suggest you read the article in The Wood Database about color change in exotic woods. Preventing Color Changes in Exotic Woods | The Wood Database (wood-database.com). There is a discussion about how to slow/minimize the fading of the colors near the end of the article.
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Beautiful wood, can't wait to see what you scroll with it.
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What do you think of this drill press?
TAIrving replied to Dave Monk's topic in General Scroll Sawing
That looks like a great drill press. I have a different drill press and am now thinking about getting a dremel router base or maybe a StewMac. The problem is getting to those holes in the middle of a larger piece. I note the discrepancy between a scroll saw that will handle work pieces up to 21" and a drill press that will only handle pieces up to 9". Ask yourself if the drill press will be able to drill the holes in the middle of the largest fretwork piece you will ever want to do. -
Beautiful work of art Frank! Very well done. I really like the way you present it with the contrasting woods and the frame.
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After several months of trying to find it anywhere at anything approaching a reasonable price, suddenly it is available at both my local HD and Amazon. The ship must have come in.
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Very interesting! Thanks for posting. Could not find one on eBay. But they are available from the manufacturer: https://woodmizer.com/Store/Shop/Portable-Sawmills/LT15-Portable-Sawmill Tulip Poplar, aka Yellow Poplar, might not be the best wood for scrolling. https://www.wood-database.com/yellow-poplar/
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Very nice work Dan, the letters look especially sharp. What wood did you use? Cottonwood perchance? (I looked it up in the Wood Database and it does not sound like a good wood for scrolling.)
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Thank you all for your kind comments.
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I also see that, as this moment, there are 120 folks online, 14 members and the rest are guests.
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Coffee Before Talkie is by request from my lady and will be hung in our kitchen. Thank you @WayneMahler for the pattern. It is 1/4" mahogany and is 16" square; I had to glue up 2 8" wide pieces. The locomotive is a Steve Good pattern and will be donated to our church for their upcoming fundraiser. I had to get out the big camera for this as I could not get the iPhone to correctly render the orange backing.
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Very nice work Mimi. I am sure Annebelle will treasure this. What type of wood did you use and what blades?
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3M 77 spray adhesive in the 16 oz can has been out of stock in my local big box stores for a while. Yesterday it was out of stock on Amazon but today is available for $22.64, much higher than last time I bought it. Does anyone know what the issue might be?
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Spray adhesive by 3M is getting scarce and expensive in addition to being messy. I am going to try the full sheet labels that Kevin talks about.
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Another disappointing issue came today
TAIrving replied to nrscroller's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I just subscribed this year. I am new to the hobby and find the magazine interesting and I will use an occasional pattern. -
The XYRON machine does look interesting. In practice how does it stack up against other methods? How easy/difficult is it to remove the remnants of a pattern after cutting, I am thinking about fretwork with lots of tiny pieces to be removed. Does it leave a residue? I see that the XYRON machine comes in 5", 9" and 12" widths at increasing prices. I would pick the 9" one as many of the patterns I use are sized to print on US letter or A4 paper. I am following this with interest as I am running low on supplies (blue painters tape and 3M77 and understand the issues with those. I have read about many other techniques and it seems all have some issues and am still looking for a better way to do the job.
