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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.
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Yes it is a Fiona Kingdon pattern - "Drips and Dragons". And you may very well be right. I also contributed to the breakage by the way I cut that section. But I was feeling quite frustrated at the moment. Question for anyone: What would be a good wood for doing fretwork like this in 1/4"?
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Thanks for the tips. The glue is drying as I write this. I will be very careful for the remainder of this project and am not likely to choose Monkeypod for future fretwork projects.
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I have been having fun learning my new hobby and learning about different types of wood. My latest involves Monkeypod and a intricate fretwork pattern. The Monkeypod is ¼” and I was using a Pegas #3MGT blade when a small piece broke. So I write that one up to experience. The Monkeypod is a pretty wood but It seems to be somewhat lighter and more brittle than other woods I have tried and it tends to have more fuzzies than most.
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Beautiful job Paul, great detail work! Fiona's patterns are fun and challenging. I am working 2 of them between honey-do's.
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Barb, Sorry to hear about your arm and hope it is healing well. I got a Wen air filtration system about the same time as you. Mine shuts off quite reliably with the timer. When I go in the shop I turn it on and set the timer for 4 hours and it is always off the next time I return to the shop. Let us know what you find about yours. Thurman
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OK, I did it. I ordered and now have 2 of Fiona's patterns. They are sitting at the top of my stack of patterns. I have to finish the current project and dig through my stash of wood to find the right piece for each of them. Fiona's patterns call for one to use the right piece of wood for each cutting. I got the "Drips and Dragons" and "Three Shells" patterns, might try yours "Any Port in a Storm" another time.
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Thank you for the reminder Travis. And thank you for a great website, it is a valuable resource for our hobby/obsession.
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Very nice work Kirk! Please show us the finished product when you complete it. I have been looking at Fiona's patterns but haven't yet pulled the trigger. After seeing this I am encouraged to go for it.
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Hegner Multimax 18 Connector Arm to Flywheel Problem
TAIrving replied to bfb's topic in General Scroll Sawing
The manual for Hegner scroll saws is available on the Advanced Machinery website https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1188/6562/files/Hegner_Scroll_Saw_manual.pdf?3248921969229599006 They also have parts diagrams, etc. -
I enjoy looking through patterns. Where can I find the CNC patterns you mention? Can anyone suggest a viewer to allow me to view them?
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Welcome to the Village and congratulations on getting into the hobby. I got hooked last summer and am just a few months further into it than are you and am having fun learning. This forum is a great place to get information about the hobby. Your scroll saw will do you well. Next you will learn about types of wood and sources for your wood. The big box lumber stores will have low end wood and you likely will soon move on from that. Posts here on the Village forum talk a lot about sources of wood from dumpster diving for wood to pallet wood and so on up to exotic woods. Next you will get into dust (sawdust) removal and control. Again, lots of information here in the Village forum. Read, read, read. And enjoy this great hobby!
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Thank you Frank. Very nicely done and documented. I need to do something for my shop and you have given me ideas to think about. My workshop and garden tool storage are combined in one 16' x 16' shed. So I do not have the option to locate the noisy part separately and must pay attention to the sound level.
