Stretch
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Looks Great, I am 63 yrs old
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A number of years ago my first grandson Cedric was stillborn. I put off making an urn for him because I originally wanted to turn one on the lathe but my skill level on the lathe has never progressed enough to do the project justice. In the meantime I picked up scrolling and came up with this for his ashes. It is made of Birch and Walnut. I am pleased with the result.
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I use a tall shop made fence, 4tpi 1/2" blade (the biggest the saw can take) it's a Craftex 14 inch saw. I am sure lots of the bearings are kaput I don't really want to spend a ton of money fixing it up as tires, bearings etc will probably ad up to more than the saw is worth and chew up a bunch of time. The most it can resaw is 7 inches because of the lousy design. Every time I change the blade I have to take off the side that holds the fence in place. I was considering a new Rikon 10 inch which they claim will resaw 5 inches. LoL replying to you almost made up my mind that I am better off with the Rikon 10" although I pine for the 14 inch. Realistically the Rikon 10" can do 90% of what I want, and others have suggested ways around the limitations of a smaller saw
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Thanks Dan, I have watched a ton of those videos and they did help but not enough! they certainly reduced the noise level. The saw has enough power I have successfull resawn some pretty thick wood ( 7 inches of maple) but I probably average a 50% success rate from holding to the line resulting in firewood. It makes me afraid to resaw. I have a decent blade for resawing (bought it because of the youtube video's I watched).
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it is a 1hp motor, I am reluctant to spend the money to try and fix all the parts that could be improved it would cost a great deal with no guarantee I would be happy at the end of it all. It always seems to have enough power just impossible to keep it from drifting. I am sick of wasting good wood. I have tuned it up the best I can after watching tons of youtube videos. I do like the idea of just finishing it on the bandsaw ( I do have a table saw) never occured to me. I also have a sawzall so that would work as well. great suggestions. I would like to scroll hardwoods more often and this is what has deterred me mostly. I can buy thin boards locally but they are very pricy (but so is a new bandsaw )
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Thanks for the advice everyone! I think I will keep my lousy saw for now and keep my eyes open for a good used one until fall, hopefully one comes along. I find resawing on it the most frustrating thing in the world!
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We spend nothing on that
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I was wondering what others do for resawing to thinner pieces. I have a 14" (it's a Craftex from Busy Bee tools) bandsaw it's old and in rough shape it makes resawing very difficult. I would like to replace it and was wondering if I could go smaller than my existing 14" bandsaw (and be happy) and what is working for others; Do some of you glue up boards from small bandsaw cuts of say 5" is that something I should want to avoid? Money is an object
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My granddaughters birthday box. I asked her what her favourite animal was and she said she could not choose "I like them all" so I chose lol. The pattern is adapted from Steve Good's "Fancy horse" pattern. The box top and bottom are baltic birch and the sides are white pine. I cut the box part on the bandsaw. I will fill it with smarties because at her age that is probably all she will care about
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Made out of cherry wood
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I use a pattern from Steve Good, but I can see myself doing it freehand next time, after you have done a few it's more like having a rough guideline.
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Every year I do 2 family puzzles one for each of my children's families.
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She did but I think she liked the candy even more lol, the other grandkids let me know their favourite animals though
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I made this for my granddaughter's 7th brithday. Her favourite animal is the Panda bear.
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Put this up today Steve Good pattern.
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Just to be clear Canadians don't brag... lol First ever portrait. My sister's cat died recently, unexpectedly and this will be a gift to her. I just need to frame it. Thanks to Grampa who did the pattern for me.
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Beautiful work!
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Thanks so much, Paul! It is fantastic! I am sure she will love it. When it's done I will post a pic for you. I plan to pay it forward if I develop that skill/talent! Until then I try to sprinkle sunshine with my scrolling Brian
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Isn't that where it is?
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Great Idea! Still hoping someone offers to do a pattern but I will certainly consider this for some projects! Thanks!
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My kid sister's cat died suddenly recently. It jumped up on the bed next to her made a funny sound and died . She was very attached to this cat named "Bear". I would love to do a portrait of Bear for her, I have never scrolled a portrait yet. If anyone would like to make a pattern for me you would have my sincere thanks and appreciation. If I tried myself I am afraid Bear might look like a Bear I have included a few pics of Bear so that someone with an eye for patterns could choose the best one for a scrollsaw pattern. If You got this far thanks for reading and considering helping me with my project!
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I started scrolling 3 years ago ( I do other woodwork as well) I am so amazed at how useful and versatile this tool is! This week I found a new use for it, it's excellent for cutting foamboard cleanly! I have cut Acrylic and all manner of wood products. I wonder has anyone cut Tagua nuts? I was thinking I might be able to do some very intricate jewelry if I cut the nut into slices and scroll it.
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Thanks for all the suggestions and info! I mount my magnifier on my moveable stand because I do lots of other woodwork and have a small shop. I will consider changing that. All vision stuff is on hold as I am getting prescription glasses for the first time, I am 62 so I have had a good run! Maybe I won't need anything once I have the glasses
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This a Steve Good Design. I made it from 1/4-inch maple veneered MDF (left over from some floating shelves I made), this was the first time I ever scrolled anything MDF, and I was shocked at how evenly you cut through it. I have excellent dust collection so that was not a bother. Being MDF I had to paint it. I like to place things like this around the house somewhere and wait to see how long it takes my wife to notice it.
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I started using a magnifier with light while scrolling some time ago, and it works well for me overall. I have noticed one drawback though; when the magnifier is not centered on the part I am looking at the mage is somewhat distorted, If I am not careful I will try to "correct" course on my cutting based on the distorted image through the lens. My question is this, is there a better way to magnify while cutting (other than laser eye surgery!)? Are some magnifiers better than others with less distortion at the edges? Any help would be appreciated.
