Dak0ta52

Welcome from another North Carolinian. Roseboro.

Welcome to the Village from North Carolina. You're right in that this forum has a lot of knowledge. I'm new to scrolling (1 1/2 years) and learned most of what I know from here. Good luck!

Welcome to the Village from SE North Carolina.

I use blue painter tape on some of my pieces. That seems to work sometimes. I really believe my problem is the cheap box store wood I use.

I've tried that and still get a little residue on the piece. After I pull the pattern, I've had to wash away the adhesive. I've also tried sanding the adhesive away. That does prevent the delamination but makes imperfections on the face of the wood from adhesive that, even though you can't see, remains on the surface and prevents the wood from taking the stain.

I've tried that and still get a little residue on the piece. After I pull the pattern, I've had to wash away the adhesive. I've also tried sanding the adhesive away. That does prevent the delamination but makes imperfections on the face of the wood from adhesive that, even though you can't see, remains on the surface and prevents the wood from taking the stain.

With the change in hours at work, my time on the saw has been limited... very limited! I finally finished this cut from a BirchBark pattern using Maple with a Birch backer. The frame is pre-shaped Walnut and I shimmed the corners for strength. The cut is stained with Minwax Natural and the backer is stained with Minwax Espresso. The frame was pre-finished although I did touch it up with Minwax Dark Walnut stain. For the first time I used my new air sprayer with Polyacrylic and was pleased with the results. I cut it using Pegas #2/0, #0 and #1 spiral blades. I stack cut this but the other piece was Birch and delaminated in places when removing the shelf liner. I hope to paint it in the near future in hopes of hiding the delamination. I've about decided to start placing my wood face to face when doing cuts. I know I could only do this on pieces that were not limited in left or right such as patterns with words. But doing so will prevent delamination from happening on the face of the projects. For instance, the Jim Blume Stagecoach I cut was a double stack and faced different directions. I tell people one stage is going east and the other is going west.

Great job on your project. I had a similar issue making key chains. I found using a couple needle nose plyers did the trick for me.

I mainly cut wall hangers in 1/4-inch although I usually double stack. My go to blades are the 2/0 to 1 Spirals, 2/0 to 3 MGT and 2/0 to 1 Skip Tooth, all by Pegas. Not only do I find them to be great blades, the service you get from artcraftersonline.com can't be beat. With the customer loyalty program Denny has, the cost of blades are less expensive than other places I've shopped.

Great job! Combining talents!

Very nice piece, Frank. Great job.

Sylvia, welcome to the forum. I have a WEN 3922 but it appears the 3920, 3921 and 3922 are the same in the tension area. There are wedge shaped pieces at the back of the parallel arms that create tension when moving the lever in the down position. It sounds to me that the tensioning assembly or one of the pressure plates on either the upper or lower arm has broken or come loose. You should be able to remove the covers to access the rear of the arms and it should be easy to identify the problem. Also, if you've only had your saw for a little over a year it should still be under warranty. WEN warranties their products for 2-years. I've contacted them a couple times with warranty issues and have been pleased with their service. Your best bet is sending them an email for correspondence. It's a nightmare trying to reach someone there by telephone. Good luck and I hope this information was helpful. This is the link to the schematic drawing of the WEN 3920. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/0350/3168/files/3921.manual.20220429.pdf?v=1651499672 Like I said, it appears all their 16-inch saws use the same tensioning system.

I'm like Hawk. I need wall space to hang some of my work. Right now they are just piled in a cabinet. Beautiful work you have there. Congrats on the 100. Now start working on 200!

Welcome from North Carolina. Congrats on the new saw. I'm still operating on a cheap WEN but I understand the Hegner is really nice.

Welcome from North Carolina. Great people here and much help with questions you may have.

Welcome from North Carolina. I have only been scrolling for about a year and a half and still have my WEN I started with. I hope to upgrade in the future but like you have to assure my money is right before jumping into a large expense. I'm looking at the Seyco or Pegas. Hope you and the wife post your work so we can see. I also feel sorry for you in a way. If you both take to scrolling like I did I'm afraid there will be fights to get to the saw. Happy scrolling.

Awesome piece. That's the type of pattern I enjoy doing.

Great job on both pattern and piece!

Neat and innovative project. Great job!

Beautiful work, Barb! I wish you the best with your craft show.

Beautiful piece!

Beautiful piece. I'm hoping my inexpensive WEN saw will generate enough income for an upgrade also.

I think you're trying to get in good with the missus so you don't end up with a stocking full of coal. Just kidding! Fantastic job. Glad you've had some time at the saw... and other things... to do projects.

Awesome job!

Looks like you got the hang of air brushing pretty darn quick! Great job. Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner was my favorite cartoon when I was coming up.