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James E. Welch

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  1. James E. Welch
    I had a craftsman for several years. It was my first scroll saw. It was one that took Pin End and plain end blades. I wore out the motor on it eventually. No complaints. Was a good saw.
  2. James E. Welch
    I got myself a pair of noise canceling headphones to combat the noise. I just play an audio book or something and get lost in my scrolling.
  3. James E. Welch
    I came up with a way to hold my blades that are next in line on my hegner. As a bonus they hold your blade in place while you're tightening the clamp too. Note - The picture isn't necessarily where I intend on leaving the blade holders but just to show that they are magnetic.
  4. James E. Welch
    Thanks for the response.
  5. James E. Welch
    Or I could use a laser or cnc. LOL -- I am fully aware that there are other tools. Heck, I guess I could use a hatchet. I was asking about what blade on the scroll saw to rough out the shape of the object. I have a bandsaw, a jig saw, a table saw, miter saw etc. I guess what I was expecting was some answers with whether a skip tooth number 9 works good for this or a number 12 crown tooth etc.. .
  6. James E. Welch
    Nice ! I like that idea.
  7. James E. Welch
    Do you have a picture? I'd like to see this. Sounds interesting.
  8. James E. Welch
    What size/type (not brand) of blade would you pick for rough cutting 3/4 poplar? I've been cutting some puzzles from 3/4 poplar and I like to lay them out and cut around them to get a roughed out more manageable size piece. I've previously used an old pin end saw I had with I think a number 9 in it. I decided however that I really didn't need 3 scrollsaws so I gave it to a friend. I'm thinking a number 9 would work but I'm curious what others think and also what teeth configuration you think.
  9. James E. Welch
    Now that I think of it though I suppose you could do that with any saw. You just wouldn't have the blade clamp but that doesn't matter really. Don't know why I never thought of this before.
  10. James E. Welch
    I "discovered" something pretty awesome with my new hegner. You can feed the blade in off the table and slide it into place. No more bending down to see under the work piece. I've been flipping the piece over and sliding the blade in for those hard to get at portions of the board such as in the middle.
  11. James E. Welch
    Absolutely agree with what's been said so far. Before buying the hegner I rarely broke a blade. I would notice it not cutting as well and change it. The hegner has a learning curve apparently and I'm working through that curve as we speak. It's getting better but for a while there I heard the twang and rattle of a blade breaking in my sleep... Lol it still startles me every time it breaks one.
  12. James E. Welch
    I'm experiencing the opposite effect. The king is far more aggressive even though I rotated the motor and tuned it down as much as possible in the back to front motion. My king rips through hardwood like it's hot butter. With the same blade and same work piece my hegner slowly moves through. Not terribly slow but noticeably slower. I'm telling myself the hegner will be more accurate to make up for this slower speed. I will say though that the hegner seems to race through hardwood when I tension it really tightly. I broke so many blades when I first got it that I'm afraid I'm a little gun shy now. I'm slowly getting the tension figured our and hopefully once I have mastered the hegner it will be satisfactory. I do like how quiet and smooth it is.
  13. James E. Welch
    So far so good.
  14. James E. Welch
    I'm glad I'm inspiring curiosity. Lol
  15. James E. Welch
    Here in Louisiana you could go with black and gold for the saints, purple and gold for the lsu tigers or crawfish boil red ! Lol
  16. James E. Welch
    I just want to say that you guys never disappoint when it comes to a good discussion. I'm glad I brought this up.
  17. James E. Welch
    I've found I'm in an e range too.
  18. James E. Welch
    I've heard that proper tensioned blades make a certain note (although I don't know what note) but has anyone actually tried using a guitar tuner to see what it does? I happen to have a cheap tuner from an endeavor into learning to play the guitar that I failed miserably at. Lol I've been testing it on the hegner and from what I can tell it says E when it's tensioned right. Just wondering if anyone has tried this. I know some will ask why and some will say this is dumb but just like with the clock post I made, I like gadgets and find tinkering with stuff neat. I'd not recommend using a guitar tuner to set your blade tension every time I don't think. I'm just curious if a proper tensioned blade does make a consistent note.
  19. James E. Welch
    Saw this on Facebook. It isn't mine but I thought it was kinda cool and might inspire someone. Or crank up the old creative engine so to speak.
  20. James E. Welch
    Where are you getting the patterns? Have you found a good source for them?
  21. James E. Welch
    This makes me want to start a new spoon project.
  22. James E. Welch
    Well, I did it. I bought a hegner 22. I just placed the order this morning. I've got a king 16 and I love it but I really wanted a hegner too. Maybe that's crazy , maybe I didn't need it but I just wanted it. Hopefully I'll enjoy it. I'm thinking I'll keep both. We'll see what I like each one for as time goes on. Maybe one for delicate work and one for more aggressive stuff or something.
  23. James E. Welch
    Thats awesome man! I'm impressed.
  24. James E. Welch
    I recently purchased a set for my King industrial and I love them. Made a huge difference.
  25. James E. Welch
    Can't wait to see what you come up with next.
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