jimmyG

Been scrolling for a year now, have a shelf full of boxed up finished projects. No family or friends to give things away, not interested in the hassle of trying to sell any. Cut just about everything I was interested in and plenty I wasn't. New hobby working with resin to make more things to pack away. I'm retired just killing time. Anyone near Annapolis Maryland could get a good deal on Dewalt saw and s/load of blades & patterns soon...

Been scrolling for a year now, have a shelf full of boxed up finished projects. No family or friends to give things away, not interested in the hassle of trying to sell any. Cut just about everything I was interested in and plenty I wasn't. New hobby working with resin to make more things to pack away. I'm retired just killing time. Anyone near Annapolis Maryland could get a good deal on Dewalt saw and s/load of blades & patterns soon...

From the Scroll Saw Pattern Section...

I've scrolled a few "items" that she doesn't care for butt, I told her it's art... A live model would have been nice butt no, it was from the MA section of the pattern library unfortunately!

It's amazing how little wood is holding those cheeks together. Was almost not going to cut it...

I'm 72, retired and have too much time on my hands so I end up making and accumulating "stuff". Guess the wife will drag everything to the curb when I kick!

I got tired of having a year's worth of scroll saw projects taking up so much closet space so I boxed everything up that's in plastic bags and bought a cheap bookcase to store them on. If I hadn't given a lot away I would have needed more space than that. Now everything is front & center so I can figure out what to do with it all!

Christmas is coming ~ Sell Them!

I know exactly how you feel... I have closets that are jammed with plaques and small objects over the first year of scrolling. Given away a bunch of things and have no ambition selling a 4 hour labor project for ten bucks either. Hate to admit it but I'm actually kind of tired of scrolling. Most new hobbies barely last a year but since I caught on so quickly to scrolling I stayed with it, so far. That's why I started a new hobby with casting resin projects as a change of pace but it's not as easy to figure out. Of course I will end up adding more "things" to the already full closets, just different things. It's not easy being me!

My first year scroll sawing I made hundreds of projects, gave some away and my closets are jammed with items wrapped in plastic. I decided to switch gears and check out resin casting with silicone molds. I've finally gathered some of my supplies and taken over a corner of our home office to practice. Unlike scroll sawing where you can watch your progress on a piece being worked on that's not the case with resin casting . You do what you think is correct and have to wait until the next day to find out if you made a Jem or a turd. Haven't scrolled anything in almost three weeks and starting to go through withdrawals not to mention needing to be re-trained!

Big clean is what I posted about... Corner to corner clean with zero dirt or sawdust including all tools. Not operating room clean, but damn near!

A little far for me to visit... After a 35 year career in auto parts retail management I started cleaning mostly high end homes or for really picky people which got me into the super cleaning mode mentality. It was truly a white glove service which has stuck with me whenever I'm cleaning and organizing. I could pretty much walk through my workshop blindfolded and put my hands on what I want. Kinda sick!

I don't clean for looks... A clean shop is a safe and efficient shop. Clean blades, gears and tracks and not tripping on cords and debris makes my hobby more enjoyable.

I moved into this home 24 years ago this month and first thing I did since the garage was a clean slate was tape,spackle and paint the drywall. The floor was an epoxy coating that was pricey but has held up fairly well for the abuse it's taken over the years.

My small one car garage shop used to be my man cave and even though it stores some household it was a place to hang out in and was super clean. A year ago I decided to try woodworking so I took everything out and gave it a nice paint job. It still stores a few non-woodworking items. There's a lot of stuff packed into the area but everything is super organized in a logical order and no wasted space but still able to walk around the work bench. Having tools on wheels was the best thing I ever did. After having such a clean man cave before, I can't bring myself to letting my work area get dirty and dusty since I don't really make a lot of big projects to begin with. You're correct about online sales being the pits. Craigslist doesn't seem to be monitored any longer and it's mostly business ads, at least in the DC area. The problem with Marketplace is people know who you are and have no problem learning your personal information. Used Ebay back in the day but they now cater to the buyer not the seller so it's easy to get ripped off trying to sell something. Sad!

Been cranking out a bunch of projects lately with 1/4" BB plywood, wasn't paying attention and ran out. So while waiting for Ocooch's order I decided to clean the shop. Not the smartest day to do it since it's been 99 degrees with a triple digit heat index. Every tool rolled out of the shop into the driveway, blow and vacuum every speck or sawdust off/out of them, clean all the blades and lube moving parts, vacuum the floor corner to corner, drain compressor, organized the contents of drawers and cabinets and swiffer dusted all surfaces. Spotless! How often do you do a big clean??

I scrolled this 10" guitar for a friend who custom builds the real ones. Figured it would look good on one of his metal shop cabinets!

Not off topic, spot on...

Guitar holder

I don't know, maybe I'm just going for it since the weather is nice to work in the garage, while it lasts. Maybe because there's a bunch of scraps laying around. I see a pattern that looks interesting and the next thing I know I'm logging many ass hours at the saw again. My closets are full with hundreds of "things" I just had to scroll. I believe I'm right at the line between hobby and addiction!

Maybe I'm not a seasoned enough scroller to understand the need for speed? My lowest setton my Dewalt seems to get the job done on anything I've cut my first year. I tried increasing the speed and couldn't imagine cutting anything half or three quarters high and having the whole cast iron plate vibrating. But hey, that's just me!

Started scrolling a year ago and tried the Wen and returned it and almost decided to forget about the hobby until I bought the Dewalt. I learned quickly using a high quality tool and made plenty of projects so far. Best shop purchace I've made for my new woodworking hobby, next to my Dewalt table saw I will not buy cheap power tools that are vital to my craft!