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    Only been scrolling a year now and made a couple of hundred items on my DW788 Dewalt and barely moved the speed knob from it's slowest speed and that works for me and my accuracy. I've bent a few blades but never broke any working with Baltic birch 1/8 - 1/2 inch and occasionally some 3/4 pine.
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    I wish I knew of that idea about 12 projects ago. The front and back would get way too much paint trying to get into the fret area. A super time saver. Even better when you only want the interior cut area painted.
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    Can't remember who said they leave their pattern attached when spray painting to avoid getting too many coats applied trying to get those cut areas covered. Leaving the pattern on stopped me from having to apply a thick coat when pattern was removed. Works like a champ!
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    The number of items add up quickly when you make a lot of smalls: tea lite and cell phone holders etc that I give away. I'm retired and with a bad back and poor circulation in my legs, I want to be efficient with the amount of A H spent scrolling. To me efficiency means progress at what I set out to do.
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    Bought my Dewalt scroll saw a year ago today and created hundreds of items with it. Scrolling was easy to learn, safe to do and it's a very rewarding experience to transform a piece of wood into something beautiful. I have so much more to learn but the helpful members in this group have made my progress much easier. Thanks!
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    jimmyG replied to FrankEV's topic in Bragging Rights

    Awesome, like all of your projects!
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    I usually do only drill a few holes at a time, "usually" not this time, mistake #1. The eyes really wouldn't have been a problem if I just used the shelf paper properly. I do try and scroll a potential problem area first.
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    I was mentioning before how I only ruined a few projects this past year... Jinxed myself. Been rolling lately getting a bunch of things done. Decided to sand plywood and leave sawdust so shelf paper would be easier to remove. Bad idea... Pattern was lifting and made pieces chip out on the really tight curves, especially the eyes. Should have started there and saved me 3 hours of A H.... Once so much veneer was chipped out or split, and the eye was ruined I got pissed and it made its way to the chop saw. Time for a break from the scroll saw for a while.
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    When you have O C D you're always in a rush and when you also have A D D, it's a toxic combination..
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    After it was done, I didn't like the look of the brown wood grain area going across the bottom. Too late now!
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    I hear ya... Ain't getting any younger. A quicker pace would mean more time to accomplish more projects...
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    It's almost been a year since I bought my nice Dewalt scroll saw and have cut over two hundred items/projects with it. Everything I scrolled has been top notch with only having two failures that ended up as kindling. I'm trying to gauge my real progress in relation to how much time I have invested in Ass Hours getting those projects completed. The example posted here was done over the last two days with a total of 5 hours in A H I look at patterns and to scroll guessing how long it would take to complete and 99% of the time it's way underestimated. I watch in awe, Youtube scrollers with many years experience scroll in real time. I'm thinking my skills are not too bad but my confidence is where I'm lacking. Should I be satisfied taking five hours to scroll something simple as the example???
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    Thanks .. No robot, just a lot of sanding
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    Thanks but I don't know about my imagination.... I scrolled these for the second time but larger... Scratched my head for a few days trying to come up with something to do with them. Made an outline with the ole washer trick, too wide. Cut 1/4" off all around.. Debated about just painting black, etc, etc. Just got tired of fooling with them and ended up with what you see. A bunch of trial and plenty of errors. Saw your stuff, you don't lack any imagination!
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    Thanks... Once the Baltic birch is oiled it has a different sheen depending what angle you're looking at it.. It was difficult to take a flash picture and not show up too dark or too light. I don't bother trying to make frames any longer and just use the Command strips to stick them wherever I want without messing up the walls with holes.
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    I've scrolled these two images smaller and mounted them on stands painted black. Decided to try something different. Enlarged the pattern, outlined the 1/4" cutting with 1/8" BB ply using the washer trick, painted black, and mounted it on 3/8" BB ply with Danish oil.
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    I turn the can upside down and press nozzle until only air is expelled. Gone through at least three cans in the last year and never had a clog.
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    I'm really getting into re-sizing this hexagon pattern for different things. Reduced the original by 50% and made another tea light holder with those 3/4" walnut scraps. I reduced it down even more on a 1/4" piece scrolled in the same pattern to raise the holder up a little. Something to batch out for gifts!
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    You have no idea how many projects ended up as firewood. I liked the idea of making the tea light holder and even reduced the pattern but feel it is still too large for the light. Still can't bring myself to burn it even though I'm not happy with it. I don't like anyone to sugar coat their opinions. If it looks terrible or could be made differently say so that way I can learn getting an honest opinion. I would rather not comment if I see someone's work that's not good rather than throwing a like or good job remark. I'll toss it in the closet with 90% of what I've made in the last year, never to see the light of day even though they're well made
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    I sandwiched a piece of beech between walnut.... Still rusty!
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    It's on the Discovery Channel... Summer is shark TV programming
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    Great cutting of those letters, especially the small ones.
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