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I use an aquarium pump and tubing. If you saw really sow like I do the bellows are pretty much worthless. The pump is blowing a nice stream of air all the time. Cheap and works forever.

Gluing my pieces has been a thorn in my side for years. i was watching a youtube video about working with veneers and they guy recommended a glue roller. Man where has this been all this time? Great little tool. Put a smile on my face for sure!!

I dont trust ads like that. No phone number? That means you have to email them. They will usually email you back and when you reply then they now have a valid email address they can use later for spamming purposes. If they dont list a pic a phone number I always pass. I mean, they guy doesnt have a cell phone? who doesnt have a phone? I have seen the same hegner for sale here for like 2 years now. Its really cheap of course because it doesnt exist.

I use spray paint. First I paint the pieces all white, Like a primer. Not really primer, its just a white base so the other colors look better. The next day i spray the pieces whatever color they need to be. It looks way better this way and you can even do some nice shading once you get some practice. To mix colors i wil just use two cans, one in each hand.

I just have an agreement with the dust. It coats everything evenly and I leave it alone.

When i first started i bought a ryobi saw off of ebay with free overnight shipping. It was like $50. The shipping alone was probably more than that. It shoed up the next day right on schedule. I saw it had a home depot sticker on it like it was a return but it was brand new. I used it for about a month and a piece broke off on it. No way to order that piece so I figured I would pack it back up and see what home depot would do about it. Worth a shot anyway. Told them it was a gift. They exchange it for me to my surprsie so now I not only had a new one, I had a receipt for it. That one also broke in the same area after about a month so back I went. This time they carried them but had delta shopmaster instead so they exchange me for that. I used that saw for years and really liked it, not the best but did the job. One day I was looking at craigslist and a guy had just posted a dewalt for $135. Went and bought it the next morning, brand new, still had the coating on the table top and the original blade in it. So i have spent not even $200 for my saws and have been doing this for like 15 years. not bad. Hoping to stumble into a hegner this same way but of course, after 15 years still waiting for that to happen.

For years my go to was flying dutchman, always a fan. For the past few years though i have basically switched to jewelers blades almost for everything. I will cut long straight borders and the like with a #1 or #3 fd but other than that everything is done with a 2/0 jewelers blade. They are $18 for a gross on amazon. No reverse teeth so they are rough on the back but you just cant beat the tiny areas you can get into with these things. I mainly cut 18" bb so i can get away with it. i routinely have lines that are 1/16" wide and smaller sometimes and these babies are about the only thing that will work. Funny though that the 3/0 just arent as good, they chip the wood in the back unless I use a backer so 2/0 is the sweet spot for these.

Just finished this one. A fun little piece.

I do roughly the same but select word art in word. Type the text and size it up to where you like it. The reason I use it is it makes the words just outlined and not filled in black. Pretty much the same other than that.

This is what I do too. Just use that as the pattern.

My problem is underestimating the actual work involved in a piece. I do segmentation like fretwork but i save all the little pieces i cut out. Looking at the pattern it never seems like that many pieces until i start cutting them. I end up usually with a giant pile of tiny pieces that all need to be sorted out and painted the right colors. Once they get into the hundreds and you still have many to cut it really starts to suck. too late to turn back of course though by then.

i think we can do this. maybe not me but for sure someone here can.

We are taking the joint over!!

Nothing wrong with a cheaper saw, it will still work fine,. What you need is to invest in some blades. they come in a wide range of sizes depending on what you are cutting. Imagine using a hacksaw to cut down a tree or a chain saw to cut a sheet of plywood. obviously you need the right tool for the job. look into some blades and you will much more satisfied with your saw in general.

Hold it down, its a saw so it will pick up the wood and scare the heck out of you when it does. Just hold it down and practice. Also try picking the speed up just a bit to see if its more controllable.

I think thats how we all have a collection of blades we dont use. Going to pay the big shipping so might as well just do it once and get a bunch of blades.

I had a wild hair to cut tile with my saw but the regular blades I have did nothing. didnt want to invest in a fancy blade so ditched the idea.

Use the old walmart approach. If it aint selling, raise the price. Worth a try. I have done it a number of times on craigslist and always sold the item right away after raising the price.

For me I notice the larger the piece gets, the heavier it will be. With that extra weight I sort of lose the feel for the wood and its starts to get sloppy. If I did the same piece smaller I would have no issues. Also with big pieces you have to be farther from the front of the saw so again, i lose the feel for it and its starts to get sloppy. Many like spiral blades but then again, i think they can get sloppy and wash out some of the detail but thats just me, result will vary with them. I consider the larger pieces a challenge t figure out how I can make them in smaller pieces and then assemble them into larger finished items.

What i do for my projects is I first paint the wood all white with some house paint and a roller. Whole sheets at a time. Then i make my project, the white is like a primer. Once the pieces are cut a spray paint them the colors i want. If i dont paint it white first it takes way too much paint. i will also spray paint the items white sometimes and then the color the next day. Might work with puzzles but would have to try it first, obviously the inside pieces might be in need of attention.

I use furniture sliders for this type of stuff. They are cheap, effective and sold just about everywhere.

Just finished this one last weekend.

I put it in the bottom first ut sometimes it can be a hassle. some days it just doesnt seem to want to line up and other days its like i can do it in my sleep. never tried top first. will give it a go next time.