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  1. crupiea
    I pretty much only use FDSR- 1,3,5 Jewelers blades- 2/0 I have a lot of others but use only those. My go to cuts are on 1/8" baltic birch, maybe 2 sheets together at times.
  2. crupiea
    I use them until the break. Sometimes they just dont track right for whatever reason and i will change it but most times its until breakage. I have used some blades for a year. Not every day but for some cuts. They are bent and rusty but still work so why throw away money.
  3. crupiea
    https://www.harborfreight.com/quick-change-airbrush-kit-93506.html
  4. crupiea
    This really looks like a fun thing to try, Best of luck with it.
  5. crupiea
    I had a car that did that when it rained. Makes using it a bit more challenging and exciting!!
  6. crupiea
    Looks great. I put my light pretty far to the side to see the line better. That way the shadow of the blade doesnt work against me. I use a floor lamp with a bendy neck thing i got at walmart. Also a super bright light bulb.
  7. crupiea
    I have a brother color laser printer. Had it for years and it works great. Dont see the same model for sale anymore though. Cost me about $150. Bit pricey but the cartridges, a full set of two black and all the colors costs about $45 off brand. They work as good as the more expensive brother kinds. They also print out close to 1,000 pages. I pretty much print everything I want. Print a lot of patterns and if its off by 1/4" or so, will just resize it and print it again. Dont like that one just print it again and again until i get it just right. Before I had the regular cheapo printer i would just toss it when it ran out of ink as the ink is so ridiculously expensive. The black and white laser ones are just as good. i dont really need to print in color.
  8. crupiea
    When I start breaking a bunch of blades almost every time its me causing it somehow. Not saying thats the case here but i will notice i wasnt as relaxed as usual or in a bit of a hurry and such.
  9. crupiea
    Nice work. You can always paint them if needed. A quick coat of primer followed by some spray of whatever color.
  10. crupiea
    When using really small drill bits, Clip the bottom end off so only just enough sticks out of the drill to make it through the wood. This way they dont break just under the weight of the drill and drive you nuts.
  11. crupiea
    I use 77 but just a lot lighter coat. Barely spray enough to get it wet. Wait a few minutes until it is just barely tacky. I wait 4 minutes. Then put it on the wood. It will stay on for the work but peel right off when you need it to. It takes a bit of practice to get the tacky feel just right but once you start doing it like this, you will love it. The trick is, barely tacky and no shine to it. barely tacky. Way less than a post it note, way less.
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    I do all my work in a 1 bdr apartment. Saw is set up in the dining room. Its tile so easy to sweep up. I dont do thick wood often that makes a lot of sawdust, usually just 1/8" bb which doesnt create much. No issues with lots of sawdust. I paint as well with acrylic sprayer and small compressor. I set up a little booth with some foam backer pieces taped together and it works great. Comes out low pressure anyway plus its water based so if its an issue it cleans right up. Way better than finding a windy spot outside. The hardest part is cutting the larger sheets of wood down to size with the scroll saw. I get 5 x 5's and have the man at the store cut them in half but they still need to be cut down to use. Once I get a few pieces out of one though its easier to manage. I did however get froggy and try using my router. That was a huge mistake, sawdust everywhere and years later still finding it just after a few minutes uses.
  13. crupiea
    Old school here. Print it out and draw them in with a pencil.
  14. crupiea
    Dad bough my brother and I , 5th and 4th grades, a mini bike and bb guns for christmas. his intent was for us to ride around through the desert while the kid on the back shot the bb gun at stuff. lol We did just that and loved it.
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    I use one that is smaller, its a little kids play tent from walmart. Now big enough to stand in but enough to lean in to and paint, can get my upper body in no problem. I put it on a big work table outside. Works great. Cost less than $20 and really cut down the over spray and the windy issues i was having.
  16. crupiea
    Great work.
  17. crupiea
    I noticed it too Ray but I just assumed it was because of your threads. lol
  18. crupiea
    I use them quite a bit. They are very flimsy so get it as tight as you can and use thin wood like 1/8". Even at that it can still be agrivating. Going really slow is key as well. Now, if you want those tight corners with a stiffer blade then try the 2/0 jewelers blades. They have a ton of teeth, are stiffer and can cut super tight corners without the aggrivation. Plus they are like $20 for a gross on amazon. I use the pike brand like most people do. They come in a gold package. The downside of these is there are no reverse teeth so it will made a terrible mess on the back side. The way to fix this is to tape a piece of backing scrap to your piece and cut them both at the same time. The blade can cut two pieces of 1/8" stock with a bit of care. You have to go slow as possible though. Once I stumbled onto this method, it was hard to go back to regular scrollsaw blades. I still use thes jewelers ones 90% of the time.
  19. crupiea
    Its obviously one of those new safer, gentler saws. If it doesnt make any noise or tun on it will be the safest of all. lol
  20. crupiea
    I use an old collapsible work bench thing i bought at sears years ago for the table. I dont even have the saw bolted to it. Vibrtated more bolted than unbolted. For the seat I use a cheapo folding chair from walmart with a big round pad i bought on the seat. The pad doubles as a pad for my motorcycle seat as its uncomfortable with the factory seat and I am cheap. I get the feeling its not so much about a rigid table, like the make earthquake resistant building, its about it being able to absorb the vibtrations. Dont know for sure but works for my case. I also dont do think wood on fast speed so there is that too.
  21. crupiea
    I am just sitting on mine for now. The prices are crazy so when that happens, it can just sit right there on the shelf for all I care because I wont pay it. Switched to working on my artistic painting skills for now. much cheaper and still satisfying. Once the world stabilizes and gets back to some sense of normalcy, I will hit the saw again.
  22. crupiea
    Why is his body so small? Just kidding, cool pattern would look good once cut.
  23. crupiea
    Hate it when that happens.
  24. crupiea
    I use backer board they sell for artwork. Its like a 1/4" foam construction paper type thing thats rigid. Comes white or black and you can paint it. The pieces glue to it fine as well. Big advantage is it is very lightweight as its designed to go into frames and such.
  25. crupiea
    Funny you should mention the duck, Ray. Thats how I got into this whole scrollsaw thing. I wanted to cut out a little wooden duck and tried it with a jigsaw. It looked terrible so I reserached what tool would do it better. Thats when i discovered this scrolling world of ours.
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