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General Category => Introduce Yourself. => Topic started by: Scroll Down on January 14, 2013, 05:08:20 am
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I'm a man of little wealth and fame ;)
New to scroll saws. Have been carving, by hand and with a chainsaw. I saw some intarsia at a craft show we attended recently to buy some Christmas gifts and was hooked. Have been looking for something bit less demanding than chainsaws.
I spent hours reading what I could find online then went out and purchased a saw.
Not being sure yet how this will wind up I purchased a like new porter cable saw off Craigslist. Hardly used, 1 yr old, very clean, and came with a few hundred dollars worth of wood, patterns, and extra blades.
Blades are pin type so first order of business is to order some FD blades from Mike then get the saw and shop (dust collection etc) set up and do some learning while I wait for them to arrive. Getting bit older now I can't tell you how much I look forward to working in an air conditioned shop with small, lightweight pieces of wood.
If things work out like I hope they will I plan on selling a few chainsaws and purchasing a much better saw.
Great site! I look forward to participating.
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Good morning and welcome to the forum. I'm Julie from Texas. Glad to have you. It sounds like you got a great deal on an excellent entry level saw. You did the right thing by starting out ordering some good blades. They make a huge difference in your work.
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Welcome to the forum! I'm Dustin from Ohio. Glad to have you with us.
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Welcome to the group Glad you found us
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Hi I'm Russ from Florida. Welcome to the Scrollsaw Forum. A day without saw dust is like a day without sunshine. :)
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Welcome to the forum, I'm Keith from Cornwall U.K. As Julie said, you did the right thing ordering decent blades.
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Welcome to the forum! I am Tony,aka,Toneman from Paris, Texas.
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Greetings from South Dakota Scroll Down (is that in reference to the computer or the saw?). Welcome to the madness and the addiction.
Ask your questions - some good advice from folks here.
Al
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yes there is always a lot of good advice and a lot of BS too :D
Hello from North Dakota and have fun with the new adventure.
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welcome to the forum i'm Todd from NL Canada
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Pleased to meet you
Don't have to guess my name
I'm Pete from Minnesota
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Welcome to the forum Jay, I've been making Intarsias for little over 20 years and can't wait to get you hooked on making them. I would love to see everyone enjoy this form of woodworking as much as I do.
If you ever have any questions ask away.
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Hey Jay, welcome to the forum, I suppose what's puzzling you is the nature of my game! I'm Dan from Southern California. Come on in an join the fun!
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Hi Jay, I'm Roy from Scotland, welcome to the "family". You'll enjoy it here, a veritable scroll saw university with plenty of "professors".
Rob Roy.
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Hi Jay, welcome to the forum. I'm Marg from Australia. Welcome to your addiction.
Marg
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Hi Jay, Welcome to the forum :) I am Mahendra from India.
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Hi Jay, you'll have a good time scrolling and unlike chainsaw art...you won't have to count your fingers after each project. ;D
Pete
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Thanks everyone for the warm Welcome.
Still digging thru the forum reading everything I can find.
Already hooked...making a few patterns of easy stuff to play with this weekend. Have plugged in the saw and practiced a few cuts, including a tight V learned here from Steves video. Saw is sure quieter than a chainsaw, and so far hasn't kicked back and tried to cut me in half. Think I'm going to like this.
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Welcome from the heart beat of america........IOWA along the Mississippi. ;D ;D
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Well Jay...I am in the area of portraits so I will just welcome you and hope you are not too hung up on Intarsia to try a portrait or two!
Welcome from the St. Louis area and enjoy this addicting hobby!
~~~GrayBeard~~~
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You'll not get away that easy. Portraits and compound cut stuff have got my attention.
Need some saw skills before trying a spiral blade.