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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Small Vac for scroll Saw?
« on: June 26, 2014, 10:33:17 am »
Thanks Gadois I just ordered my vac. I switch my vac between the scroll saw & band saw. This looks perfect.
News: Had a couple issues with the forum today. 1/19/2017. I believe I have them corrected now. Let me know if you have any trouble. Thanks.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Small Vac for scroll Saw?
« on: June 25, 2014, 11:42:14 pm »
I've had a small hand held vacuum [which was a wedding gift 50 years ago] clamped to the underside of my scroll saw and it has worked fine. HOWEVER, i can now hear the bearings and know the end is just around the corner. Question? I seem to remember a writeup/video on a new small powerful vacuum that is suitable for our use. Can anyone point me in the right direction? - or was this another of my hallucinations?
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Brag Forum / Re: Three Blind Mice
« on: June 23, 2014, 11:32:18 pm »
Found the cheese Merlin - Thanks Brian
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Brag Forum / Three Blind Mice
« on: June 19, 2014, 04:15:57 pm »
This is one of Steve's Patterns with a few alterations. When a friend stack cut a few, I got the idea for the 3 blind mice. Now the question is for the younger members of the forum. Most young people I've shown this to don't know the nursery rhyme. Google it 
and enjoy my variation. PS I want to put them a piece of cheese but lack the imagination. Any ideas ??
and enjoy my variation. PS I want to put them a piece of cheese but lack the imagination. Any ideas ??
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Brag Forum / Re: Barber shop
« on: June 19, 2014, 02:41:40 pm »
Now us old gentlemen do have hair where it wasn't before and other places not so much. You have a beautiful white well trimmed beard, pddesertrat. But could it be that under that hat there's not much to trim except ever other year?
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Hole repair
« on: June 19, 2014, 02:24:10 pm »
Thanks for all the repair pointers. I finally found Gorilla white glue - also clear. And I'm glad you pointed out orbital sander powder Jim. As for the tape over the hole ChuckD - my hole to be repaired is half on my plate rim and half on the plate center cut out. I want to repair the voids before I assemble the unit. BUT I'm glad you brought up your technique. I'm putting that one in the back of mind. Sure hope is doesn't get lost. Thanks again everybody. Brian
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Can you pass an 8th grade science test?
« on: June 15, 2014, 02:14:49 pm »
I got 15/15 but must admit some of the terms were "up graded" from my science ed.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Hole repair
« on: June 14, 2014, 11:18:54 pm »
Started one of Sheila Landry 's Self framing projects. Of course it requires a blank entry hole [angled] to cut out the center part. I found that I don't like the size of my entry hole. It is small but I would like to fill it. I've saved some of the maple saw dust for mixing with glue. Now here's the question. What glues have been tried that don't show up? I will not be staining this, only applying a clear sealer. Thanks for any input in advance Brian
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Painting backing sheet for scrolled jigsaw
« on: June 14, 2014, 08:10:17 pm »
Kepy is right on. Rather than tape, i sometimes lay the "frame" piece on tope of the backer and lightly pencil the outline. Then paint a little past the line that way I leave as much unpainted area as possible. I then glue the frame and backer followed by a last spray of clear finish to help seal the painted backing. P.S. You can tape the backer as Kepy stated; paint the backer & also seal coat the painted/taped backer - then glue the backer/frame together. I use this approach when I want the backer to have a mat finish and the frame to have another sheen.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Where/how do you give credit to pattern designer?
« on: June 14, 2014, 07:56:42 pm »
I've done a couple pieces where I have wanted to give a little back ground on the item & the designers name. I've paraphrased their magizine article along with their name and printed a separate slip to accompany the item. Brian
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Foot Pedal
« on: June 05, 2014, 10:53:46 pm »
I'm 71 also with a dead-man switch setup. My only complaint [a small one] is my 71 year old leg gets tired holding that "on" position and every once in while as I'm threading a new hole my foot relaxes from the up position and things start up unexpectedly. At those times I'm glad I picked a safe machine to run.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: I have a question
« on: June 04, 2014, 11:44:08 pm »
Frank - I had a friend tell me "if it sells right away - you priced it to low" & "if you don't sell it - the price was set to high" You'll never know.
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Brag Forum / Re: Signposts just a little scrolling....
« on: May 28, 2014, 08:08:10 pm »
I use to make stage scenery for a living. You get an A+ in my book.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Georgia Grandma In Court
« on: May 20, 2014, 01:38:53 pm »
The good news & the bad. Good joke - but it sounds too much like our current politicians 
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Brag Forum / Segmented Flag with Eagle
« on: May 15, 2014, 02:43:46 pm »
I like simple and Frank Droege's Segmented Flag fit my taste. I made a few changes; no blue border, raised the stars 1/8", and found an Eagle to "float" over the flag. Thanks for looking. Brian
