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Brag Forum / Re: S.O.D. project

« on: January 26, 2013, 10:55:01 am »

That's one nice "piece of wood". I'm new here so I'll ask:
- did you slightly angle the blade so the raised pieces slide up and fill the kerf?
- Did you place fillers behind the raised parts or are they glued to the sunken parts (or both)?
- I don't see any pilot holes. How did you hide those?

Thanks.   

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Australian aborigine tribal

« on: January 26, 2013, 10:42:11 am »

Slick - is this a freehand drawing or was it converted from a photo?

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Blade Ping

« on: January 23, 2013, 11:26:10 pm »

Thanks for all the suggestions. It sounds like it's an experience thing.

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Intarsia / Re: New Intarsia-My Hero

« on: January 23, 2013, 06:34:40 pm »

I like the different wood colors to make up the camo. Nice work.

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Intarsia / Re: What do you call it?

« on: January 23, 2013, 06:31:29 pm »

A person who does Intarsia is called an "Intarsist" according to Merriam-Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intarsist

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hi from the UK

« on: January 23, 2013, 03:07:16 pm »

Welcome Martin. Ray from Central Ohio, USA.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: It arrived today

« on: January 23, 2013, 02:55:37 pm »

Congratulations. Sounds like a beauty.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Blade Ping follow-up

« on: January 23, 2013, 02:45:26 pm »

I ran Steve's "Ping" into a spectrum analyzer and get a fundamental of 1335 Hz and a second at 2670 Hz. 1330 is close to high E (40th white key on the piano is at 1318.5 Hz). My guitar tuner said it was an E but not which E (low, middle, high). But it was sensitive (changed a lot) when turning the tightening knob on the saw.

I understand that you tighten it until it seems to work OK, but more consistent tuning might lead to more consistent cutting. A cheaper version of the guitar tuner that sits on the saw and just indicates that one 1335 Hz tone might be a nice electronic or even mechanical project.   

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: hello from central pa!

« on: January 23, 2013, 01:51:38 pm »

Hello AJ - Ray from central Ohio. We're almost neighbors.

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Pattern Requests. / re: Connected letters font

« on: January 22, 2013, 07:52:05 pm »

If you use OpenOffice, Freestyle521 BT might work. Below are normal and outline, 80 pitch.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: I need a rounded font

« on: January 22, 2013, 07:37:08 pm »

If you use OpenOffice, try VAGrounded BT. This is 48 pitch and formatted for outline.

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Ask Steve a question. / Profile detail

« on: January 22, 2013, 07:12:18 pm »

Did you consider including the member's saw type in the profile? I'm always interested to hear what folks are using.

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Brag Forum / Re: Your Opinions Please

« on: January 22, 2013, 06:44:34 pm »

Black will go with anything. Green might clash with other colors in a room. I say black.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: GREETING FROM AMISH COUNTRY

« on: January 21, 2013, 10:06:09 pm »

Was that Holmes County? I bought my GMC pickup truck up there in 2011. Beautiful country.

EIEIO from Lancaster, Oh.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New member

« on: January 21, 2013, 10:02:57 pm »

I'm new myself. This looks like a very active group with lots of good projects and quick suggestions for problems. Welcome aboard.