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Brag Forum / Re: A few projects I have done lately (1 of 2)....
« on: March 04, 2017, 09:23:06 pm »
All of those came out great Danny. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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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 / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: March 03, 2017, 07:46:09 pm »
It is worth it, one time, to get the GRP repair at the service center after that then you might wish to consider a new saw. If you decide to do the GRP ( guaranteed repair price ) at the service center make a detailed listing of things you want done.. might as well have them lube, clean and replace any worn parts that you know about when they are replacing the motor. Just a thougth 
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Brag Forum / Re: Camping Sign
« on: March 03, 2017, 02:02:14 am »
That came out great. I am sure that they will put it in a prominent place. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: March 02, 2017, 07:31:18 pm »
I personally would get the motor and see if I could find a used saw in craigs list that has problems other than the motor and us it for parts. In the mean time you could use the GRP program at the Dewalt service center or just purchase a new saw and use that one as a parts source for the new one. The GRP program would be the cost of a brand new motor and it would be installed by factory trained folks it would be somewhere close to $280 I believe.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: February 26, 2017, 03:29:20 pm »QuoteDewalt has a Guaranteed Repair Price program- somewhere around $270 if memory serves me correctly. I used that when my motor died and had them do a complete overhaul and tune up on the saw. I would only do it once though. Next time is a new saw and this one will be parts.
The other thing I have been contemplating is modifying the saw ( after the motor dies ) and make it a direct drive belt system. I have the parts and the knowledge to do it... just a matter of wanting to hehe.
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Are you saying DeWalt would repair for that amount? And I guess if only under warranty still?
I thought the same thing for the old saw. I don''t have the parts or knowledge, but I did watch McGyver a long time ago.
Thanks DW.
Karl
Nope anytime.. At the time my saws warranty was gone by almost a full year. There Guaranteed Repair Price Program is on all repairs out of warranty the price is guaranteed not to exceed the quoted estimate. I has asked them to go over the saw and had that in the contracted quote this way I could get any bearings or other things replaced while they had the saw and had it apart.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: February 26, 2017, 09:40:26 am »
Dewalt has a Guaranteed Repair Price program- somewhere around $270 if memory serves me correctly. I used that when my motor died and had them do a complete overhaul and tune up on the saw. I would only do it once though. Next time is a new saw and this one will be parts.
The other thing I have been contemplating is modifying the saw ( after the motor dies ) and make it a direct drive belt system. I have the parts and the knowledge to do it... just a matter of wanting to hehe.
DW
The other thing I have been contemplating is modifying the saw ( after the motor dies ) and make it a direct drive belt system. I have the parts and the knowledge to do it... just a matter of wanting to hehe.
DW
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: February 25, 2017, 10:20:27 am »Thanks Norm for the tip.A new motor for that saw is in the $285 dollar range last time I looked.
I took the motor to our local armature works. Bench charge is $32.50 but will be applied to any repair if wanted. Will find out next week.
Karl
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Brag Forum / Re: Rose for You
« on: February 18, 2017, 02:33:23 pm »
Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Picture in Post
« on: February 17, 2017, 12:10:25 pm »
As with what Roger has brought up you can upload your picture to a host and just use a link to insert your picture with little to no difficulty. I use Postimage.org - its free and you do not have to worry about the picture size this way.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: February 16, 2017, 09:40:15 am »
Karl while you have the saw apart you may wish to put a bit of grease on the moving bearings. I know they claim to be maintenance free however it still is a good idea. Look for free floating metal shavings while you have it apart as well. A good preventative maintenance now and then can keep your saw up for a long long time.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Newbie Scroller Questions
« on: February 15, 2017, 07:39:59 pm »
Another place to check is cabinet and flooring installer companies. When they install those a lot of times they have to trim them and most of the time... at least here in the States they get tossed. Just an idea.
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Brag Forum / Re: Valentines - Scary
« on: February 15, 2017, 02:49:02 pm »
That came out great Don. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Newbie Scroller Questions
« on: February 15, 2017, 01:45:25 am »
Plywood is ok but it can be rough on your blades. The glue that holds it all together is slightly harder than the wood and will dull the blades faster. If you can get some scrap pine, about 19mm / 3/4 inch that will do for a great start. Mostly at first that will be about the thickest you will be cutting. The best thing you can do is just to find a simple pattern and cut it and go from there. Like most things it will take practice to get good at this. Go to Steve's site and get his keyfob maker if you have not and make a few. http://www.stevedgood.com/setupKeychain.exe Above all have fun.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brush change in the DeWalt saw
« on: February 14, 2017, 10:30:29 pm »
Carl the motors on the Dewalt generally will short out the armature long before you need to replace the brushes init. The brushes in my opinion too soft for the use that it is being asked to do. The carbon dust builds up and shorts out the armature of the motor causing it to fail. Some of the symptoms are the inability to maintain speed ( speeding up and slowing down on its own ) not starting until you move the arms a bit to get the motor to start. Sometimes it will just blow the fuse. The best way to do this is to actually remove the motor from the saw and open it up and blow out the carbon dust and ensure that the armature is clean before you put it back together and then replace the brushes.
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Brag Forum / Simply Blessed
« on: February 12, 2017, 07:12:51 pm »
Steve Good made this pattern. I liked it so I cut it 2x one at the regular pattern size and once at 40% of it.
The bigger of the 2 is cut from 1 1/8" Black Walnut, had a cut off laying around, and was finished with Tung Oil.. The smaller one was cut from 3/4 red cedar.and was finished with shellac.
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The bigger of the 2 is cut from 1 1/8" Black Walnut, had a cut off laying around, and was finished with Tung Oil.. The smaller one was cut from 3/4 red cedar.and was finished with shellac.
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