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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: question on the Excaliber

« on: October 06, 2011, 02:12:44 am »

Top feed bottom feed who cares what ever takes your fancy and what ever you are comfortable with as long as the saw does as it is supposed to do and that is cut wood in comfort
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: question on the Excaliber

« on: October 05, 2011, 01:46:25 am »

I find it easier to bottom feed on the Ex. matter of preference
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Check Snopes virus alert

« on: October 04, 2011, 01:30:30 am »

Nothing wrong with FB its the way you use it
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: masking tape

« on: October 03, 2011, 05:14:21 pm »

If you are using tape under your pattern ask for low tack tape it is easier to get off
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Stacking

« on: October 02, 2011, 10:13:20 pm »

Take your pick there is a dozen ways to hold your boards, really depends on what you are cutting, my preference is binding them at the edges with packing tape
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: I am still alive!!!

« on: September 29, 2011, 09:51:42 pm »

Ive seen your work on FB and it looks great, I have made dozens of pens but alas there is not a market for the in NZ any more, I sold my first pen a couple of weeks a  go the first in nearly 2 years
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Compliment

« on: September 29, 2011, 09:47:18 pm »

What in your opinion  would be the best compliment you have had for your scroll work.
Mine was at the last craft fair our club did and it was the amount of people that asked if my work was laser cut, this was not only a compliment in my opinion but held their attention and often produce a sale
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Craft Fair

« on: September 29, 2011, 09:43:26 pm »

I don't think I would like to organize a craft fair, there is more to it than meets the eye, first off you have to get the rite crafters then organize tables advertising and the list goes on, but once you have the first one under your belt it should become easier
Best of luck
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Book Review...Simply Wood

« on: September 29, 2011, 09:39:32 pm »

Sounds like the book I have been looking for thanks for the review
Jimbo

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Just for GB

« on: September 28, 2011, 01:51:19 am »

Yeh seen it a dozen times but still brings a smile to the dial
Jimbo

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Brag Forum / Re: First Face

« on: September 28, 2011, 01:47:31 am »

That looks great Sheila
Jimbo

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Brag Forum / Re: tooth box & key chain

« on: September 28, 2011, 01:44:09 am »

I used to turn them on the lathe and sold them as tooth fairy box's, sold heaps but the time they took to make was not worth the effort
Yours look great Marcel
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Excalibur

« on: September 26, 2011, 07:23:43 pm »

Thanks guys, Crabby you can adjust the arm the instructions are in the manual, my saw is 14 months old and I have had a number of problems such as the main bearing collapsing and after replacement it vibrates like  a cheap saw, it is to go back to the dealers for that so hopefully they can sort that out, I have also striped the thread on the blade holder, that was replaced and now the tension lever, I took it apart today and sanded all the surfaces flat and that seems to have helped
Jimbo

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Excalibur

« on: September 25, 2011, 09:54:23 pm »

Those members that have an Excalibur saw have you had any trouble with the blade tension lever, I have had trouble on and off with the lever slackening off while operating and now it will not stay back I have cleaned it out but still no joy
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jimbo 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: ????????????

« on: September 24, 2011, 05:13:34 pm »

Poly is a harder finish and does not mark, shellac is a soft finish and tends to chip and mark easily
Jimbo