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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Tried to make angle grinder into 4 inch saw

« on: January 19, 2013, 09:48:29 pm »

Nerve jumping Dirtrider?   I'm sitting here shaking in my boots just thinking about what you are doing  Sweating too

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Tried to make angle grinder into 4 inch saw

« on: January 19, 2013, 09:46:31 pm »

Move over King Im joining ya till he  get s a real saw of some kind!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: lemon oil

« on: January 19, 2013, 07:43:32 pm »

I have pretty much changed to shellac also.  While the lemon oil make the grain pop, the fact that it never dries or cures is deal breaker. I tried blo/ms 50/50 and while it does a good job, I had some problems with it in high humidity.  I tried mineral oil but that is almost as bad as the lemon oil. I experimented with spray shellac and can shellac. I now use a shellac/denatured alcohol 50/50 and it works great. Fast drying time and a really nice look. Depending on the project I finish with either lacquer, wax, or just buff with brown paper and leave it as is.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: would a bandsaw be better? (sorry for all the questions)

« on: January 19, 2013, 07:34:15 pm »

I believe that the band saw is "safer" than the table saw but be CAUTIONED   It too has safety issues and can hurt you bad.  Regardless of the power tool, safety,knowledge and common sense are very important.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Puerto Rico 1

« on: January 19, 2013, 08:30:14 am »

Thanks Russ  I needed that this morning. It 19 degrees here and I have had 4 days with no shop time. The picts at least remind me that better weather is on the way

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Introduction

« on: January 18, 2013, 11:43:28 am »

Welcome to the group Glad you found us

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: hello de France

« on: January 18, 2013, 11:40:57 am »

Welcome to the group Florent

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Pattern Requests. / Re: I need your help with a pattern

« on: January 18, 2013, 08:31:57 am »

What a great idea Don.  Really different and well done. I snagged a copy too  Thanks!!!!

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Memory Problems.

« on: January 17, 2013, 08:34:18 am »

Good one Marg  Was not quite ready for that ending!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Band Saw

« on: January 17, 2013, 08:31:19 am »

I have the 14 inch Rikon and could not be happier with it.  I replaced a 9 inch Ryobi that would not cut hot butter.The Rikon is SWEEEEEEEET!!!!!!

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The Coffee Shop / Re: occasional use / beginner table saw recommendations please

« on: January 16, 2013, 08:43:22 pm »

I finally got rid of my old crapsman  and I went with the Porter Cable.  I did a tune up on it before ever cutting anything and have been very pleased with it. Last year I did something stupid and a piece of 3/4 inch oak kicked back. One piece hit me ( nice bruise for a week) and another piece hit the rip fence and bent it BAD. I screwed a couple of squared boards to it and it was almost ok. I put up with it for a couple of month. The part on line was in the neighborhood of 65-70 bucks.  I finally called PC direct and got a brand new rip fence for $23 Including shipping!  They treated me good.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Pricing work

« on: January 16, 2013, 11:23:04 am »

Keefie  A similar way is to carry a fairly large piece  ie  a 24 inch clock and put it in predominate place with a fair price . maybe a little marked up. that will also attract attention. Worked for a friend last year at a show we did together.  Thing was he sold the clock!!!!!

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: GREETING FROM AMISH COUNTRY

« on: January 16, 2013, 07:52:42 am »

Welcome Doyle Glad you found us

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The Coffee Shop / Re: car accident

« on: January 15, 2013, 10:51:04 pm »

I was laughing just as hard as the guy on the phone.  Thanks for that one.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Blade Life?

« on: January 15, 2013, 12:15:46 pm »

I also put packing tape on first and glue the pattern to the tape. For me, the patterns comes off easier.  Plus I do not like to have to spritz with mineral spirits, especially in the winter when it takes longer to dry and even longer for the smell to go away.Packing tape on tp creates a bad glare for me.