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The Coffee Shop / Re: The latest Emergency vehicle!!!!!
« on: March 24, 2013, 08:56:47 pm »
I would need a bourbonulance
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: what kind of drill press do you use?
« on: March 24, 2013, 02:50:42 pm »
14 inch Delta woodworker's press
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Staining Baltic Birch
« on: March 24, 2013, 02:50:04 pm »
sanding sealer can be shellac based or lacquer based. I like shellac because the thinner is alcohol while the thinner for lacquer is lacquer thinner. In either case sanding sealer is just a thinned out version of the normal product. I don't personally care for latex (water based) because of the grain raising issue and longer drying time. Yes, the sealer does limit the amount of stain absorbed, but you can just apply more coats. Also by thinning the product it tends to fill the pores rather than coat the entire surface.
Another option is to use a gel stain instead of a traditional one.
Another option is to use a gel stain instead of a traditional one.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: My "Bucket List".....
« on: March 24, 2013, 12:44:35 am »
No, there's no question I am his Dad. We share most of the same faults.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Staining Baltic Birch
« on: March 24, 2013, 12:42:49 am »
If you want to limit blotching, try cutting shellac (dewaxed like Zinzer Bullseye) in half with denatured alcohol, then wiping it on. It will soak into the pores, and dry quickly. After it dries you can apply your stain and it should go on much more smoothly.
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Beginnner
« on: March 22, 2013, 04:16:22 pm »
Hi Jerry & welcome. I am Bill from Florida. I do lots of woodworking. One nice thing about having a scrollsaw is that no piece of wood to big for the shop vac hose is scrap. Now you can make something out of almost any size piece of wood. Have fun and don't be shy to speak up!
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The Coffee Shop / Re: My "Bucket List".....
« on: March 22, 2013, 04:11:23 pm »
I almost speared my oldest son once. That would have been a little hard to explain when we got home! I told him he shouldn't have looked so much like a fish.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Hey Judy & BilltheDiver
« on: March 22, 2013, 04:08:10 pm »
We were hiding Dan!
Thanks for the message. I had not noticed. The pic might make some babies cry though.
Thanks for the message. I had not noticed. The pic might make some babies cry though.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: My "Bucket List".....
« on: March 22, 2013, 10:37:17 am »
That's one reason I never liked spearfishing with more than one partner. That picture gave me the shivers!
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Down on the couch....
« on: March 22, 2013, 10:35:03 am »
Ouch! Maybe you can catch up on some reading. You will get back in the saddle soon!
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Table Saw
« on: March 22, 2013, 10:32:23 am »
Didn't mean to lecture Gene. My table saw has a cast iron top but my Hawk scrollsaw has aluminium. I have never need to do anything to the aluminum other than the occasional cleaning followed by an application of paste wax. The wax both protects the metal and reduces friction when moving material across the table. I doubt you will need anything else.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: FIRST day of Spring???
« on: March 21, 2013, 03:05:36 pm »
Hey he is at least as accurate as the professionals on TV!
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Table Saw
« on: March 21, 2013, 03:00:05 pm »
Gene,
Been using table saws all my life. I know you didn't ask, but: be careful, use a gripper or push sticks or blocks, use feather boards. Lower the blade and run the wood through with power off before actually making the cut and look for possibilities of kickback or getting fingers too close to the blade. I love using the tablesaw, but until you get accustomed to it pay extra attention. There are too many woodworkers out there that have less than 10 fingers. One guy in our local Guild (who is an award winning woodworker) has cut the ends off of the same fingers twice on the same saw while making the same cut several years apart.
Been using table saws all my life. I know you didn't ask, but: be careful, use a gripper or push sticks or blocks, use feather boards. Lower the blade and run the wood through with power off before actually making the cut and look for possibilities of kickback or getting fingers too close to the blade. I love using the tablesaw, but until you get accustomed to it pay extra attention. There are too many woodworkers out there that have less than 10 fingers. One guy in our local Guild (who is an award winning woodworker) has cut the ends off of the same fingers twice on the same saw while making the same cut several years apart.
