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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Killed another saw
« on: April 03, 2013, 09:37:58 pm »
Great service you received. What is the brand of that saw? Is it called "Acme Electric"? New one to me.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: cottonwood
« on: March 29, 2013, 08:35:07 am »
Cottonwood is a true poplar (I looked it up). I have used it to make toys. I also got mine free from a local indoor shutter manufacturer. I found it to machine just like poplar but did give off a strange odor while cutting.
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Brag Forum / Re: Bows and Ribbon box.
« on: March 26, 2013, 10:03:27 pm »
You did a great job with that project. I have made and sold many ribbon and bow boxes but none of them were as nice as yours are.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Wooden Necklace
« on: March 22, 2013, 06:40:11 pm »
I made about fifty 3" tall crosses many years ago for our bible school classes. I half-lapped oak and used no finish and drilled a hole to accommodate leather strip to form a necklace. They were a big hit.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: A teaching scroll saw?
« on: March 17, 2013, 10:55:50 am »
Hegner also has a wheel chair accessible saw stand.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Scroll saw advice
« on: March 12, 2013, 10:05:44 am »
I had a type 2 (I think) that lasted less than two years. My good friend has had his about ten and has replaced the motor FOUR times at $400 each time. Other folks have had this saw for as long with zero problems. I wonder if it may be the difference in usage that causes this. My friend and I both cut thick woods in making toys and doing compound cutting and no fretwork. (1 3/4" Thick) We both cut with these saws 5-8 hours a day every day. It may be that those having long life with their machines are only doing fretwork on thin stock. DeWalt is a great cutting saw but maybe it is best used for lighter cutting than we are doing. I now have a Hegner (Since 2008) that seems to have no trouble with cutting this thicker wood.
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Intarsia / Re: Where do you Start?
« on: March 10, 2013, 11:06:31 am »
What I do in stack cutting intarsia works well because I use 3/8" thick wood. In some cases I just place three pieces of different woods on top of one another. 3/8" thick each taped together on the edges and then cut out the entire pattern. Interchange the pieces and depending on the design 2/3 of the wood can be used to make two complete projects. I made a Viking this way. On larger projects I just stack and tape together two adjoining pieces and cut the line between them, not forgetting to get the grain direction right. Not all cuts can be easily done this way but some of them can.
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Intarsia / Re: To Round or Not to Round
« on: March 06, 2013, 09:27:03 am »-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have noticed some "round" or"soften" the edges of each piece while others do not.
Do you round or choose not to and why? If you don't do Intarsia but enjoy seeing it, which look do you prefer?
I much prefer the rounded look on each piece but I guess either is OK. What I do NOT like to see is paint! If paint is used, why bother with the cutting? Just paint the image on plywood. In my case I do not even use stain of any kind.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Dust Collectors
« on: March 05, 2013, 10:16:16 am »
I have heard nothing but good reports concerning the Harbor Freight dust collectors...but they were after buying my Grizzly 2 HP 220 Volt dust collector. Wish I had known about it before buying this Grizzly. This Grizzly has a 2.5 micron filter bag and the fine dust gets right through it and all over my car. I have since moved and have a separate workshop in this new (to me) house and I have moved the dust collector outside the shop in a small enclosure I built for it and this is no longer an issue. I suggest a 1 micron filter if you plan to have your equipment inside.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Which Flying Dutchman Blade
« on: March 05, 2013, 10:02:16 am »
Which blade is best? It all depends on what kind of scroll sawing one does. I do not do fretwork. I find that most posts , including this one, seem to be talking about fretwork.....I am guessing here. I use FD Polar #5 and #7 blades to do my inlay work, intarsia, making toys, and lettering. I have tried the reverse type blades but they do not have a value for me in doing this kind of work. Spiral blades leave a horribly rough cut face... so sanding is then required. I suppose this would not matter in thin plywood used in lots of fretwork. I talked to Mike, where I buy my blades and asked him which blade to use for my type of work. I suggest you talk to him like I did. I am happy with his advice and his blades.
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Intarsia / Re: Where do you Start?
« on: March 03, 2013, 09:24:24 am »
I also start with the most difficult pieces. I like to stack cut adjoining pieces (as much as possible) so that I get a perfect match between them.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Are you "scrolling" as a business?
« on: February 26, 2013, 04:32:56 pm »
Her advice is good .....IF: your purpose is to make money using your scroll saw and if you do not make money you would sell your saw and just sit. I sell my woodworking products as a business and I am content if I break even or even loose a little. I refuse to just sit. Attitude is everything.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Gluing Two Boards Together
« on: February 26, 2013, 04:27:19 pm »
"......I would use 3/4" baltic birch which can be purchased in 5' x 5' pieces, but I have to put a routed edge around it. Now, please give me yall's advice and techniques on this....."
Baltic birch plywood will work well with routed edges. I do this when I make plaques.
Baltic birch plywood will work well with routed edges. I do this when I make plaques.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Experiment on my PC Scrollsaw
« on: February 26, 2013, 09:37:18 am »
I have never had a problem with blades slipping out of my Hegner clamp. It has a small, spring loaded, pivoting, button that contacts the blade. I had no problem with my DeWalt but I guess it died and I replaced it before the blade holders wore down enough to have this problem.
