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The Coffee Shop / Re: latest project

« on: November 30, 2011, 07:00:14 pm »

Yep, I cheated and used a router table for the base. At leadt I have an Idea now on how much to charge ty, just got to hope someone likes it enough to buy it.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Do you think I can do it?

« on: November 30, 2011, 06:12:49 pm »

If I get a pattern, I only hope my scrolling is good enough to distinguish mum from the horse. joking aside I'll do my best , thats all anyone can do.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Info on EX-16

« on: November 30, 2011, 05:26:01 pm »

thank you Sheila, I look forward to getting it, it will be great to change a blade without having to worry about little adaptors and hex keys lol

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The Coffee Shop / latest project

« on: November 30, 2011, 03:59:39 pm »

I've just finished my latest porject and thought I would post picture here for you to evaluate, I have a woodturning craft fair coming up and will take my few scrolled bits with me too, anyone like to give me a price estimate for the clock?

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Info on EX-16

« on: November 30, 2011, 03:41:33 pm »

Does anyone know how reliable the air blower bellows on the Excalibur EX-16 is? The bellows on my machine at present, a "Clarke" cheap and nasty lol, lasts for about 4 blades use then splits, I've been buying bellows in 20's. which is another reason I'm changing my machine.

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Pattern Requests. / Do you think I can do it?

« on: November 30, 2011, 03:07:03 pm »

15th January will be the first anniversary of mum's passing.I wouls like to make something special for dad, do you think either of the attatched pictures could be turned into a pattern for a plaque? and if so can anyone help with the making of a pattern?  Lastly, as someone fairly new to this and never attempted making a plaque before , do you think I could make it or am I being too ambitious too soon? Please be honest about the last question as if I do it I want to make a decent job of it for dad. thanks in advance for any help.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Help

« on: November 30, 2011, 05:50:17 am »

Thanks, looked on ebay but never thought of those.lol

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Saw in the Basement

« on: November 30, 2011, 05:48:07 am »

In answer to BilltheDiver, thats what a treadle fretsaw and a snorkel were invented for, see, there is a way round most problems 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: First scrollsaw class!!

« on: November 30, 2011, 03:25:31 am »

I have only got a cheap and nasty "Clarke" scrollsaw, it brings new meaning to the word "Basic", but I have decided that there is no point in carrying on with such an inferior saw, so I am saving for an EX-16, very expensive over here at ?449.00 but from what I have read it will pay for itself  soon enough (just in the lack of frustration in changing blades and in trying to poke them into that little hole from underneath and also in trying to get them in that hole without bending the blade or hitting the top arm with the workpiece.)

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Help

« on: November 30, 2011, 03:18:14 am »

I've read about these plastic tubes for storing my blades in, does anyone know where in the UK I can get them? I've looked everywhere I can think of to buy them,but no one seems to stock anything like that. Either I'm looking in the wrong places or they think we don't use them over here.

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Brag Forum / Re: Hot off the Printer & Saw

« on: November 29, 2011, 06:09:53 pm »

very nice, I look forward to more pictures

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Brag Forum / Re: Been getting a little cutting in...

« on: November 29, 2011, 05:49:46 pm »

very nice, I think he'll love it

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Santa GreyBeard

« on: November 29, 2011, 05:15:53 pm »

and someone said in the forums "watch out for GreyBeard He's scary" you don't look too scary in that pic

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Brag Forum / Re: Kiri wood Ornaments - go big!!

« on: November 29, 2011, 04:13:10 am »

They look really nice, but I've never heard of Kiri wood

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Adding an Avatar

« on: November 29, 2011, 04:10:10 am »

It's my self portrait .....