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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: New DeWalt on order

« on: June 18, 2013, 09:13:45 am »

I've had three scroll saws.......Cheap "Tradesman" ($100.00) lasted a year. Moved up to a "Dremel" ($200.00) lasted two years. Finally bought a "DeWalt" ($450.00) and have been using it for five years without a problem. So far, I haven't had a desire or need to get rid of the DW and don't plan on doing so.
Hope you have the same results with yours. Happy scrolling!

Rog

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Scrollers

« on: June 05, 2013, 09:54:32 am »

I think that Russ is correct.
I went back and reread your first post and am having trouble understanding exactly what you want to know. If I understand your question, you want to make a three dimensional model of an army helmet and have made one but, it took an hour and a half of sanding. Well, I don't know of any other way that a scroll saw would help you achieve your goal, therefore I can't answer your question.

Rog   

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Jet 707000 Contractor saw Info request

« on: June 02, 2013, 09:54:19 am »

I've had a Jet saw for about 6 years and love it! I'm not sure of the model number and it is all manual adjustment but, has been a very good saw. Never had a problem with it.
My brother bought one about 4 years ago and had a problem with it but, Jet just sent him a whole new saw which was a newer, better model and gave him the old saw to do with as he wished! He fixed it and sold it! That saw is still running also!
Good service!

Rog

PS  My saw is a right tilt and my brothers is a left tilt but it is all just a matter of what you get used to as far as which is better.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: "Stormy Weather".....

« on: June 01, 2013, 12:10:06 pm »

Everybody lives someplace and everyplace has it's own problems some of the time.
Even sunny southern California has wildfires and mudslides.
Living in the heartland of the country (central Kansas) I know all about tornados, blizzards, heat waves, floods and some of the driest land in the country but, I wouldn't live anyplace else. 
The thing is, that with the information highway and news media that we have today, we can hear more about it and faster than ever before and there is a tendency to report the worst the most.

Rog

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Brag Forum / Re: Nephew's Wedding

« on: May 30, 2013, 10:56:30 am »

I do not own a table saw and I am afraid of them.  Got hit hard with a piece of wood that went flying from a kick back.  That frame you made is really beautiful as is the project itself.  Your a true craftsman!

saggioculo,
It is possible to make really nice frames without the use of power tools.
There is a tool called a "miter box" and is used with a hand saw to cut almost any angle you might want. It is especially nice for cutting the 45 degree miters needed for picture frames. Also there are hand planes for cutting shapes and dadoes for the frames, however they can get expensive.
You can buy "frame" stock from a picture frame store or use indoor wood trim like door frame or window frame material at a big box store to get shapes for project frames.
Then again, nothing says that you HAVE to use miters. I've seen some good looking (more rustic) frames done with butt joints and I have even cut frames for smaller projects out of one larger piece of wood on the scroll saw.
I hope you can come up with some way to make "real wood" custom frames for your projects. I HATE PLASTIC FRAMES!   

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Banjo

« on: May 29, 2013, 06:32:17 pm »

I think that glue would be strong enough but, if you want to take the time and effort to do a tongue and groove joint on the boards before gluing it would add a little interest to the joint.
I think on stacking the two rings, that lining up the grain parallel would look best but, stager the glue joint so that it doesn't align exactly and if you do use the tongue and groove splice, and anyone ever notices it would be even more interesting and a real "head scratcher" for most folks. 

Rog   

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Brag Forum / Re: Nephew's Wedding

« on: May 27, 2013, 01:09:02 pm »

Good cut!
I am impressed with the frame! You did a great job and got very tight miters on the corners.
I have a suggestion or two also.
If at some time you find yourself with too much money in your pocket,  you might consider buying a Freud box joint blade set. It consists of two 10" blades and depending on how they are stacked, You can make either a 1/4" kerf or a 3/8" kerf. They are great for cutting splines in larger frames as well as making box joints.
Also, I have been known to make splines across the miter joint on the face or back of the frame. I usually use the 3/8" set up on the back diagonally across the corners for "strength" joints on more plain frames or a 1/4" kerf across the face of the frame for an unusual spline decoration with a contrasting wood like you did.
Anyway, I enjoy making frames almost as much as I do small boxes.    A person can get really creative with them.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Need some advice

« on: May 25, 2013, 10:40:57 am »

This is what he is doing.
Steve did a video on it back in 2010 or so. It requires making a jig to cut the handle but, it is fun to do. However, the hammer is not of much use and very uncomfortable to the hand. 





Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: I'm OK

« on: May 21, 2013, 04:44:43 pm »

I fell off the bottom step of a six foot ladder and broke a hip. It wasn't very funny to me. 

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Need some ideas

« on: May 15, 2013, 12:21:47 pm »

I would try a bowl or two or maybe a vase. More artsy/craftsy type items. I once sold a very ornate box made of walnut for $75.00 at a charity auction. People tend to spend a bit more when it is for charity.

Rog

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Need Help

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:59:46 am »

Watch the movie "Ben Hur" and you can see two wheeled carts pulled by two horses but they were all driven by men.

Rog 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: DeWalt planer

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:54:35 am »

I have a DW735 planer and LOVE it. I think the DW733 is an earlier and a bit smaller than the 735 but is still a very good machine. I think you will like it once you figure out how to use it.
I wish that I had a site for you to go to so you could find out more about using it but, I don't. Maybe someone else will be along with more information.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: BLO and Mineral Spirits

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:47:48 am »

Are you guys talking about "Mineral Spirits" or "Mineral Oil"? These are two different things.
 
Mineral SPIRITS is a paint thinner for oil-based paint and stains. Even though the spirits that I have are considered "odorless" there is some smell to it. Also it is completely clear. I don't think I would drink it.

Mineral OIL on the other hand is completely food safe and is used as a lubricant laxative. The oil is completely odorless and clear and I suppose that if I needed a laxative, I wouldn't mind a teaspoon of it.

Both are "Food Safe" once cured as far as ingesting them goes.

The "milky white" stuff is something fairly new and is supposed to be a "food safe no odor and cheaper" for DIY'ers  who don't know any better and are very "green" in thought word and deed. I haven't used it myself.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Beating a dead horse?

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:27:18 am »

Personally, I worry more about the wood than the "food safe" issue.
I suppose that if you ding the wooden bowl or whatever hard enough it could produce a splinter. Not only would it ruin the item but, I doubt that a splinter in your mashed potatoes would be considered "food safe" either.
Yes, as a baby, my crib was painted with LEAD based paint (can you tell?) but, until I got teeth, I doubt that I ingested any of it. 

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: DO YOU REMEMBER? I DO.

« on: May 12, 2013, 01:05:59 pm »

I remember before........

TV
Air conditioning

Airbags were the old men next door or down the block.
Seat belts were the belts applied to one's rear as punishment.
Kids rode where ever they fit in the car. Usually standing up on the floor boards behind the front seat or the package tray in the back window.
In the case of pickup trucks, it was one adult and four kids max. in the cab, the rest rode in the bed of the truck.
Curfew time was when the streetlights came on.

Those may be called the good old days but, as my Dad used to say, "There were no good old days, I've never had it any better than I've got it right now!"   

Rog