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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Wood Choice Question

« on: December 05, 2012, 06:59:48 pm »

That is kind of a loaded question. It all depends on what your making, what is your favorite wood, and experience will help more than anything.
I have made things out of 1/8" plywood, 1/4 & 1/2 cherry and purple heart even 1-1/2 walnut.
There are just so many things that can be done on a scroll saw that the sky is the limit. You won't have an answer to that question until you try it twice. 

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: BEWARE of this SCAM

« on: December 03, 2012, 10:08:21 am »

I haven't been having any luck getting scammed here. May have to try different store.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Stack Cutting

« on: December 02, 2012, 09:32:22 am »

I do that all the time. For example....Need a 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" piece for a 3-D cutting? Glue two pieces of 1" x 2" lumber (really 3/4" x 1-1/2")  together, trim to length and GET BUSY!! The glue line is visible only to you and even then, only in certain areas of the piece.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: New clock project

« on: November 22, 2012, 09:46:21 am »

Let the build begin! Frames cut out of MDF and stained Ivory. If this first attempt is Ok then it will be replaced with Cherry or walnut.
Malc

What kind of stain  are you using? I thought that Ivory was white or at least a lighter color. The pieces in the photo look more like a walnut stain to me.

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: How to upset a frog

« on: November 21, 2012, 04:23:45 pm »

It's not nice to fool with Kermit!

Rog

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Don't be afraid to experiment.

« on: November 21, 2012, 10:27:55 am »

Well, this is my first try at puzzles and I can see that I have a lot to learn. I'm not sure that I'm ready for doing them "free hand" yet so, I guess I'm excluded from the "puzzleheads" club. I'm not much of a joiner anyway. 
I love Billy's idea of cutting two at a time as I have eight puzzles to cut and it sure is boring cutting all of those little pieces. I'm still very slow and getting used to those thin blades but, am improving and now have two 126 piece puzzles cut and am on the third.

Rog 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Is This a First?

« on: November 20, 2012, 08:29:05 pm »

That is OK, I once tried to glue a pattern on plywood with spray shellac.
That don't work too well either.

Rog

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Don't be afraid to experiment.

« on: November 20, 2012, 10:09:04 am »

I'm cutting some Jig Saw (Scroll Saw) puzzles for my grandchildren as Christmas presents.
I'm using Steve Goods patterns and watched his "How to" video again to get started. Tried one and it worked OK but seemed a bit wasteful by using another 1/8" thick piece of plywood and so much packing tape for each one. I'm frugal......OK, I'm cheap.....and thought about another way of doing it.
I had printed the pictures on standard typing (print) paper instead of photo paper (I told you, I'm frugal) so after spray gluing the picture permanently by spraying both the paper and 1/4" plywood piece, I used spray polyurethane for a few coats on the face to protect the picture. After everything was dry, I temporarily glued the puzzle pattern to the back side of the plywood by spray gluing only the paper pattern and glued that in place.
I then put on another coat of wax on the saw table and buffed it nice and slick to protect the picture even more and started cutting the puzzle UPSIDE DOWN!  Well, the first few cuts went OK but, I was getting fuzzes on the bottom where the picture was and it didn't look so good. So I removed the saw blade (Flying Dutchman Superior Puzzle blade) and turned it UPSIDE DOWN TOO! Now everything is coming out looking good on the picture side and I'm saving some time, wood and tape also.
Yes, the wood does chatter some and you have to hold it down firmly but,it is working for me. Your mileage may vary but, it might be worth a try for you at least.

Am I going to go to scroll saw HECK for putting a blade in upside down on purpose?

I am still having some trouble with cutting using a new blade but after it dulls a bit I find it is much easier to control until it gets really dull. It tends to wander and cut a lot faster than I'm ready for so I may cut some scrap first to get it in to shape before using it on the puzzles. HEY, anything is worth a try at least twice! 

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Einstein and....

« on: November 19, 2012, 09:34:17 am »

I can remember when hand held calculators were NOT allowed in our schools just after "Texas Instruments" came out with them.  It was considered "cheating" in math classes! Now the schools provide computers for each student to do homework and write reports on!
If someone would have told me when I was in High School that I would be wearing a telephone on my belt that I could call anyone in the world at any time I wanted to, I would have laughed at them.
Where will technology take us next?

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Dewalt Air Blower Broken

« on: November 19, 2012, 09:13:30 am »

I had the same problem. I used a light oil and just pushed it hard enough that it finally popped on. I didn't think about heat!? DOH!    I'm sure heat would have helped a lot more.
You might also consider using a heat gun or hair dryer, just don't get it too hot and melt it! 

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: What to cut...

« on: November 10, 2012, 09:57:21 am »

I don't even specialize in scroll saw work!   
I do all kinds of wood working from fret work to blanket chest's.  From 3-D scrolling to rocking chairs and burial urns.  I do find from time to time that my scroll saw helps out on projects that are not strictly scroll sawing. 
In any endeavor, keep an open mind, and don't be afraid to try anything.....At least twice. 

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Photos

« on: November 09, 2012, 10:29:49 am »

I use Photobucket and have had good luck with it for 5 years. It takes some getting used to when you want to post a picture on a forum but, it's not hard after a short while.

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Radio program, scroll saw sound

« on: November 09, 2012, 10:25:31 am »

I enjoyed that!    Even tho I didn't understand a word of it. 
With my luck, I would have broken a blade while the interview was in progress. 
Thanks for sharing your experience and helping to spread the word about scrolling.

Rog

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Beer Mug pattern

« on: November 08, 2012, 09:41:46 am »

You might consider making him a clock.
I don't have a pattern that I can post but, it is my design so feel free to coppy it as best as you can.





Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: New super scrollsaw

« on: November 04, 2012, 05:55:25 pm »

The way I read it, it seems that you have one hand below the table to turn the blade (with three fingers) and one hand controlling the wood and feeding it into the blade. Sounds kinda like rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time to me.    It must be a lot easier to do than it seems.
The one thing I noticed was that it took a tool (looked like a nut driver) to change blades but, I'm sure that it could be replaced with a knob for just finger use. 
Another thing I would like to see was the whole saw as it was being used. I haven't figured out the blade tension procedure yet.   
I really expected that it would require special blades considering the adjustable stroke feature but, they said that it used standard (5") blades. 

Rog