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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: sound proofing basement workshop

« on: October 31, 2012, 09:24:59 am »

Almost anything added to the ceiling will help alot. Insulation will be the best and fairly easy to do, and carpet isn't bad at all, even dead air space between the joist's if you put up sheetrock or thin plywood will help some. People upstairs may not like the noise but, at least they will know where you are! 

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: fun tuesday

« on: October 31, 2012, 09:19:17 am »

You did good!!
I have a similar experience at an auction. I once bought a $200.00+ set of Forrest dado blades for $11.00. I don't think anyone else knew what they were. Another guy there bought a Hawk scroll saw for $75.00. I was bidding against him for awhile but decided that I didn't need another scroll saw.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Magic Markers

« on: October 29, 2012, 02:08:20 pm »

Just thought of another way that I have used. If you want a 3D look....

After cutting the letters or whatever (I did it on a clock) cover the front of the cutout with blue painters tape completely, making sure the tape is smooth and firmly fixed to the surface. Lay the item face down on a surface (I use a large piece of cardboard) and spray paint the back and edges (making sure you get good coverage on the edges) with black spray paint. When the paint is dry, remove the tape from the front of the item and you have a black edge which makes the front really stand out. If you get some over spray or the paint bleeds under the tape, just sand the face back to raw wood and finish to suit. If the item or lettering needs to be glued to a background, you'll have to sand the paint off the back for the glue to adhere. (If you didn't plan ahead by putting pieces of tape in a few spots on the back side beforehand.  )

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Magic Markers

« on: October 29, 2012, 01:53:11 pm »

Not quite sure what you are trying to achieve but, have a suggestion if you just want a shadow line behind some lettering that you have cut.
Cut the letter/lettering out of your wood then lay it on your background and trace around it with a pencil on the sides that you want the shadow to show (left side and bottom for example) and then move the letters out of the way. Use either paint or the magic marker and paint up to the pencil line from beneath the spot the letters will be glued in place. You won't have to worry to much about being neat and making a thin, even line.  (be sure to leave enough raw wood for the glue to stick) When the paint is dry, glue the letter to the background  slightly to the right and top of the edge of the paint. Now you will have a nice even shadow line of any thickness that seems right.
Hope that helps you (or anyone else who cares). 

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: sanding down draft tables

« on: October 23, 2012, 08:39:11 pm »

I have one that I made but, I didn't need any plans. It is small and portable so that it can be stored on a shelf under my workbench and drug out at a moment's notice when I need it just by putting it on top of my bench.
I simply made a rectangular box out of some 1" x 3" pine about 12"x 24" and covered the bottom with 1/4" plywood and some non-skid shelf material then covered the top with 1/4" pegboard and drilled a hole in the back side of the box to fit the hose on my shop vac. It works just fine for the smaller stuff that I build. Your dimensions may vary to suit your needs.

Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Opinions on using SHELLAC.... (zINSSER-bULLS EYE)

« on: October 23, 2012, 01:11:33 pm »

Shellac is the answer!
I've been using it on all my woodworking for 6 or 7 years as a seal coat. Cut the Zinsser (out of the can) with an equal amount  of denatured alcohol to make a #1 lb cut for sealing the pores of the wood before staining or using any other finish. It prevents blotching of the stain on most open pored woods like pine and poplar and even oak and is a great sealer for paint or any other kind of finish, even water based finishes.
There is also an amber shellac that gives a red/orange tint to wood that is interesting on some things.
I use Zinsser full strength for a finish too but, be careful about water and or alcohol stains on something like a table top.
Another trick I use to hide cracks or gaps or fill nail holes, is to mix shellac with some of the sawdust from the same wood to make a paste for wood filler. The only thing to watch for here is that if you use shellac for a final coat be careful when brushing over the patch job as the shellac will pull the patch back out.
Needless to say, it comes in spray cans too and makes for easy finishing on smaller ornate items like Christmas tree decorations.
Try it, you'll like it!

Rog

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Brag Forum / Re: Get in gear....

« on: October 19, 2012, 10:10:43 am »

A real grinder there. I didn't spot a syncro gear

You can stack the gears to make a synchro set. They are designed to do that very thing. It just takes a few more 1" long 1/4" dowels to lock them together. One more dowle per set pushed through a hole that is already there and you are good to go! In fact, I've been doing that very thing.   Just to make sure that it works.  

Rog

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Brag Forum / Re: Get in gear....

« on: October 17, 2012, 06:02:06 pm »

Wow, thats some really nice cutting, you must need to be really accurate for that to work.

It's not all that hard. It,s just like anything else, "Just follow the lines on the pattern". The hard part is the time it takes, 290 holes of various sizes and 1384" of cutting. I spent one day drilling and two days just cutting the 26 gears. I just like trying different things on the scroll saw to see if I can do it.

Rog

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Brag Forum / Get in gear....

« on: October 17, 2012, 03:59:49 pm »

I don't post in the brag area much but, I thought that people might be interested in different things you can do with a scrollsaw.


 


Something other than fret work and ornaments or intarsia or name plates.
The pattern is in the November issue of "Wood" magazine.
This is one of two that I made for the grandsons Christmas gifts. It took me about eight days to build both sets.

Rog
 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: dust collector vs shop vac

« on: October 14, 2012, 05:11:20 pm »

Like most things in woodworking......It depends on what you are doing and what results you expect.
In my shop, it is a tossup as to which is louder or noisier, the dust collector or the shop vac as I have both. I use the dust collector on my table saw, router table and planer. I use the shop vac for general clean up.
If you are mostly concerned with your scroll saw, I recommend a box fan blowing away from you with a furnace air filter in front of it for the finer dust and when the heavier saw dust gets about ankle deep, grab the shop vac for a quick clean up. 
I would agree that it is not a good idea to leave a vac run for long periods of time but, the same can be said for a dust collector. An hour or two is not too much for a dust collector but it a loooooonnnnnnggggg time for a shop vac.
Dust collectors are not much fun to empty out when they get full but, if you stay on top of it and not let it get over full it isn't too bad. My shop vac has a paper bag liner so, it is fairly simple to replace if I remember to check it at least once a month.


Rog

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General Scroll Saw Talk / I got away with it!!

« on: October 13, 2012, 06:50:23 pm »

This morning I needed to glue 14 simple patterns onto a piece of 1/4" plywood. I was in a hurry so I quickly sprayed glue on the paper patterns, arranged them on the plywood and covered them with clear packing tape and headed for the drill press. There were four holes that needed to be drilled in each of the 14 pieces before cutting on the scroll saw. As I was leaving the work bench, I notice a can of spray shellac sitting right where I had left the spray glue.?!? NOW WAIT I said to self, don't tell me that I glued my patterns on with SHELLAC!  Yep, that is exactly what I had done! 
Well, now, I am  NOT going to copy that simple pattern another 14 times, peal all of this stuff off and re glue all those patterns again so, I'll just press on and see what happens.
Well, let me tell you that it worked just fine! and the patterns stayed in place and were as easy as pie to remove!
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not recommending that anyone give up on spray glue and start using shellac instead. But, in a pinch, when you run out of glue at exactly the wrong time, you might try shooting a coat of shellac and stick the pattern on before it dries. You might get lucky too.

Rog 

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Something to think about!

« on: October 13, 2012, 10:23:33 am »

I agree...."Spare the rod, spoil the child." You don't have to beat them but, you can make them behave if you try.

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Its the Doorway

« on: October 13, 2012, 10:20:45 am »

But, I forgot the number for my stomach!

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Did you ever notice?

« on: October 09, 2012, 09:53:55 am »

Yes, the scroll saw is a reverse image.

Rog

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Members Health Update

« on: October 08, 2012, 02:02:51 pm »

A new update is in order 3 weeks ago I had cataract surgery on my right eye, and tomorrow (Monday) I'm going back and having the left eye done. I'm really looking forward to not needing glasses or contacts to see with any more. I'll probably need readers for close stuff but I can live with that for sure!
So keep your fingers crossed for me tomorrow, and thanks,
Gabby

I just had cataract surgery in September. I had my left eye done first and then two weeks later my right eye. It really is a piece of cake to have done. It takes about five minutes for the surgery but you spend an hour beforehand getting about four kinds of eye drops and then you must use eye drops for six weeks after that.
I chose to be nearsighted so I can read, work on the computer, and scroll saw without glasses but, I need them to drive. I don't have my new lenses yet but, it so happens that my wife has the same vision problem and a pair of her old ones are just perfect to see with. However they don't fit too well and look like womens glasses.  
I should get a new prescription for my own glasses on the 23rd of this month. 
By the way, ask for generic eye drops, the ones the doctor prescribes are very expensive even with S.S. and Humana insurance.    DAMHIKT 

Rog