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The Coffee Shop / Re: Just in case you weren't feeling too old today........
« on: January 31, 2012, 10:01:31 am »
That gives me cause to pause. I seldom think about those things but, I know that it is true.
Rog
Rog
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The Coffee Shop / Re: short rant - designer firewood
« on: January 31, 2012, 09:57:44 am »
Proper Planning Prevents &*^^ Poor Preformance.
Rog
Rog
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: My 40-690
« on: January 30, 2012, 10:18:35 am »
Gene,
If you would paint that saw yellow.....
The wattage of the light bulb is 25watt and are not hard to find. I get mine at the local Ace Hardware store, part #3019817. They seem to last a long time for me but, I keep a spare around anyway for the late night emergencies.
If an when you need to replace yours, take it with you to compare the style, there are several 25watt bulbs to chose from.
Rog
If you would paint that saw yellow.....
The wattage of the light bulb is 25watt and are not hard to find. I get mine at the local Ace Hardware store, part #3019817. They seem to last a long time for me but, I keep a spare around anyway for the late night emergencies.
If an when you need to replace yours, take it with you to compare the style, there are several 25watt bulbs to chose from.Rog
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The Coffee Shop / Re: The "Original Sin"!!!
« on: January 28, 2012, 11:49:33 am »
If I say something and there is no woman around to hear me, am I wrong anyway? 
Rog
Rog
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: The ultimate scroll saw
« on: January 24, 2012, 12:03:52 pm »Hey Terry, The upper arm on the DW 788 is not designed to stay up. It is designed for top feeding so the arm is designed to come down on its own.
Unless you add an "Easy Lift". Which I have done. Actually, I made my own and can adjust it so that I have to hold the arm down a little to clamp the blade. Or, you can use a block of wood to hold arm up like alot of others have done.
Rog
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: got scrollers block
« on: January 24, 2012, 11:57:39 am »
Personally, I can't saw just for the sake of sawing. If I'm not interested or excited about a project, I don't do it.
I find that if I'm working on something that excites me, I do a better job and take my time to gt it right. I have had people ask me to cut something for them and if I'm not interested in it, I hurry to get it done and that is where most of my mistakes and frustration get the better of me.
Some times it can be awhile before I find an idea or pattern that I want to do to get me back to the scroll saw. In the meantime, I surf the web or make other wood working projects for grand kids and friends.
Just my two cents worth.
Rog
I find that if I'm working on something that excites me, I do a better job and take my time to gt it right. I have had people ask me to cut something for them and if I'm not interested in it, I hurry to get it done and that is where most of my mistakes and frustration get the better of me.
Some times it can be awhile before I find an idea or pattern that I want to do to get me back to the scroll saw. In the meantime, I surf the web or make other wood working projects for grand kids and friends.
Just my two cents worth.
Rog
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The Coffee Shop / Re: What do YOU do with the Woodchips? :+}
« on: January 24, 2012, 11:15:22 am »
I'm wondering what he does with the wood those chips came off of? 
Surley he doesn't just "chip up" a whole board for the sake of getting chips? 
Does he?
And, I wonder what his glue bill looks like?
Rog
Surley he doesn't just "chip up" a whole board for the sake of getting chips? Does he? And, I wonder what his glue bill looks like?
Rog
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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Making dowels
« on: January 24, 2012, 10:54:34 am »
I'm not sure what your problem is but......
Do you have a router table? If you sit the fence on the table flush with the bearing and leave some square stock on each end of the piece for reference it is easier. Also, 1/4" is a bit small for this technique the drill press might be easier for the smaller stuff.
I really think the dowel plate the others suggested would be the best for you to try altho a bit pricey.
If you can get a small piece of steel about 1/4" - 1/2" thick and drill a hole of the size you need in it to drive the material through.
You need nice straight grain in your wood and sit the plate on a vice so you can pound the wood through the hole. It would help to have the wood close to size and as round as you can make it before hand.
Rog
Do you have a router table? If you sit the fence on the table flush with the bearing and leave some square stock on each end of the piece for reference it is easier. Also, 1/4" is a bit small for this technique the drill press might be easier for the smaller stuff.
I really think the dowel plate the others suggested would be the best for you to try altho a bit pricey.
If you can get a small piece of steel about 1/4" - 1/2" thick and drill a hole of the size you need in it to drive the material through.
You need nice straight grain in your wood and sit the plate on a vice so you can pound the wood through the hole. It would help to have the wood close to size and as round as you can make it before hand.
Rog
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Memories of an old man
« on: January 23, 2012, 10:52:40 am »
I was 14 years old in 1957.............DON'T EVEN ASK IF I REMBER ANY OF THOSE CARS!!!!! Or the music either for that matter. 
Rog
Rog
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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Making dowels
« on: January 23, 2012, 10:37:19 am »
I have made hardwood dowels on the router table in larger sizes. For a 1/2" dowel, cut stock to 1/2" square and a few inches longer than desired. Use a 1/4" round over bit and the fence on the table pass the stock over the bit leaving a square of at least 1-1/2" on each end of the stock. Run the stock through the router on each corner and then cut off the ends with a saw. It probably wont come out perfectly round but, with a bit of sanding it is not hard to get there. (Face it, you will have to sand it anyway )
I also have used my drill press for smaller sizes but, it takes a lot more time and patients to get it straight.
Rog
)I also have used my drill press for smaller sizes but, it takes a lot more time and patients to get it straight.
Rog
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Delta 20inch scrollsaw
« on: January 21, 2012, 08:15:55 pm »
If you expect the Delta is going to be any better than the De Walt you are going to be sadly disappointed....They are exactly the same saw only painted a different color.
Rog
Rog
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Toy Makers / Re: need a idea for a game
« on: January 21, 2012, 08:03:34 pm »
Newfie,
I have made several of those games for my grandchildren. I've heard them referred to as "Last Man Standing". I used cherry wood and bought some wooden golf tees for the pieces. They are very easy to make.
Rog
I have made several of those games for my grandchildren. I've heard them referred to as "Last Man Standing". I used cherry wood and bought some wooden golf tees for the pieces. They are very easy to make.
Rog
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The Coffee Shop / Re: The "Birth" of a candy bar!
« on: January 19, 2012, 06:09:19 pm »
I will never again eat another candy bar without thinking of that. (Snickers is my favorite.)
Rog
Rog
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: First project using a backer board
« on: January 16, 2012, 10:33:39 am »
If the BLUE tape was lifting the first layer of the plywood, you have cheap, bad plywood. The stickiness of blue tape is about as mild as you could find anywhere. The blue "painters" tape is designed NOT to stick too much or leave any residue. Please try a better quality of plywood before you give up on blue tape.
Just my two cents worth.
Rog
Just my two cents worth.
Rog
