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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: The Dewalt scoll saw DW788 Defected

« on: August 20, 2012, 09:05:12 pm »

Glen,

Thanks for that reply.  I think my saw is pretty much sound with no real problems. Haven't had any parts falling off or rattles.  Very early on I had a heck of a problem with the blade tension. I would mount a blade, apply the tension I wanted. When I started sawing the blade would wobble and bend and the tension would be very loose. Worked on this or a couple hours VERY FRUSTRATED! I finally removed the table, mounted a blade and stated the saw. Low and behold I spotted the problem right away! The two bolts ( part #44 ) that hold the lower rocker assembly ( part #13  ) were loose.  When you tighten the tension it would pick up on the assembly and stay tight -  until the arms moved and the it would wiggle up and down with the movement of the arms . Tightened the two bolts and problem solved.  Hole in the table is centered and the table is flat.  Had a friend tell me to check that. He had heard of some tables not being flat. Biggest problem I have now is blade slippage. I flatten the two screws, clean the blades but after a while it goes south again. Guess it is due to the amount of use it gets.  I do use a foot switch but I seem to be one of the very few that uses a on  - off switch  rather than a dead man switch. I am going to hook up the dead man foot switch and give it a try. Guess I just got comfortable with the other one.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: BLO-Mineral Spirits vs Danish Oil your Thoughts

« on: August 20, 2012, 08:36:18 pm »

Worked in the shop for the past two days without sweat dripping off me and got a lot done.  Going to be doing about a show a month through December so have to get going.  Sold a couple of lighthouse napkin holders over the  weekend  ( love it when they come to me) so cut replacements for them. The pattern is one I modified from one of Steve's patterns. Also cut about 30 small crosses and a some other things. The crosses are a modified version of Baggettas Christening Cross. Resized it to about 4 inches, added a contour. Cut the center section out  for a 3 1/2 solid cross and then the Perimeter for an open center cross 1/4 inch wide. Get two pieces for one. I decided to give the BLO/MS another try. Brushed it on, let it sit for about 10 minuets, wiped off excess, then hit it with the air hose for good measure. Seems to be doing much better than the first attempt. All pieces were dry to the touch after about an hour. The temp and humidity is down so hopefully that was my problem before.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Grampa

« on: August 20, 2012, 01:56:48 pm »

 

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The Coffee Shop / Re: "Undies"!!!

« on: August 20, 2012, 09:17:45 am »

Funny GB

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: The Dewalt scoll saw DW788 Defected

« on: August 19, 2012, 12:49:58 pm »

I have the Dewalt Type 2.  I purchased it  in March of 2011. Before that I had a Porter Cable. What are the defects with the type 2?  The biggest problem I have is with the movement of the arms. I am a top feeder and about half the time when changing frets, I have to bump the switch in order to make the arm move up or down to be able to feed the blade. I have been told this is a glitch in the 788.  Guess I have just learned to deal with it and it has become a non problem.  The other problem is when I remove the table and go to replace it, the bolt that goes through the trunnion slips back into the hole. I just have to be careful not to let the slot on the trunnion push it. I am sure I can correct that if I unbolt the saw from my table and take a look underneath.. Once again I have just learned to deal with it. Any thought or suggestions appreciated

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Fix it

« on: August 17, 2012, 03:04:31 pm »

My wife saw this one THANKS A LOT!!!!!  Oh and telling her I haven't forgotten  does not help a bit.

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The Coffee Shop / Entertainment night at the Senior Center

« on: August 17, 2012, 01:57:38 pm »

It was Entertainment night at the Senior Citizens Center.

Claude the hypnotist explained: "I'm here to put you into a trance; I intend
to hypnotize each and every member of the audience."

The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique
pocket watch from his coat.
"I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch.
It's a very special watch. It's been in my family for six generations"

He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting,
"Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch. ... ."
The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light
gleaming off its polished surface.
Hundreds of pairs eyes followed the swaying watch, until, suddenly, the
chain broke, it slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces.
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"CRAP!" said the Hypnotist.

It took three days to clean up the Senior Citizens Center.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Angel

« on: August 17, 2012, 09:12:36 am »

Got a copy also, thanks so much for sharing.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Another Jesus

« on: August 16, 2012, 05:50:06 pm »

Thanks for the pattern Grabbed a copy for future use.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hello All

« on: August 16, 2012, 04:27:06 pm »

Welcome StreetKid.You will learn a lot here. Glad to have you here.

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The Coffee Shop / Texting

« on: August 16, 2012, 08:50:23 am »

Wife texts husband on a cold winters morning:
"Windows frozen."
Husband texts back:
"Pour some lukewarm water over it."
Wife texts back 5 mins later:
"Computer completely screwed up now."

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Brag Forum / Re: Cute Puppy

« on: August 15, 2012, 08:38:27 am »

Nice Job Scooby thanks for sharing. 

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Super/Industrial Size

« on: August 15, 2012, 08:32:39 am »

Marcellarius,

I dont think there is anything mostly because you can even fix duct tape with duct tape.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: As Cat owners already know....

« on: August 15, 2012, 08:30:07 am »

We have three of them.  One thinks she owns the printer, one thinks she owns my computer chair and the other thinks he owns my scroll saw chair. Sometimes I think I move more cats than sawdust.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: The Dewalt scoll saw DW788 Defected

« on: August 14, 2012, 12:50:20 pm »

How do you know if you have a type 1 or 2?  I will check the tag when I get back to the shop. Inside for a while today, Temp upper 80's -  humidity DRIPPING!!!!