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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Simple Solution....

« on: September 15, 2011, 09:22:32 pm »

That must have been quick!  I'm on here multiple times daily and I missed it to.  Hope it wasn't something I said!

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Brag Forum / Re: Mini Birdhouses and Display Stand

« on: September 15, 2011, 11:48:28 am »

Nice stand and good job on the mini bird houses.

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Brag Forum / Re: Square basket

« on: September 15, 2011, 11:46:02 am »

Cool DW.  Very geometric and unusual.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Free Halloween Pattern (9-15)

« on: September 15, 2011, 11:43:51 am »

Nice Charlie!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Noisy Saw

« on: September 15, 2011, 11:41:33 am »

Have you been cutting out those Halloween patterns everybody's been posting?  Maybe your saw is haunted!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: From the past.

« on: September 15, 2011, 11:38:43 am »

My current saw is the 26 inch model, and I had the 16 prior to that.  In my opinion they RBI Hawk is one of the best saws ever built.  Smooth, quiet, lasts forever I just can't say enough about them.  RBI went out of business a few years ago and the whole operation was bought out by Bushton who has continued to keep parts available and seems to be starting to market the tools again.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Finishing Baltic Birch Plywood?

« on: September 14, 2011, 11:21:08 pm »

This may sound like an extreme answer Danny, but if you really prefer the look of the more figured woods and you can't find plywood with those veneers as a top layer, it wouldn't be very hard for you to buy some veneer and put your own choice of top layers on before you cut them.  When done on small pieces, veneer isn't that hard to apply.  You can buy it at Woodcraft or any number of places in a variety of woods and in either paperbacked or standard.  Cut a piece a little larger than the plywood you will use, coat both the top of the plywood and the back of the veneer with contact cement (preferably not the low odor type).  Set the veneer on top of the plywood and then use something to roll it out and remove any bubbles in the glue.  You can use a router or sander to flush cut the edges, and you are in business with the wood of your choice.  If you go that route, you might want to consider putting some kind of laminate on the back side of the plywood also to prevent curling due to drying and uneven pressures on the plywood.

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Brag Forum / Re: Unbridled Spirit

« on: September 14, 2011, 01:39:31 pm »

I guess my mask was a little foggy that day Gabby!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: patern sizes

« on: September 14, 2011, 01:32:41 pm »

I use rapid resizer a lot!  It is easy to work with and will automatically print out your pattern whatever size you want it, over as many sheets as are necessary with hash marks to make alignment of the sheets easy.  I actually did a search for the product, found a website offering it on sale, emailed the author and he matched the price for me so I saved a few bucks.  There is a trial version available on their website and I would try that first.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: New Scroll Saw Friend

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:20:30 pm »

Good for you David!  It's fun to have another to share your passions with.  That's the very reason I joined the local woodworker's guild.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: The things we do...

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:18:45 pm »

Hey think of it this way: I bet you made a real impression on your "distraction"!  I feel for you.  My last name is Murphy, so Murphy's law hits us double.

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Brag Forum / Re: Unbridled Spirit

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:16:27 pm »

Makes perfect sense to me.  I was just trying to joke about using the scroll saw for the pen.  See you made a fool out of the fooler!  Good job!

You might also use the horse pattern in a bookmark.  I think it has a lot of possibilities.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Noisy Saw

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:10:52 pm »

What happened Gabby?  You run out of bailing wire and duct tape?  If I read right, you already tried the wd-40 approach.
Sorry you're having a problem.  Hope it didn't knock your saw down until the new parts come.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Craigslist find

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:08:26 pm »

sounds like a great deal on the planer too.  Get the blades sharpened or replace them so you know you are starting fresh and you should find it very useful.  Just remember to take SMALL amounts off at a pass.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: 3M 77, Duro?

« on: September 12, 2011, 11:05:52 pm »

I still use spray, but this is one of the reasons I decided to forget the few extra cents and go to printing on psa backed paper.