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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: February 16, 2022, 06:42:33 am »

Thank you guys, pleased to say my wife loved the heart yesterday, 🙂🙂, I do have a bandsaw, it's a Ferm 2 wheel, 12 inch throat, I bought it 2nd hand for £25 probably about $45, two years ago, all it needed was a new guide back bearing which was a few £ and the pins adjusting, the wheels had new bands already, it's been invaluable, I use it most days more than other saw, I recently bought a smaller bench table saw too which is good for bigger boards, if I was you Nicole I'd just spend what your budget allows. Would be very useful with cutting boards for box's too. I also cut circle blanks on bandsaw, takes only a minute or so for each after setting jig up.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: February 15, 2022, 06:27:25 am »

Photo of heart attached, I painted inside with my wife's favourite colour.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: February 15, 2022, 06:16:18 am »

Hello Nicole glad your getting along well, boxes sounds great, do you use a bandsaw as well, I have a small band saw that's been really helpful, my wife Lindsey loved the heart, we've been together 36 years..

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: February 14, 2022, 01:29:10 pm »

Hi Nicole, definitely a small world lol, how's the scroll work going, any new projects, mines on hold after I cut the infinite love heart for my wife's birthday tomorrow, I'll post a picture after she's opened it.
 

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 23, 2022, 11:56:51 am »

Hi Nicole it sounds like you are doing a great job, my moto is to never give up and learning something New is a good thing to do, I find that any woodworking is good to focus on for the time your doing it especially when you've had trauma in your life, my wife Lindsey does arts and crafts in our summer house so we can both be busy lol.
I noticed your from Everett, my brother has lived in Kirkland for 27 years after emergrating with his family, he's just retired from Seattle BMW dealer in airport way, as the dealership  manager, weve been over quite a few times and hope to this year too, we go to his condo in palm springs for some warm weather lol.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: tape residue

« on: January 21, 2022, 02:15:06 pm »

It's not to bad a price over heat 44mms is about £4, and the a4 self adhesive labels are cheap too, case of trying what works best for you.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: tape residue

« on: January 20, 2022, 01:07:09 pm »

Not sure if in the usa you have the blue painters low tack tape, I've  used it for quite a long time and it's great,  peels off really easy, quick sand because it can raise the grain, for the patterns I print on the white A4 labels and attach over the tape, can print larger images on more than one piece,  in the UK there about £10 for 50 sheets.I find it a lot easier than glue sticks.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 20, 2022, 12:58:40 pm »

One of Steve's patterns that I made for our niece who recently had a baby.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 20, 2022, 12:53:09 pm »

Thanks for all of your encouraging comments on the few items I've posted, I picked up a great bandsaw for quite a low price just needed the guides adjusting a a new blade, I've tried cutting circles on the scroll saw Nicole they came out ok after some sanding on the disc/ belt sander but the bandsaw makes it so quick, and only limited by the depth of my Hegner scroll saw to then work on, what sort of work have you done Nicole.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New member from UK

« on: January 19, 2022, 01:18:05 pm »

Hiya Pete I'm from the UK too, I personally use a Hegner scroll saw so can't help you, hopefully you find out on this forum.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 19, 2022, 12:47:05 pm »

Thank you, the butterfly looks better in white, again in 13mm BB plywood.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 19, 2022, 07:09:46 am »

Another small project 3mm BB plywood, painted by my wife Lindsey for our daughter.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 19, 2022, 06:47:22 am »

Hi everyone just showing my latest project, cut from 6mm Baltic birch plywood.
Painted with chalk paint. About 600mm diameter. I cut the circles on my small bandsaw.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 17, 2022, 04:05:57 am »

Thank you all for your welcoming messages, I'm sorry to hear that Nicole, life is hard , our daughter was only 26 when she passed away, we have a younger daughter and a son too, I'll post some of my work soon, take care Paul

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: January 16, 2022, 04:04:22 pm »

Thank you for your message, lives hard isn't it, but have to make the most of everyday, I'll post this next few days, thank you Paul