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General Scroll Saw Talk / scrolling in old age

« on: January 08, 2019, 07:54:08 am »

now in my eighties i still enjoy my scroll sawing .i had to buy myself magnifying lamp to see lines better ,and slow the speed of the saw as my reactions not so good, so its nice to still make sawdust I must apologise for not putting the dots and other things in there places my education was very basic just after the first world ,there was fifty in the average class room lack of teachers some where still waiting to be demobbed so we were just taught the basics, all the best to all the scrollers       

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General Scroll Saw Talk / a new tool in the workshop

« on: July 09, 2017, 09:45:37 am »

Well passed my sell by date,I find that i tend to drop things,I have found a in our pharmacist a gadget called a helping hand with a opening claw and magnet on the end for picking screws of the the floor certainly saves my back     

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The Coffee Shop / blade storage

« on: February 18, 2017, 07:26:32 am »

I have a few friends who have dental problems , false teeth and use a cleaning tablet called Steradent, and find the tubes containers ideal for storing scroll blades.
I do not know if am talking to the converted.
Hope somebody might this info useful,I presume you can them in America . 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / dust extraction

« on: February 06, 2017, 10:19:33 am »

recently passing into my 80 I find I have problem with dust.I have a vac which attach to each machine as I use it ,
 and I always wear a respirator.I do suffer with asthma and chest problems , never been a problem.Would a fan in the workshop help if so what sort of fan would do the job

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General Scroll Saw Talk / information

« on: June 15, 2016, 07:10:35 am »

A wood turning friend of mine asked if anybody on the forum could help him with a problem.
Does anybody no of  supplier in America or the UK.

Here is the info) epoxy resin food safe FDA compliant very clear high impact coating  24 oz kit .
please do not shoot the messenger                                                                         

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Computer questions / computer problem

« on: March 14, 2016, 03:11:06 pm »

please can anybody help.
I do put money in the kitty for Steve's patterns,I logged on to get a pattern Mac Fee warned me saying there was a problem with the site.
I have not got Mac Fee protection.
I hope somebody help this old head with my problem 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / blow torches

« on: February 13, 2016, 11:55:23 am »

are the blow torches they use are they the ones cooks use and any tips.
I have a comment how long will I be a newbie has I coming up to 80 surely I should be a oldie

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General Scroll Saw Talk / this and that

« on: March 04, 2015, 07:46:21 am »

Hi everybody we see to have lost the interest scroll sawing in England there are few of us keen scroll sawyers.
We have a family company called Hobbies which as been since going since for119 years they still have few scroll saw items ,I have obtained a pattern that was printed in 1925 the only problem with the pattern it is black its hard to follow lines as any anybody else come across  patterns like this.
I would like to thank everybody in the forum for keeping hobby going

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / things move on

« on: March 01, 2015, 12:05:14 pm »

Hi here in England we have a company called Hobbies its a Family business going now 119 years and it used be really used be quite scroll saw friendly but things have to move on the old fretsaw work sort of dropped out through lack of interest It still keeps a small scroll  tools and and I picked up a pattern for miniature grandfather clock the problem for me it was black out pattern which I found hard to follow lines .
I would like to thank you guys in America for keeping the hobby our going   

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Get togethers, shows and swap meets / Re: Are there any scrollsawers in the UK

« on: February 25, 2015, 11:42:15 am »

Hi Paul bit late picking up your posting computer playing up I think it will have to go the computer grave yard
My Posting name is Brummie so that's were I came from Birmingham.
I now live in Redditch ,been making sawdust for a few years now ,and I find the forum great for ideas and tips

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The Coffee Shop / Heres a funny thing

« on: February 09, 2015, 02:08:47 pm »

My current project
I glued two pieces 20mm plywood together and started to out the pattern which were mostly straight lines as you can imagine I used a few blades I put in a new blade and proceeded to cut I put a left on bias to find to I had to put a right hand bias, put a new blade in and we were back to normal any answers   

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The Coffee Shop / general chit chat

« on: January 12, 2015, 06:04:01 am »

Hi everybody I have just noticed that my name as gone back to original Brummie instead of xBrummie it really no problem computers are very hard of me to get my old head round I have only just got my head round joined up writing and being a very old engineer If I can not hit it with a big hammer I can not understand it 
I would like to thank Steve for the help with my computer problems and is his free patterns mind you I do make a few donation over course of the year.
I made a mistake when I retired said to the person who will be obeyed make a list of the jobs I have not been able to get round to do because of work commitments a mistake It was not a list it was a book
 all the best to everybody thanks for tips and information I get from the forum

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Introduce Yourself. / an introduction from brummie

« on: September 03, 2013, 12:36:15 pm »

hi everybody I suppose it about time introduced myself,my first intro to scroll-saw was at the early age of 11 my father bought me a fretsaw we not that well of so I used to scrounge offcuts of timber from the local timber merchant there was a magazine called Hobbies I think it was monthly It still about today but yearly selling all modelling items but there not so much of the fretsaw patterns .
I did little bits fretsaw but the job meant I travelled around a bit so it did not get as much time to myself as would have liked.
So come my retirement  I bought myself Hegner scroll saw ,I found there were quite a few books with patterns by Patrick Spielman
so I plodded on like till my family at my age 75 got me in to the computer age so browsing through the web sites I came across scrollsaw  workshop I was gob smacked the patterns and information Steve Good videos and tips I suppose he is my mentor ,I then went on to the forum that was definitely a mind boggling experience the friendly banter I  still have to get on to Steve put me right get on to the forum.
thats enough verbal rubbish
Brummie   
     

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Pattern Requests. / pattern request

« on: November 19, 2012, 03:17:11 pm »

I have just started to get into scroll saw again having to sort out family problems so I now have got withdrawal feelings so I would like to know if anybody could help me I down loaded the pattern called the man the myth the legend I tried to change the name plate to Mick with the programme but could not get this old head round it so if anybody can help I would be very grateful
Thank you Brummie    

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Ask Steve a question. / saw blade info

« on: July 24, 2012, 02:57:37 pm »

is there a easy way to work out the the right way to find right way round on the reverse scroll saw blades I tried a magnifying class but does not help