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General Scroll Saw Talk / Pinned scroll saw blades

« on: April 23, 2017, 04:39:32 am »

I'm building a miniature bow saw and am planning on using pinned blades. I can't find any of these locally so I will have to order them. In the meantime could someone please measure how far the pins protrude from the blade, and the diameter of the pins?

Thanks in advance for information.

Gadois
 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Small Vac for scroll Saw?

« on: June 26, 2014, 03:46:57 am »

Ray at Seyco has it. I have one, it works very well and IT"S MADE IN AMERICA!

Cheers, Gadois

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Hickory Wood

« on: May 17, 2014, 04:28:33 am »

I made a Thomas wooden gear clock from Hickory. It works well on a scroll saw. It is quite hard and the teeth of the gears on the clock show no wear after years of use.

Cheers,
Gadois

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Get togethers, shows and swap meets / Re: Southern Oregon

« on: February 20, 2014, 01:20:14 am »

Hello Gary C,

Medford Tools carry the Excalibur scrollsaws. Their phone number is 541 772-0144. Talk to Dave Williams. I bought my EX 16 there. I had a Hegner some time ago but I prefer the EX.
Cheers, Gadois

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Get togethers, shows and swap meets / Re: Southern Oregon

« on: February 05, 2014, 01:53:04 am »

Hi Gary,

I live in Medford Oregon and I too would like to know if any scrollsaw hobyists are around.

Cheers, Gadois

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Torn between Dewlt or Excaliber

« on: December 22, 2013, 12:18:43 am »

Buy the EX!

Gadois

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Air Compressor Opinions

« on: December 02, 2013, 01:49:15 am »

Ray at Seyco has a small vacuum specifically made for a scroll saw.

Gadois

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Cutting thin brass

« on: October 24, 2013, 06:04:31 pm »

I use double-faced tape to adhere the brass to 1/8th inch ply and cut out the pattern using a #3 or #5 'Iron Man' blade from Mike Moorlach.
Cheers,
Gadois

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Scroll saw and the wood lathe projects

« on: September 01, 2013, 06:41:01 pm »

Here's a link to a bell tower I made some time ago. It required 120 spindles and columns all turned on a mini-lathe.
Cheers, Gadois
http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=14474.msg136972#msg136972

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Brag Forum / Re: Scale model of bell tower in Spain

« on: August 02, 2013, 05:27:49 pm »

Thanks again for the very generous compliments! In answer to a request from a forum member, I've added some detail pics of the tower. However, once enlarged, the pics get blurry. Photobucket responsible?



Cheers,
Gadois

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Brag Forum / Re: Scale model of bell tower in Spain

« on: July 31, 2013, 06:07:13 pm »

Thank you all for your kind comments!

In answer to questions, no I don't have close-up photos and yes I did install a bronze bell which is inscribed "Feliz Navidad" in Spanish (Merry Christmas). More detail can be seen on Photobucket by clicking on the magnifying glass at the right-bottom of the photo and then clicking the button indicating view original size on the next page.

Construction took about 6 months and I wouldn't ever build another one! I'm now looking for another project.

Cheers,
Gadois

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Brag Forum / Scale model of bell tower in Spain

« on: July 28, 2013, 09:51:04 pm »

The actual bell tower is located in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain. I obtained the plans from Finescrollsaw.com. The model is constructed of dimensional Basswood and Mahogany plywood. The columns
and spindles (120 of them) were turned on a lathe instead of scrollsawing. Height is 60 inches.

Cheers, Gadois

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: excalibur 16

« on: July 28, 2013, 06:43:07 pm »

I have the ex 16 and it does seem to have "sweet spots" where vibration is minimal - at or near full speed vibration is noticeable.
Gadois

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The Coffee Shop / 40,000 piece scrollsaw puzzle disaster

« on: May 01, 2013, 02:11:57 am »

Some high-speed sawing!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22348655

Gadois

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Computer questions / Re: No sound

« on: April 29, 2013, 12:35:44 am »

edward-- These steps may fix the problem but no guarantees.

1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Dbl click on System icon.
3. Click on Hardware on System Properties screen.
4. Click on Device Manager button.
5. Scroll down the list to Sound,Video & Game Controllers and click on plus sign.
6. A list of devices should appear.
7. Right click on Audio Controller line.
8. Select Update Driver from drop-down menu.
9. If this doesn't work you may have to uninstall the driver and then choose Scan for Hardware Changes.
10. You may have to choose other audio devices as well using the same procedure.

This may or may not solve the problem but it's worth a try.

Cheers,
Gadois