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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Pegas 21" Scroll saw

« on: November 17, 2020, 01:57:58 am »

i'm in the same boat Richard. Received my pegas about a week ago still waiting on the stand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2W-igyzhcI&t=302s this video by Steve is shows one thing i'm going to do while i wait for the stand to arrive. i would like to protect the table surface as much as possible.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: rotary tool with flex shaft

« on: January 03, 2020, 01:50:59 pm »

don, i believe i saw a youtube video with you talking about your sanding station. i am waiting for the flex sander to arrive, but i am thinking the flex shaft tool would work better than the wonder wheel. what are your thoughts? the video was cut short so i was not able to get all the information you gave. thanks for your help, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: rotary tool with flex shaft

« on: January 03, 2020, 04:14:49 am »

i have been looking at the dremel 4300 . there are so many options, but this one looks promising. thanks for the feedback, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / rotary tool with flex shaft

« on: January 01, 2020, 08:50:42 pm »

looking to get one. i want a good one but i don't want to spend $ 400 plus on it. but i also don't want a piece of junk either. there are so many models out there . what do you people use? thanks in advance, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Has Anyone Made Signs...?

« on: January 01, 2020, 06:13:03 pm »

hey coffeepot, i'm not sure if this something you would be interested in but on judy gale roberts sight there is a pattern that uses acetate sheets for a color background that lets light show through. look at the dog bone. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1395/0011/files/JGR.Claus.Puppy.pdf?10632613791256398775   

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Newbie in Kansas City

« on: January 01, 2020, 05:50:20 pm »

welcome to the sight kcsteve. your eyes are probably better than mine but i bought my magnifier light from harbor freight. it mounts right to my delta scrollsaw. it's a 3x magnifier but i think i'de like to try a 5x. and i believe the price about 5 years ago was under $30. gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: looking at this saw, what do you think?

« on: January 01, 2020, 04:41:36 pm »

thanks for the replies. i decided against it based on reviews i've read about bushton. worried i wouldn't be able to get parts. thanks again.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / looking at this saw, what do you think?

« on: December 16, 2019, 11:14:28 pm »

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/592794011476758/  lost my work shop for a while but i now have it back. i have a craftsman scroll saw but could never get spiral blades to work in it. i think this saw  will solve that problem but it's a bit of money. it has some extras as you can see including some patterns. just the saw not the dust collectors. the saw is a 2004 rbi hawk g4 asking $900. what do you scroll artists think? thanks in advance, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / plexiglass window

« on: June 02, 2015, 02:36:10 am »

i'm replacing the old dryer vent in the basement window, of coarse the plexiglass cracked when i tried to remove the old vent, pipe and caulk, so off to the hardware store i go. i knew nothing good would happen when the young guy used a big magic marker to mark the size. but anyways it's about 1/16" too big on one side and about 3/16" on the other. i know that's not a score and snap deal (from past experience). cutting the circle for the vent shouldn't be a big deal, but the 1/16" cut could be troublesome. any suggestions on what blade to use?   thanks in advance, gramps

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: How to cut things larger than my 20" saw??

« on: February 07, 2015, 08:36:31 pm »

i have never tried this, but it may be the answer your looking for. he does great work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gp29ybCm5o

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Shelf liner as pattern

« on: February 07, 2015, 07:55:51 pm »

i had that problem also. what i did is i cut the contact paper to fit, attached it to the wood, then printed the pattern on paper and attached that to the contact paper with spray adhesive.
                                                    hope that helps, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / just received my first spiral blades- question

« on: December 13, 2014, 05:30:53 pm »

just got my order from mikes workshop (only 3 days!). they are fd-ns 3/0 new spiral blades. my question is how thick of baltic birch plywood can these cut? i would like to do some stack cutting. thanks in advance, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: amber shellac ?

« on: November 25, 2014, 03:02:51 pm »

thanks for your input DW, much appreciated! we don't have a lowes close by but if a spray is made i'm sure i can order it from our local home depot. thanks again, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / amber shellac ?

« on: November 23, 2014, 07:23:13 pm »

i read somewhere that amber shellac gives a nice color to baltic birch plywood. is there a spray version of this? i've never dipped anything for fear of runs. is this something that could be rubbed on like a stain? thanks for any input, gramps

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Newbie questions

« on: November 23, 2014, 06:13:42 pm »

sorry, you'll have to copy and paste. but it might be worth it, gramps