kkrunde Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Sorry to share another picture so soon. I'm just so excited! The earlier tree I did with a pattern I purchased, this I did from my drawing of a chicken. I'm hoping to make a variety of animals for my grandson. Thanks for looking Birchbark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubec Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) That looks good. Thanks for sharing. Have a look around the internet for clipart, a good place to start is with this link http://www.clker.com/or http://www.pdclipart.org/ Have fun. Edited November 17, 2014 by aubec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Henryetta couldn't look better!You've got great control with that ryobe. I tryed a ryobe and my hand won't fit to change the bottom blade,lol Also look up something you like in silouewettes.of chickens ,ducks ,roosters etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdub4ever Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 That looks good, nice straight lines. Would that saw happen to be a SC164VS the chicken is sitting on? I used one of those saws for years, I loved it. Actually I used it up until October of last year, then I bought the DeWalt 788. THe only problem I ever had with it was the tension rod, it wasn't made from very good material and had to replace a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrunde Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thank you all for the compliments and suggestions! Yes Don, that is exactly what this scroll saw is! I like it, but I can't keep the silly drop foot in place. Every time I pull the wood out, it falls because the tightening knob comes loose. This was the best I could afford for now, but maybe one day I will have a nicer one, but for now I'm THRILLED and so thankful to have this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrunde Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I made a smaller chicken I'm having SO much fun!!!! I enjoy both the designing of my simple patterns and the creating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Kelly you have definite signs of scroll mania. It is truly fun to find out that you can take a normal piece of wood and create all these fun and wonderful things. You are correct to start off with some of the simple designs but soon you will be obliged to see if you can possibly do that more complicated patterns you have your eye on. and guess what ? if it is not a really delicate piece, you probably with find that you can make it. you will then find that you will be pushing your skill level and meeting challenges that today you may think is way way off in your future but really is not that far away. Even people who have been scrolling for a long time, still doubt their abilities that if they only gave it a try, they would find they could achieve what seems like the impossible. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 They look good Kelly. Have you thought about taking the foot away altogether, not many of us use them, they are a pain in the rear end. Marg Clayton717 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) They look great! I had the same problem with the "foot" on my Ryobi. I'd push it up. tighten the knob and it would work loose. I just put some electrical tape around it and that took care of that. There wasn't enough clearance to remove it al together. Edited November 17, 2014 by Kragax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdub4ever Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) Marg, when I used the Ryobi and removed the foot it was very hard to control the wood. It jumped around too much. I never understood why someone would remove it. Then when I started using the 788 and removed the foot, I thought, "so this is what they ment". It is a completely different machine. I haven't used the foot on my 788, but you really have to on the Ryobi. Or at least I had to. I could not control the wood at all without it. Edited November 17, 2014 by Tdub4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdub4ever Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Kelly, when you lift the foot to remove the wood, you have to give the thumb screw a little more umpf, to get it to hold up. I had the same problem. Parts for that saw are very cheap, but shipping (for where I live) wasn't. I would buy 2 tension rods for like $4 and it would cost almost $13 for shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Kelly that looks great. Here is a thought about the chicken. What would happen if you cut a couple of small chicks from the base of the body of the chicken. Kinda like a nesting puzzle. some thing like this perhaps. Kelly most scrollers I know have removed that foot as it is generally a PITA. You will soon get used to holding the working piece without it. You are doing great keep up the good work. Just a word of caution though about cutting MDF the sawdust from it is not good for you so please wear a dust mask when cutting and sanding it. Thanks for sharing your work with us. DW LarryEA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrunde Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thanks everyone! I did try removing the foot but then I had two problems.... no blower (because it is attached to the foot) and the wood, like Don said, bounces around like crazy! It probably isn't the best scroll saw, but I didn't have the funds to get a better one. I am very thankful to have this one. Hubby is at stage 5 kidney failure and on dialysis 6 days a week, he worked for 2 years on dialysis, but in June his body just gave up the fight to go and do work (he built helicopters, which is very physical and his job was an hour from home), so we are surviving on his disability checks, which I'm sure you all know isn't much. I do a patchwork of jobs to try and make ends meet, but since the bulk of my time is taken up taking care of Hubby (I took a class for 4 weeks to be his dialysis "tech" and I set up the machine, run it, take care of him, all from home 6 days a week, which takes me about 36 hours just to do the dialysis and then there are countless doctor appointments to go to). I got back into wood working because I wanted to make my grandson some Christmas gifts, but I'm also hoping to make some small things to sell. One day, I hope to save enough money to get a better one, because I'm having way too much fun to ever give up this hobby Love the nesting puzzle idea DW. I saw there is a puzzle blade, don't have one of those, is there another blade that can do the same type of cutting? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Very nice job, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrunde Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Thanks Frankorona! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 You make me smile. Your chicken is a fine chicken. You did a good job. Love to see you do the rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 depending on the size ,thickness of wood is what will determine the right puzzle blade for you.I 3/4 wood a #5or#7 will work .for very young kids a little bigger so the pieces go together with out struggeling.on 1/4" wood any #2 blade should work for you .Doing puzzles you need to make absolute sure the blade is square to the table .Other wise the puzzle pieces won't come apart or go together.If you don't have a square small enough 2" is perfect use a index card 2" x 2"or a credit card or a business card will work for you.put the square next to the blade to check for being plumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi Kelly, It's nice to be creative and make things, Nice job on the chicken, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Top Notch work.I see a small chair in the future.Say with a Chicken or a Duck for the sides? :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 You are doing fine before long you will be doing Fret work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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