Paul hd Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 Hi to everyone. I'm from Buckinghamshire in the UK and have just recently taken up this very addictive hobby of scroll sawing. I bought a secondhand Hegner. The first owner bought it back in 98, used it once and then it sat in its box until I brought it home about a month ago. Kind regards to all. Paul Rob Roy and amazingkevin 2 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 Hi Paul a big WELCOME from me. Roly Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 Hi Paul!.....Welcome to the Village!.....Please make yourself at home and be sure to share your work with us when you can! Quote
LarryEA Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 Hey Paul, A big welcome to you. Yes scroll sawing IS addictive. Hey again, do you have any pictures ... WE really enjoy seeing scroll work. What do you like to cut? Me, I like to cut Wood Anyway, glad to have you! Quote
bobscroll Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 Hello Paul, And welcome to the village, I'm sure you have come to the right place to get any help if needed, Thanks for the intro, Bob Quote
courdorygirl Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 Hi Paul, and welcome! Lots of friendly, helpful folks here. Quote
Paul hd Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Posted June 8, 2015 Wow. What a welcome. :-) Many thanks to you ladies and gentlemen. Regards Paul LarryEA and bobscroll 2 Quote
lawson56 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Posted June 8, 2015 A BIG HOWDY from Southern Tenn, Welcome to the Village.You'll find a bunch of Friendly Folk here.Looking forward to seeing your work. Quote
heppnerguy Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 welcome, Paul. As you have no doubt already discovered, we have several people in the Village that live in the UK and all over Europe, along with Australia and the USA and many other parts of the globe. It is sort of a world wide family of very friendly and helpful people that love to share their talents with everyone else here. Take time to explore the entire sight and post comments on other parts of the forum as well. Sit back, take off your shoes and put your feet up and.......wait a minute..better put your shoes back on again...I will wait while you do that............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................thank you.. ( you seem a little slow tying your shoes ). Just enjoy yourself.. Welcome aboard.. watch out though because there seems to be some jokers around here too so don't get caught up in their capers.. Dick heppnerguy LarryEA and LarB 2 Quote
amazingkevin Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Fancy you starting off with a hegner Whoa! Your one of the crowd now so jump on in an give your two cents worth in all the forums you like,Glad having you here as our newest member,All questions will be answered ,and in more ways than one.Stop in for breakfast any day ,hot band ready but best of all it's free,coffee or tea included in the coffee house.Heck you can even make us a treat or two if you like .We all have bottom less pits ! Thanks for joining,and don't be a stranger,lol :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote
wombatie Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Hi Paul, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Take a seat and make yourself at home. Marg Quote
ike Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Welcome to the village. there is lots of dogies here . any questions ask and you will receive an answers some times three is several different answers try them all and one will probably suit your needs.this is a fun place to be . Quote
Paul hd Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Posted June 9, 2015 You ladies and gents are great. The warmest welcome. The atmos on this forum really is one of the best. My scroll saw history only consists of five patterns that I have attempted. Here are two of them. I'm just loving this hobby. Cheers all Paul bobscroll 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 I'm impressed. Kitty and birds looks delicate. How did you do it, what type wood? The giraffe is also a nice one. You have done a job as good as anyone on both. Thank you for showing them. Quote
Paul hd Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Posted June 9, 2015 Hi Larry. Thanks for your comments. I used 9mm ply. I think it was a number 5 blade and on the giraffe I started to use a spiral blade which was a number 4 Olson. Close up they are rough, but I'm happy with them. Btw. These patterns are from the Steve good site I've found that when I remove the masking tape/painters tape it pulls off small bits of the ply. Do you think that's because it is a cheap ply? Regards Paul Quote
bobscroll Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 Thank you Paul for the photo, You did some nice work there, Bob Quote
Paul hd Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Posted June 10, 2015 Hi Bob. You are too kind. May I ask you srollers in the UK where you buy your timber from. ? Quote
bobscroll Posted June 12, 2015 Report Posted June 12, 2015 Hello Paul, Would you believe skips also second hand furniture being thrown out! pallet's, And if you have a band saw, You can re-saw thick pieces of timber down thinner as you like! You might have some people in a trading estate near you that throw out scrap pieces of wood, Just ask them if they have any wood? It's always best when it's free! lol Bob Paul hd 1 Quote
Paul hd Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Posted June 12, 2015 Good info Bob. I will now never be able to walk past a skip without having a peek. :-)) Cheers Paul bobscroll 1 Quote
koehler788 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Posted June 22, 2015 Welcome to Paul from a Paul I noticed in one comment you only have 5 patterns - That is now a false statement! you have UNLIMITED Pattern at uour disposal. Wlcome to the family Paul from indiana Paul hd 1 Quote
Paul hd Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Posted June 22, 2015 Hi Paul. How right you are. Many thanks for the welcome to the family. Regards Paul Quote
savethebeer Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I've found that when I remove the masking tape/painters tape it pulls off small bits of the ply. Do you think that's because it is a cheap ply? Hello Paul, only my second day as a member and here I am giving 'expert' advice. In Ireland we have the same problem you have in that 'good' wood is either very hard or very expensive to come across. I had the same problem as you with bits pulling off all the cheap stuff I use, but I have stopped that by peeling the tape carefully backwards, as opposed to pulling it upwards off the wood. Sand the wood before you put tape on can help also. Bob Quote
Paul hd Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Posted June 29, 2015 Hi Bob. Top tips. Thanks. I've started to use a better quality ply and apart from cutting nicer it does not have so many tear outs happening. I will definitely use your tips to cut down the problem further. I might also go the route of attaching the pattern directly to the wood and then use a cellulose (I think that's what it is) to remove the pattern after cutting. I read about it on this forum recently. Regards Paul Quote
savethebeer Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 Did try sticking the pattern directly to wood before, but found that if you cut 40 or 60 holes in your wood then you are left with lots of tiny tiny islands of pattern that needs to be peeled off. I prefer to use the masking tape. And as has been said here before, look in skips and charity shops. An old chest of drawers could yield up lots of panels of handy sized pieces of good wood. Quote
savethebeer Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I might also go the route of attaching the pattern directly to the wood and then use a cellulose (I think that's what it is) to remove the pattern after cutting. . Paul, just one extra thing to bear in mind is what finish you intend to use. Your glue and then your cellulose might react with your french polish or your laquer and you'll end up with something that you did not plan on. Quote
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