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From Santa's Workshop To Yours


Travis

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So did anybody get any new tools for the workshop? I didn't get any new tools per se, but I did get the WorkTunes Hearing Protection with Radio. You can also plug your ipod into it. Boy, those work awesome. Since I listen to audio books/podcasts while I'm working in the shop, these will be work great. I can protect my hearing without missing a beat! :thumbs:

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Not really a christmas gift however in November a friend was looking for a home of an older scroll saw made out of cast iron. Did some research and found that it was made in 1936 by Walker-Turner Ltd. During this time the machine was called a Jig Saw. The motor was original and after rewiring it purred like a kitten. Did a complete tear down and had the main body and stand powder coated. Sand blasted a few of the parts which were not painted and reassembled the machine. Made sure everything was properly aligned, put a new blade in and fired it up. Works great. Will provide a couple of photos in a few days. Great second machine though. Nice having something from the past.

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I was lucky my husband bought me an orbital sander. When we went to get it the nice little man asked if he could help us, so I told him what I wanted and he offered me one to look at and said that it came 'In a lovely little case'. Realising that I was being patronized I held my breath and continued looking. :grr: We did get the one in the lovely little case and because I had already started using the sander my husband wrapped the case and put it under the tree. :lol: We all got a hugh laugh from that on Christmas morning.

 

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I was lucky my husband bought me an orbital sander. When we went to get it the nice little man asked if he could help us, so I told him what I wanted and he offered me one to look at and said that it came 'In a lovely little case'. Realising that I was being patronized I held my breath and continued looking. :grr: We did get the one in the lovely little case and because I had already started using the sander my husband wrapped the case and put it under the tree. :lol: We all got a hugh laugh from that on Christmas morning.

 

Marg

 

That's too funny. :lol: I hope your "lovely little case" had a picture of Hello Kitty on it, because Hello Kitty is my favorite! :thumbs:

 

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Posted a note a few days ago regarding the restoration of an old Jig/Scroll Saw. Someone gave me this machine and the condition was very poor. Did a complete tear down and had the machine body and stand powder coated. Put everything back together and rewired the motor. Purrs like a kitten. Will not be able to provide the level of accuracy and detail as my Hawk G-4, however it is certainly a unique machine to have in the shop. Photos are listed in the Gallery. Tried to list here as well and could not figure out how.

 

Ron

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Posted a note a few days ago regarding the restoration of an old Jig/Scroll Saw. Someone gave me this machine and the condition was very poor. Did a complete tear down and had the machine body and stand powder coated. Put everything back together and rewired the motor. Purrs like a kitten. Will not be able to provide the level of accuracy and detail as my Hawk G-4, however it is certainly a unique machine to have in the shop. Photos are listed in the Gallery. Tried to list here as well and could not figure out how.

 

Ron

 

It looks like you did a great restoration job. It looks good as new! Nicely done. :thumbs:

 

You can post pix from your gallery by posting the BB Code into your message. The BB Code is located below your picture. Just copy to your clipboard and paste into your message. You can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut] if you get stuck.

 

 

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