My first go at letters

[Macman]

Had an afternoon in the shed having a go at letters. Still using pinned blades on my Aldi saw while I await delivery of my Hegner. 

Had company from my wee helper

Edited October 23, 2018 by Macman
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[rjR]

NICELY done.

 

 

[Macman]

Thanks, I have quite a few transition marks on the wood to take out. I lack the skill and confidence to turn the wood quickly and keep feeding. 

 

[Foxfold]

Nice work. I too have a pin end machine from Aldi, I love it and wouldn't part with it for the world. I also have an Axminster Trade Series 18 which I use for more intricate work, but there's lots you can do on the pin end. xx

[Phantom Scroller]

Good work. Roly

[Macman]

13 minutes ago, Foxfold said:

Nice work. I too have a pin end machine from Aldi, I love it and wouldn't part with it for the world. I also have an Axminster Trade Series 18 which I use for more intricate work, but there's lots you can do on the pin end. xx

I can’t get on with the vibration to be honest. I have it bolted down onto my bench and after a wee while my eyes end up crossed

[meflick]

Beautiful Helper!  Nice job on the project.  Lettering still scares me I am afraid. 

[DWSUDEKUM]

5 hours ago, Macman said:

Thanks, I have quite a few transition marks on the wood to take out. I lack the skill and confidence to turn the wood quickly and keep feeding. 

 

That will come with a bit of practice and time.  Great job.  Does your helper want to cut as well?

DW

[trackman]

6 hours ago, Macman said:

Thanks, I have quite a few transition marks on the wood to take out. I lack the skill and confidence to turn the wood quickly and keep feeding. 

 

When I first started I would spend as much time touching up as I did cutting

[Dave Monk]

Great job. You will love your Hegner.

[Rockytime]

You've done a great job. I don't think you will have any trouble with letters. BTW who is the little cutie?

[wombatie]

What a beautiful little helper.  Lettering is harder than cutting portraits but it looks as if you did a good job.

Marg

[Macman]

My little helper is Jessica. She is just over four years old and is such a switched on cookie. 

Having her later on in life meant I am keen on spending as much time as possible to teach her that life is fun and she can do anything she sets her mind too. 

No doubt in my mind that she will be scrolling soon. Her mum thinks different

[RabidAlien]

I've bent many a pin-ended blade trying to make tight turns.    One of these days I'll scrape together enough allowance (and my wife will approve) to get an Excalibur.  Until then...I'm finding that the only limiting factor for cutting with pin-ends is the size of the pilot hole.  You can still do some pretty gnarly stuff with them!!

 

Awesome cut!

[daveww1]

very nice job

[rdatelle]

Looks great for a pin blade. They say practice makes perfect. You'll get the hang of turning faster with the new saw, that's for sure.

[bobscroll]

I think you are doing fine Andy, Each project will give you more confidence as you go on!

Thank you for posting,

Bob 

[Foxfold]

You can, with a little ingenuity, do a lot on a pin end saw, I did my first WordArt pattern, among other things, on my pin end,  Sorry, pushed the wrong button and don't know how to delete this answer as it's not what I wanted to do. But saying that, these were done on my little machine. Brenda x

 

 

 

Edited October 24, 2018 by Foxfold

[amazingkevin]

On 10/23/2018 at 10:07 AM, Macman said:

Had an afternoon in the shed having a go at letters. Still using pinned blades on my Aldi saw while I await delivery of my Hegner. 

Had company from my wee helper

I long to say those words!

[Foxfold]

6 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

I long to say those words!

It's easy Kevin, just say ''Had company from my wee helper''    . Sorry just couldn't resist. xxxx

[John B]

On 10/24/2018 at 1:07 AM, Macman said:

Thanks, I have quite a few transition marks on the wood to take out. I lack the skill and confidence to turn the wood quickly and keep feeding. 

 

Looking good. Make the most of your assistant, they grow up to damn fast.
As DW said tight turns etc will come with practice. Once you get your new saw, get yourself a gross of various sized blades, find a practice pattern and go to it.

[Phantom Scroller]

On 10/23/2018 at 7:15 PM, Macman said:

I can’t get on with the vibration to be honest. I have it bolted down onto my bench and after a wee while my eyes end up crossed

We all start somewhere and as you master it you'll move up to newer models and when you get to the Ex-21 or bigger it will be like going from a mosovich car to a Ferrari.  Roly

[smitty0312]

Looks great....thanks for sharing