Phestus Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hi Folks, My name is Phestus and I am definitely new to scrolling. I am 74 years old, married, retired, and live in Colorado. I have been a woodturner for a number of years but have been looking for something new to do. Scrollsawing is it. I have a Dremel 1671 machine that I bought new approximately 18 years ago, and it has maybe 10 hours of cutting on it. So, it is like new. I look forward to reading all the posts, past and present, and I'm sure I will learn a lot from this forum. Thanks for allowing me to join. Cheers, Phestus Quote
wombatie Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hi Phestus, welcome to the Village Marg Quote
toolbeltman Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hi Phestus...welcome to the Village..thanks for the Intro....enjoy. Quote
Oges Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hi Jerome and welcome to the Village Quote
don in brooklin on Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Welcome to the Village. Don't throw away the lathe. I used to turn a lot before I started scrolling. Still do some I sometimes combine both in the one project. I have done quite a few of Diana Thompson's angels that have a halo. I don't cut circles very well so I drilled out a blank and then between centres made round and then cut them off. Kinda like doing a fat pen and chopping it up. Also, I have cut a couple of bowls that have a round ring on the top so I turned it . Have fun. Don PS: There are a couple of video series from Steve Good and Shelia Landry that are great for beginners or as a refresher. http://www.stevedgood.com/school/sss.html http://lumberjocks.com/scrollgirl/blog/series/4134 Quote
Clayton717 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Posted October 12, 2011 hello and welcome to the village. Quote
Phestus Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Posted October 17, 2011 Hi Folks, Thanks to all of you for the very nice welcome. Got a few things going on right now with preparation to have my house painted but as soon as that is finished I'll be in the shop sitting at the saw. In the meantime I am collecting patterns and reading as many posts as possible. I am really looking forward to being able to make something of the quality that I will want to post on this forum. I will never abandon my lathe. Just looking for a change of pace. Scroll sawing is it. Thanks again for the warm welcome. Phestus Quote
Travis Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Hi Phestus. Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Lots of friendly folks here to talk shop with. I think you'll have a good time here. Anyway, welcome aboard. Jump in and have some fun! Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 Hi phestus!Sounds like you take real good care of your scroll saw.We can helpin all ways with your scrolling ventures ,just ask! Quote
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