Newbie from Wales

[chippygeoff]

Hi everyone.

 

My name is Geoff and I live in West Wales in the UK. I'm not actually scrolling yet. I have to wait another month when I get a payout from a pension fund. It's strange how this all started. I am disabled and I got bored with so much time on my hands that i decided to rekindle an old love of wood turning, more to pass the time than anything else. I went and bought a lathe and all the equipment that goes with it and within ten minutes it was no longer a hobby but a small business and now three months later I am supplying craft centres with the things I make and selling at craft fairs and it is all going well. I now realise I need to go in a different direction and make more items for the craft fairs and this is where the scroll saw comes in.

 

I have spent days on various scrolling sites and watched everything on you tube and I am firmly hooked. I have spent ages looking at Steve Goods site and all the wonderful things he makes. I shall be ordering flying Dutchmen bladed from Mike's workshop as I am told they are the best. It has been a major problem deciding on what scroll saw to buy, there are so many here in the UK that originate from the far east, we call them Chiwanese, the biggest problem is blade changing as most of the blade clamps need an allen key and this is a tedious job, also most of them vibrate terribly. We have one make of scroll saw here in the Uk that is considered one of the best and that is Hegner but they are so expensive and in my opinion vastly overpriced. We cannot get the DeWalt 788 here but we can get the Excalibur and that is what I am going for. I understand there have been a few problems, one with the wiring and one with the blower and yet another with the arm hitting a bolt when it is raised to change a blade but I am sure these problems will be addressed. At the moment I am trying to build up a file of patterns of things to make but feel I have now seen everything that is free so any patterns I need I will have to pay for them. I shall be making children's name signs to begin with and maybe some house names, things that will go well at craft fairs. Anyway. It's really nice to be on the site and in the forum and i shall look forward to reading all the topics.

[toolbeltman]

Hi Geoff, welcome to the Village....glad you found us...enjoy.

[Oges]

Hi Geoff, welcome to the Village. It sounds like you have everything sorted, but let us know if there are any further questions you have. I hope you really enjoy scrolling once you can get your saw.

[wombatie]

Hi Geoff, welcome to the Village.

 

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[amazingkevin]

Hello and a very welcome to you too!Creature comforts are to be much had in a scroll saw thats used alot.Cuts and blade rethreading in projects are done at about the same time frame. So spending more time to thread the blade in your project can be a let down if you need to use tools to do so.I've enjoyed all the 4 years of cheap saw i 've wore out and finally got a dw788 and it's a day and night differance from the big box store ones.I'm thrilled at your success in your craft shows !The more the merryer.Something for everyone.I give things away to those that bother to look at my wares!Such as simple i believe word art .They have deep meaning to the receipients so a little goes a long way .God will provide,keep the faith,jesus saves are all quick cuts in minutes and scrolling is my love so i'm doing what i want to to anyway.It's a nice way to utilize small scrap that would go in the trash any way .Mikes scworkshop ,flying dutchmans blades are my prefferance and with a dw788 scrollsaw they waer out instead of break!I don't have my saw bolted down and wide open cutting 3/4 " plywood it sits perfectly still on and incline.Scrollsawvillage and it's members have taught me all i know so you've tuned in to the best information corner on the world wide web.Welcome again and i'm so happy you found us!Be sure you open up your own gallery here to show us your works!

[Travis]

Hi Geoff. 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!