John Smith Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 I joined here back in Nov-2018 with the "anticipation" of getting a scroll saw some day . . . . well, it took awhile, but, it finally came about. I'm 74, retired from the commercial dimensional advertising world. (carved and routed signs). I've always used the Roto-Zip, band saw, or other tools to make my projects. (wishing many times I had a good scroll saw). Well, I finally found an old DW-788 that the original owner said "it finally gave up the ghost" and advertised it on FaceBook. (Needing much repair). After a lot of research on the Ole Tube, I see that the major components that go bad aren't all that expensive so I picked the saw up for cheap (real cheap). So now, with a very modest investment, I think I have a pretty reliable machine. I'll cruise through the forums to see what's going on around here. Thanks for having me !! John Roberta Moreton, meflick and barb.j.enders 3 Quote
Joe W. Posted June 29, 2022 Report Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome from the First State. You are in the right place - it's packed with priceless information when it comes to all things scroll sawing. And people willing to share it. Quote
CSull Posted June 29, 2022 Report Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome from Montana, lots of great advice and friendly folks on this site! Quote
Foxfold Posted June 29, 2022 Report Posted June 29, 2022 Welcome to the Village John, it's a great place Quote
John Smith Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Posted June 29, 2022 thanks for the kind words - I'm not really a scroller "enthusiast", per se. I like to make dimensional signs and have always used the band saw, routers, or Roto-Zip to cut the elements out then do some handcarving to perk them up a bit. I'll put some of my projects in my folder later on. I work mostly with HDU (High Density Urethane). I very rarely clear-coat anything. (I'm a painter. That's what I do. I like to paint things). wombatie, meflick and heppnerguy 3 Quote
LarryEA Posted June 30, 2022 Report Posted June 30, 2022 Hey John, sure looks like you got a great background to do beautiful scrollwork. Welcome to SSV Quote
Dak0ta52 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Posted June 30, 2022 Hello, John, from SE North Carolina. Impressive work. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you. Quote
heppnerguy Posted July 26, 2022 Report Posted July 26, 2022 Looks like you have that Dewalt working away. Happy you decided to join up with us. Hope you drop in often. Welcome from Southern Arizona.\ Dick heppnerguy Quote
Hawk Posted August 3, 2022 Report Posted August 3, 2022 Welcome John, I lived in Central Florida back in the 80's and 90's. Worked at Disney. Went back there a couple of years ago, That area has exploded, more roads and people than I care to deal with. But it's where I got my start into scrolling. Good luck and enjoy. Chris John Smith 1 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted August 9, 2022 Report Posted August 9, 2022 A big WELCOME from me . Roly Quote
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