trailfndr Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Hello everyone. My name is Lee, and I am from just northwest of Detroit. At age 55, I had not used a scrollsaw in probably 30 years or more. Picked one up at a garage sale and made my first intarsia project with it while taking a class. 3-4 projects later, I purchased a new Porter Cable saw with Stand and it has made a huge difference in my abilities. I am hoping to get a lot better, and become more professional with my work, by learning to correctly price my items for sale, and to make my own patterns. I downloaded Inkscape, and am currently going thru the on-line videos to learn how to make scroll patterns. Anyways, I am looing forward to learning from all of you master scrollers, and with luck, and lot of work, hope to one day be a part of your elite group. here are a few samples of what I have done over the past several months. vendefwrife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Hi Lee. Welcome to the Village. Your projects look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captlucky Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 welcome, hope you enjoy the site as much as i do. Ron from owosso mi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 welcome lee,you fit right in like a glove,you've got some outstanding work under your belt there.Please share your tips and tricks with us.what kind of saw s have you used besides the porter.do you have a foot pedel on off switch ,sure makes a world of differance in creature comforts scrolling.Glad to have you joinand be sure to check out all the places you can in the village it's a blast being a member here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 welcome lee. motorcycles and eagles your my kind of people. welcome and great looking projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hi Lee, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Your projects look great. :thumbs: :thumbs: Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailfndr Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 welcome lee,you fit right in like a glove,you've got some outstanding work under your belt there.Please share your tips and tricks with us.what kind of saw s have you used besides the porter.do you have a foot pedel on off switch ,sure makes a world of differance in creature comforts scrolling.Glad to have you joinand be sure to check out all the places you can in the village it's a blast being a member here. Thanks to all of you for the nice welcome. Tips and tricks is something I really don't have many of. My layout consists of white contact paper directly on the wood, and then a printed pattern (cut into the different peices) applied with spray adhesive. I then cover that with clear packing tape, beats the tar out of trying to trace patterns. The only saw I have used was the cheap Pin style (possibly an old Craftsman, with only one speed) and the new Porter Cable. I am lucky to have a good eye for detail, and being somewhat of a perfectionist, makes me look at my work much morte critically that others would. Currently I use the Porter, a Dremel, a benchtop belt sander and hand sanding to do everything. Will be adding a Drill Press i the near future. and hopefully down the road a good drum sander. I have found that blades make a HUGE difference in my work. Currently using the Flying Dutchman brand an am very pleased with my results. Pedal switch is also on my list, I can see where that would make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Anything too keep you cutting and not reaching around or reaching under with a allen wrench to change blades,Creature comforts are much sought after for the avid scroller and you sound like your one of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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