chrisdt Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi I'm Chris from the UK.(Cumbria) Another grumpy here....Retired last year and with the presentation money bought an Excalibur ex 21 Limited Edition scroll saw. Just making a lot of sawdust at the moment but slowly getting the hang of it. Its a great saw and it looks great too in its black and gold colours (John Player Special F1 colours) well I remember the cigarettes anyway. I also have a treadle fretsaw c 1885 called "Rival" which was made in the USA by the Seneca Falls Manufacturing Co NY. If anyones interested I'll post some pics when I can. I dont think its very usable though not with any degree of accuracy anyway. Perhaps I will sell it to fund some decent wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Chris and welcome to the village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome to the Village Chris. Glad you joined. We are picture deprived here so we are always ready for a photo. Especially anything scrollsaw related. Please post a pic of your fretsaw and results of your sawdust. What is the cigarette relationship in this. I couldn't grasp that. Oh yes...grumpy's get picked on. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multifasited Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Black cat's too inverted name play ,us Grump's understand , Welcome ! When you get a chance or are bored go back thru the old threads there is a wealth of just about anything your curious about ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Chris you fit right in here ,Glad to have you friend.You just try and get away from the scroll saw now that you've been bitten.The only cure for that is keep scrolling.now that you have time on your hands it won't be long before we'll be learning tricks from you.Happy days are here for you to scroll your hearts content.Once you try a difficult project all the rest is down hill from there.Soon you'll be doing and wowing your friend with.. .,and this one has 500 holes in it.It really doesn't take that long.don't worry about following the pattern lines to the tee that only slows you down .No big deal if you stray off the line .Only you know where the happy accident is and believe me even though you know you did ,try and find it when it;'s all said and done.But on portraits the eyes need to be right on the money so take your time on them. thanks for joining and get a foot pedal on off switch ,you'll be glad you did! Any step you can save scrolling is a plus. raise the backm of you saw up 10 inches to see what your doing easyer too!WELCOME FRIEND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Chris, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. chrisdt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) Hi Chris, welcome to the Village. I'm Roy from Scotland. You'll find lots of little back streets and alley ways to explore here, it's bigger than you think, and I can only reiterate what Kevin says, he is a master at hitting the nail right on the head. Incidentally, I well remember the JPS F1 team, those were the days. I also remember many delightful visits to your part of the country. So come in, relax and enjoy your EX. Rob Roy. Edited March 6, 2014 by Rob Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Good morning Chris Welcome to the village. Looking forward to seeing some of your projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendita Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hello Chris welcome to the Village I know you'll find what your looking for in here if not just ask, there will be plenty of answers my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Chris a big WELCOME from me. show us some of your work and have fun with the other grumpies on here if you can find them. lol Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Grumpy. . Rob Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick@tinkers-cove Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Chris. Welcome to the village. The Lake District is stunningly beautiful. I'm just over the other side of AW's Coast to Coast. (Between Scarborough & Hull). Kindest Regards, Nick (Bridlington - East Riding of Yorkshire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdt Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks guys for your welcoming comments. Heres a pic of my 1885 fretsaw and also a pic of the JPS F1 Lotus especially for you Larry. Kevin....Are you sure about the 10 inch rise at the back of the saw???? At present my saw is not in use because I'm constructing a stand from a log saw horse which is basically 3 XXX in line with a board bolted to the 6 tops. For a ten inch rise I would have to cut the front tops quite a bit shorter. Perhaps you would clarify....Many Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks for the pictures Chris. I appreciate it Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Hi Chris, What an interesting old saw. I, personally, have never seen anything even close to one like that saw. Glad you posted a picture of it for us. First of all, I wish to welcome you to The Village. There are as many skill levels here as there are people. I want to encourage to to explore around this sight and to participate by reading and posting in the forum. Taht way you will get to know us here and we will have th privilage of getting to know you too. we are a very friendly bunch of people and we live in almost every corner of the planet Earth, If it has any corners. Everyone has ideas of there own, from the best blades to use, the best saw on the market, the best way to attach a pattern to wood and what angle is best for you to mount your saw. Everyone has something to offer others, as I am sure you also have, so jump in and get your feet wet by coming back here often so we all can get to know you better. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hello Chris and welcome to the village, Thanks for the intro, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzer Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 HI, I have just joined, im from Lancashire, great hobby, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick@tinkers-cove Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 HI, I have just joined, im from Lancashire, great hobby, Hey Bazzer. Welcome to the village. I know Lancs quite well (especially along the canal network). I'd advise a quick 'copy & paste' of your last intro post, and place it as a new one in the 'Introductions' area of the forum. That way more people will catch you and say hello. If you have any questions, just ask and watch everyone jump in to help. Kindest Regards, Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Beautiful saw an great condition.Looks well made ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson's Woodworking Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Wish you lived next door. I would love to tune up that saw and see how well it would actually work. I bet with a good tune up you would be surprised just what you could do with that beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Welcome to the village Chris. I am AL from Tennessee USA. I also have an EX-21 and love it. Edited April 5, 2014 by Rover2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Chris i didn't see the plug on the trendle,lolWish i had one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Wish i had one to play with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Hi Chris. I'm AL from TN USA. Welcome to the village. Opps, Double post. Sorry Edited April 7, 2014 by Rover2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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