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PVC Lamps Hello friends, I present one of my last works. I made them with PVC tubes 4 " Cut in half, and hand crafted with bow. Because there is not enough space for the bench press. I did not use Dremel, as it is I have no possibility of purchase. I hope you like the idea. Greetings and hugs to everyone from Puebla, Mexico.

2' in diameter and 1/4" thick. Stack cut two at a time. Thinkin they would be good stocking stuffers. I have a new respect for you guys that cut coins.

6.25"W x 8.50" H 1/2" Thick Oak

Yesterday morning I got a call from the DEWALT authorized dealer and was told my replacement saw was in. I decided to play hooky from work yesterday afternoon and picked it up. Went to my shop and got that saw hooked up and tested it. Everything works correctly on it. Just after I finished setting up that saw here comes the UPS truck with my new Hawk BM 26. Spent the rest of the day setting it up as well. It cuts great straight out of the box but has just a little vibration that I need to solve but nothing major. The biggest issue is that I have to get use to changing blades on the Hawk. My plan is to use both saws. The DEWALT for thinner woods and the Hawk for thicker woods. I plan on being in the shop most of the weekend but most likely not touch either saw hardly at all. I already have several intarsia projects cut ready to shape. Going to se how well my dust collection works on my flexible drum sander works. i will let everyone know my opinion on the Hawk in a few weeks or so after I get used to it. Doesn't look like I am having the issues that Iggy had or is having. Brian

Alright, I'd love everyone's thoughts and feedback. Looking into doing names... my artist for this is... Mrs. Iggy. Orangeman and I were discussing a couple of days ago and I had happened to see a video online recently showing the design being done in Inkscape and Mrs. Iggy is a computer graphic artist so I challenged her to learn how to do it. She watched some tutorial videos and she was off and running. I'm imagining coming up with maybe 6 different style/fonts and offering as a solid piece or as a puzzle. I actually prefer the solid piece option, but since I sell puzzles I figured I'd offer it as an option. I cut these 4 this morning and I plan on displaying them at my 2 day event this weekend and see if there's any interest. Iggy

Christmas will soon be here, and here are the first few orders.

Had another little go on the saw again today came up with the Native Chief (Steve Good Pattern) On 1" pine table top that was going in bin well until I see it on my way home and rescued it & had to put Dreamcatcher pattern from Sasho on vinyl

A few pic frames for some friends

I wasn't sure if it's hard wood at first glance but looked it over and thought some company went thru a lot of trouble to make this as everything is built into it ,leaves flip out extensions etc S the next day i planed a piece and it's oak! Urica !Now i have plenty of nice oak,and did this cross from it 3/4 "thick and 4 ware houses got flooded in 6 " water across from me.

I was asked to do a car show tomorrow, never done one before, as I do have a lot of cars in stock, my wife insisted that I do a car show we will see how it goes. My son in law has a 68 Roadrunner, which he will be taking there, and his friend has a 65 Mustang which he will also be there. I figure I would give it a try. edward

Loved this pattern when I saw it in Paul's (Scrappile) gallery when I first joined last year. Pattern by Tom Mullane. Finally got the nerve up to cut it. 12 1/2 X 17 inches, stack cut three in 1/8th " BB ply. Jeff

Saw this pattern by Sasho the other day and had to do it simple yet different and the crying woman I also liked but cannot remember where or how I came across it , Both frames used are saved from the tip I do like to recycle when I can.

Two new saws in one day, life is good!

Great cuttings! My favorite is the new pattern from Sasho. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

Frank, Great patterns and cuttings. Very interesting finishes on the vinyls.

I keep dreaming of that... but my company is foolish enough to pay me way too much so I can't walk away from it. If they get rid of me though... I'll consider it.

Hi, my name is Sandrine or Sandy (for my friends) and I'm happy to accept me for your site ; sorry my English is not perfect but I will try to make me understand. I I have been scrolling for about 2 years now and love it. Here are some of my creations that I particularly like. Thanks for giving me your impressions on my hobbie.

Hi everyone. I just finished this piece yesterday. This is a sample I made for a friend of mine. I want to thank Gordie for sending me the pattern plus a couple more he sent me. This one is made out of 3/4 Oak with a 1/8 B/B background. I know there colors are black and gold but I didn't want to take away from the Oak and paint it. I'll do one more out of pine and paint it black and gold and see which one looks better. Well I took Waynes advice and did this one with a black backer.

a COUPLE OF JOBS CAME IN AND I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTUres of 20 -10" letters but did "M" in 24"letter and lounge in 7" and had to do them over bigger in 10"and another phar tech one for the girl at cvs pharmacy she wanted yellow w/white glitter.

Your on a roll,Die hard sports fan love to flaunt their teams.

Congrats on 2 new saws. And getting them both the same day. Certainly a great reason for a day of hooky from work.

awesome job

excellent job

Looking good, Dave !

Great job on the scraps,they look great.

That's some lovely looking scraps Dave. Roly

Excellent idea Frank.Looks great. Roly

Very Very nice Frank!. Those all came out fantastic. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

very well done, been meaning to try vinyl myself

Excellent concept and execution!

Those are a great idea. Very nicely done, they look fantastic. Rob

Great use of scrap!! Nice!

This is some mighty fine stuff. Good to be seeing your vinyls again.

I do not understand how you do that, sure are very nice!

Very nicely done... where is the Indians key chain? Eh? Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Great pattern and cutting!

That is very impressive. Nicely done!!!!

Leave the vacuum unit on the garage shelf. Just pipe the vacuum line from your saws into the Dust Deputy, even locate the Dust Deputy down on the garage floor or wherever it will be convenient to empty when it is needed, and then run the line from the top of the Dust Deputy up to the vacuum unit, wherever it is. It will then be so much easier and cleaner to empty the bucket under the Dust Deputy than it is to clean the filter bag on your vacuum unit. You will likely never have to clean this filter bag again if you do this. Charley

My previous post was directed to member "rockytime" and his decision to sell his Dust Deputy before even trying to use it. My Dust Deputy was bought used from a commercial wood shop that was closing down. It cost me $35. I had been planning to buy a new Dust Deputy when this one became available, so this was just a cost saving for me. Before getting the Dust Deputy, I had been using the same re-purposed Whole House Vacuum System, but I was having to clean the cloth filter and container of the vacuum unit about once an hour when I was scroll sawing. These Dust Deputy's really work, and are surprising in how efficient they are at separating the dust from the vacuum air stream. Even if you don't vent your vacuum system to the outside, you will see a major improvement in how well your vacuum keeps working at it's peak, long after your filter bag in your vacuum would have been plugged up. I know several people who have Shop Vacs running for hours at a time in their shops and they have done this for several years. The motors in Shop Vacs are a very similar design to the motor in my Central Vacuum System, hand drills, circular saws, etc. except for size. They are all brush type universal motors, and eventually the brushes will wear out in all of them. The bearings may go bad in them too, but most of these motors will last many years before this happens. If you service these motors by cleaning and changing their bearings and brushes before they wear out, they will most likely last a a lifetime. If you fail to do this maintenance, you will be eventually be replacing the motor. Shop Vacs are now designed so that the cooling air for the motor is from the outside of the case and not part of the vacuum / dust air stream. Years ago when vacuum cleaners and shop vacs passed the dirty air stream through the motor to cool it the motors didn't last anywhere near as long as they do now. I know one woodworker who presently has several shop vacs installed under his shop, one for each source of sawdust, and all of them have no filters in them. He vents these shop vacs through over size pipes into the wooded area next to his shop. He can get away with this, but most of us, including me, have close neighbors who wouldn't approve of us doing this with all of our sawdust. The air coming out of my Central Vacuum that I vent outdoors is cleaner than the exhaust from most central vacuums in houses, because the Dust Deputy is removing more than the fabric filter in my vacuum ever did without the Dust Deputy. Since most central vacuums in homes also vent to the outdoors, their micro fine household dust is getting blown outside, where most of mine is not. Charley

Hi Charley, Thank you for your response and suggestions. Unfortunately the edge of the garage roof is over the shop so no attic space. The shelf the vacuum is on is too close to the ceiling for the Dust Deputy to stand upright. Also I do not worry too much about dust as I only spend a couple hours a week scrolling, spend a little time turning pens, a little time finishing a small steam engine and work nearly full time repairing antique clocks. I don't have a lot of time to spend in my shop. My clock shop and machine tools are in the basement where most of my time is spent. My dust collector has been in the garage for several years sitting on the floor, now it is up on a shelf out of the way. It has never been a problem.

A beautiful work of art.

Wow, this is amazing, a massive well done

Those look great. Awesome work

Nice !....Those turned out great, Francisco !

Those are definitely interesting and look great. Good job!

Ya I also believe them. Will be interesting to see what the excelsior does, I have to make room for it in my shop. time to get rid of some crap....

I understand how getting burned by the Canadian Harbor Freight Equivalent might burn folks, but still, It doesn't make sense that the Tawain manufacturer would intentionally drop their standards to make a saw for King of lesser quality. King does not make that saw, they re-brand that saw. King's pricing for this saw isn't in line with the pricing of their other tools, right? I know, the Harbor freight junk scrollsaw is very inexpensive. Then finally, Woodcraft certainly isn't in the habit of selling Harbor Freight quality tools. I would be shocked if these saws are of lesser quality that the EXs this same manufacturer made before them, but you never know. ------Randy

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Not to mention, adding a dab, and just a dab, of Vaseline (or similar) to where the white tensioning lever meets the aluminum. When I bought both of my EX's, there was a dab of white grease there. Every so often, I'll clean that area and add clean Vaseline . I like Scrappiles suggestion of cleaning and anti-seizing the threads.

Pretty much said in my manual when I had it, to keep it clean, brush it off once and a while and use it. My manual said it had sealed bearings no maintenance to do there, I do not know if you can add grease to sealed bearings. I don not know much about bearings. I did, (not mentioned in the manual maintenance section) every so often remove the clamp thumb screws, remove the tip, clean it and make sure it could turn pretty easily, clean the threads on the thumbscrew and in the clamp (pipe cleaner works) and add a small dab of "anti-seize" the threads of the thumbscrews... both top and bottom ones. Remember you are screwing a steel screw into aluminum. That needs care. Wax the table top once and a while. Check for loose bolts, screws and nuts. That is about it.