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I have a friend who is a carpenter and also a Toronto Maple Leaf fan. I took Steve Goods man cave saw and replaced man cave with Maple Leafs.still need to spray it.

I've been out taking pictures this past week and came away with a few I wanted to share with you all. I am hoping to get back out again this coming week after everyone goes back to work. Thanks for looking Jim

I finished cutting and painting this pattern that @don in brooklin on was kind enough to make for me. I made it at by Daughter's request. Now she has requested a black frame for it..... Any way I like how it turned out, I think she will also. Thanks so much Don for the pattern.

This silhouette reminded me of pushing my daughters in the swing. Both would ask me to push them "too high". I'm going to get one of them to burn "Too High" into it and hang it in my shop.

Well as promised here are my first cuts with my New Delta.Boy Oh Boy is it a Joy to cut with.I managed to cut all three with one blade,One of the 2 that came with it.I,m gonna have to look in the box and see if I can find the bag they came in,to find out what kind of blades they are.I know there not skip tooth, The Owners Manual doesn't say. The middle Plaque I made foe a friend of mine. 1st one,well I,m a Trekkie, The Bandit is one of my own..Love my new saw.

On EX/King style stands, that bar on the Stand is in the way of my legs. I would also like to see them ditch the dust collection mechanism, and re-design something better. All the manufacturers should shift to Pegas clamps standard. Ex needs a coating on the table that don't come off so easily. On the Hegner, would like to see a "good" top feed option with a quick Clamp type solution for the bottom,

Well I took a little break from the shop after the busy holidays... but got back at it last week making ornaments to restock some sold out ones.. Will be doing a mix of ornaments, clocks, and hopefully a few new designs over the next few months.. Also looking forward to doing a few portrait style cuttings.. Got a busy year ahead of me for sure with the plans I have, LOL Thanks for looking,

The wood is probably jumping because the blade is grabbing the wood, instead of cutting it. This happens for a couple reasons. The simplest is a dull blade or blade installed upside down. Barring that, the most common cause is trying to make tight turns too fast. Pushing the wood into the blade, while turning quickly and tightly doesn't allow the blade to cut fast enough and the blade will bind in the wood and the teeth will grab on the upstroke, instead of cut. This can also happen when trying to use too large of a blade. What size & type of blade are you using? What kind of wood are you cutting and how thick is it? Does the lifting happen just in cutting curves or all the time? Many scroll saw blades have reverse teeth in them. This is intended to reduce the tear out on the bottom of the wood. Most reverse tooth blades just have a few teeth pointing up at the bottom. Some have reverse teeth placed through the entire length of the blade. These sometimes cause more trouble with lifting the wood, because there are more reverse teeth engaged at any given time. If the problem persists, you could try a skip tooth blade, which only has teeth that point down. You may sacrifice the slightly cleaner cut that a reverse tooth blade offers, but it should help minimize the lifting. Also, most scrollers remove the hold down bracket on their saw, but if your saw is still equipped with one, make sure it's lowered far enough to help hold the wood down, without being too tight and causing friction between the wood and the table. Good luck. Hope this helps.

None I am happy with my RBI saws they way they are. Best saw on the market in my opinion.

On my EX 21 I would like to see the top with out the little holes for the dust extraction and better lasting top coating for the table . Other then that I am very happy with it.

built in dust collection, top and bottom

As a kid I remember jumping from the top of a chain link fence to discover a shoelace was securely wrapped around the prongs on the top. Good thing stuff like that happens mostly when you're young and can still take it.

I love Bernd's great aviation cuttings and he agreed to let me cut a couple of his also. He said to make it as large as my saw would permit but I wanted to try my usual 8 X 10 inch first. I choose to cut the Corsair F4U first because it looked to be the easies one. I feel honored that he allowed me to give this a try. I hope that I did not offend him with my efforts but as I continue to cut more of his work, I will start to understand better how I need to go about cutting it for best results. I really like airplanes, though I am not obsessed with them, and I am looking forward to cutting more to hand on my own wall to admire. Thank you so much for your generosity and I will post the others as I find the time to cut them. Dick heppnerguy

Good Friend is retiring so I made a desk plaque and pen holder.. The wood is African Mahogany. That is not the same pen as I will give as the real pen is out to be engraved. Same kit and similar wood.

All things I have seen mentioned are things anyone can add themselves. The vendors start doing all these things the price is going up. You can do them much cheaper. There are so many saws out there that it would be impossible to find one that does not fit your needs. Just have to have the money for the upper commercial models. The vac system is probably the one item that all saws should have built in but would take some engineering to make complete and useful and not to intrude with cutting. Tough to do because you need both top and bottom vac to be efficient.

I would add, on the EX, a zero clearance insert. Now I'm using empty gift cards.

On my Seyco, I would like a table top without the unnecessary hole rectangle in it and a mechanism to tilt the head like the Excalibur has... On my Hegner, a bigger table would be nice, but I have that covered. I really like it the way it is....

What changes would you like to make to your saw? Larger table, top feed , different tilt system? I would have a larger steel not aluminum table, relocate the speed and power controls on my hawk. Fredfret

I got this box Idea from Steve Good. Redesigned the pattern to suit me. I have been saving back this piece of maple for a special project.

With V-day on the horizon, I decided to try one of Alex Fox's patterns. I know from experience what looks good in a pic or video often looks different when I get done with it. 1/8" BB on the left is cut and stacked, on the right is some Sedona Red stain, and finished

Mounted to the stand with 2 rubber pads, rubber feet on saw, & 2 more rubber pads under lag screw washers. Vibration is in a narrow range throughout the speed dial. The work lite is nice, the blower inadequate. Weighs about 50 pounds. Carry handle. Table tilts 45 each way. Just used the blade that came with it to cut out my wifes name. First "project" of 2019. Thinking about donating the craftsman to the thrift store after I get it put back together. Will use this saw while I do more research and wait for the one I want. So I'll have a cheap saw and a good saw eventually.

I always wondered why Excalibur ever put a coating on the table in the first place? Why does it even need a coating is really a pretty good question.. I mean.. My DeWalt never had any coating and yeah if I don't keep it waxed it'll rust.. Hawk doesn't have any coatings on the table.. and if I don't wax it... it doesn't rust because it's aluminum.. I'd rather have no coating and sell me the saw for less money because you saved the money from having to coat a table that don't last more than 10 - 15 hours use.. LOL

Clock-mister you are! The scrollers pride an joy! Precision scrolling!!!

Wow! that is really nice! Love the hinge!

Very beautiful!

Now that is 1 Beautiful Box Love the Hinge.I can't remember ever seeing it done that way before.Very Cool.

Bill has given you most of the reasons for your issue, except one. I have found that to slow a blade speed will cause your problem. Try speeding up the blade speed. I teach my students to start with a medium speed, then adjust from there.

Here is the link. It is in around the 20 minute mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0t65uSf1CE

Thanks so much for all the kind words everyone. I love this line from an Oakridge Boys song, "Thank God for kids, there's magic for awhile."

nice job

Yes, it is quite real. You just select the desired photo. By the way, Russian programmers made a video game dedicated to World War II military aviation, armored vehicles, and fleets. The game allows you to consider the technique at close range from either side. There is even a view from the cockpit. Yesterday I wrote a letter to the developers with a copyright question. They replied that using screenshots to further create patterns fits the fan-art category and does not violate the law. Here is a link to a small video.

That’s great idea. And it looks really good.

@SCROLLSAW703 Brad. Can you tell me what a CW-40 and a BM-26 is? Thanks

Congrats on the new saw. Looks like you are putting it to good use already! Rob

The Dewalt would come with a on board dust collection and the jim dandy easy lift. Adjustable motor to change the blade movement like the EX... The Excalibur would have more table in front of the blade without any stupid coatings on it.. come standard with Pegas clamps.. and some sort of on board dust collection.. have a faster running speed like the DeWalt and Hawks 1500SPM Vrs 1750.. Stand could be designed more like the DeWalt stand... My Hawk 226 Ultra would have variable blade aggression adjustment.. and a on board dust collection system... I think my new BM series will fit my request quite well other than the dust collection, LOL All saws come with a hour meter.. just make it easier for maintenance... and a timer to time projects.. Also all saws come with blade tubes and on board tube holder.. Adjustable height bracket for the foot switch be part of the stands that can mount on either side of the stand.. Dewalt and Ex type saws have grease fittings so you don't have to spend a day taking them apart just to oil / grease them.. or high end sealed bearings..

Great job and enjoy the new saw!

I like the quote, the pattern, and the cutting. Food, family and love are great blessings!

Last week I did the final cutting on one of the biggest scrolling project I have undertook. I still have the sanding, mounting and finish to do on that project, but I needed a break from it. At about the same time I read @Foxfold's post of a compound cutting video. I started watching it and decided to go check out the guy's site. ( JEPlans.com ). Compound cutting fascinates me because I am always surprised how you cut the pattern, take the block of wood apart and here is a neat little whatever it is you were hoping you would have. I look around the site and find a pattern for a pretty simple, but cute nutcracker, like for the ballet. When my daughter was little she danced in it a few years as she progressed through ballet classes. It was always fun to go watch her and all the little ballerinas. So I thought it would be fun to make for her and bring back some memories for her. This was really fun for me to make. All pieces are compound cut. His plans are very well done and he has a Youtube video on making this project. The plan give you a choice of 2 sizes to make. This is the bigger one, stands 7" tall. The plan was $3. So here he is in all his glory. Sorry I am not much of a painter, and boy I did not realize how shaky I am. I would like to do another some day, a little more detailed and bigger. The hair was the hardest part to cut, I could not believe it came out of that little block of wood when I was done.

A fun and different type of project that you do not see very often in The Village. Enjoyed viewing your piece and reading all the fun stories it brought out Dick heppnerguy

Been there done that one myself

Nice work!

good luck with the new saw, very nice work

Yea that place is right proud of what they sell I just stumbled across this one, never heard of it before

Looks about identical to my Wen, save for the color difference, and the light and PTO for the flex shaft. The Wen sells on Amazon for around $90, so this price seems quite steep to me.

I looked at this saw when I was in the marked for a saw.I could not find any reviews about it,never hared of the name,and as Marg stated it would take awhile to change a blade,Not a good saw.

I turn from time to time. Pens, bowls and wig stands. I like to kid at our club that I graduated to scrolling. It is a fun rivalry scrollers versus turners.

Well I made this for the shop walls. This is the first time I've ever used Doug fir for anything other than framing. I had some 4x4's 2 feet long left over from building my shop cabinets a few years ago. Glad I saved them and the frame turned out pretty good I think. I used redwood for the splines. About half way through this I had an "Ah ha!" moment where it clicked for me. Turns and pivots became easier and less stressful, blade choice improved and finally did a project without breaking it. A lot of you have cut this already but I enjoyed it. Oh and if you look carefully you'll still see some dust on the saw. I remembered to take the pic before I cleaned up. Ha ha.

My first saw was a single speed Delta. No pics, but I still have the motor in case I want to build a buffer wheel.

I got rid of it.Can no longer find parts for it.Gave it a lot of thought though.I had to use an allen wrench to change blades with this one as well.The saw was over 20 yrs old.It no longer ran. I am glad I took a couple of pics.

That is just amazing. So cool. As one who dropped everything I was doing just to play Nintendo, it brings back lots of memories. Now where did I put my Nintendo..... Hmmmm