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I get requests all the time for truck puzzles at craft shows and there isn't much out there. Also our local Toys for Tots Program wants trucks and puzzles! Found some time this week to design a dump truck puzzle. My guess is it will appeal to 5-9 yr old boys. My next project is to design a simpler pattern for the 3 yr old kids. bb

This was in the latest( spring 2019, issue 74) SSW&C mag...Pattern by Al Baggetta. I cut this from 3/4 African Mahogany...finished with a 50/50 mix Blo and MS and some wipe on poly....I love the wood ,which was given to me by my brother in law ......The wood had been in storage for many years and is very hard.......I plan on doing several of these as gifts .... This one will be going to Fla. to the inlaws that gave me many board feet of the beautiful wood !.......Hope you like it , comments welcome, Steve.

just one this weekend. 1/4" general plywood rescued from the scrap bin at Lowes. Frame is 2x2 ripped down the center. I think I've got the hang of cutting frames, I only had to do a little bit of trimming on the piece to fit in the frame. Frame is Minwax Provincial, cut piece is Minwax Dark Walnut, and backer is rattlecan glossy white. To help them pop, I painted the interior of the letters white, as well. I'm happy with how this one turned out, considering how many narrow pieces there were to trim up. Only had one breakage point, where my blade caught on a cut area as I was turning the piece (saw was off at the time). Not where you'd expect, either, it was down at the cuff of the trooper's left arm, that little dogbone-shaped piece at the bottom of the sleeve. I would cut the large empty areas in sections, go down a straight line until I hit a piece sticking out, then make the turn, go across to the straight section across and back up to complete the square. Then pull that piece out, turn around, cut the other side of the peninsula, turn down the straightaway, and down to the next peninsula. That method seemed to work really well for me, plus taping the ever-lovin heck outta the parts as I finished uncovering a peninsula or really narrow bridge. Towards the end, I was cutting wood surrounded by blue tape.

Howdy all. This is a reminder to keep things friendly. I think there was some misinterpretation of some of the posts. You can disagree, but please do so calmly and respectfully. This thread is getting a bit heated. I think Ray got the answer he was looking for. I'm going to lock this one down. Lets get back to talking about making some more sawdust!

Saw the recent Hummingbird pattern by Alex Fox and the idea of a stacked design on coins appealed to me, so I bought the pattern and set out to cut the three layers. I used an Eisenhower for the top, flattened bronze Costa Rica coin for the middle, and flattened Kennedy for the back. As you can see, the scale is very very small, so the little bronze outline from the middle layers isn't hardly even visible. So, I was a success in that I got it cut, but not so much in the final result. I do like the top layer by itself though.

A friend who's son is getting married in April contacted me and said HELP.....They need some letters for a large sign they are making that read MR & Mrs, etc. So after they told me what they wanted I contacted Paul and asked him if he could do some patterns for me and I explained what I wanted... Within 12 hours I had them in my hot little hand and my friend approved them. This is a very rough photo because they have to be painted and glued to the board. Unfortunately they are cut from MDF because that is what they wanted and what they brought with them. They have promised me a photo of the finished piece when they are done. Thanks again @Fab4 Paul, you are a gem. Marg

Went in to Home Depot thus week,they had 1by6 inch white pine in two foot lengths at .93 cents each..picked Out three that looked good,So for three dollars I made,the fiddle,rabbits,elephants,Family puzzle,and key holder. Also made the little heart sculpture, humming birds and welcome friends sign Fiddle,rabbits,elephants,family puzzle and hummers are Steve good patterns..welcome is Sheila Landrys

So here it is: the Delta 40-694 on the stand I just finished.

Thanks to Granpa for the pattern. Cut from 1/8" BB one up, I didn't need more than one. Cut with #1 Pegas MG. I will not put a finish or frame on it. I have no room to hang it and know of no one who wants it so I will stack it up with everything else. It was fun to cut.

Sorry about the original post and I missed Ray saying his bit was too short. He also got a mini chuck which I am certain will help with small bits as they can move in the chuck. I cut a block from a 2x4 and as you can see there are prominent growth rings which can make the drill bit wander. These rings can also make doing a compound cut difficult. When drilling with a small bit, you need to bring it back up often to clear the chips. The picture shows a 1/16" bit and I drilled a hole through the 1-1/2" block. I use a larger drill bit for my compound cuts as the 1/16” bit is short and can easily break and more difficult to thread a blade through. Even with a longer bit, you still face the issue of wandering and breakage. I typically use a 3/32” bit which is 2-1/4” long and much easier to grip in a chuck and drill through a block of wood. Also, easier to insert a saw blade. Of course the pattern may dictate what size you need. I have cut a lot of 3D ornaments and making them out of this type of wood is more difficult than others. There are hard spots and then soft spots can break.

I got the joke. In fact, I have a t-shirt that has the hammer and says, "this is not a drill"...I have another that has the picture of a drill that says, "Relax folks, this is just a drill"

I never cut less than 1/4” thick for that reason. The remedy is to layer two or three pieces to make a thicker “stack”. This is known as stack cutting. This will give you better control of your cutting.

Yes. I NEVER cut just one layer of 1/8 inch material the blades wander and the material will fall apart if there is any real fine detail that is exposed to any stress. Just my 2 cents. Fredfret

How lucky I am. I have a bathroom right next to my heated work room. I know really nice, and my wife wants us to move.... maybe she wants to move, maybe I wasn't included...

Well, in the days of olde, they used "chamber pots" so that may be your answer. With my "old man's bladder" I take it as a sign that I need to get up and move every once in a while. I've just about done in my neighbor's hedge. LOL.

So no one got the joke?? Note: This is not a drill.... Repeat...This is not a drill....

Heres one I have done

Ohhhh! My baaaad. I should learn to read more carefully. Duh

They turned out great Marg..Like Les said MDF is hard to cut with the dust. Now as for Paul being a Gem .oh yeah I agree lol

You do wood burning also. That looks very nice. I call it wood burning cause I can't spel pierograffie.

I made this shadow box for my daughter and her family.

Here are a few of mine.

So here’s another one I thought of. The tree is from free clip art and the deer and fawn is from Steve Good’s catalog. And I used Brenda’s cog. Still will paint at sometime. I have three more ideas but they’ll have to wait for another day.

Well, this is my first attempt at the pattern I bought. Not displeased with it although there are things that I'd do differently. My 'Napkins' must be a lot bigger than what is intended for this holder as they hide the 'bodice' of the dress. A photo of one with Napkins and a photo of the other side without, just to show. The gaps where the 'feet' go is my fault, I think I printed the base at 100% but I cut the doll at 95%, I'll watch for that later

Thanks folks. I just learned a hard lesson. I took my speed down to 2 and everything was going fine as I was doing some wing detail on a hummingbird when I caught something and it snapped the top of the wing off. Two and a half hours of work lost...non-repairable. No more luan! Time to get some premium wood.

First off welcome to the village. Make sure your blade matches what you are trying to do. Also make sure your blade is sharp. Dull blades makes cutting very hard. And can skip through soft areas as there less resistance for the blade. Making sure you blade is squared to the table and installed properly is important too. Scrolling takes a lot of practice and patience. I'm still learning things and have been scrolling for quite a time. Most important is let the blade due the work, it will let you know if your pushing the wood too fast feeding it. Just take your time and things will come together for you. We were are there at some point.

welcome. cutting pine will do that- it will be a little harder to cut through the growth rings then get easy. in this picture, youre probably having a hard time with the dark summer wood. what blade brand and type are you using? that can make a difference,too

Be careful when cutting cheap luan. I got hold of some throw away stuff when I first started scrolling. I wasn't using a mask and I breathed in the fine dust from it. I don't know what was in that wood but I had a terrible allergic reaction to it. I tossed it all in the dumpster.

My wife used to have this thing called the “Luggable Lue”(sp?) for her horse trailer camper. I’ll have to find out what happened to that thing, now that my bladder goes into panic mode it seems every time I am trying to glue something up......

I don't know how he has his website set up. But if it's automated, your pattern should arrive in your email inbox. I know sometimes when people buy my patterns, the email with the link to the pattern gets stuck in the spam filter. So be sure to check there, too.

What I know if Don ( Old crow scrollwerks) is that he was a older gentleman and had been retired.. keeping up with his house and all and the declining health of his wife etc.. they moved into a retirement home... with limited internet access.. He talked about still running the pattern site as best he could but he would have limited internet and he didn't know how well it would go.. That is the last I've heard from him... that was about a year ago I believe.. He's a great guy to deal with and I really don't think he'd rip you for your money on purpose anyway.. I used to deal with him a lot on custom patterns but when he put out that notice I stopped because my pattern request are usually about something for a customer that I need to have in a timely manor.. How long has it been since you made the purchase? Maybe he only checks in once very week or two since he has limited internet?

Yeah I'm not quite sure what the big deal in on this topic.. Ray already said what he found.. and just to clarify.. Not all drill chucks are the same.. because it works for your drill doesn't mean it will for mine and Rays type of drill press... I notice right away that the jaws on your chuck do not stick out as far as the one does on my chuck with a 1/16 bit.. Either way... the other thread was locked for a reason and I see no real reason to re-open the can of worms.. Ray got his question answered so I think we all just need to drop this subject.. before Travis has to kick us all out..

Glad to have you.

Thanks. The stand came from lumber I salvaged from previous projects. Had to clean some glue off and do a little sanding. The top is from two 2×6 pieces biscuit joined & glued, then run thru the thickness planer. Used (2) 3/8-16 t-nuts for the two front holes. It would have been nice if Delta made the mounting hole in the back accessible from the top, but the cord strain relief is in the way. So far it's relatively stable and vibration free. Man, there sure is a huge difference between a cheap saw & a quality saw. If I had to do it again I never would have wasted time with the cheap saw. Knowing what I know now... Thanks to all for their advice / help. I'm on my way to making much more progress now. Next project is a car for a coworker's son. Should be fun.

Thanks Bob,bonus is I sold the fiddle and I am going back to dig out some more good pine.

First real project:

Hi JT. I tried using my Captain Marvel's Secret Decoding Ring to find where your photos are located. The gallery address under your name came up. Page Unavailable. Apparently dgman found it.

I had an old Mark II or something like that, Harbor Freight drill press that had that type of locking ring on it. I love it also, worked great and very easy to set. Unfortunately my Jet I replaced it with has the type where you screw the two nuts up and down to set the depth. Some genius engineer developed that setup, that probably never used a drill press in his/her life!! Just saying......

Back in the day, I used a lot of aviation bits. They were longer than usual. Because they were cheap, we would ground them down to fit the job. Check it out. https://www.maxwarehouse.com/products/irwin-aircraft-drill-bit-hss-1-16-6-length-carded?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=ACE-23698&msclkid=aa99927428e512321cdfce2304a2d24e

very nice

I'm sure there are many ways to do this and not everyone will do it the same way.. My way, I loosen the table clamp and then grab the table.. raise up the table and hold with one hand.. use my other hand to lower the quill to match the table..hold the table let go of the handle to lower the quill and tighten the able clamp.. Now that all said... watch out for the table raising and up to the quill.. that bugger sometimes slides harder than other times and I've done it more than once where I was pulling up the table and it was moving a little hard then all of a sudden let loose comes up and smashes my drill bit busting it in half, LOL Tips.. just like the scroll saw table top.. I wax the post that the table slides on so it goes up/ down easy and smooth... This helps a great deal.. That post on mine has some markings on it. just discolored marks from being abused before I got it.. but sometimes those little visual dings dents rust spot whatever it might be. for me.. I've grown to sort of know where the table spots I use the most are so I bring the table up close to where I think it would match the quill then I lower the quill down until i get them close enough to contact.. Takes some practice and sometimes some broken drill bits .. but I have it all down to muscle memory now and it just sort of comes natural.. Always said my next press will have the gear / crank to raise / lower the table.. I'm so used to using the table to adjust the depth of drilling that I doubt I'd ever use a quill depth stop ever...

welcome to the village. Sempter Fi

I wonder if this guy has permission to resell or redistribute these books and patterns. Somehow I doubt it. Even if it is a great deal I wouldn't give him a cent.

Welcome to the Village, Andrew !

Nice!

Great job. That will be very popular.

Wow, I'm super impressed, I may try that one. If you don't mind.

Hi Ivan, That printed out perfectly. Thank you.

The pdf file is attached in this message. All figures are made in full size and fit on one sheet of A4 The thickness of the plywood used is about 3mm. Be careful with the slots. Please check and report if there are errors. rusbeuty.pdf

Not sure but I now have a cog and am going to cut a few slots to see how the napkins fit and the I will think about an image. Not sure of size.