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A little bit more done
Lucky2 and 5 others reacted to scrollerpete for a topic
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I was asked if I could make up something for an upcoming memorial event for a friend that has passed. It is a shotgun shooting event, as can be seen by what he is holding in the picture. There are several classes and an overall event champion. Several months back I tried my hand at fret work and made a few small 4x6 pieces as a little something extra for the winners of a small winter event. They were full of mistakes and were so bad I almost threw them out, however the recipients loved them. I made them last second the night before so there was no time for do overs. The person who is running this upcoming event liked them so much they asked if I could make something for them. So that is how and why I made these. This is now my third time doing this type of cutting. The pieces are about 8x10 BB. The frames are made from cheap firing strips so they are kinda crappy, but they were cheap. They are assembled with glue and biscuits. I used shellac as a finish but am having issues getting it to dry. No idea how I could mess that up, but I somehow did. I have a fan on them now and will leave it for another day and hope for the best. I stack cut 3 and 4 at a time. I really struggled with the letters, especially the smaller ones in the arm. I found it extremely difficult to see the blade and where it was pointing with the black pattern I made. Cutting the person was pretty easy going. I also had issues with the top and bottom board chipping. The biggest issue was I messed up the bottom board in the stack due to the blade bending. I cranked up the tension and lowered the speed and things went allot better. I think they turned out OK, wish they were better. The letters look more like a 2 year old trying to color inside the lines. Actually the 2 year old might do a better job, lol.6 points
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General Woodworking.
Lucky2 and 4 others reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
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Word Art
Lucky2 and 2 others reacted to Montserrat for a topic
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Christmas time.
jbrowning and 2 others reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
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Shelves
Jronn65 and 2 others reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
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Scroll saw anniversary heart 16"
Jronn65 and one other reacted to amazingkevin for a topic
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wooden Baskets
John B and one other reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
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As many of you know I've added hour meters to my saws.. and I've had my new Hawk BM26 for a few months now.. I thought I'd share some thoughts on the Older Ultra and the New BM26 I love the saw.. and have been enjoying using it. Took quite a lot of tweaking and whatnot to get it set up and running as good as it can.. My guess is.. right around 20 hours on the meter before I really started getting the saw tuned and me getting use to it. I'm just shy of 50 (48) hours on the meter now. The saw seems to be really smooth running with virtually almost zero vibration from about 5/8 of the way up on the dial to full speed.. super smooth.. however about anything below that speed seems to be a little shaky and one spot between about 3/8 - 1/2 is quite shaky to the point I just don't go there with it.. I do think some weight would sturdy it up some more but I'm just talking saw itself since I don't feel people should have to go to those lengths to get a saw smooth running.. I've played around a bit with the blade forward / back adjustments and really don't see a huge improvement in cutting other than the quality of the cutting if doing stack cutting or cutting thick stock will make the piece act as though your table isn't square.. There is a mark on the machine to see a visual of where your at with the aggression setting.. I assume it came set up as close to straight up / down as possible and I run it about 1/8" back farther than that set up.. Something I do not like is.. this piece that moves the lower blade holder is adjustable by just turning a screw in the center of the lower chuck.. and it ( in my opinion ) could be a problem down the road with blade alignment.. I've had this thing work its way forward and almost make the blade chuck fall off.. so it's something that you have to keep an eye on.. I may end up putting a little blue loc-tite on it then set it where I like it.. I'll probably call Hawk about this so they have a heads up.. and maybe make a fix for it or keep a better eye on this area for tolerances.. If that thing runs when the thing is all the way at the end of the threads it could bugger up the threads both on the chuck and the screw / bolt and possibly wallow out the threaded hole . I know Loc-tite will take care of my issue in this.. however calling Hawk so they are aware of it is a must and maybe they will send out some new parts.. who knows.. Now onto the saw vrs the other saws.. While I think the new saw is a pretty darn good saw.. I don't think it's as solid / robust machine that the older Ultra saw is.. Not that the new saw isn't worth the money in my opinion.. the older saw seems to be smoother in a wider range on the speed dial than the new saw.. Both cut real nice.. pretty much the same.. I'm not a top feeder so I actually prefer the blade to be back behind the angle mechanism simply because with the blade out front the sawdust drops in your lap just like a DeWalt or EX does.. something I never got with the older two Hawk saws.. Something very different with the new Hawk is.. you hit the foot switch and the saw is BAM.. up to speed... ( Older Hawks have sort of a soft start where it gradually ramps up to speed ) It's not a bad thing I guess.. at first I was having blade wobble issues with that instant on.. but found my blades just wasn't really tight enough.. I'll say any model of the Hawk saw is fussy with blade tension compared to a DeWalt or EX.. however once set up they are good.. same tension all the time every time.. Would I buy the saw again if i could do over? Nope. Not because of anything with the saw itself or the company.. but more about the fact that there are a ton of good used Hawk Ultra and later model G4 type Hawks out there on the market.. save yourself some money and buy a quality used one.. since if I was blindfolded and cutting on the new or old saw.. I'd probably not notice much difference.. at least not for the money difference.. LOL Is the Hawk saw price worth the extra $$ over a EX type saw.. Really more of an opinion and everyone would have a different opinion / answer to that question.. For me.. Yes IF.. primarily cutting thin stock doing detail fretwork.. Not so much so if cutting 3/4" thick plus stock on a regular basis.. I like having the option to have both the Ex and the Hawk.. If I'm making puzzles or other thick stock.. i like the EX better.. My clocks and other things I make I mostly cut 1/2 - 5/8 stock and i primarily use the Hawks.. Once in a while I use the EX to change things up.. If I could only have one saw... wow that's be a tough call really.. I like both saws very much and could probably get used to using just one.. in that case.. I might have to save the extra money and go with the EX type saw.. most likely a Pegas actually.. LOL I've gotta say since I put the hour meters on the saws.. I find that in a 6-8 hour day in the shop.. I'm only getting 4-5 hours cutting time on the meters on a good day, LOL.. Doing fretwork with having the saw run short times between frets.. LOL that time is short but sure does effect the actual run time quite a lot..2 points
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Here is my variat (layered) of classic Celtic cross Celtic Cross pattern2 points
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EX19 VS Scroll saw
Scrappile and one other reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
I've tried to show the foot lift on my saw which was not that good of a picture. Was looking through some of my old patterns today and ran across this old booklet showing the foot lift in use. You can see that the person in the picture disconnected the blade from the bottom blade holder allowing the blade to be lifted with the top arm letting you use both hands to guide the blade back down into any new hole as the upper arm is lowered.2 points -
Not sure if this is inlay
kmmcrafts and one other reacted to amazingkevin for a topic
Thanks Kevin.Yes the table does go to zero and more but soon changes on it own making cut pieces not come out but one way if that and in the middle of puzzles it will mess me up?I can,t believe I,m actually organizing the shop.Way to much wood.,I hope I don,t stop like I did last year2 points -
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I am not sure either, the only spot would the the end, but a cue stick has too small a diameter to put a clock on.2 points
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Thanks for the review Kevin Duke2 points
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Shelves
OCtoolguy and one other reacted to JTTHECLOCKMAN for a topic
Bringing out all the projects are you?? All look great. I am partial to all the Berry Basket Patterns. You should make an album here to preserve them here.2 points -
That's a good review Kevin!2 points
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Thank you Ray. We are at an age when we are no longer surprised when we lose a friend. I stand a chance because my wife, Faye, is the world's greatest care-giver! Actually I passed a couple of times. Think it musta been the third grade. For some reason I cannot add an Emoji. When I try my computer just stops and sits there making me reboot. Weird!2 points
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Wow, what a collection! Very nice.2 points
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"Old Wooden Plates"
new2woodwrk reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
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That's going to surely throw the balance of the stick off a bit. LOL.1 point
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Monkey Business Puzzle Pattern
BadBob reacted to teachnlearn for a topic
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Thanks Kevin. Since I also have one of each, I'd have a hard time picking one over the other. So far, I have stack-cut 4 1/4" (1 inch) on both saws and they both performed well. I think I prefer the EX at this point only because I have a comfortable chair for it. Once I find a good tall COMFORTABLE stool for the Hawk, they will both be equal. The Hawk does take some getting used to though.1 point
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Scroll saw anniversary heart 16"
amazingkevin reacted to rdatelle for a topic
Looks good Kevin. If you use that CA glue with activator to fix those broken pieces you won't even see where you glued it. Give it a try.1 point -
Thanks everyone for all the kind words. Went to the Orthopedic doctor Monday and thank God I don't need surgery. Physical therapy for a while and should be good as new. By the way. I hurt it trying to hang a 55 inch back on the wall with my grandson. Had to run another wire behind the wall so we took the TV down with no problem and put the wire behind the wall and then proceeded to hang the TV backup. Turned my arm the wrong way I guess and heard something pop and the rest is history.1 point
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Awards
OCtoolguy reacted to Jim McDonald for a topic
Great awards. Actually, the lettering is an asset to the overall look. As John said, we are our own worst critics. (And I would proudly put one of them on the wall.)1 point -
Word Art
Montserrat reacted to John B for a topic
Very nice. Great job on the framing and router work.1 point -
wooden Baskets
John B reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
My Berry Basket patterns I bought many years ago. and yes, I still use them1 point -
wooden Baskets
OCtoolguy reacted to JTTHECLOCKMAN for a topic
Many more Berry Basket projects and again very nice work.1 point -
Nice work all around, thanks for sharing the plate idea. Like others, I have not seen thst done previously. It works great as you have shown.1 point
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"Old Wooden Plates"
OCtoolguy reacted to JTTHECLOCKMAN for a topic
Oh the old Berry Basket bench. I remember doing those back in the 90's. Loved Rick and Karen's patterns. Nice job on all the projects. Thanks for sharing.1 point -
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Not sure if this is inlay
amazingkevin reacted to OCtoolguy for a topic
You have the right idea Kevin. Did you tilt your saw table at all? It takes some playing around to get the right angle but once you find it the pieces will fit flush.1 point -
"Old Wooden Plates"
new2woodwrk reacted to Eugene Downes for a topic
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Lovely scrolling there Joe, Nice piece to look at! Thank you for showing, Bob1 point
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The Kokopelli would make it very popular here in the Old Pueblo!1 point
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Alex Fox With a Twist
OCtoolguy reacted to Frank Pellow for a topic
You have made something good great by adding the insert.1 point -
I love that. It's a very pretty bowl and the inlay set it off perfectly. Rob1 point
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