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Found some time to scroll.jobs are coming in and I forget to take pictures still but heres some of play time.

Some of you may remember the 'experimental venture' plaque I posted a few days ago and how I was trying to learn something a little different for me. It did bring up a few interesting comments and some comments about exactly what it was I was trying to do. So the subject of 'segmentation' was brought up and that is exactly what these three items in these photos are. The ones with the black lines are the ones that I am trying to learn to do. I find for some applications they are perfect but for others I prefer without the lines. The two flower examples are to show the differences. Keep in mind that none of these are meant to be 'kept or finished' items. Neither of the flowers are finished and even glued. I was not striving for a finished item but only to show examples so you may understand better, what it is that I am trying to learn. In the last example, there are a couple of things one can do to add some interest, of which I did only one of. That is, to raise a part of it. In this example the flower is raised and stands above the leaves. The other thing one can do with this type of segmentation, (which is the normal way segmentation is done ) is to also shape the entire piece, so that is turns out to be more like intarsia but all cut from one piece of wood. I did not choose to shape any of it because that was not the purpose of this experiment. The example with the black lines limits it to exactly what you see, as far as I understand the process and does not give an opportunity for shaping the item. The lined piece can be of value for cartoon characters and some sign plaques. Please keep in mind the poor workmanship and lack of finish is because I did this just to show the differences in what it is I am trying to learn and these will just be throw away items, so I did not make any more effort on them. I hope this helps to explain a little better what it is I am working towards. Any comments about the two types of segmentation would be really appreciated. My wife told me, she prefers the last one, if I was to have shaped and finished it. But also added, 'for cartoon items, I definitely prefer the one with the lines Dick heppnerguy

1/2" scrap BB ply, used a Pegas #1MG (until it snapped at the reverse tooth, replaced with another #1MG). Figured if I was cutting one "dad-themed" sign, I'd best keep the wife happy and cut a "mom-themed" sign. Its safer that way.

Portrait of my youngest grandson Amos. He'll be 2 the 15th of this month. I spent many hours/days on the pattern trying to capture his smiling eyes. I came close but God's a better artist.

I was looking at the German website for Hegner and all the things they make and how they make them. There is a video on the home page and in the video they show the jigs for inserting the blade in the blade clamp. I did a screen grab of it and it shows the one I have on the left and a much better one on the right. A recent thread showed what some have done to make this easier. I really wish they would make this part available and I sent them an email to inquire about it.

I prefer the middle one when comparing the last to the middle, and thanks for the demonstration. I think the black lines in the middle one, makes it more distinct and lends a stained glass format to it. I also prefer the narrow black lines vs the wider ones in the first pic

thinking about this overnight, when I put the paint in there if there are any streaks where I can sort of see the wood, I add more paint. Nice thing too about using the acrylic paint, if there are missed areas, you can paint over it and re-flock it - found that out by accident, sort of

This a family site with women and younger folks. Let's clean up the language, Please.

Hi everyone again! I know that I don´t post a lot, but that´s because I can´t spend all the time that i´d like in the scrollsaw. Sorry about that, but when I have a finished project, I share it with all of you This time, I bring you a little project that I made for a kind of contest, in which the topic was the game "Grand Theft Auto V". I take a photo from the game, designed the pattern and finally cut it in 5mm plywood. I leave you the original photo, the pattern and the final result. I hope you all like it

Well here is what I have done this week.I plan on doing more next week.I want to finish up a sign that Steve Good made,about Browsers and Buyers.All comment are Welcomed.

Just finished this one. I need to make another darn frame. But I really like the picture. It is a Mike Williams pattern. This is my tribute to what I think is the most beautiful North American wild animal there is. There is nothing much more thrilling than to be out in the mountains and hear one of these bugle. It is awesome. I cut it in 1/4" BB. If I did it again I would is a hard wood. I cut with #3/0 FD New Spiral, #2/0 Pegas spiral and a #3 FD Peguin Silver Reverse

In hindsight, I probably should've included the word "Frequent" in there.

The part in the video that shows the engineering of the said part has been 3D printed, as I don't do code for 3D printing I can't help but there must be some 3D printing people out that can code this part . Merlin...

Do you have the one on the left or right in the picture. I have the one on the left. I would like to have the one on the right.

Not my hands but a screen grab. Www.hegner-gmbh.com.

Do you have to use a wrench to tighten the blade in the clamp and it you do could you replace that bolt with on with a knob on it?

Also, Looks likes you screw the blade holder close to hold the blade in place. I think I would make that a spring loaded thing that you could just pull back, insert the blade and release, pull back to release once the blade in clamped in the clamp. Well I know what I mean......

The one in your left hand looks like a much better design but I believe the blade slot should have a V shaped bottom it would seem that would work better for all blade sizes. Can you post a link to the the German site? I for one would be interested to see what else their site contains.

Last November, my grandson Ethan and my daughter Kathleen rescued very young kitten who had, somehow, found its way to the middle of the street in front of their house. They didn't think they were cat people but Milo stole their hearts so no they, now, are cat people. I took a picture of Milo (at the estimated age of 5 weeks) three days after the adoption. A little while ago, I saw an Alex Fox pattern for a Kitten that looks a lot like Milo. This inspired the framed photo and scrollwork that is attached.

I never thought of it that way, I have been trying to figure out what the comment was directed at - I getting slower I guess,

Yeah, I had to re-read that title a couple times,

I don't have a pattern for you but you did great for the first time. You are here with lot's of friends who can give you helpful advice. Your pattern is clever. Nice work.

Ever hear of Rude Goldberg? Well if it works, who cares.... I'm kinda surprised it doesn't jump out of the clip thingy.

your work space definitely shouts "YOU". . Nice to share your talents with your co workers Dick heppnerguy

It is a #3. I am now cutting a pattern I made with a #1 line Dick heppnerguy

Here are the details of my homemade blade clamp. It works very well but due to not having the little rotating tips like on the Hegner clamps I do get the dreaded hockey stick. I have one Hegner clamp and will order another. For now it works well. Only problem is threading the hockey stick through #68 holes. The body is made of 12L14 steel. It is 1" long by 1/2" diameter. It is through drilled and threaded with a 10-24 tap. One side is drilled mid-point through to the threaded portion. Opposite the drilled side the piece is milled with a flat to register the cylinder. A 10-24 set screy is inserted in one end mad firm with Loc-Tite. The Knob is just made from 6061 aluminum with a 10-24 bolt epoxed into it. The rectangular aluminum piece is just a little spacer as the clamping screw is too short.

That is clever!

Thank you for the info. and modification ideas. I have been struggling to achieve a quick and easy method to accurately align a blade using the Hegner clamping jig and have come up with a solution which works for me. The modification I have come up with (based on ideas mentioned in this forum) is to use two small, right angled corner brackets (originally purchased as part of a mixed bag of brackets from Lidl in the UK). The left hand bracket is attached to the front of the original Hegner clamping jig via an M4 bolt after drilling and tapping. A spring washer was used with the securing nut to allow for a small degree of rotation so that I can accommodate different depths of blade by rotating the left bracket in an arc until the blade centres in the blade clamp slot. The bracket on the left had to be filed in order to fit under the table of the scroll saw. An identical corner bracket was used on the right hand side and as per Scrappile's suggestion, a nut and bolt incorporating a spring was used to clamp the two brackets together. The spring can be tensioned by adjusting the acting length of the bolt by tightening/loosening the nut. The new 'clamping jaws' are opened by pushing the head of the clamping bolt against the spring and bracket on the left, with the spring compression holding the blade in place between the jaws. At first, I just had the left hand bracket and manually held the blade against the bracket side by squeezing the two between a finger and thumb. Adding the second spring loaded bracket works even better.

Looks very hard to pattern. Mahendra better than he knows!!! So few lines tells the story! This pattern has all the character pull out .Good job!!! your top notch cutting skills abound!!!

I am also experimenting with the right blade for me so that I will be able to cut an even thinner line. That is the one of the goals in this learning experience for me. I have not yet found the blade I need to be able to cut the line on both sides, evenly. When I have that figured out, I will try thinner lines until I reach the size line I am after Dick heppnerguy

I looked on my regular computer and the browser translated it. The screen grab was from the video on the home page.

I opened the address you have shown but on my cell phone. Was hard to navigate since my German is not up to speed. I could not find your screen grab. Since I made the little blade guide I am quite happy. The new one seems pretty nice though.

They look good Dick. Are the black lines painted on or does it have a black backer.

I have the same thing with trying not to go to the shop and take away too much 'wife' time. Dick heppnerguy

Well, you learn something new every day. Thanks Jim

I used those same adapters on my Wen and was quite content. Only reason I upgraded when I did was that some bushing or bearing finally crapped out and vibration made the saw impossible to work with. I figured the cost of trying to fix wasn't worth it. I got 18 months out of the Wen. Moved up to a Delta and happily making sawdust.

Love this one too. Marg

Great job Paul! And you did that with spirals. I am impressed. Made a great pattern too.

Paul, that is a super job.........Thank you for sharing

Ditto to what everyone else said. What a cute guy Amos is. He smiles with his whole face including those eyes for sure. I can only imagine how happy the family is with it. I hope you cut several because you need at least one for his mom, your wife and probably the other grandmother as well.

I think the main key is to add lots and lots of the flocking and when you think you have enough, add some more. then make sure you let it set for the full period they say before removing the excess. Remember, you can collect the excess that does not stick and reuse it again so it does not hurt anything to use a LOT when flocking. Ithe. Use a paint brush as suggested to help smooth it out and get out excess. Interestingly enough, unlike Jim, the one time I didn’t have very good results and thought it was streaky and not very thick and looked bad was the time I used craft acrylic paint rather than the color adhesive you can get with the flocking. Was never really sure either why that was the case. I wondered if it was the paint, too thick of paint, not thick enough, Inconsistent on thickness, color I was using. It was the orange. What color were you using?

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When I need to print something large I go to the school I taught at or the vocational school where I sub on rare occasions. Retirement is too much fun to tie myself down and teach CAD anymore than one or two days a year. I use the 44" wide plotter. It's nice to have that option.

I made a simpler version of this for my granddaughter Isla who is leaving Milo behind when she (Isla) returns to University tomorrow.

I like how the grain of the wood seems to enhance the image, at least it does to me... Vin

Beautiful

A very nice and thoughtful piece. You did a nice job choosing the wood and cutting the project. It will be very appreciated, I am sure of that Dick heppnerguy

Great cutting Kevin. But then you always do that!

I'm always impressed with the all the projects you handle. This pattern works really well with the purpleheart. Are you going to use the empty milk carton for a backer?