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My pal just bought her wee girl her first pony so I thought what does every wee girl need? A horsey dream catcher above her bed so I took bits from the pattern library and drew the pony's head and put it all together, see what you think Gordon

The pattern is by Sue Mey and purchased from her website except the little handle is a Diana Thompson compound cut pattern. It is 5" high and 8" in diameter. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood and cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using #1 MGT blades. Comments welcome.

This is a Jacob Fowler pattern. It stands 9" high and 8" wide. I used 1/2" Red Oak and 3/4" Mahogany for the base. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using #3 MGT blades. The finish is spray Polyurethane Clear Satin. Comments welcome.

It may be a bit interesting this year, but I'm ready. Wanna buy a puzzle? I made sure the biohazard suit matches my banners. It's the details that matter.

Well, just to see what the difference would be I did another 'cat' on my scrollsaw to compare it to the one I did with the router. Now bearing in mind this is only the second time I've used the router and the first time I've tried something this intricate I don't think it turned out. too badly. The wood quality is vastly different because of my 'mishap' with sanding the routered piece. My first love is my scrollsaw that's for sure but I think I'll keep doing stuff with the router as I find it quite fascinating to see what can be done with it.

I'd also like to followup....dealing with political posts, either explicit or subtle jabs, is my LEAST favorite chore in running SSV. If anything, please make my life a little easier and refrain from politics. It will really help my stress levels.

A Haitian stockman and I were talking and he said he used a fret saw on coconuts in Haiti.i showed him what I do on the scroll saw so this is that. I snapped one piece turning to fast and broke a to thin of a letter removing the letters from the coconut.i put everything back in to keep things straight and dusted backing soda on the breaks and manipulated super glue on top of the backing soda crack. The backing soda speed up the crying and makes a mend strong as steel in minutes.Baker is the name. I,m pretty sure I used a fd scroll reverse#7 blade. It cut just fine but go at it slow and in speed.this is my first coconut. Got to practise!!!

First off DeWalt doesn't sell just the bearings.. If you have the tools etc and can do the job yourself then save yourself come money and rebuild your saw.. But if that isn't something you want to mess with.. and you just want a new saw.. I might ask.. what types of projects do you intend to make? That would be a deciding factor for me on what saw to buy.. Lot's of people like Hegners.. very well built saws.. but there are also a lot of people that don't like them too.. same with Hawk.. Excalibur isn't the same saw it used to be.. quality of them went way down when they moved the manufacturing to China.. If you're looking for that type and style saw.. I'd go with a Pegas.. they are still made by the old excalibur manufacture where they made a quality saw.. If you're up to the task of rebuilding the DeWalt.. here is a link where you'll find the bearing part numbers to buy.. I'm not sure if the video of the process is mentioned in this link or not.. but there is videos out there to show you step by step on how to take it apart and replace the bearings etc.. I did this to my saw years ago and it lasted about 3-4 times longer than it did originally..

We are heading into a political season here in the US. I'm sure it's not surprising to you that politics is a seriously divisive topic. I just want to remind everybody that political discussions and debates are not allowed on SSV. Politics is the quickest way to ruin friendships we've tried so hard to create. If you want to ruin friendships, Facebook is the place you want. If you want to talk about making sawdust, SSV is the place to be. Here are a few things that ARE NOT allowed: Inflammatory patterns/cuttings Political soapboxes discussions Political hot-button topics Political Jokes/Cartoons Political Internet Memes "I can't believe..." discussions. (c'mon...you know it when you see it) Here are a few things that ARE allowed: Respectful cuttings Respectful portraits Respectful patterns (seeing a theme here?) This certainly isn't an exhaustive list, but it gives you an idea. Here are the rules regarding politics and religion found in the User Guidelines: If you have a question regarding the appropriateness of a pattern, cutting, or discussion, let me know. If you see anything that you feel is inappropriate, please flag it and a moderator will take a look. More Scrolling! A political platform I can stand by.

I'm prepared also, I read, I think on here, so it has to be true, that alcohol kills the virus, so I picked up a bottle of Jameson at the store today. At least if I get the virus,,,, I may not care.

I have a Hegner and a Seyco, use to have an Excalibur. The Hegner is by far my favorite saw,,,, but like Kevin stated many like and many don't like therefore I do not recommend them. I would suggest before investing in one, if possible test run one. Even that is not full proof, because it took me a while to get use to mine. I also agree that I would, unless you can find a good used Excalibur, I think I would feel more comfortable with Pegas or Seyco. Well for that matter, I have read pretty good comments about the King saw.

Well the three you named all are in way different price points I would replace the excaliber choice (now made in china with unproven reliability) with the Pegas as a choice I would remove the Hawk as a choice, too many people on this site who are having issues with order fulfillment, parts, email response, etc I use an older excaliber so I am prejudiced, and I would go with the Pegas

I'll try and answer all your questions. It's a 'normal' router that I've fitted with a small clear plastic base. @Wilson142 Mike I'm lucky enough to live in a house with no neighbours so noise is not an issue. Yes the first piece I did was very big and I couldn't have done it on a scrollsaw. I use cnc bits in the router which makes for quite fine lines when I cut. I use a reducing collet with the router to accommodate the size of the bit. After trying both types of cutting I think that the router is really well suited to 'bigger' pieces although I've just remembered that I have done a smaller piece before but the 'cat' was the most intricate that I've tried.

I thought it would be worthwhile to create a mock-up so the customer knew what it would look like. My sweetie crocheted the purse mock-up. This is 3" square. Even though the pattern got stretched horizontally, no idea what happened, the customer was really pleased.

I only use chip, but I'd guess the signature required setting covers any type of transaction. I have one venue where I do 3 shows a year with very poor cell service and end up having to do everything "offline" and as I'm driving home afterward, all the transactions flow through. So far, never an issue.

Is that for swipe and chip? I had a bad experience last year with PayPal on a card I swiped. The chip wouldn't work so I swiped and it worked. customer challenged the purchase. payPal would not cover my back. So I lost $20 on the sale PLUS the $20 charge back fee. The payPal chip reader I have is the pits. So I canned payPAl at craft shoes and now only use Square chip reader. If chip won't work - then tough! The % of cc sales vs cash keeps going up. One show I had last year had cc sales at 95% of sales!

LOL! It really could become interesting. My company announced a total moratorium on travel for our 3,000 staff... no visits to clients, no conferences, etc. I won't be surprised if craft events get cancelled if new cases continue to be found. FYI - I know you were just joking about that stuff, but you are aware that with Square (maybe PayPal too?) signatures are no longer required for credit card purchases. Be sure to turn it off if you haven't already. So happy when they did that.

I don't have many for comparison, as I just bought my 1st scroll saw a few weeks ago. I made a butterfly and 3-d basket to get used to things, and just am finishing my 3rd thing, a fretwork box. So here's my entire repertoire... I'm amazed at the artistry I see at this sight! Glad I was directed here!

As a Pegas dealer, I would obviously recommend the Pegas Scroll Saw. With that said, I have a DeWalt and an EX21. Both still running fine. I added the Pegas Chuck Heads to the EX 21. What an improvement. The Pegas demo saw is in our store and that has now been my go to saw.

If you are positive that you need to replace the bearings and bushings I seem to remember Steve Good put up a source for them a while back. I took my Dewalt apart, repacked all of the bearings with synthetic grease, put it back together, and it was dramatically quieter, with less vibration than it had when it was brand new. It took me the better part of one day. If I had known what a difference it would make I would’ve done it when I first bought it! There was so little grease in there it was pathetic. Dewalt should be ashamed. One day, $6 worth of grease and it was worth hundreds more. But I recently bought a Pegas, and now I hang my shop apron on the DW788.

She came to Australia and did talks and demonstrations, it was all free but she sold books and raffle tickets for one of three Australian animal intarsia's that she had made. One of the intarsia's was a Koala and all the money for that raffle went to the Koala Rescue center. Marg

I own a Dewalt DW788 that needs bearings and bushings. The bearings I can't find anywhere. Dewalt can't help me nor anywhere else I've tried. So it's on to a new one. Any suggestions on which of these three is better over the other. Hegner 18", Hawk, or the Excalibur. I need something that's going to last and parts are available for replacement. Or something else completely.

Kevin listed above where to buy the bearings. VXB.com. Talk to Vivian. Here is all you need. If you want the list I have of all the bearings and how many, I have it handy. The sleeves have to be purchased either through Dewalt or ereplacementparts.com VXB.com BALL BEARINGS 2165 S Dupont Dr Unit F Anaheim CA 92806, USA Tel (714) 442-2740 Dir. (714)385-0022 Fax (714) 442-9740 http://www.vxb.com/

Yes, thanks Travis. I know I'm the biggest offender. I'll try to watch myself a bit closer. Maybe we need another icon that is a slap to the side of the head just for me. Sorry everybody.

A bushing is simply a metal ring with a specific interior and exterior size and length -which most are available and pretty much every bearing that has ever been made is still available -( their are so many different bearing companies in the world ) check with a bearing supply house -they may even be able to get you those bushings - of course you need the bearing and bushing sizes -which dewalt should be able to give you if they no longer carry them. a local machine shop should be able to direct you to a bearing supplier - if your having a problem .

Thanks Gordie. Yes, the uprights are slotted to fit in both the base and top. Not sure if I can follow I cut the pattern just as Sue Mey sent it. The spaces between the uprights is more than I wanted. If I make another, I will add to the width of the uprights.

I started with one of those square metal box fans you can find for like 20-25 bucks at my local Hardware store or local big box store - i bought a pleated cloth like filter for a furnace for fine particles ( think 3m -about 7-10 buck ) the same size as the front of the fan -and taped it on . run the fan on low -and it will do about the same as that 699.00 fan . Their actually was a company that use to enclose those box fans in a metal case with a fiberglass filter medium thats on a roll - that went out of business because of this simple trick ( about 15-20 years ago )

Both pieces are wonderful. Excellent control with the router.

TWO THINGS #1. Fantastic work #2. There si pleasure in making things for kids that is not matched any other way!

Very well done Gordon,she will love it for sure.

What a sweet project.

I think it has enough. I'm going to adapt from 1 1/8" outlet at vac down to 1" pvc through the hose I have to 3/4" pvc to the 3/4" LocLine flex. I'm hoping that it won't whistle. If it does I'll find a fix of some sort. Suction wise, I think it has plenty.

Well, everybody pretty well summed it up. I also did the grease job on my old type 1 and it hummed from that point on. If you haven't already, take yours apart and inspect all the bearing sleeves. Unless it has been run for a very long time with no grease, you might be surprised that most parts are not worn as you suspect. I was prepared for the worst and found that there was no need to replace any of the bearings or sleeves. I checked them all, cleaned them as much as possible, applied synthetic grease and reassembled. I did find a loose screw on the main drive link and also I took the ring and seal off of the main drive bearing and packed it with grease. It was a sealed bearing but if you are careful it can be opened. Also, NEVER wash bearings in any kind of cleaning solvent. Grease will not stick to them once you do. Just use clean lint free rags or blue paper towels. I went so far as to buy an arbor press thinking I would be replacing all the bearings. I never used it. Collecting dust now. If you like your Dewalt saw, you will be fine with any of the saws mentioned with that type of mechanism. The Hegner is a tank and will last forever. The Hawks are a very good saw but until Bushton fixes their problems with customer service, I don't recommend them. I have one now and pray that I don't need anything for it. I also have 2 Excaliburs of the early vintage prior to their move to mainland China. I'll never part with them.

I agree with Kevin, it depends on what projects you are planning on doing. I have a Excalibur and a Seyco, both have been great saws for me. Price point wise I would look at the Pegas or Seyco. I believe they will have parts and service for you. Or keep checking C/L and find a nice gently used saw. That depends on where you live. They are not too plentiful here in the Northwest area. I have owned a Dewalt and they are good saws also, so if you really like it the rebuild option might be good for you also. Good luck on your choice.

What a lovely idea. The wee lassie will love it

That is a pretty rough cut and would require a lot of cleanup but is perfect for that application.. His creativity is very impressive. I use the Olson 2/0 reverse 28 TPI for all of my precise cuts. It is a slow cutting blade making it very controllable. I have also recently used the Pegas 28 TPI blade with no reverse teeth. it cuts faster bout leaves a bit of fuzz on the bottom side that I gently take off with a mop.

beautiful job

They're both very nice

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Thanks Ray for doing the test etc and reporting back your thoughts.. When I used the app on my phone and the shop is shut with nothing running it also shows about the same.. and I was thinking that my big old shop vac registered around 89 db.. I may do the test again.. This is the same as Seyco's vac and they claim 62 db.. now I do realize the app is probably not going to be super accurate.. But I've also heard others say the thing is a little on the noisy side.. Aside from noise my bigger concern was how much power can this little thing make.. The Seyco only has a bottom collection.. I'd like to rig it up with a split system and collect from the top side as well so I wondered if this would have the power to do so.. Sounds like it'd work good..

I'd like to be in your shoes with skills like that!!!

You are doing some amazing work in both tools Brenda! It’s been fun watching your progress and excelling!

Thanks Rolf, they are good tips and tricks, I will make also a jig for sanding the wheel. I had saw that jig before. Good idea also for the ext. cercle. In fact you cut to the ext. cercle without much precision, then sand at the right dimension. What kind of blade are you using ? planeur

Ok Kevin, I got a chance to go out and do some testing with it and let me tell you, that thing sucks. It is very powerful. The downside is, it's a bit noisy. I closed up by shop so there were no noises and opened the app on my phone. The app showed that dead still in my shop, it still registered 27-30 db. Not sure why. Anyway, I fired the vac up and it jumped up to between 78 and 82 db. Fairly loud. But, I figure once I get it installed in some sort of enclosure under my saw, it will be a lot quieter. And it also makes a lot of noise at the hose end. I messed with it to see how well it did in sweeping my shop floor. There was a bit of sawdust on the floor for the other day when I was working. It did a bang up job. So, for me, I think it's well worth what I paid for it. Shipping was free so with the sales tax it came out to $63 and change. If I buy that cyclone unit that Les is getting, I'll have about $85 in the whole thing. I'm really excited to get it all installed.

They both look great to me!

Was he from Nantucket?

Okay after a while the other bucket I setup with the Dust Deputy started collapsing. So I switch and put the HD DustStopper on the bucket and scrolled the rest of the night wit no collapse problem. This tell me the Dust Deputy creates a lot more vacuum in the bucket than the HD DustStopper. The Dust Deputy also separates out a lot more dust than the DustStopper does. As far a keeping debris and dust from going to the vac, the Dust Deputy, wins hands down as far as I am concerned, but the DustStopper does a fair job which is a lot better than none. In the near future, because I am having fun experimenting with this, I will buy some PVC part and put in a "release" valve and see what happens. What I think will happen is with the release valve in place, I will reduce the vacuum created in the Dust Deputy and reduce the amount of dust/debris it separates.. It will also probably increase the air noise of the setup which I do not want. With the Dust Deputy a second benefit I noticed was it was less noisy than the Dust Stopper set up. No meter test or any thing scientific, just what I thought I was or ah, wasn't hearing. This means it will work no better than the DustStopper and all my fun will be done for not!! P.S. Just to wanted to state also, I am using a Fein Dust Extractor, not a shop vac. It is made to be hooked up to tools to extract the dust and run with the tool. I use my shop vac for vacuum the shop floor. The Fein is pretty much dedicated to my scroll saw and my belt/random orbit sander when I use them.

great job

What with all of the disquieting news and the market unrest I decided to knock out this Charles Dearing Bob Marley pattern today. 1/4” Baltic Birch, mounted on 3/4” Pine, stained True Black. Bob’s head is free floating by design. Saved the waste piece, his hair, as a guide for placement. I used a mix of flat and spirals on this. I made this about 9”square and his head is just a hair larger than a quarter and cutting the detail was pretty challenging.

I did something like this not too long ago. In the photo below, the cards are offset. I was going to use 1/4 plywood under the cards to give it a more raised look, however; it will be outside so I figured the wood would rot fast. I used a jig saw with a fine tooth blade to make the cuts. In your situation, it will be indoors, so you won't have to worry about wetness or in my case, gail force winds from a hurricane. I would use 1/4 BB plywood. Find how big you really way, then plaster the logo onto the plywood with a projector. That is what I did. I played with the distance of the projector to get the exact size I needed, which was a challenge with all detail in there. That sign has no less than 77 screws in it ranging from holding the cards up, to the white space on the lower rocker, and even the middle of the A. I hope this helps some. Let me know if you have any other questions or I was not clear enough. Hendo