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While working on Sue Mey's 'Farm Viewed Through a Window': I realized that just the frame portion of the pattern would make a good picture frame. Therefore, I expanded that portion of Sue's pattern sufficiently to hold a 8 inch by 10 inch photo. Next, I cut the frame out of 6mm thick Baltic Birch plywood. I decided to try one more thing and to arrange things so that the picture in the frame was translucent and that there was a light source behind it. The photo chosen for the prototype is one of the sunset over Lake Pivabiska looking out from the porch at our cabin. I simply printed it on plain 'letter' size paper, then sprayed it with three coats of Rust-oleum clear satin rattle-can stuff: I glued some narrow strips of 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood to the back in order to keep the photo in place: Then, two screw eyes were screwed into the top edge of the frame, some wire was attached to the eyes, and the frame was hung in our kitchen window: Now, I can enjoy the sunset at our camp without even being there. That's good, because we might not get there this summer. My next experiment will be with building a lighted box to place behind the frame behind the frame

well its been a busy couple of days even if I haven't been able to get into the workshop. you see im trying to reorganize my craft room and I can only expend energy for a short time before I have to stop sit and try to catch my breath !! lol but im beginning to see a light at the end of my craft room reorganizing. lol (spike spent a week last month reorganizing my wood shop its so nice now!!! now were just waiting to see how long it will take me to make it a mess again lol) but I thought id put up some pics of some more of my finished projecrs. now I only started deleting the pics from my desk top that iv put up so you might see something iv already put up once before. now heres my first compound cut project. I used the scrap wood from the dalphan to make the base and water waves.the next one is a seagull sitting on what hopefuly looks like one of the pillars that boats are tied to and I added a sea shell just because lol. the base is a piece of drift wood my friend gave me after she went up north and was walking along one of the beaches up there. then theres the snowmen and deer I made. I used a piece of a fake pine tree for the tree . the tree is sitting in a little brown wooden bead. bead juelwy is one craft that I am NOT good at. lol the friend I taught to scroll tried to teach me how to do beading....it was NOT a pretty sight!! lol then theres the last 2 signs.. im going to try to reduce the size of the don't text and drive pattern so I can make some with a string or something on it for people to hang from there rear view mirrors. and last but not least is the no horseing around sign. I am hoping that tomorrow I will be able to at least put some patterns on wood! lol I have several different patterns printed out that I want to make. and I still have to finish carving my little bull dog and then paint it and my little kitten.

Since I have a lot of shop time do to the social isolation protocols and no real pressing projects, I have been experimenting in the shop. I did the pile of bears but wanted to little bears to be proud of the bigger bears. I cut the little bears first and then put the board through the planner pattern side down. Just a little different. Thanks to Iggy for the pattern.

I believe that is why Hegner put the slot in the table. It really does take the strain off you neck! Now all we need are some pictures of what you are cutting. I will say, watching the PS wood video I would not want to go through that process if I were cutting a 500 hole fretwork. I think it is much faster on the Hegner.

I am retired from Corp America and live out in the woods so this social distancing is not a big change for me. Decided last night to make today a dog day and prepped and laid out 15 HB dogs. So after a cup of coffee this morning I started, far so good, you sort of get into a rhythm. Luckily my daughter just came into the shop with some fresh peanutbutter cookies so I had to take a break. I hope you and your families are all safe and blessed by the Lord.

There are some animals, it seems they are always smile, I think dolphins are such animals. Here is one more shadow box to my collection Video of making Shadowbox Dolphins pattern

I recently purchased two magnetic sewing machine lights to use on my scroll saw. I have been quite pleased with them. Bright white light, and they don't move. I highly recommend these. They come with steel disks that you can stick on to any smooth surface so the magnet mount will work even on aluminum, plastic, or glass or another smooth surface. These cost me $12 US each. Well worth the money. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N1MK51J/

Since i'm stuck in the house. I can at least cut fishing patterns.

I live in a neighborhood with quite a few walkers and cyclers, many with children. My daughter and her family live on our street and they taped these flyers to mailboxes today. One thing I love about woodworking is how so many things, like this one, are an excuse to go out to the shop and make something. Also love the sense of community of this idea, even if we're isolated.

Got the pattern from Steve Good and modified it a little, now when I can get out of quarantine, I will get some food for them.

Doug, welcome. Just some advice, it is not wise to use your email address as your user name, nor to post your email address in a thread on the forum. You open yourself up to receiving lots of spam and maybe computer virus's. I would strongly suggest you message @Travis to see if it can be changed....

I think what you're describing is how I watched them do this on the PS Woods saw demo video... which I've heard is much like a Hegner..

I have never done that but I think I'll try that. Removing and replacing the bottom clamp is quick and easy. Some Hegner user here suggested removing the boss at the rear of the saw. Which I have done. It raises the arm considerably. I think I'll try your method. The Hegner clamps are easy. Thanks for the suggestion.

A wonderful idea. Great for the little ones. Dianne put a stuffed bear in our window. That little bear is one I had when very young. It must now be over 70 years old.

Just an example of what can be found in rescued wood. The wood was found in a fencing company dumpster that I have raiding rights to. I believe it is belinga, not positive though. Our hoggish friend is 3/4" thick, 2-3/4" tall and 4-3/4" long. Cut on the scrollsaw-- It does not take very long to dull the blade cutting this wood. It has a light coat of walnut oil to bring out the grain.

Hi All, Needed a phone holder for the shed. Nice simple pattern on Oak. Best wishes to All, Paul.

Thanks for the good idea.

just purchased online a delta was wondering about the light. currently have a magnifying light combination will it attach to the saw? or do I need a separate stand?

That is great info ! Thank you for sharing! I now have a better excuse to get a fridge in my shop other than keep my beer cold!

This type of thing is what helps so much when times seem down. Thanks for doing and thanks for sharing.

Hi,i bought a scroll saw because I like woodworking a n d im stuck at home.i was going to retire next year but but ill most likely have to work a few more years. im interested in making signs or holiday things with lettering but also like the idea of shawdow boxes with lights inside them.im new to this so any help would be great .thank you....oh I bought a dewalt 788

That turn out very nice, good tip will keep this in mine for framing.

This thread is 5 years old. You'd be better off starting your own to get better results. However, I have a delta as well and use the Harborfreight magnifier light comes with a nice clamp that works well on my cart. https://www.harborfreight.com/fluorescent-magnifying-lamp-60643.html Oh and welcome to the Village - may want to post an intro as well

Kool looking project !!!!

Wire and hot glue to fabricate a look a like antenna!!!

Lots of shadows amplifies the project, So nice to see!!!

That was a great idea I guess behind in isolation keep the brain in high gear. Well done

Since we have to quarantine for 14 days I have lot’s of time to spend in the shop. Got a commission work done (deer from Alexfox) Penny Drop game is very popular with the kids out of school. Keeping busy and out of problem, we get the out of jail card on April Fool Day.

Wow, Pete, you have been busy. Everything looks great. I got to get back into making the Miniature birdhouses

Maybe that is why I've gone through my whole gallon this time... No frig.. but it stays out in the cold shop ( no heat ) and this time my gallon is almost gone... and that usually doesn't happen for me.. Though another thing I've done too is to shake the can up good before opening / using it.. and when mine goes bad it's more about getting moisture I think.. as it gets thick but also turns a milky look to it like a small amount of water got in from the can sweating.. I need a new can.. but not going out to get one until the Corvid19 disappears... May have to mail order me one.. I get about 4-6 months to a gallon.. and only have about a pint or maybe a little more in my tin now..

Now that is So Cool.Love It My Wife and I live on a dead end road mostly senior folk not much walkers.but I love it.

What a brilliant idea. Could not do it in this area the bears would be stolen. Marg

Personally I would use Tung Oil. I also now have a spray can of quite sheer gold that I would use. It give a nice "sparkle" to things without really changing the colour. I used it on my layered dragonflies. Don't know if it shows up very well but here are the dragonflies I did.

I have been saving the paper part of the shelf liner and use that for any glue I use. When done, just scrunch it up and throw it away. Or I have left the glue to dry and it will just "shatter" into small bits, throw that away and still have a piece of paper to use. I use the side that the shelf line was stuck to, not the "back" side.

Jay, some time get a pack of Pegas 2/0 spirals. Their size seems to be just between the FD 3/0 and 2/0. At least that is how they feel to me. Since I tried them, my go to spirals are Pegas 2/0 most used and FD 3/0 for smallest used.

Well here is one of my early cuttings,And one of my Latest,

I just got a scroll saw for Christmas, so this picture is both my first and most recent project. We were short a trivet for Christmas dinner, and my kids love Harry Potter, so that was the inspiration. I used an image from the internet as a pattern with a few tweaks to add support.

Got started, technically, back in Nov 2017 (according to the photo filename). I'd helped my wife's grandfather renovate our first house back in 2007/2008, and have always loved working with my hands to create something, so when we moved back in, he told me to hang on to an old table saw and band saw ("if I need 'em, I know where to find 'em." They lived a mile away from us.). I made a Texas state flag out of a section of old fence, just adding some support to the back and painting it, and got started making smaller sized flags, then got the band saw up and running again and tried making a sign I'd seen on Pinterest, but ran into a problem with the inside loop on the "L". So I found an old Dremel 57-2 listed at a garage sale, picked it up for $25, and never looked back. The band saw hasn't been used since, and was even sold to make room for other stuff. Most recent were a couple of gifts, one for my daughter (I stack-cut the dragon scene, and have one at work as well) and one for my wife for our anniversary.

First try to use scrollsaw. Picture 210*295mm Delta 40-560 Last. Picture 400*400mm Hegner Multicut 2

I started scroll sawing in 1988 sometime. Started off doing real simple fretwork ornaments that was in the scroll saw magazines. Today, I make at least 600 to 700 intarsia ornaments each Christmas. Along with lots of other stuff.

I began scrolling back in 98 and my first project was a Christmas scene for my mother. I recall looking at a 16” scroll saw at Sears, purchased it and from there been hooked. My last project posted was a portrait of a Ducenberg.

started this past summer and fell in love with scrolling. I have a hard time being away from it. haha

I got my 1st scrollsaw from Aldi's just over a year ago as I thought it might be interesting to try something new in my retirement. I was quite happy with it for a month or so then I discovered this forum and that was it. After seeing some of the amazing things that people cut on here, I bought a new saw and I've gone from silhouettes and simple cut outs to my beloved Gorilla. I would never have imagined in a lifetime that I could do something like this. I'm totally addicted.

Josh, AFAIK the Dewalt 788 and Delta 40-694 are essentially the same saw, different paint. The Dewalt was designed by Excaliber originally and then the rights were sold to Black and Decker/Dewalt. There was a big consolidation of several tool companies a few yrs. ago, including B&D/Dewalt and Delta, among others. Then, some were sold off and that's when the Delta saw showed up. Not sure what happened there. anyway, I've had my Dewal 788 for 8 or 9 yrs, it has several thousand hours on it and works just fine. I have had the problem with the switch a couple times, but pull it off and blow it out with the compressor. Got my 788 through Grizzly for about $500 with stand and light, shipped. Hope this helps, John

My DW is about 4-1/2 years of relatively hard use. Made many hickory flooring nameplates! That will test a saw! I hated the lamp from day one-- I have made adaptors and use an actual spring arm desk lamp! Then I found the wonderful led now at Rockler for $50!--Has GLASS magnifier built in! GREAT LIGHT! The blade clamps are not great; but, I even looked at the Excaliber and those are a little better, not a bunch! I have no experience on a bigger Delta, but 2 of my sons have 16" ones and I did not like either of the 2--Sorry do not know model #'s. They might be great saws too, I just did not like how they felt and ran! I had used an old Dremel for several years and actually liked it better than the Deltas. The DW is in my opinion a better saw for me than any of the 3 perviously mentioned ones. I would buy another DW #788 at this time. But, I would see if I could test drive a few comparable ones just to see what fits me best! Do what fits for you, not for anyone else! Please the person in the mirror!

no matter which saw you buy ;. you want a foot peddle to go with it turn on the saw and ut Duct tape over the on swith, for some reason they both have this problem, IKE

Don't you have a lows or Home depot around. Both sell dewalt products

TripleJ - Looks like ereplacementparts has a good selection of parts for the 694. You can check availability here: http://www.ereplacementparts.com/delta-40694-variable-speed-scroll-saw-parts-c-3275_3505_418339.html?q=40-694 check 788 parts here: http://www.ereplacementparts.com/dewalt-dw788-type-scroll-saw-parts-c-1009_2631_207564.html and warranty on both at these: http://www.dewalt.com/tools/machinery-scroll-saws-dw788.aspx http://www.deltamachinery.com/products/scroll-saws/item/40-694 LArry

if its the delta I'm thinking about I heard the only difference between that and DW788 is the color and 5 year warranty instead of 3 stu

Josh, I have the Dewalt 788 and love it, don't know anything about the Delta but I'm sure it a good saw...........