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I posted a reference to one project earlier in this thread but there is another one I am now engaged in that is closer to the spirit of 'we are all in this together' that the pandemic is encouraging in most of us. That project is to create then mail simulated sunsets on Lake Pivabiska to may friends: I talk abut the project in the thread:

The pattern for this Vase is by Steve Good. I used Poplar 1/4" and 3/4" pieces. It was cut at home using the EX21 and FD Polar #5 and FD UR #1 blades. Sanding took some time, but worked great with the Seyco Flex Drum Sander. The finish is spray Polyurethane Clear Gloss. Comments welcome.

Killing time after sorting out wood today and actually thru some out,lol gunstock dipped word art and 1/4" ply Army. All cut with a scroll reverse #3 blade!!!

Great projects! As many of you know, my wife and I have had some really severe health problems and now problems with the insurance company so, I haven't scrolled much. Thanks to all those that have offered their prayers and a special thanks to two members here that I reached out to, to cry on their shoulders. Their prayers, their concern, and just letting me vent is greatly appreciated. Anyone that wants to take time to offer their prayers for my family would also be appreciated. I finally decided that since Judy Gale Roberts was kind enough to offer her Nurse Teddy Bear intarsia pattern FREE to help scrollers recognize nurses during these sad times I accomplished three of the bears. I have two nieces that are nurses and one sister that is a nurse so, they will receive these when I can deliver them. This photo was taken while they are still laying on wax paper with the first coat of polyurethane on them. God Bless! Spirithorse

Nothing better to do

Village, I embarked on a journey last Oct when my neighbor gave me a 1990 13 inch Craftsman Scroll Saw. With your guidance and encouragement, I will mark this day with my first project ( Bottom) and the Jimi Hendrix (top) I just finished. Thank you for all the help and mentoring.

You can wish upon a star, or if you are a beach person you can wish upon a Starfish, as this sign suggests. Makes a nice decoration for the beach cottage. Free Pattern

I think I had a pretty good day today -- starting to get the hang of it _ still need to work on my techniques

It’s a good day! After I got finished mowing, my order came from Ocooch Wood! Fast too, just ordered it Monday evening! Oh Boy! Fresh wood!!

Finally complete but for lacquer -- This is all Baltic Birch cut with a #1 modified geometry Pegas blade on a Pegas scroll sawFrom the ground up --There is a 1/4 backer with 3/4 added for a border (the blue)- then white letters are cut in 3/8 -- the black letters in 1/4 -- the gray and white border on the triangle is one layer 1/4 (gray 1/4 across) and one of 1/4 on top (white 1/8 across centered on the gray.The eagle is 1/2 mounted on a 1/8 backer mounted on the large backer of 1/8 and shaped with a Dremel edit : for some reason it reversed the order of pictures and I can't seem to fix it

Jackpot!

I once made plywood from 1/4 cedar planks and then carved with a dremel -- If you watch close while doing it you can make it work for you

I absolutely love what you’ve done. Everything looks sharp and crisp. Wonderfully done!!! I didn’t know that you could shape plywood and it would look that good.

3/4" plywood 6.25 tall cut with a #3 scroll reverse blade.

I have done a number of scroll projects that I put in the bragging section - Happy Easter, Bear Walk, and more Bear Walk. But different for me in this time of isolation, I dusted off the lathe and participated in some club projects. Wig Stands for Cancer Patients - have done lots of these in the past and have got 3 done for this drive. Have wood for 2 more. Also, I am going to donate 5 pens for Health Care Workers. Haven't done a pen in a couple years. These are slim lines with a RN in clips.

Well, I haven't really completed any scroll saw projects yet. I've been working a little bit out there, but not a lot. First, I had both of my eyes lenses replaced in the couple weeks just before the pandemic shut everything down (think same surgery as for cataracts, but without the cataracts). Was having my one week checkup on my second eye about the time they started slowly shutting many things down. As a result, I have been out of the shop letting my eyes heal and staying away from saw dust. I have recently been out there for a little bit, wearing eye protection and face mask. Maybe I will have something to share wood related soon. I also have had my adult daughter home from grad school (physical therapy) for the past 3+ weeks. She was "passing through" on her way to a 10 week clinical rotation when she got word that it was being postponed "indefinitely". It was suppose to go until about the end of May, and so far its looking like she (and all of her classmates) will not get this one in right now. We are praying that she can start her next one in June on time. As a result, she has elected to stay here with us for now. I enjoy having her, she likes to cook! Anyway - my husband is in healthcare - not frontline, front and center like in the ER but still out there everyday so I made him and us and some extended family members face masks once the CDC recommended that we all wear them when we go out. The camouflage ones were for him - I thought they were fitting in that we are fighting a battle in healthcare right now! I used a couple of different patterns. I said its funny, i can saw a much straighter line on a scroll saw then I can sew one on a sewing machine. My mother was the seamstress, she sewed us barbie clothes, clothes for us when we were young, older, and for our children. She made baby blankets for ours and anyone else she knew expecting (including every baby in her church.) We lost her to Alzheimer's 4 years ago this week. I said she is either up there laughing at me, or shaking her head in despair at my sewing skills. She would have had 100's made in the time it took me to make 10! I used two different patterns. The second photo shows the ones that "fit" your face a little more then the first ones. The first ones are more like surgical masks that are not as form fitting to your face. Here is the links to where I found the patterns. This is link to the first one: https://www.joann.com/how-to-make-a-face-mask/042188731P321.html and this is the second one: https://www.craftpassion.com/face-mask-sewing-pattern/#face-mask-video

Had a good time cutting this portrait of Doc Adams from Gunsmoke. Pattern by @lawson56. 1/2" Red oak. About 5" X 7". When I'm cutting a portrait I usually take a picture of the back side after cutting the eyes, nose and mouth and post it on Facebook to see if anyone can guess who it is. Usually only have maybe one correct guess. Most everybody got this one right. Doc has some recognizable eyes.

Here are a couple of items i cut this week. Not a lot of time in the shop for now but I have gotten some. Here are the last two items I made. The Greyhound bus is one that I cut for myself about a year ago and have it hanging on my shop wall. It is a Sam Custodio pattern and my son made a comment that it was one of his favorite pieces, I have made. Well his birthday is in a couple of weeks, so I cut this one for him as an add on gift. The plaque. a lot of you will recognize as a Steve Good pattern and I choose to make this one for my wife for an Easter gift. I knew she would enjoy this one. So here is my contributions for now. I am working on a couple of other projects and will be posting them in the next few days. So you see, I am still alive and well. Dick heppnerguy

Has anyone changed out the bearings in a hawk ultra motor, it has developed a rattle and I have determined it to be the bearing next to the crank. It appears that the crank is held to the motor shaft with a 1/4 20 allen head set screw which does not want to loosen. Does it have locktite on threads? On shaft? Seems like a simple repair if I can remove the crank. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bob

Well I have been staying busy. That's a good thing. Thanks to Russell for the word in word pattern and the rose is a modified Sue Mey pattern. Thanks for looking and have a great and safe day. Mimi

Wow,all excellent work

A few years ago I made a drill press table for one of my bench mounted drill presses, specifically for precisely drilling small holes in exactly the same position on many small pieces of wood. I wanted it easy to adjust, usually by marking the hole position on the first piece and then setting the fence and stop so that every part would receive the hole in the exact same position. I already had a Wixey cross hair laser unit on this drill press, but proceeded to super tune it so that it displayed the laser lines to cross at exactly where my smallest drill bit would drill the hole. I then build the table from 3/4" birch cabinet ply and used some poplar scraps for the fence, fence position lock, and the sliding stop. All were just scraps from my scrap bin. I chose to pivot the fence using a bolt through the left end and the left rear of the table. The fence does not need to be parallel with anything but the flat side of the part being drilled, so a pivoting fence eliminates the second adjustment point. (I did go back and undercut the fence to keep saw dust from affecting the position of my part against the fence after I took these photos. It's recommended that you do this). A single knob then allows me to adjust the fence position along the curved arc of the right edge of the table, and then lock it in position by pinching the table edge between the fence and the block below the table by tightening the knob. I added a sliding stop to the top of the fence using a piece of small T track, the size that will allow the hex head of a 1/4-20 bolt to slide into. The stop is then easily locked in place, again with only one knob. I can perfectly position the first part to be drilled using the hole position mark on the part and double check this position by bringing the drill bit down and partially drilling the hole. Then I stop the drill press and lock the spindle with the bit still in the hole. Then I can move the fence until it is against the side of the work piece and lock it in place. Then move the stop along the fence until it is against the end of the work piece and lock it in place. Then I loosen the spindle lock to retract the spindle, hold the work piece against the fence and stop, and then start the drill press and complete the hole. Every part that I position against the fence and stop can then be drilled in exactly the same position as this first piece. I still use the laser cross hairs to verify that nothing has changed as I drill each piece. The design is relatively simple and the photos pretty much self explanatory. Dimensions aren't very critical either. I built this table in about 2 hours, using just what I had in the shop. The bolts used to attach the table to the drill press table are carriage bolts so had to have their heads recessed in the table. The knobs below are just two plastic wing knobs that fit the carriage bolts, and they are positioned to go through the slots in the metal table, so I can move this wood table forward and back and lock it in position easily. I use two hanger bolts, a long one and a short one, for the table clamp The short one just keeps the clamp piece from rotating when the long bolt and knob above are loose. I think this hanger bolt and knob are 1/4-20, but most any size close will work. The long hanger bolt wood threads are screwed into the clamp block and the machine screw end goes through a clearance hole in the fence to the knob. The shorter hangar bolt is also screwed into the clamp, but just goes into a blind clearance hole in the bottom of the fence. It's only purpose is to keep the clamp block from rotating when the clamp knob is loose. I used a long bolt (I don't remember the size) long enough to reach through the fence and table, several flat washers, and a stop nut on the pivoting end of the fence, with one thin flat washer between the fence and the table. Tighten this bolt only enough to eliminate the play, but not so tight that the fence won't swivel easily. This table installs and removes from the metal drill press table very easily, but I have two bench top drill presses, so I have pretty much dedicated this one to drilling small holes in multi piece jobs, so the table is usually left in place and the drill press belt is positioned for a relatively high speed for the small holes. It sits just to the right of my most used scroll saw and a coiled hose air gun hangs from the ceiling between them, which is frequently used at both positions for clearing the table of saw dust. I have a similar sized variable speed drill press that tends to get used for everything else, except for the big projects, like drilling with 3 7/8 Forstner bits, etc. I have a floor standing drill press for that. In the photo showing the drill bit I installed a much larger drill bit than normally used, so it could be seen in the photo. Charley

Ok, I realized that I hadn't put the link in my post, so just added it here. Take whatever time you need, but if/when you decide to build the table and/or buy the laser unit, send a note if you have any problems. You can get good use out of the table even without buying the laser. Charley

amazing signs. I love your work and are so happy you posted it so others could also enjoy what you do Dick heppnerguy

Are you talking about the big bearing inside that big aluminum block on the end of the motor? or the bearings on the flat stock that runs from the motor to the lower arm? I replaced the bearings in that part from the motor to the lower arm on my Ultra.. and i tried to get the block off the end of the motor but I couldn't get it separated and didn't want to break what wasn't yet broke.. I did get the block loose from the motor but I couldn't get it off the motor shaft still.. I had the set screws out.. but I never did figure out how to get to that bearing.. I know in one of the videos on the hawk website that the big bearing or maybe the one inside the motor was getting hot on some saws and was damaging the motor or the bearing and people run it until the motor shaft broke.. Really wanted to check / change mine but not being able to get it apart I figured I'd run it until i had problems.. since the ones that was really the bad ones was the smaller ones in the connecting rod / pitman arm whatever you call it, LOL

If he is breaking blades, that is a cheap lesson that will last a lifetime.

Thank you Rolf, I had the motor off and could feel slight spot in bearing while I rolled it in my hand. I am concerned with rounding out the allen. I guess if tapping broke it loose there was no Loctite, I will give it a try. I lived in St James for 35 yrs then Mattituck for Seven yrs now New Bern NC Used to enjoy Bellport playhouse. Bob

I have had that apart. While the motor was still on the saw i but a piece of wood between the chassis and the pitman arm so that it could not rotate. Then a a tap with a small hammer on the allen wrench broke it loose. Are you sure it is not the pitman arm bearings?

https://www.amazon.com/Wixey-Model-WL133-Drill-Press/dp/B01NAT54TX Charley

That is an awesome project and whoever receives it will be blown away by it. Very well done. Marg

Very nice, well done. Marg

Love it even though I have no idea who he is. Very sexy. Marg

You did a fantastic job of Jimmy, keep up the great work. Marg

Hope it lasts. Maybe you need to get LOTS more blades. Marg

That’s also very pretty. I want to give it a try. Does it separate and break easily on the edges?

That’s great. Like father like son.

Very nice! I bet the bottom of that ear was very fragile until you attached it to the backer.

I have 1/4" Loc-Line. Very small orifice. I think it's 1/4". What size hole does your 3/4" have?

Looks good!

Your letters and numbers are looking excellent. Are these for a project or just practice?

I'd be interested in a photo also.

spray contact cement? is that a clear like glue? so you could put it on the top of the picture as well as under it?

As always--Great cutting!

Great idea - a secondary collector to grab the saw dust - very smart !

Nice job Ant-Man!

Here is another hopeful sign rooted in the scriptures. Many people seem to like these and one can understand why these days. This would make a nice stand up sign or hanging sign.Download Free Pattern

You are very fortunate that your son is interested. Encourage him in every way you can.

1/4" BB, 3/16" Luan backer, #2/0 PMG. Finish and framing wait for warm weather.