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Thanks to @thatknobtony I got to make this for a lady in South Australia. The wood is 1/2" Australian Blackwood.. Unfortunately I could only get the fluro pink paint, spray paint is in a bit of a short supply at the moment due to isolation, because everyone is doing DIY. Marg

My niece's oldest son is a baseball nut just like his uncle. We both need to see this COVID nonsense end so some body can yell "PLAYBALL". Until then, knowing how much he is missing his pals on Little League, I cut a puzzle of him receiving his "All Star" trophy last season. 139 pcs including my first attempt at cutting figural/whimmsies. I hope this works, thanks for looking. Sorry about the image, it was taken on my phone and then turned on it's side by the APPLE goblins, and I can't figure out how to fix it.

I seen the plans (16 pages worth) on Woodsmithplans.com. There is a lot of scrolling an sanding. Made from black walnut an white maple. The plans didn’t show the hand rails, front steps or the ballast in the track. I felt it was needed. I don’t have a way to do turning. So I just started sanding the main round engine using belt sander and anything else I could come up with. This is a gift to my youngest son so I wanted it to be totally made by me. It is hard to see in pictures but the sign on stand reads “New York Central Railroad Twentieth Century Limited Super Hudson Streamlined J3a Built 10 Between 1937-1938”. This has to be the most rewarding project that I have made in the 10+ years of woodworking! To see the emotion from my son when I showed it to him is what I will never forget. I have included a picture of the real engine and you notice I used the same engine number it had. Sorry for the long post but if you want anymore information just ask. Have probably over 40 hours in it. The stand is 30” long. Thanks for looking!

Golden Eagle used a #5 Flying Dutchman spiral took a while but enjoyed cutting this one. just not sure about the dark backer board ,maybe needs to be a lighter board , any thoughts would be appreciated thanks

I have already done some projects for pet and dog lovers, this time I made one for cat lovers "I love cats" pattern Video of making Cats

well that clears things up octoolguy… I do believe have mentioned I am not the sharpest tool in the box!!! lol add to that insomnia and trying to do several things at a time....well some people call me a digbat!! lol which is ok by me as im having a ball and enjoying myself now that I can. lol like I said it drives spike poor man that he is right up the wall!! lol when I asked him if we might be able to get the sandblaster up and working this year he said I THOUGHT you were doing woodwork? lol and I havnt told him im going to h ave to bring the sewing machine out soon to sew together the patterns I have cut out and pined together lol and thanks everybody for the information.... im pretty sure how to cut it now after I get done with the stuff im doing right now….like I said I don't know where the pattern came from....it could be just a picture I took out of a book for all I remember.... and yes I get a lot of my patterns that way...hey when you cant draw you have to adapt and find pictures you can use as patterns.

Custom sign. Upcycling discarded cabinet doors. Walnut and maple. walnut oil. 41 x 22 inches.

Just finished this 3D cutout. This was my first project with Pegas blades. I really like how smooth and crisp the blade left the wood. Still getting used to how the blades cut as opposed to Flying Dutchman. Looking forward to experimenting more with the Pegas.

Hi All, Just finished the Panda pattern I had lying around. Don't know who designed this but it was easy as a Segmentation and painted. Don W

Okay I will try that! Could you point me to what part exactly it is on this manual? Thanks https://pdf.lowes.com/useandcareguides/000999375004_use.pdf

A friend of mine flew his drone over my local weekly market today and started this video clip at my booth. I definitely need one of these drones. My first event of the year. It was so-so, nothing fabulous and below what I had hoped for a holiday weekend, but hey at least I'm doing markets again. DJI_0028_3.mp4

I had a PC for a couple of yrs,I started to have that trouble as well.I found it was 2 special bolts located on the side upper and lower,it will take an allen wrench,sorry I forgot the size,the top is coverd by the name plate.When I adjusted them the machine stopped slipping and ran quieter.but it is only s short term fix,it will be needed reguarly .

That is a wow from me. You did an excellent job. Hope he's good at jigsaw puzzles, I would never get it back together. Marg

I went back to look at the Magi. Great job!! I can't remember which of those projects I have the patterns for. I really like them but, haven't started any of them yet. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

Looks good to me IKE

Very nice work!!!

What an accomplishment!!!

So loveable!!! Quality job!!!

Is it possible that you may have loosened the tension handle too far and may have lost the crown nut on the bottom side of the upper arm, in line with the post holding the blade tension handle...? (see part 263T in parts list and diagram)

Thanks for the recommendation.

Before all this mess, I found out from Bob Duncan of Pegas that there will be a larger table available. Not sure when.

The bandsaw "teeth" need to track right in the center of the top wheel. Here I was putting the bandsaw blade in the center of the wheel , no control that way.makes sence!!!

Welcome to the Village forum from Tennessee.

Dick has summed it up! Art museum/gallery quality of work!~

Got it now, thank you

That bear is soo cute. Nice job Don!

I think this is really a Segmentation. It is something similar to Intarsia but it only uses one piece of wood, ie the pattern is one piece and glued on to a large enough piece of wood and then cut out. With this method the parts all (mostly) fit together. I use a KIRJES Inflatable Drum Sander for the majority of my sanding and then use old fashioned elbow grease. I would recommend trying Segmentation as there are some simple designs that give a perfect piece at the first try. take care Don W

I found the double tooth #3 and #5 Dutchman and Olsen brands worked really well for me. They are not very aggressive so I found them easy to keep control of my cuts with; After years of intarsia and scrolling I have switched to Pegas blades which are more aggressive and I now prefer them. You may find you will make blade preferences as you scroll more. Try different brands and sizes, that is the only way you will know what you really like Dick heppnerguy

Blades are not stamped, they are milled.

Actually he purchased the saw from me through ArtCrafters. Most everyone I dealt with is very satisfied with the Pegas Scroll Saw. Looks like you are in New Jersey. The saw is shipped from Carlstadt, NJ, so shipping would be minimal. Any questions, send me a pm.

You might check with @Denny Knappen who is a member here in the Village and who has a shop and who has recently noted that he has become a distributor of the Pegas Saw. One thing I would check is whether the place you order it from "stock" them (i.e. they are shipped to them first) or if they are all dropped shipped directly from Pegas. I don't know the answer to this. Denny can probably answer that question or Bob with Pegas. If they are all drop shipped them I would say shipping time would all be the same. If some are drop shipped and some are carried in stock, shipping time might vary. Good luck with getting it. I hear good things about it so hopefully you will love it too.

Hello, I am fairly new to scroll sawing and I am currently working with an 18" Porter Cable variable speed scroll saw that is being lended to me. I've used it for probably 6 hours or so, but today I went to use it and I was struggling to get my tension correct with a plain end blade and something broke. Whenever I try to run the machine, the tension instantly releases. This has broken two blades, and no matter what I do I cannot tighten or loosen the tension and get it to hold when I run the blade. I am not sure if I broke it by applying too much tension earlier on, or how to fix it because I do not know exactly what is wrong. I am waiting for a response from Porter Cable, but in the meantime are there any suggestions or does anyone know what I did wrong/what piece I broke? Everything looks like it is not broken, but I do not completely understand the mechanics behind the tension of a scroll saw.

I don't think that is the issue because the saw is relatively new, only been used for about a month now and all of the parts are intact. I am not sure if I tightened the blades too much, or somehow damaged something holding the tension in place?