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I can't believe anyone sitting to have their pattern made would not take the time to do something with their hair! 1/4" BB, #2 Pike jewelers blade. Still needs a 50/50 BLO bath, a backer and a frame. Dimitri posted this picture a while back but am not sure if he is the designer.

This is a project I started back in March just after this virus situation hit us and all of the craft shows upcoming was cancelled. I didn't thank I would be this long in completing it but I did take my time as there wasn't any rush. There was a lot of items that required the use of a lathe and a band saw, both of which i do not have so a little bit of working around some of those problems took some time! The tires was one of the items requiring a lathe but the scroll saw took care of that, the only thing that I couldn't do was a lighter small ring of wood that simulates the rim was to be cut and inlaid where the "lug" nuts are. It could also be painted while the wheel was still on the lathe. As you see the "rim" is black. There was a few other things that was over come by using the tools I had on hand! All of the wood that is painted either pine, ceder fencing, or poplar. All comments welcome. Erv

Almost done with this one.

Finished up another Harry Potter quote for my wife, not sure if I posted it. 3/4" generic plywood leftover from the bed project. Stained Minwax Cherry. #3 Pegas MG blade, if I recall correctly. Also, a Steve Good pattern from his newsletter the other day, a Nautilus Gear wingding. The gears spin on 1/4" dowel axles, and the plans even include cutting the washers that go on the ends of the axle. Dry-fitting after I cut it, I decided that the upright and the washers were tight enough fits for the axle, so I used a round file to make the gear holes a tad bit bigger. Not frictionless, but not tight. Easy to spin, but they're not going to ever be mistaken for a perpetual-motion machine. 1/4" BB ply, mostly, the base was a scrap of something I found in the may-be-useful-later bin that collects all sorts of odd cutoffs and random spiders. No worries....between the spiders and scorpions, I don't have to worry about too many crickets or roaches in my garage. Stained Minwax Honey (upright, base, and washers) and BLO (gears and axles).

In Honor of our recent Rocket Launch I relived some memories of the 60s and 70s of the Apollo days.and came up with these 3 plaques.I was so thrilled to see mans first step on the moon.I even had my 13th Birthday cake done in the moon landing. Now America is Launching men from it's own soil again,Awesome!!

I suffer with arthritis in my neck so I bought this at The Brick furniture store for 100$. Best money I ever spent other then my saw

I put all small metal pieces into a large plastic jug. Not just blades. If it's metal and fits through the top, it goes in the jug. Scroll saw blades, nails, screws, staples, and anything else that is small and could wind up cutting you or puncturing a tire. Little bits of metal have a nasty habit of winding up in places you would rather not have them like a tire or the bottom of your foot.

Not a whole lot going on so I thought I'd post a picture od how well the $11 plastic cyclone dust collector works. It works very well and takes so little space. I use a 3 lb coffee can. That is about as cheap as one can get. Er... I should perhaps say inexpensive.

Nice!!! And its always good to know you'll be scrolling at least until June 2022!!!

I use some to unblock glue bottles and then into the bin.

looks comfey!! Spike got me a bar stool with a back on it so I could sit and scroll....For years I never know you could sit and saw at the same time lol Not only do I love it but now I actually need it as I cant stand for to long at a time as my lower back hurts like the dickens... Iv had back aces in the past most of my jobs required heavy lifting but after I got on disability the pain just sort of left....but this kind of back pain oh my!!! He got me another bar stool to use in the kitchen so now I can do the dishes lol what a sweet man he is !!! lol

Raise the back of your saw up. It will be a good thing and you will see for your neck. Mine is up 10",DeWalt.

I just finished 6 states of Australia there is 107 animals in the map puzzle which is Representing and protected in Australia western Australia26pcs northern teritory 17pcs south Australia 16pcs queensland 24pcs new south wales 15pcs victoria 7pcs tasmania 2pc total=107pcs happy to finish second map puzzle South Korea which is my contry will be the next~~~lol making video:

I normally use 20mm thickness for puzzles sometimes less than 20mm

Kudos to Axminster for upgrading those clamps. They should just go with the Pegas color scheme and bearing upgrades and be done with it. Also noticed they are carrying the Jet flavor now also. Will be interesting to see if Carbatec follow with this approach, and Seyco too.

That's the one, thank you Don't have a printer at the moment, print things at Officeworks these days but since I'm getting back into scrolling was going to buy a printer again. Will have a look at the printer settings when I get it as you suggest

Hi there, I have been scrolling for about a year now, I find I am learning new things everyday. I get real enjoyment for creating gifts for members of my local Church, little plaques, 3d compound cuts ( I love those) never ceases to amaze me when pulling the outside layer away. I have been learning inkscape as well, for that more personalised gift, which I am thoroughly enjoying. As I have browsed through the group, there seems to be some truly gifted individuals on here, looking forward to learning something new from you all and pushing the boundaries of my creativity. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Just finished this one,can't believe how many holes there were used a #3 and #5 spiral blade with a black mount board backer.

Hi Benny: When I grow up, I want to be just like you - Nice work Thanks for showing us Truly inspiring Fab4

All are wonderful projects. I especially like the little girl.

Very nice work Benny!

It looks comfy.I have a stool from Big Lots,For yrs I stood.Then I tried sitting.Man was I surprised at the difference.Much better.

WOW!!! It is a Superb job.

Fantastic!!My Youngest Granddaughter is a Big fan.

That roof is supposed to be a one piece of walnut, that I used, about 6 inch wide, 1/2 inch thick and to be cut using a bandsaw. I cut enough sections, 1/2 wide, 8 inchs long and cut them to 1/8 inch thick and glued them up and did some sanding to archive the curve. Even the plans says that cutting this curve using a bandsaw is a trying thing to do! Erv

That looks great

That looks fantastic

awesome job

That turned out great !

Nice work on the cutting

Needing some help to remember a printing program I used to use I would sometimes need to print a pattern to a specific size. There was a program I used to use where I would import that pattern, then type in the output size and it would print out the pattern to that size, even going over multiple pages if the pattern was bigger than the page size Unfortunately the old grey matter isn't able to remember it at the moment. My description is a bit vague, but I'm hoping that someone might know the one I'm taking about If there is a better one to use these days, I'm happy to give that a go also

Terrific work Kirk, well done. Marg

Links great Les!

Nicely cut Les..

More More More. Are there any plans?

Good looking chair.

It looks good!

You do great work! Thanks for sharing.

I use rapidresizer. I think it was $35 a year I don't remember. It does what I need, It sounds like what your describing.

yes I agree...funny thing about me and spike...im bairly 5 foot 1 and now that hes shrunk an inch hes 6 foot 4 !!!! lol now he of course sets up all my tools for me.....making benches and such and he usuly finds that after I go out the first to see how hes got it set up....he looks at me and says hum gonna have to lower it more!! lol When he got me the tablesaw he bought a table saw stand for it but wound up making a table to put it on because after we put the saw on it it wasn't at what he felt was a comfortable hight for me, I said it was fine but noo then he decided it still had to be lowered a bit more for safty measures!! lol He seldom uses my tools but when he does im sure its a bit annoying for him!! lol When he first moved in with me after about a week in a half I knew we had to sit down and have a little talk!! every thing I use had to be at MY arms reach!! lol which is about everything lol so we compermised things I use all the time at my arms reach, everything else I don't care as long as he will get it for me....lol that lasted a short time before he got me a step stool lol he asked me what I did before he came , simple I never put anything on the upper shelves!! lol

Nailed that one. Well done

Very nice

You want embarrassing moment? Ok, I was working as a maint mechanic at a small production facility and took over a repair started by someone else. I should add this was in the days before lockout/tagout. I finished the small repair, turned the breaker back on and nothing. I checked a few things and decided it might need the electrician. He came down, took a quick look and then just plugged the machine into the outlet on the breaker box. Took awhile to live that one down.

G'day Brett, Most of the printers have this option available in their settings mate. I use MS Publisher, but there are some online ones. https://www.rapidresizer.com/ This is a popular program, however I have not used it cheers

love the puzzle!!! you did a fantastic job on it!!! now me i love making puzzles but i HATE putting them together lol

this youtube link should help anyone that is having any questions about re-sawing wood. It is really informative and I used it on my HF 14 in band saw and it worked perfectly for me

I have been using these for most my career in woodworking and they are great. Applys just the right amount of pressure and easy to use. Different brand but same principle. The original maker of these was knocked off so many times. He sued a couple makers but I guess it got out of hand and not worth it any more. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TXSAHU/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B003TXSAHU&pd_rd_w=qwgCZ&pf_rd_p=733540df-430d-45cd-9525-21bc15b0e6cc&pd_rd_wg=baCOQ&pf_rd_r=6KZJ

I think one actually could top feed with the "Ultra" style Hawk like you and I have.. but it wouldn't be all that easy, LOL.. If you go look at the pictures of my new saw. you'll see that the lower arm protrudes through the angle mechanism.. where the ultra and earlier made saws the lower arm sits back behind the angle mechanism.. while the newer saw has a roll pin type upper and lower clamp.. they are different than the ultra ones.. also the plastic tab on the lower arm to hold the blade clamp in place.. those are spring steel on the new saw and hold the clamp up tighter to the lower arm than the plastic ones of he ultra saws.. Unlike the Excalibur.. and DW saws.. the Hawk saw you bottom out the blade into the hole on the clamp.. both top and bottom.. though on the top you have to lower the arm down until the blade hits against the roll pin stop.. You can adjust how far the arm will come down.. so it stops at the right position.. The blade will be installed in the exact same position every time.. In a EX or DW you place the blade in the clamp and you could place it ( depending how the saw is set up ) up to 1/4" higher or lower and still be able to clamp them in and cut.. Put it too low while using a reverse tooth blade you could be skipping the few reverse teeth at the bottom.. The Hawk the blade will only go in so far into that lower holder.. so every blade is going to be in the saw the same way every time.. My DW may have quite a lot of wear.. but I can put a blade in that saw and have a good 1/4 - 3/8 inch above / below where the thumb screw clamps the blade.. actually more like 1/2 probably cause it's quite a lot.. and using that saw I have to be careful how I position the blade as the reverse teeth don't come up high enough. Anyway top feeding would be a pain to try to lower the upper arm while reaching around behind the tilt mechanism and get the blade into the little hole while the holder/clamp is loosely flopping in that slot.. and getting the blade to bottom out in the clamp and then tighten the thumb screw..