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Hi all If you need a photo converted TD is the man for the job. Here is finished pattern he did for me from a photo I sent him..

I cut this one for our upcoming Fourth of July. Picture depicts Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson drafting the Declaration of Independence. Our founding fathers had incredible courage.

This is one of my favorites I recently completed.

Here are some of my recent Christian cuttings depicting important events in the life of Jesus. Baptism; Behold the Lamb of God; Last Supper (backlit); Temptation by Satan

I have an old friend that has purchased and donated crosses to her church that are given to new people who join their church. She orders about 50 at a time. I found out she donates them to her church and felt bad that I had charged her for them but I kept the cost at rock bottom and not even sure if I collected enough to pay supplies and postage, but I was ok with that aspect of it. Anyway I decided to make her one of these crosses that I have gifted to other people also and we have one hanging in our house too. It is just a thank you for supporting my efforts throughout the years. She has purchased some of my woodwork for birthday and Christmas gifts in the past. Dick heppnerguy

There is soooo much that I could reply to this on. Your reply was in a language that I understand. I have dealt with all of these file types for years in my profession. I was a Graphic Artist for 30 years. I specialized in Photoshop and got my first Photoshop in 1989 as well as my first Mac. (Really pissed my Dad off as he was one of IBM's original programmers) As for patterns I really don't care what format I get it in. I always convert them to layered TIF files. That has the best image quality and has the greatest editing capabilities. The down size to that is size, Layered TIF files are pretty large. 8.5x11@300dpi = around 25mg's in Black & White. I then store my images on my computer which syncs to Cloud Storage. That way I can access my patterns from my Apple Watch, My Iphone, My Ipad, My MacBook or one of my 2 Imacs pretty much wherever I may be. If I don't want to forget to print a pattern I just send it over the internet to my printer at home and have it waiting for me. With the layered TIF I sometimes alter them and create a VECTOR path. That way I can make super minute changes if I want. If I post a pattern that I made I generally just save it as a JPG file. I compress them down so they take up less server space. They also can be opened by more programs than any other file type that I work with. Compatible across all different platforms. Now as for pattern color and outline. When I print my pattern I put the black at 40% with no outline, I have by trial and error tried many different densities and have found that this works best for me. I don't really like outlines because they hide my blade if they are black. My printer has a max size of 8.5x11. When I need a pattern larger then that say 11x14, I take my original pattern and drag 2 different pieces to a pattern printing template that I have pre made. Since I have a decent eyes and it is not that critical I do not use crop (printers) marks. I just print, cut with scissors and tape. I have made a couple of patterns that I wanted to be exact. I printed sections of the pattern and utilized crop marks. Then lined up the different pieces (over a light table) and essentially stripped them together like a pressman might do to create a plate for offset printing. (Another employment adventure during my lifetime) Now that I have completely confused more people then I have helped I guess I will finish. All of this technology talk doesn't really mean much. I work in a 10'x10' shop with dirt floors. when it rains there is a mini creek running through it. So to finish up my way too long reply, Just use whatever patterns you can. Trace them if you need to. Just get the pattern on the wood so you can get it to the saw. Then post a photo of what you cut. I am a visual person and like to see the pictures. Thanks Too Complicated Tim

Which one do you like more? I already have made compass pattern, but I like nautical projects, so I made one more. This time I combined compass with steering wheel. Video of making Compass Compass pattern

Something new for me….name puzzle…..teaches name, colors & shapes before pre-school…..will be making these for my grandkids, whenever that is…..1/2" sanded ply, 1/4" sanded ply for the backer.....only painted the letters.....routed the edges to eliminate sharp corners.....comments always welcomed

I have a neighbor a couple of houses from us and her husband has had cancer and she told me he was now on hospice and not doing very well. They are really nice people and I wanted to be sure and have a memorial plaque done to give her when the time comes so I cut it yesterday and I have it ready for that sad and lonely time. So sorry to hear about his suffering. I know his wife will be very lonely when that day gets here and she no longer will have his companionship. This is a Sue Mey pattern from her site....www.scrollsawartist.com Dick heppnerguy

Very nice well done.

That is NOT the one I saw.

that's a fantastic job

I guess I should take a look at mine. Haven't taken it apart since I got it maybe two years ago. Thanks for the tip!

Get rid of the bellows. Why do you want the thing blowing sawdust in your face. Can't understand why Hegner would mount their blower pointed at you. Just rig up dust collection and remove the dust and don't eat it. You were working on dust collection so modify it for the Hegner.

Beautiful work on both the pattern and cutting as usual Kris.

Beautiful composition and execution!

The clamps look just like stock DeWALT clamps, which do not take pin end blades.The main thing I don’t like is the dust collection system. It has doors you have to open to access the lower blade clamp. Also, it has a flat steel table. On the DeWALT and Delta saws, the tables are cast iron which helps dampen vibration. I have noticed on my Pegas saw which has a steel table, has a little more vibration at certain speeds than any of the three DeWALT saws I have owned. The vibration isn’t critical, but it is there. Hopefully our good buddy Steve Good will do a review on it.

I'm not sure you're seeing the same saw as the rest of us.. There is no adapters for pinned blades.. The upper and lower arms are made just like a DeWalt.. I'm not sure you could use pinned blades on it. It is designed a lot like a DeWalt / Delta

I don't think that I have ever cussed on this forum... But that is Bad Ass!

How do you scroll such fine letters ? Very impressive

Love it!!!

Thanks Phantom. With the Palace script font I have generally taken some of the slant out to make it more readable. I forgot on this. Here it is with just a bit of slant removed. For me, at least, the slight decrease in slant makes a big difference.

One of my first projects was sitting bull. I saved the cut out pieces and had an idea in mind. Here is what I came up with. Just took me 6 months to do it.

Thanks Rolf. It is indeed quiet . Jusa soft purr. I have an 18ga nailer ut did not find 1/2 pins so when I purchased the compressor I purchased a 23ga nailer. Perfect combo. Also thanks to the tip.

I'm basically a cheap skate. Not sure why but I am. So, here goes. I just bought a used Hegner MultiMax 18 and have finished cleaning it up and adjusting everything that can be adjusted. But, the one thing I can't find a way around is the cracked, rotted bellows. And here is where the "cheapskate" comes in. I can't bring myself to spend $45 plus shipping to buy a new bellows from Advanced Machinery. There has to be a "work around" for this. I'm thinking a shift boot off of some car but I have no idea what car that might be. Anybody been through this? I know that someone did a fix on their saw with a tennis ball but I don't see that working here. It must have been a Hawk that uses a much smaller bellows. Anyway, If anybody has any ideas send them my way. And please, no aquarium pumps. That just adds another cord to the mix. Thanks to all.

Wouldn't be very handy for a top feeder.

Sounds like a "personal" problem. Maybe some talcum powder is in order. Lol.

Amazing pieces Kris. Well done.

Before I edit all the dropouts and font preparations - your initial impression of the overall balance of this plaque project would be helpful. When have finished this, it will be cut in Cherry. I will make the finished pattern available as well.

very nice

Looks a lot like my Delta. The dust collection is interesting. I would just take the doors off. My current dust collection system is my work table and my legs.

Mine has the muffler that Seyco designed for it.. Much quieter than the homemade system I build for my other saw from a standard metro vac. Anyway my guess is the paper filter / bag restricts the air and makes the vac work harder thus making it loud. Probably something everyone should keep an eye on as this could cause it to get hot and either burn up the vac or set a fire.. The bag never really "looks" like it has much of anything in it.. but once you take it out and the find dust is just a thin layer all through the sides and back of the bag.. Blow it out " outside " and it has a lot more in it than I realized. I have new ones but trying to get my money's worth out of them so I just blow it out with the air compressor.. Probably didn't make the neighbors too happy, LOL They are a 1/4 mile away but man that cloud of dust,

Nice job. Very cute, I am sure the recipient will love it. Always good to find wood to recycle (especially right now!

Nice work Dan. I have a couple 1 year old great nieces and nephews. I should consider making them some for Christmas or their birthdays one year. I can hope ,one look 1/2 as good as yours or Dave’s.

Yeah that's why I said it reminds me of a DeWalt / Delta / Excalibur. Has the style look of a DeWalt and the locking pin for the upper arm of the Delta and the table similar to the Excalibur, LOL Does also look like a lot of table in front of the blade.. Something I disliked a lot on my Excalibur but have grown kind of used to to now.

Yes, I apologize. Fortunately my feelings are not easily hurt even by unsolicited criticism. I know I can be a bit wordy and I am often replying on my IPad and sometimes with other things going on. I try to remember to proof my typing and break up really long paragraphs but sometimes I forget when I’m in a hurry. I will try to do a better job when I get wordy to break it up. Forgive me when I still forget please. Unfortunately, I know I will still miss some typos!

I do pretty much nothing but puzzles these days I do several types and can tell you from a child's perspective based on our sales history, what parents like is NOT what the children like The most popular puzzles for children we make are unfinished pine or basswood puzzles.We make and advertise this as art projects they can color themselves using watercolors and food dye! For girls they like Mermaids, Unicorns, Butterfiles and sometimes dinosaurs - all of which we have a nice assortment For boys they like Dinosaurs the most, some cars/vehicles (police cars, ambulance and mostly firetruck and space shuttle) boy are also older boys love dragons any type Woodcraftbyscott has lots of patterns for sale reasonably priced and there are many, many free ones all over the internet Best of luck

It did. But using too much moisture caused it warp in the opposite direction . Im talking about 1/4" wood. Using very light moisture it worked.

If you're just interested in the video content, the link that Don posted to YouTube a great place to look since it's videos only (https://www.youtube.com/scrollsawvillage) . I've also been posting them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/scrollsawvillage). Most of the time, I'm also creating an article in the Articles section of SSV (https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles/), which also includes projects in the Project Workshop. Hope this helps.

How do you hide the pilot hole. They look very clean cut

Pity the table tilts and not the motor otherwise looks good but does it sound good I would want to test one first. Roly

Like you, I understand and know the differences in the different file types and why I might want one over the other. In general, if I see a pattern I like or want that I can download I download it and store for future use as I am seldom going to cut it right then. If I have options to choose from, an SVG is an option - I will download the SVG file since it is more easily edited and modified as well as resized without causing issues. If SVG is not available, I don't worry about it and download what is. Once I decide I want to use a pattern then I will use the software packages at my disposal to do what I need to get what I want. Fortunately, I'm pretty tech savvy so I can pretty much do whatever I need. I use a variety of programs including Inkscape and others I have in my arsenal as I need.

Rockytime you will be surprised at how quiet it is. One thing I had happen with my California compressor, something to watch on all compressors. There is a unloader valve that relieves the air pressure in the compressor once it is full. If that pressure is not released the motor can't start and will overheat. I initially thought I had a bad motor. Did a little digging on the web and found an article about this. Ends up there was a bit of debris in the valve allowing air pressure to blead back into the compressor. It has been fine since.! but to be on the safe side I always turn all of my compressors off when not in use.

The pin nailer doesn't use much flow just pressure. It would be perfect for all of the smaller shop pneumatic tools.

Would this compressor operate a 22ga pin nailer? I have a HF pancake compressor which I rarely use because of the extreme noise. The price is excellent .

I have not found one coat solutions. For me it's spray, sand, spray, sand spray. That's a minimum for me. The first layer raises a bit of wood fiber. Subsequent layers are smoother. I usually have a terrible time with finishing. Guess I'm not patient enough.

What paints are recommended for wood, i.e. wood puzzles. Looking for a one time spray application with no further top coating. bb

Have to give the credit to Kris Martinson, the pattern maker for that, but thanks!