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Pattern by Bruce Worthington

14 wands cut for a friends, ankle biters birthday party. Only posted because it's been a long time between watering holes. Maybe the next things I do will be more interesting.

A new style for the mothers rose, 3/4 ash rose tinted with food coloring ( I like the pastel look)

Been working on this off an on. Red Oak an Walnut. Finished by dipping in 50/50 BLO. Front blade goes up and down also the blade swivels left an right. Hardest part was making the tracks. You can’t see in pictures but the tracks are guided by wheels. The tracks turn also. Used Pegas MG #5. Used bandsaw to cut groves around the engine cover. 15”x9”x9” pattern from Toys & Joys.

I had a memory to pop up on Facebook from one year ago with the portraits on my shop wall. I counted 31. Today there are 70. My wife says I spend too much time in the d#*% shop. She may have a point.

I was constantly having trouble with the blade clamps on my WEN scroll saw either slipping or completely coming loose when cutting. The original knobs that came on the saw broke within the first couple weeks because I had to "over tighten" just to keep the blades from slipping. I tried roughing the clamping area of the clamps with sandpaper and that helped some but again, the slipping returned. Eventually, having to tightened the clamps so much to try to get them to hold, the threads of the clamp would strip. I started using a regular bolt and a nut driver to tighten the clamps. I made knobs but trying to tighten them by hand was no sufficient enough to hold. The original blade clamps use a M4-.07 bolt/thread. I drilled and tapped a clamp with a #10-24 and made another knob. So far it has been working fine. The coarser thread tightens faster and you don't have to turn and turn and turn to get the clamp to close onto the blade. Clamps can be purchased through WEN for about $5 each. I've ordered a half dozen and will use them until I start having problems with slippage. Then I'll drill and tap to uses with the larger, coarser thread. Hope this helps some of the WEN users. My goal is to upgrade saws sometime in the future but for now, this will have to do.

Someone here on the forums bought one a while ago, they said it was a decent saw but he was using it for thick wood and mentioned the motor seem to bog down..

Maybe the bearings are worn more on one side of them more than the other side so when you pull the tension lever it's putting an angle from that slop? The Pegas chucks mount out farther and a little slop closer to the bearing isn't much.. but putting that longer pin in and mounting the chuck farther from the bearing would have more angle than close to the bearing I think.. I don't know.. I just have a hard time believing it's not something with the saw considering the issues at hand.. Like I said I could be wrong and maybe the chucks are faulty, things do happen to every company.. I suppose it's how the company responds to a situation is more important than the fact of them having a faulty part.. But the real questions I have is.. Is the part really faulty or is it that worn out saw? I mean.. they are not miracle chucks to renew a whole saw..

This would be the 3922. The 3921 uses the pinned blades and doesn't really need to be clamped. The new WEN saw, 2156, uses a different clamping system if I'm not mistaken.

You wanna sell them? How much?

I made these for my wife this year for Valentines Day. All of the patterns come from Steve Good. Dick

My new DeWalt DW788 Type 2 arrived 2 days early. Put it together and boy is it quiet and cuts through my stuff like butter! Anyway, there is this piece on it, described as the "Lower Guard" in the diagrams, here's a pic... Is this needed for anything? Can I just remove it without creating a problem of any sort, balance, adjustments etc.? It gets in the way of loading the blades on the lower chuck or at least makes it uncomfortable to do so. Thoughts? Thanks as always in advance

I cut this sleigh for my daughter.

Welcome to the village and your new hobby. I agree with Ray as to having a magnetic styled safety switch. I would try to contact the manufacture before I started trying to rewire the saw. They may have an answer of a certain type of foot control you can use. I have used a "dead man " control on my saws for the past 10 years or so and would never go with out one. Also welcome to the addiction

Yep, I agree with Ray.. LOL.. That was the second thing I took off the DW I had when I first got it.. first thing was the hold down foot.. thought I could work with that guard on there but kept getting in my way so like before the first project was completed I had to remove it, LOL

Well, I must have missed that part but since you said it Ray, I have to agree.. while I try not to mention others mechanical abilities or even the tools they have and try to use. It does make one realize why there are restocking fees applied on returns for some companies. I worked in several areas of the automotive repair field from Mechanic to Auto Body Collision repair.. Every time I think I've seen it all someone comes in and never seizes to amaze me.. There are a lot of folks that should never own a welder or a few hand tools.. I've seen where a guy lost the bolts to his brake caliper so he welded it on then brought it in to us when the seals on the caliper was melted and didn't have brakes, LOL Thing is.. the brand new brake caliper he bought the day before was junk according to him then expected us to replace it free.. It wasn't because it was welded on as he claims it didn't get hot enough to melt those seals.. LOL Okay..It probably could be welded on without too much heat if he really knew how to weld.. but there was enough weld on it to dang near build another car, LOL That all being said, in most cases we all start somewhere so I don't pick on people for trying.. at least they try so I give credit to that.. we all fail at things but the only time we really fail is when we don't learn from it and get back up and try again..

Cute.

Very nice.

The use of vise-grips tells me all I need to know.

Really nice! Thanks for sharing it!

Looks INCREDIBLE.

I have the 3921 - and it definitely needs a clamping system LOL - I use magnets I was looking at the new Wen but opted not to give it a try although I love the price

What a great display of you work Charlie. I have one or 2 pieces hung in the shed, but wall space is a premium and they would all pretty soon end up getting covered in dust. i was just thinking Two beers per = Good job mate.

Well, this brings back memories. Many years ago I came across the novel: "Flowers for Algernon" written by Daniel Keyes. Here is an interpretation I found describing the novel: Charly is an adult male with a cognitive disability, struggling to survive in the modern world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading and writing prove difficult, and he is the subject of cruel pranks at the bakery where he does minor janitorial work. His teacher, Mrs. Kinnian, enrolls Charly in a clinical study where he is observed by a surgeon and a psychologist who have Charly "race" a mouse named Algernon, solving mazes. Algernon is usually the winner, thanks to an experiment involving brain proteins that greatly raised his intelligence. The experiment proceeds with surgery on Charly, who at first does not seem affected. However, he quickly becomes more logically advanced, soon becoming a pure genius. Emotional and intra-personal consequences are involved as Charly and his teacher become increasingly attached to one another. But when Charly gradually suspects the consequences of the experiment, he struggles with whether or not the procedure was a good idea. If you are in the mood for a novel that will touch your heartstrings and soul, give it a read. But wait, it doesn't stop there . . . The movie industry discovered it and "Charly" - Movie from 1968, staring Cliff Robertson and a remake in 2000 - was made. I haven't seen the 2000 remake, but can give accolades to Cliff Robertson for his acting the part of Charley. Probably too much information, but hey, thanks for the memories. Think I'll give the novel another read.

I worked with a Thurman years ago, nice fellow was an iron worker and I went to school with an Irving and now I am blessed to know an Algernon and he is an obsessed scroller. WOW

The EX saws you see being sold now are NOT the same EX saw that used to be made.. Most of what you see on Amazon and eBay are actually refurbished China made knockoffs of the original one. China reverse engineered the old EX and did a pretty poor job of it.. While they look the same they are not.. while a lot of the parts are interchangeable not all of them are.. so even sourcing parts would be tough for the ones that are not the same. I have one of those cheaper saws.. Nothing but issues with it and finally got it working decent after throwing alot of "real " EX parts into the saw.. Basically the shell / frame is the only thing I didn't replace, LOL..

John, it's not just yours. Here's another one that give the same error. It seems to work for some folks but not for others, so I don't think it's the link. Maybe one of my settings, but not worth it for me to delve into. Thanks.

Made in Taiwan.

It is either a defective set of chucks or there problem is with your saw. I'd contact the Pegas vendor and request an exchange set to verify. There are too many satisfied users of these chucks so I think you either got a bad set or there is something out of whack on your saw.

Thurman Algernon Irving, Jr. is a very impressive name. I picture someone with a name like that being a bank president. I too, was very surprised when I took to scrolling the way that I did. It's a wonderful, and useful, hobby.

Thanks for the explanation and welcome TAIrving.

You realize that you WILL have to explain your new name? We will all be waiting with bated breath.

My shop isn't big enough for all the pictures and for all my tools. just saying.

I believe this is a Steve Good pattern I made in 2020. The first one, I glued the words on backwards. If you look at in the mirror, you can read the words.

I made this for my wife a few years ago. She is a sci fi nut. Especially likes Star trek and Stargate., Radiata Pine, Tasmanian Oak bands and globe, Jarrah symbols

A couple of recent cuts. The first is from the last issue of SSWW magazine, we're dog people (Great Danes, so we don't have to bend over nearly as much, but its the sentiment that counts). Cut it out of a small bamboo cutting board that was being thrown out at work. Second is the "mechanical heart" pattern from Steve Good. Gears spin. I've cut the small (pendant-sized) pattern and the larger pattern, then blew up that pattern to 150% and cut it as well. Third is a little jewelry box I did back in 2020. Another Steve Good pattern, I think. The rose was one of the toppers he had in the pattern, cut that for my wife. The dragon is for my daughter.

Something quick I made for my Grandson to give to his "girlfriend" 1/2" pine with 1/4" top and bottom Fab4

I picked up one of these years ago for a couple of dollars on clearence. They are quite handy when building with 2x4s. Google "Universal Square".

What a caring person you are. Its what love and marriage is all about, taking care of each other. Marg

Good to see you back. Keep up the good work.

Hard to find for a cheap price. The best I have found is 1/16" balsa wood from hobby stores. Its hard to cut because its so thin and flimsy but if you sandwich it between two pieces of 1/8 ply it works fine. Worth trying at least for a few bucks investment.

I agree with @FrankEV, look at veneer suppliers. I use veneer a lot for a backer on things like the clock I recently posted... Another option is go to a hobby store that has model things to build... look at balsa wood. It is thin, lightweight and you can stain/paint it for color.

Finnish plywood comes really thin. It is used a lot for model airplanes. I have gotten some from here before for some projects that I need really thin stuff: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/wppages/finnishbirch.php

Hi all, I am a very, very new scroll saw user (2 weeks) from Nottingham in the UK, and to get started I bought a cheap Einhell Saw from Amazon. I am happy enough with the way it performs, but I decided to fit a foot pedal switch. It worked OK until I lifted my foot, and the saw stopped. Great, I thought, now to get started. When I put my foot back on the pedal, nothing happened. It was then I found out that the saw is fitted with a NVR (is that the name) switch, and it thought that the foot switch had interrupted the power, and that the only way to get going was to use the switch on the saw. I assume that they only way to make this work would be to take the power from after the switch and speed controller on its way to the motor Has anyone heard of this being done? Or could anyone advise me. Hope you don’t think I’m being cheeky, what with being a newbee PeteL

Good points - then why does it work with my old chucks? That logic escapes me

They're ruined - needed to use vice grips to get them off the saw!