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A pattern by Alex Fox, I gotta say I really like his stuff. Cut from ⅛ ply, middle layer is painted. My first "camping " project that I cut. Chris

Three Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments finished. The patterns by Diana Thompson. The birdhouses are Ash, and the first 3 little birds are Purpleheart and the fourth one is Eastern Red Cedar. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using Pegas #6 Skip blades. The finish is dipped in diluted Shellac. Comments welcome.

Used and old piece of scrap Walnut.

Guys & Gals I do not post as much as I once did, but want you all to know That I still support this site and all of you wonderful folks that make up this community....Having said that I want to post my last 3 Alex F. projects, all cut from 1/4 BB ply...I continue to support Alex every chance i get and encourage you all to do so if you can...Thanks for looking and any comments are always welcome, Steve.

I had seen a few versions of this car but want to try my own hand at it. I kept it fairly simple. The 71 Dodge charger had a V8 440Ci/475HP engine with a 4 barrel Carb. R/T designated "Road and Track" and included a upgraded handling package. Dodge wanted to dump all the extras into this car because EPA restriction would kick-in in 1972 and actually started the twilight of the "Muscle Car"era. Cutting is 1/8" BBPW on a 1/4" black painted backer with shellac base and Gloss Lacquer finish.

Finally got some shop time, cut from 1/8 BB on a 1/4 colored backer. Frame is poplar with Sedona Red stain.

Update, I found some articles about white vinegar and lemon juice to clean aluminum. Cleaned my table up with that rinsed off the residue. Then applied Carnuba wax and after a few hours put on Johnson paste wax. I cut some BB ply and no oxidation on wood or my hands. After about 6 hours of cutting (3 day weekend), I applied another layer of wax. Thanks this is a great village.

Just an update, I purchased the Ridgid 7 1/4 inch 18 volt cordless miter saw, thx for all your help, RJ

The first ones I propped up so air could circulate, and it took a couple of days for the smell to dissipate. Hanging them on a fan will eliminate the mineral spirits in a couple of hours.

I use 77 but just a lot lighter coat. Barely spray enough to get it wet. Wait a few minutes until it is just barely tacky. I wait 4 minutes. Then put it on the wood. It will stay on for the work but peel right off when you need it to. It takes a bit of practice to get the tacky feel just right but once you start doing it like this, you will love it. The trick is, barely tacky and no shine to it. barely tacky. Way less than a post it note, way less.

I was talking to my nephew about this on Fathers day, I have given him many of my tools as I upgrade. He has done a wide spectrum of projects furniture turnings etc. He has purchased a small desktop CNC for engraving his logo. He suggested that I upgrade mine instead of just my first name.

very nice job

Well, that's definitely not a Ford. Nice cutting

The Carbatec 18” SS450 is a Hegner Clone made by TruPro TEK in Taiwan. I use Clone because it is so close that Hegner parts will actually fit! I have one, have added the Hegner Quick Release and it is a sweet little saw.

I fixed the. Same problem about six months after buying one it was easy. I have had no problems since and that was 3 years ago.

Would this one work better for you? Looks to be not as heavy as your current one. 1C902B96-BC58-4EA9-8A17-500295D3DB4D.webp

I bought a Pegas SS which I love. This was an upgrade from my Delta 40-694 SS which developed a engine mount issue at 4yrs(see another post about warranty problems and selling this SS and stand). I also bought the Pegas 4 legged stand. I found the stand requires larger footprint than my Delta stand(which is basically a twin to a Dewalt 788). The Pegas stand has 33x36 leg foot print at the floor level vs the Delta 3 leg stand with 18 in x 33 leg space requirement. The Pegas stand does have the capabilty to put a board across the middle bars for storage, a plus in my book. Furthermore, the Pegas table top measures 37 inches above the floor with adjustable legs at highest setting, versus the Delta table top at 41inches on its stand. I am 68 inches tall, so long legged folks might need blocks or leg extenders to make this Pegas stand work. I had to lower my seat by few inches to make my Pegas stand situation workable but never the less would like to see longer legs on the Pegas stand. Most important the Pegas SS stand came with NO ASSEMBLY instructions, only a diagram. I tried for hours to assemble and finally contacted both Grobet USA NJ and Bearwoods CS for help. Bearwoods CS rep sent the needed assembly instructions and the NJ Grobet rep also was helpful but the Bearwoods instructions were the key to my success. One needs to follow the sequence of assembly exactly. In my initial stand assembly tries I didn't have instructions and as a result I would get to the last tie bar and found it would not fit and then had to disassemble everything and restart...very, very frustrating. Also when assembling, be sure to keep the shipping bolts fastening the SS to the shipping box plywood ,one needs them later for the stand assembly. Note, also my Pegas SS came with the blade out of center, the Grobet USA rep immediately provided instructions on how to fix, so very pleased with Bearwoods and GrobetUSA NJ customer service. Once I got the Pegas stand together was a solid platform for the SS. The shop vac to the dust Pegas collector works great by the way. Also the Pegas has now larger table top available so they have addressed a lot of the Seyco advantages.

I have 2 of these and one of mine had the same problem With the insistence of a few here, I took it apart and the repair was extremely easy Just and FYI if you change your mind about fixing it yourself

I find it pretty easy to just Draw the bridge myself. Or lately after I have cut Many I can see how the letter needs to be cut. No problem now. Danny :+}

Not much vibration, I've just noticed when trying different stands while getting acquainted with the saw that ones with some weight to it seemed to help the saw to preform better. Might be in my head, but something I keep in mind. Thanks to all who had suggestions, I believe I have great ideas to work with now. Chris

I just did this. The business name that I use (not registered at all) is Puzzled Plus. There are two companies in the states that are called Puzzles Plus. I am not going to worry about that. There is another Barbara J Enders in the world. Here I thought I was unique

Ok, I finally got a chance to get some of the images. The first one is direct from Rockler’s website. It is images of the first two original branding irons hubby and I have. The top is the one I have with my full name (where it says Rockler). I usually put date and my initials signed by hand in the middle if I use this one. He got it for me as a gift when I first started dabbling in woodworking. The bottom one is one I got him even longer ago as a gift for signing his woodworking. His full name is where it says Rockler. I don’t think we added a second line. He builds a lot of different things, but enjoys bigger projects like furniture. They are both pretty big, so work on furniture but small pieces, not so much. All the branding irons we have are electric and not torch, and the branding head can be removed and switched out for another. Then one year for Christmas, I had gotten both of us some of Steve Good’s signature coins. This is mine, I have eradicated my last name for posting. Mine has a female scroller, his were a male woodworker since he doesn’t scroll. When I wanted to do something smaller for small projects, I ordered a smaller branding iron with a logo I had created for my side hustle. At the same time, I got a branding iron of my signature. They are smaller then they appear here. Then, I have the last logo and my signature setup to burn with the laser and that allows me to adjust the size up and down based on size of project. WHEN one or another is determined as the one to be used, depends in large part on the size of the project, who it’s going to if a gift, and WHEN I remember in the process to mark it. If really small, I will just use the pyrography pen or a permanent marker to sign my initials or name and add date. Even if I brand with one of the other methods, I will try to date with my pyro pen and my initials. I don’t sell stuff, I’m either keeping or giving as a gift, usually to extended family so I like to have the date I crafted on it. I like Brenda’s way. It is quick and easy and lots cheaper then buying signature coins, branding irons, or a laser and it also allows for easy sizing up and down depending on the size of the project. Nothing wrong with doing it by hand either. Matter of fact, many of mine is done that way because I forget until I’m done and it’s just easier that way!

Inspired by Steve Goods Welcome to my garden Gnome. I do not have much of a Garden and I wanted to add mushroom. I also made a little larger than Steve's to fit the piece of outdoor plywood. I got a bunch of cutoffs from a shed company. The pattern for this is located at https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/46473-inkscape-12/ I enlarged with Acrobat 110% to 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 high.

Thank you, alas I can't remember what it's called. I put it in my computer, reversed it as in turned it over so that it looks back to front, I print a dozen on a page and then cut one out when needed. I tape to my work and apply laquer thinner sparingly, rub with the back of a spoon and hey presto, it's on my wood. After that I either apply a spray finish or go over the signature with my pyrography pen. Simples !!

I bought the Delta 40-694 in 2018 and loved it. It was basically a twin to the Dewalt 788 but much lower cost plus had the holding arm feature that Dewalt didn't have. In Feb 2022, the internal mounting of the motor appears to have come loose. I don't have the tools nor desire to open it up to try to fix. Since it has a 5 yr warrenty I contacted Delta....all of their service stores within 100 miles of me have closed. The nearest two Delta service locations are about 130 miles of me one in Virginia and other in PA I call the two locations, great guys but they both stated they never worked on Delta SS before but were willing look at it and help me with the warrenty aspect . (Seems Delta is not exactly supporting these field service reps very well.) So heads up if you buy a Della SS beware they may not be able to back up thier warranty with reasonable support. In the mean time I bought a Pegas SS. Anyone interested obtaining this fixable Delta and stand in N.VA please contact me with reasonable offer.

`I had a delta and within 2 years it went bad it was under warrantee and I decided to take it to the delta repair shop. after one months called the shop and they were waiting for parts and would get it done when the parts came IN. this was the same after month 2,3,4,5,6 they finally got it finished I called delta once to find out what the problem was and they said I should just go and buy a new saw Well I did and it wasn't a delta. the original delta is now my back up saw. Never again,