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I hung the 100th portrait in my shop today. There are a few I didn't count since they aren't really portraits, like Groot, The Weeping Angel and a couple of signs. If I counted correctly there are 146 individual faces in the 100 portraits. So glad I somehow stumbled into this hobby. So many hours of fun, frustration , and therapy.

I wasn't happy with the way the factory flexible light on my new Wen wandered from the vibration as I use it. I read that it was a common issue but bought the saw with the light anyhow, believing I could come up with a fix. But I didn't want to drill and tap the saw for any holding device. Instead I used a scrap of yellow pine to make this adaptive device. A 1/2 inch hole opened up with straight sides lets the gooseneck pop in and out as needed. Strong self-adhesive velcro on the two inside surfaces where the brace meets the saw keeps the bracket in place well. The short, unsupported section of gooseneck doesn't drift on me at all now. Kinda like holding it there in place with a third hand. Don

A friend asked me to make an urn for their mother's cremains. They will bury the urn in the casket with their father who has now passed. She picked a pattern from etsy (i think) and sent it to me. Building the urn itself was pretty straightforward but I was a bundle of nerves cutting this thin of a piece, especially the wing sections. Over all the box is 8 inches wide and 6 tall. Used a #2 reverse tooth. Solid maple for the construction as well as the cut. Planed the board to just under 1/2 an inch for the cut and inserts. Red mahogany stain on the insets top and bottom. They had the brass plate made and I also attached that. The name is blocked for family privacy.

Was able to finish this today of our dog Luna who passed away suddenly a few weeks ago. I want to thank Paul (Grampa) for doing this pattern for me. He helped me out quite a bit with pet patterns. Just need to put a few more coats of poly on it tomorrow. Thanks again Paul.

If I only bought one Mac Mop, which girt would you recommend keeping in mind that I make mostly toys and puzzles.

Barb, since you was able to change the upper chuck without issue, I think what you have going on is ( I've had this issue with a DeWalt ) the very fine sawdust lands on those lower arm bearings and the fine dust soaks up the moisture of the grease and expands.. Many times the bearing is toast as is the sleeve in this scenario anyway. You might look to see what Seyco.com gets for those rocker assemblies and also might check what the ones for the DeWalt cost as well.. I think they are the same for both saws.. but not 100%.. I will say if you buy them from Seyco you get the upper and lower chucks with them.. and the square shaped mounting blocks that fit into the arm tubes.. however those blocks will not fit the China made saw so you'll have to take the assemblies apart and swap the parts to your original blocks.

Good Afternoon to you all. Pete from Portsmouth in Hampshire (UK) here. I got interested in scroll sawing just over a year ago and purchased a well used Ferm brand (possibly a FFZ400) to start on. I've watched a few videos but getting stuck in is half the fun so I just muddle through. The biggest surprise to me was that the blades will tolerate you turning a tighter curce than you ever thought possible. What I do is Noddy stuff really, just little ornaments from drawing on the net, I'll try and put a picture up when I've finished the first of this years Christmas items. Oh, and I have been lucky enough to pick up a used Hegner in the last couple of weeks so a renewed burst of enthusiasm awaits. All the best, Pete

A Shih Tzu Puzzle finished this weekend. The pattern is by Harvey Blyer. I used 3/4" Poplar approximately 6" x 10". Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #3R MGT blades and #5R MGT blades for the veining. After sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac. Comments welcome.

My wife found a bunch of wood being thrown out, came home and got me and we loaded it up. Turns out it was pine, not a wood I use anymore so I let it sit and simmer for awhile. The other day, I started to break it down - I sanded down both sides (one side was completely rough and the other had some kind of shiny finish, maybe lacquer don't really know), cut into manageable sizes, remove any nails/screws etc. and as a welcome surprise, there were 10 led lights installed in some holes! Sweet! This must have been some kind of rec room lighting I think. Anyway... We've been asked to make a new product and using this reclaimed wood, I put together a new sample - Pet Urn. I have enough extra reclaimed wood to make about 6 or so more. Here is the finished sample product we're looking to release it this weekend. Duchess was one of our dogs who has passed and waiting for us. Thanks as always in advance Thanks as always in advance

Freakin'-INCREDIBLE! The diversity of portraits you have is nothing short of impressive and amazing I like so many of them, it inspires me to try one sometime! Thanks for sharing

I like that one on the right.. no,, the other right. LOL ...and I think picture frames are over rated. I am working on remodeling my shop.. almost done. I was hoping that I would have some room to hang some of the things that I have made once I am done but it doesn't look like I will have much room.

I'm like Hawk. I need wall space to hang some of my work. Right now they are just piled in a cabinet. Beautiful work you have there. Congrats on the 100. Now start working on 200!

Excellent work. Well done you. Roly

Excellent job on a great idea!

Not sure what to call this, exactly. My boss has an open-door policy, but fails to shut his door whenever he's on a Teams call or in a meeting, so I came up with a quick flip sign so folks will know if he's available or not. Font is "Old London" from dafont.com. Text/backers are 3/8 bbply, stained Minwax "Natural" and "Dark Walnut". Center piece is a piece of scrap red oak I had, posts and base are some scrap mystery wood (cedar, maybe? My allergies weren't happy with the sanding). Attached the text so that they're readable when the sign is rotated.

Cool idea! Nice job!

awesome work

I use a 180g Bob, for the same sort of stuff mate. It softens the corners of puzzles and toys beautifully without scratching the surface, or knocking bits of your fingers Get the 2" if you can afford it.. I use a pedestal drill to run my mops. The finer one I use mostly for fret work.

I noticed that too.

That is some Gallery. I'm glad that at least we get to see them. Marg

I reckon you could have a showing at a gallery with that lot Charlie. I have photo's of all mine If I hung any in my shed you would not be able to tell in a few months as they would be covered in dust. Just write prices on the back of them all, and I'll bet they go on ebay, not the fire when you give up the ghost

Good plan! Thanks Kevin!

Looks great. Great idea.

Those look great Frank. I also love the panda.

You did a great job on that Charlie.

Great job. Do you have any room left in there.

Thanks for your reply. I did discuss my dilemma with Kevin at kmmcrafts. He has been very helpful with my Excalibur21 rebuild. I replaced a broken drive link assembly and I was planning on replacing the upper and lower rocker assemblies with actual Excalibur parts from Seyco but Kevin had a terrible time replacing the rocker assemblies because the Chinese rocker assemblies are different and the Excalibur parts did not fit the Chinese scrollsaw. So I was going to just simply replace the blade chucks. This is when I ran into the problem that the lower blade chuck on my China built Excalibur will not come off. Kevin did replace his older China built Excalibur chucks with Pegas chucks. He suggested that possibly the newer China built Excaliburs now come with permanently attached lower blade chucks. This is the only explanation that sounds plausible to me. So I am wondering if there is anyone out there with a newer China built Excalibur that has been able to replace the lower blade chucks and if so, how did they do it? Its a mystery. Thanks for your comment though.

Exactly what'll probably happen to mine. I hope they at least look on the back first because I've put their names of a few of them if it's a singer or actor they like. I'm planning to be cremated so maybe they can just throw them in with me and save time.

Welcome to the Village Pete. It's a great place to be. Lovely friendly, helpful people on here that will answer any question for you. Having both saws will be great, but you'll probably find that the Hegner will be your 'go to' saw. I had an 'entry level' saw when I first started, couldn't find a Hegner so got an Axminster instead. The difference is like night and day. You can go from this to this in the blink of an eye. Enjoy your saw and put lots of pics up.

Just got this one done for a bass fishing tourney. Steve Goode pattern.

Made this for my cousin, who is really into Halloween. In case you can't tell, it is Dracugnome. I made the pattern from a clip art drawing, which I modified for scroll sawing. The paint is acrylic craft paint and was applied with my airbrush and a paint brush for the details.

Yes it does, Badbob. Most of what I cut are 3D Christmas ornaments and reindeer. When cutting chess pieces, I use a similar clamp, but slightly larger. My 2D work usually doesn't need clamping, but if it does I may use one of these, or design a special clamp for it. I don't use springs, but have developed the habit of tightening the clamps often, especially after making long cuts roughly parallel with the clamps. Even a .010" thick blade kerf will remove enough wood to loosen the clamp. My smallest version of these clamps is 5" long. I needed this clamp to cut 5/8" tall 3D reindeer. My most used size is 7" and I have several, because I sometimes teach and demonstrate for the woodworking club that I belong to. Given the chance, I'll be starting my Christmas production soon. I never sell, but give away everything that I make to friends and family, and also to waitresses, doctors, nurses, cashiers, sales girls, etc. Every woman that helps me in some way during the Christmas Season can have something that I've made. Most men don't appreciate what I do, but if a woodworker friend expresses interest, he can get one from me too. I do cut 2D occasionally, but my real interest is in 3D scrolling. I do other things beside scroll sawing. I have a cabinet/furniture shop and the scroll saws kind-of sit in the corner of it. I have made many pieces of furniture, kitchen tools, and items for my Pro Photography/Video Studio that I built myself 3+ years ago. I also donate my time and sometimes my workshop space to design and build exhibits for the North Carolina Science Museums. For these, I do everything from design through completion, except for the graphics. They have a department for that. I'm a Retired Automation Engineer, once worked on NASA hardware, and also designed and built high speed, high precision manufacturing machinery. Roller Coaster control system? I once did that too. I'm not one to sit around, even at my age (now 80). Charley

I use a sanding mop mounted on my drill press.

Barb, those are cute Bulls, the mistake doesn't look all that bad. And if you hadn't mentioned that there was one, I doubt that anyone would have noticed it. Besides, who doesn't have an upside down world every so often? Len

These are my holders for doing compound cuts... I use a spring to keep constant pressure on the piece even after making a cut. The insides are covered with sandpaper to reduce slippage. I have added knobs on top to help better hold and maneuver the piece. With arthritis, this makes it much easier for me. I have several sizes depending on the size of the piece. I needed the small one as I have cut ones down to 5/8" tall.

Ditto to Brenda said and I have about 8 of them all different lengths, now that I'm making wands I require another one at 13 inches.... Oh dear....

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