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I deliver meals one day a week for our local meals on wheels program called Manna. They asked me if I'd make keychains to give all the volunteers. Their logo has a loaf of bread and two fish so I worked that into the letters. The M being a slice of bread, and the A's being fish if you can't tell. Now just 74 more to go. At least I know what I'll be sawing for a while. It'll be a good excuse to listen to Christmas songs early while I'm cutting.

Finally got round to doing my Logo for my website lots of trial and error to find the right look I wanted ,but here it is https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2FThescrollshop.square.site%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR194Jxv6JxTw6RvCevc-VTl0O6DlyOWteOhTS8Y2gKxXXZfxVHNrWm0sEQ&h=AT1TdM6YXzQ9khZwBcMvoMnPFs7WEYLI9XnJavtBxyzufFttgRVu6q_evFj6w8wwTgsq9ht6DQIqB0x4kwgjtLCh5BYN-dZOKKF_Mk-arnyyGEGwL4yA8LyF1bD90canfF5r6dz6BUw

My latest wood-art piece. 11 x 14 inches.

The degrees of freedom for side-to-side movement of the blade in the Pegus holder is .024" (.6mm) on the upper clamp and the lower clamp. That is not the angle. That side to side movement impacts the angle by up to roughly .5 degrees. When doing inlay .5 a degree is significant.

Solid wood will move with humidity changes. For something with that size diameter I think BB plywood would be a much better choice.

Lasted just over two years.. I hooked it up back when I rebuilt the Excalibur in 2020.. 299.9 hours on the hour meter since rebuilt when the smoke roll out of the vacuum today.. LOL.. I might have to give one of these DeWalt Quiet vacuums a try to see how that works.. Certainly forgot how much sawdust I make but was inconveniently reminded when I stood up after finishing the puzzle I was making and my whole lap was covered in sawdust,

Just putting this out there, May be of use to someone that wants to use spiral blades. This is a video by Charles Dearing. He is what started me on spirals many years ago... He ha s great pattern designer. His site is Woodenvisions.com. Keep in mind, Charles has never used a straight blade. Most the pictures he scrolled were big, I mean in the 3 ft., by 4 ft. range. He has always use a #5 spiral blade. He video helped me get started with spiral, although I do it quite differently than him and I mostly is a 3/0 sized spiral when I use them.. But this is a good video to get started, them experiment and find out what works best for you.

We're more of a "hang around the breakfast bar/counter and eat" than a formal "sit at the table" kinda family (mostly cuz the table is reclaimed 150-yr old barn wood table that my wife bought: its uneven and leans alarmingly, but is still rather sturdy). So no fancy centerpieces to put folks into any festive holiday moods or inspire Martha Stewart, but I do have the occasional trivet that get used during the two times a year we use that table.

I been enjoying the new Delta I have a couple of gripes but overall I'm happy with it. I actually bought this as a back up saw but I've found I switch between this and my hawk depending on what I'm cutting. The hawk is less agressive so on thin wood and fine detail this is my choice but on thicker wood and general cutting I like the Delta. Sometimes I switch between saws on the same project which seems to work for me I really am not keen on the blade chucks on the Delta so I've ordered the Pegas ones off Denny at artcrafters to replace them.

I have been using a small (6"?) Wen drill press for 6 or 7 years with no problem. does what I need and handles the smallest bits that I use with out any problem.

Commercial setting, Hegner and Hawk. Just my opinion.

Thanks for the order. I, too, have three saws that I swap back and forth. I use the old DeWalt to cut to size.

I swap back and forth all the time like that too between the Hawk and the Excalibur..

Melanie, you are a life saver, that’s what I was looking for, thx again and have a great weekend, RJ

I promise I'm not excited about it. Same reason I'm not tempted to sell. For some wonderful people though so I'll get through it. As much as I love cutting portraits, doing one twice is like work.

Nice work Charlie. Glad it’s you and not me. No way I could do that many of 1 thing. I learned long ago I would not have done well working in a factory doing the same thing over and over again. one reason I don’t sell things either.

I cheated and put 3 Scroll Saw projects on top. This is my project that I finished today. I have been saving wood and designing over and over in my head for about a year. All of the wood is either grown and cut right around the house or reclaimed from a local barn that was built in the 1890's. The woods are Oak, Pine and Cedar. All were rough cut and either planed down or lightly sanded. Some of it had worm holes and I thought it added some character. The finish is sprayed satin Poly. The size is 36"x54", Bences are 19" tall. I only used 8 brads for the leg pillars and 8 screws to hold the top on. Everything else is glued and doweled. I am hoping to make memories with this table and my Son and Granddaughters.

Couple weeks ago I decided that my old $2 garage sale Delta 8" drill press had been good to me for the last 14 years and it's got a bearing that has been noisy for 2-3 years.. I finally bought a cheapy 12" WEN variable speed DP.. Now to find some time to actually open the box and set it up.. The noise on the old DP didn't bother me as much as the sloppy spindle.. not just small bits wobbled, LOL.. always had to kinda guestimate where the drill was actually going to put land when drilling.... actually got pretty good at that.. Probably not going to get to set it up until after the new year..unless the Delta quits and forces me too. LOL

I think of "commercial or light industrial rated" tools as for example my 1987 Mississippi USA manufactured Delta 14 inch band saw, my General Tools Canadian-made 1998 160-2 VS lathe (vocational school target buyers) and my Bosch 460 VSE saber saw. Available to home shop craftspersons but also capable of 8 hour work days 5 days a week. It seems to be a matter of ball, roller and needle bearings rather than oilite sleeve bearings, copper wound motors, and heavy gauge steel frames with seasoned cast iron flats in tools. Those sort of upgraded features. All levels of tools have their place and I have had and still have many tools that fall along the quality spectrum. Perfectly fine for their price point and features for what I need. Thing for me is that for example I read about Pegas using needle bearings rather than sleeve bearings in some articulated joints. That's great. I cannot find though on an exploded parts list of the Jet saws what type bearings are used in the joints. List just says "bearing". These features are important to me. A retired tool and die maker, I look at features like these when making buying decisions. So what would be considered the brands of scroll saws to use in a commercial setting please? Seyco, Jet, Pegas, DEWalt? I sure hope this doesn't open a can of worms. I sure don't mean to offend anyone or any manufacturer.

looking for sellers for these two brands - use to have a great price on a couple of olsen blades i like - but that seller is off the map - i know of Bearwoods ( for pegas blades ) , but curious what other sellers are out their thanks - Tony

Thank for shipping so quickly Denny I'll be ordering some blades to once I know what I want.

Ray: thank you for the response. Q: why the hinged front? To access shavings on the table beneath the saw? Danny : thank you as well for the clarification. looks like a rectangular design with four legs is in order although may make it a bit narrower in the front for leg access.

I am doing 50 ornaments for a church activity. I too don't like doing many of one item!

I am out of stock of Pegas #2/0R MGT and almost out of stock of Pegas #1R MGT blades in the dozen pack (Pegas backorder). Plenty of stock on the 12 dozen/pack. If you need the dozen pack, send me a message.

Great job on the design and the cutting.

nice job

for noise reduction ,and better dust collection, you might want to make the piping a larger diameter as far as you can then reduce at the machine. i think i read shop vacs need the flow for cooling the motor,too? also, instead of a 'T" a wye at the junction , plus a pair of 45s to make any 90 degree turns, might help,too.

Hawk, I was speaking in general; it would be nice if the pattern makers, big multi part designs, would give some idea about how much material will be required ( before we buy plans and parts ) . I don't want them to give a price tag, because obviously that will change with time.

Wow, I'm not alone when it comes to Xmas songs, I like them too, Not so much the carols. BTW good job on the key rings and good on you for delivering meals on wheels.

Thank you for the kind words. I think the reason I could do inlay well, at the start, is because I was VERY adept at following the line when cutting out toys. The very first inlay I tried was good enough to sell. (Attached is a photo of that inlay). Maybe the reason your angle changes while cutting is too loose blade tension or any sideways pressure as you cut. These were my early on problems.

Excellent cutting all around !

I do a TON of inlays. (I did 30 this past week) Pretty good quality, lots of quantity. (It all sells though). To make it easier, and a lot more like fun, try adjusting your cutting angle to a looser fit. If you use a thicker underside wood than the background wood, and a looser fit, you can push the inlay wood up about as far as it will go and glue in place leaving the back closer to flush than the front. This closes the kerf gap, and you can sand the front flat in a stationary belt sander. Backside also. Learning how to fill in any gap after doing inlay is important. I use a mixture of white glue and sanding dust and force it into any gap with a credit card. Then sand flush. If you are having trouble with cutting straight, with little wandering off the line, cut slower and have your blade so tight it is almost ready to break. Here is one of my inlays I did for a friend.

Your troubleshooting is impressive. I hope the new controller board does the trick. To update an old adage: To err is human. To really screw things up you need "technology".

I made some named business card holders from 2x4 redwood.

Ray, I had my crow well done, heavy on the hot sauce to get a good sting out of it. Larry

All the pipes I made for my street organ are made of recycled redwood that was on my deck... It was esay to work with, kinda like working with clear grin cedar, only a little harder. Little harder than cedar little softer than mahongany.

Those are real nice. I enjoy 3D cutting, it always surprises me when you remove the waste and there is what you wanted. Great use of small pieces of waste wood also.

I had some fun with this. They are fun to cut! All cut from 3/4” poplar.

So you bought a book just to "look" at the patterns and dream about actually making them,

If I make a picture frame, am I infringing on someone's patent, copyright or trademark? Unless I'm Adam, it appears that nothing is safe or original anymore. Even digging a hole in the ground to crawl into seems to be stepping on somebody's toes.

My experience with Inkscape is changing the fill and stroke. My ability to create patterns has been the ability to create junk. I did a pattern in Gimp but it took me about 10 hours of work trying to color the various pixels. Haven't cut the pattern yet because I'm just not happy with how it turned out. It has about 1500 cuts and I'd like to eliminate about a third of those. I'm planning on trying to gain more experience in both Inkscape and Gimp through online training but time just hasn't permitted as yet. Good luck with your learning. If you find the switch that clicks everything in understanding, let us know.

Paul, I have read about folks putting the blades in upside down and thought to myself, I would NEVER do that. But strangely, it just happened the other day. Somehow, the blade twisted in my fingers and waddayaknow, it wouldn't cut worth a darn. LOL.

In today's episode of "Why Does Scott Take 110 Breeds of Dog to Every Event?"... Yesterday I sold 13 puzzles and 4 leash holders. Of the 13 puzzles, 9 of them were dogs, and 4 of them were the "less popular breeds" but because I had them on hand, they were virtually a guaranteed sale as dog owners go crazy when you have their unusual breed as they never see them anywhere else. Some weeks I may not sell any oddballs, but over the course of a season it adds up to dozens of extra sales. Pointer Chessie Ridgeback Cattledog And I got asked for one I didn't have (which is rare) but next week I'll have 111 breeds with me when I add the Keeshond to my herd.

These youtube phenoms are very rare. I'd bet that in most folks realm they would have trouble finding even one person that is making money off youtube. It's a passing thing. The problem is that most people think they are worth way more than they are. Who should get paid a "living wage" to flip burgers? That is an entry level job at best. It was never meant to pay enough to raise a family on. This whole minimum wage thing is a sham. Every time the minimum wage goes up, everything else goes right up with it so workers don't get any farther ahead. It would be better to do away with the minimum wage completely and let the market prevail. A job is only worth what someone will pay to have it done. If you truly think you are worth $15/hour to wash dishes, you are only fooling yourself. Someone will come along and do it for $14. That's how the market works. Get the government out of it.

This thread made me glad that I only scroll saw for my own enjoyment. Spent most of my life working to put food on the table and now just do things I enjoy. Worrying about liability insurance or making a spreadsheet of costs are not fun for me. However, if people enjoy that...OK.

I saw yesterday that the MOST expensive vehicle driven today is the shopping cart at Costco.

Definitely cheaper as she won't buy a whole shopping cart full of things we didn't know we needed until she found them on sale..

Those are “samples” given away by your chief sales staff to help make further sales. Thus a deductible business expense. Besides, probably still cheaper then her having to go to the store and buy a much more expensive gift. Plus, happy wife or (“war office”)happy life.

Been a few since I've done any Celtic knotwork, but here's a couple from not too long ago.

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