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I have completed 36 stand up puzzles to add to the cache. These are 4 new designs that I have cut from 30mm Radiata Pine, using Olson #7 Mach for outside cuts and a Olson PG #5 for inside cuts Two coats of gloss lacquer over acrylic paint. Boats 170 x 150mm. Cat 215 x 130mm, Utes 230 x 100mm, 3 little pigs 220 x 170mm

Some ornaments for the black Friday craft show:

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

You have to be explicit on here, there is a few of us that ain't too bright..

Your own fault Kevin, You should never, let the smoke out:

To me they are just another tool in the box that is worth getting experience with... They worth the effort.

I have 2 pedestal drills. My old one I use for sanding mops and home made drums. It's an 18 speed, but I changing belts for various jobs gets a bit beyond the joke after awhile, So I got a variable speed unit which I use for just about everything else. It has a light and and laser pointer, which is pretty useless as the drill bit points to where the hole is going to be anyhow. A pic of my new (Newer) Pedestal. I like the free standing units as I don't have to find bench space to place them.

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.

Well, it's been around 90 days since the last post to this topic so, to keep it alive, here's another one. I'm glad there's a topic like this so I can participate. I was given a barely used DW 788 last June. But, I'm so covered up with other woodworking projects that it has just sat idle on the bench since getting it in the shop. I'm nearing the end of the current list of projects. By Christmas, they will be done and dusted. YEA!!! You Tube scrollers, Steve Good and THIS FORUM have all contributed to increasing the desire to get started cutting. This forum and, you contributors, have and continue to be, a fantastic source of information and inspiration. Thank you all.

Just bight the bullet and go for it, If you're still a bit windy after you've made it, I'm sure there's somebody you could give it to.

Yeah, my Delta has the belt swapping deal too that gets really annoying.. when swapping from mini drill bits to forstner bits and back again. It also has the pinch clamp to raise and lower the table which I also don't care a lot for.. so two things was a must for me.. I wanted the gear / crank for raising / lowering the table and I wanted variable speed so I only have to move the lever to change RPM's .. This is the drill I bought.. I also ( maybe mistake and wasted money) bought the keyless chuck.. For some reason I can't seem to put the key to the delta in the key spot.. I always put it in my pocket or set it down somewhere.. real pain this time of year here as it's cold in the morning but by mid-day I'm ditching my jacket with the chuck key in the pocket when I come in for lunch.. go back out and need to change bits and can't find the key anywhere.. Some folks say the keyless chucks are junk.. but I've never had any issue out of my keyless chuck cordless hand drill. If nothing else I guess I can always put the key chuck back on if I don't like the keyless one.. I would think I'd be fine for drilling wood, I'm not drilling thick iron or concrete with a small benchtop press anyway. https://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-5-Amp-12-in-Variable-Speed-Cast-Iron-Benchtop-Drill-Press-with-Laser-Work-Light-and-5-8-in-Chuck-Capacity-4214T/316951776

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 would put Hegner and Hawk saws at the top of commercial machines.. Just my opinion but I myself do not consider Excalibur, Pegas, King, DeWalt or any of the other saws as "commercial".. well built and designed? Yes.. commercial? Not really in my mind.. That's coming from one that does scroll work for a living.. Have owned DeWalt and like saws.. get maybe at best 1.5 - 2 years ( approx. ) 300 runtime hours on them ( yes I wired up hour meters on all my equipment ).. Having to rebuild / replace a DeWalt / Excalibur every couple years is a pain but if you really like those particular saws and calculate it into your expenses then that's great.. Having had my Hawk BM-26 since 2018 and run about 500 hours on it now.. no sign of wear on any of the parts including thumb and set screws.. still running like it always did... I think that's the way to go for a saw for commercial use myself but others will disagree. I personally don't see any issue with bearing types so long as they're designed well with their application.. Hawk saws run ball bearings and have served me very well.. Hegner saws use the Oillite bushing type bearings and they seem to hold up very well on those saws... Considering the very similar design in the Pegas, King, DeWalt type saws and the fact they're made by the same company I would most certainly think the Jet has the same bearing set up. Something to consider is build design.. A Hawk or Hegner has only about 5-7 bearings in the whole saw... Pegas DeWalt etc type saws have nearly 20 bearings.. lots of pivot points.. and slight amount of wear in just a few of these bearings become a huge amount of slop at the blade end of the saw.. Back in 2010 when I first rebuilt my DeWalt with new bearings.. the cost of every bearing in the saw cost $200.. I pressed new bearings into the saw.. Back in 2020 when I rebuilt my Excalibur.. It cost me nearly $300 for all those bearings and sleeve inserts etc.. IF I was to need to rebuild my Hawk.. bearings are around $6 each with the exception of one big bearing on the motor that I've never heard of having a issue but if it did maybe $50 for that one. The whole saw could be rebuilt in just a hour or so but to be fair I'll say 2 hours.. Takes nearly 30 minutes on these other saws just to get access to the bearings. About 4 hours if you have to press in the new bearings etc. but maybe 2-3 if you just buy the whole assembly and swap the parts out. That all being said, I like the Pegas and like saws.. and will probably always keep one in my shop.. they have a different cutting style and have features that Hawk and Hegner do not have.. great saws.. I just don't think with the design and all those bearings they are up to a "commercial use" standard...

Commercial setting, Hegner and Hawk. Just my opinion.

That's our house. When were you here?

Well, it is Burger King, so it's not like the bar is set all that high to begin with.

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,

What is everybody doing? On vacation? I certainly hope, with all the violent weather, that everybody is safe and well.

I'm not sure if MetroVac says this in their instructions, but those vac motors have carbon brushes in them and they do wear out. I can't imagine they are more than $20 a set and not terrible difficult to replace once the motor is exposed.

I didn't see a post addressing the shape of the stand. Rectangle or parallelogram does not matter. Its just how you want it to match your saw's foot print. Rectangle is much easier. 3 legs are naturally self leveling, 4 aren't quite as tippy when moving. If you have an absolute dead level floor 4 legs would be fine; if not use 3. 4 legs will rock somewhere between slightly and a lot. My four castor stand turns into a 3 leg stand by wedging a piece of 2x4 under the front or back; super simple fix. I would add that when building your stand consider the weight and rigidity of it. By their nature, scroll saws oscillate rapidly up and down and its surprising what that small weight moving up and down will bounce around. Hegner advises bolting the stand to a concrete floor! Make it heavy and you will be fine. Also keep in mind that all that up and down motion will make things flex like a leaf spring. This causes all sorts of weird amplifications and deadenings of the vibrations your saw makes. I haven't any picks of my stand, but the top is 2x4'x laminated together; about 16"x24". The cabinet beneath is framed from 2x4 and skinned in 1/4" ply. Not terrible fancy, but its heavy, doesn't flex, and it works.

The main thing I like about my Jet DP the chuck closes all the way.

So cute! Well done.

great job

thats beautiful, fantastic job

Just gathering info and repurposing some tools to begin scrolling. My stash of tools includes a couple Shopsmiths, a couple dremels and plunge bases as well as a DeWalt 788. for small bits, I have a micro chuck that fits inside the Shopsmith drill chuck. (I thought it was called a pin vise but, was informed that wasn't the correct term.) IDK if any of the Dremel chucks will close tight enough on the smaller, wire sized, bits. I hope so, as using the Shopsmith drill press is a hassle.

I use the Seyco drill for scroll entry holes and have a small cheap Craftsman press drill that I bought new some thirty years ago. It works ok but small and will go out of alignment.

Those are really cool. I like the color combo’s

Very nice.

Beautiful job, Kris.

I have the plans for one, but been a little skeptical about fire and wood. May try it one of these days.

I have another Metro vac that I bought for like $24 on ebay as a new "open box" one.. same vac but the exhaust end on the Seyco has a longer end cap on it and it's stuffed with foam to make it quieter.. I may hook that one up to the saw until I get more time to figure out what I'm going to do... I like that it's small and moreless self contained to the saw.. I've done a quick look on eBay and may just purchase another one of them when one pops up at a good deal like my spare one.. I also looked into metro vac parts and they have replacement motors etc.. Looks like I could build the whole thing for around $50-60.. and everything would be new other than the metal canister, LOL.. Heck of a lot cheaper than a new larger vac that takes up more shop space..

Do you slide a 2x4 under the top at the back?

I have a 1996 vs226 Hawk that I bought new. I have replaced the spring on the back that holds the arm up and the nylon washer on top of the wedge. This saw has had a lot of use and still runs like the day I bought it. Every couple of years I take the saw apart and clean and put a little lube on things. I guess I would consider a Hawk a commercial saw.

I bought a 1998 vs226 and the only thing I upgraded was the blower tube and lock line everything else is fine. The Pegas chucks do not fit the hawk but the chucks on it work fine, and if you feel the need you can upgrade to the latest ones. I have also found parts for the saw a pretty cheap.

After this week, I have decided I would love a second drill press. One to make holes at speed and one--slower--for the sanding mop and Forstner bits.

Beautiful looking. Always Loved the Lime Green on Black look. Keep us Posted on how your doing with your Crafts. Danny :+}

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.

Thanks! Misery loves company!!!

Very nice.

I guess I am late to this thread. Denny if you are in the states. For us in Canada I recommend Garnet Hall at Sawbird. https://www.sawbird.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm I have had a couple of negative transactions with Bearwood and usually discourage people for ordering there.

I like it! Buck Owens did the one I’ve heard the most. Slim would’ve fit in nicely in Nashville back in the day.

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! Has a kinda "Banksy" feel to it.

You DO realize I was asking about scroll saw fads, right?

When I saw Steve post his tint gnomes I knew I had to add to my collection. PS: That is a Canadian quarter in front.

Hey everyone! In this Scroll Saw Project Video I make a neat little rustic barn planter that uses something every true southern has in their house, a mason jar! This Steve Good Design uses 3/4 inch and 1/4 inch material. I like doing a project like this every now and then to show that not all scroll saw projects need to be overly complicated. Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

Lol , you think you have problems . In the Carolinas they raise so many pigs for the market that they have to truck the poo elsewhere!!!

I had a close friend who tossed many of his tools over his house out into a field. Never to be seen again. His forehead and knuckles were testament to each and every one. I'm sure someone with a metal detector will find a treasure trove someday.

Great job, Dick. It may have been challenging but you "harvested" a great piece.

really nice. Beautiful work. So you got 2 pictures of same stage coach going and then coming back home. I choose the upper one for coming back home. Just because the sky has more clouds (grain) and is a bit darker. That photographer was pretty good of catching the same position of action both times. Especially with the old 1870's cameras. Well done. The 5412 cuts look very detailed.