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I said if I kept working in my shop for 2 years that I would buy a saw that I wanted. I am going from a Delta to a brand new Pegas 21" I sure hope I like it and it does better than my delta. I am giving the delta to my brother. He REALLY wants one.

You are entering a whole new world of scrolling and of wishing I had done this sooner... Congratulations!

Designed this simple but meaningful piece this morning......Jesus bearing the weight of the cross on the way to the crucifixion's...cut from standard pine.....stained early American & red mahogany....2 coats of gloss RO lacquer......comments always welcomed God Bless

Enjoying the nice weather in Florida, it is nice to be able to sit outside and worked on the saw. I had to cut a few birdhouses because Denny had too much fun

Great we can see 21 inch bowls, and cowboy Hats?

I do almost the same except I don't worry amount of turns, I put the blade in and turn the knob in the back until I feel I have the right tension. I pluck the blade to hear it and if the sound and feel say the right tension, I am off and scrolling. Now, if you compare my work to Dave's work, maybe you are better off listening to Dave!

Hope you like it as well as I like mine.

I put the blade in, put the tension lever back, turn the back knob until I start to feel tension, turn 3/4 turn more for a #3 blade and a full turn for a #5 blade. After that I will not mess with the tension until my blade brakes or I go to a new blade. If that happens I double check it. That's how I tension mine.

What? It got all the way down to the 50°s!

Congratulations to you both. Enjoy your new saw.

Hi Tim I bought a pristine, used Pegas 21 this past year. I made a stand for it and both have been great. You will not be disappointed.

Well that doesn't work the way I think it should.. If I turn that knob at the back so the arm is adjusted at approximately the right height to where the blade should slide right into the clamp then put tension on the blade it's too tight of a blade according to the video I watched, The video says to achieve proper tension turn ( loosen ) the knob until there is play in the rod and then tighten it just until there is some tension on the rod, then turn it 1/3 of a turn.. and up to 2 full turns more on larger blades if needed.. If I turn that so the arm is at the right height for the blade then tension it.. takes about 5 turns in order to get that slack in the rod at the back.. so doing that makes the blade about 3 turns over tighten.. On the Hawk they have if figured out to where you can change the distance between the upper and lower arms so you can adjust the top arm to bottom out at the right length of blade.. then set your tenson and it'll be the same every time you put in a new blade.. Unless of coarse you get one of those darn Pegas blades that has that extra little tip on the end sometimes.. At any rate it's not a big deal I guess to just bottom out the clamp onto the blade as Paul mentioned.. that's what I had been doing.. The Hawk just spoiled me I guess with all its adjustments.. I don't have to think about lowering the arm to a certain position and clamping the blade.. I just lower it all the way then insert the blade & clamp.

These are a Shiela Landry/Keith Fenton design. Made from 1/4” Cherry with a painted 1/8” Baltic Birch backer. I don’t do much word art. These sell well. I don’t send flowers when someone dies, I send one of these. I also keep at least one handy “Just in Case”

This is my favorite.

I have a 21+ year old Grandson, that calls me 4 or 5 times a week just to check on me and Grandma. It is really nice, and I really appreciate it. So I wanted to make him a little something to put on his desk where he works. I made this little clock. Hope he likes it. The clock in made with Canary wood and the backer, just to enrich the clock and show off the canary wood a little more, is bloodwood. This is a Steve Good pattern. Someone else on here made one and I liked it, that is what led me to it.

This wood tank consists of ten wooden gear wheels. When you move the tank, the wheels turn and make a sound similar to the sound of a tank tracks. It is an automata toy in which ten gears turn on a tank with the power of gear wheels. Wooden Gear Tank.mp4

Recognize this kid from a 1980’s movie yet? *Finished up Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso in Karate Kid. This one makes me happy. Good memories from those years.

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. Pattern is in the library. And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Yours looks fine. When they go bad, the wedge will have a rounded nose and the notch will be wallowed out to match. You can take a fine single cut file and dress the wedge and the notch but don't remove too much metal. Just clean them up. You definitely need a nylon washer to go between the tension adjustment lever and that wedge. You can probably find one at H/D for a few cents. The thicker the better. I mean by that in the 1/16" inch range. There are some that are thinner and won't last long. It acts as a "lube" point so that you're not rubbing metal against metal. If you can find a teflon washer, that would be even better.

Hello all, Cut this Cheetah from a cheap Bamboo chopping board then added a black backer board, approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. Pegas reverse skip tooth no3. Regards, Alan.

My first blank space cutting. 1/2" cherry mounted to 8×10 cheap 1/4" plywood. Already sold 2 of them.

Glad to see you working in your shop. Nice job on this project, but then I know you well enough to realize that you never do shoddy work so I would never expect to see one here. Dick heppnerguy

I wish you the best on the new saw.

enjoy your new saw

I have read that they used to be made in the same factory with a few little changes. Now the Excaliber switched to being made in China instead of Taiwan. I would have bought a Taiwan model but the china ones have had some problems.

Congrats on the new saw.. I always wanted to try a Pegas.. but it's probably not a lot different to use than my Excalibur..

last week we was -4 at night and about 10 - 15 during the day.. this week way warmer.. global warming is happening fast. supposed to be about 60 today and right now almost 40 at 7am. lol.. I have heat in the shop but the walk to work can be terrible if it hasn't been shoveled yet. .. Today with all the snow melting and it's also raining. hopefully I don't get distracted and try fishing in the puddles..

Congrats on the new saw. Isn’t it fun drooling over all the choices?

Congrats Tbow. I'm waiting on my Pegas to arrive. I've ordered the 30-inch and according to Denny it may be as late as July. I'm like a kid on Christmas eve but it's every day... waiting for it to arrive.

Love it Charlie. I actually saw this movie a couple of times. Marg

If you replace this piece the clamps don't go to the floor.. they stay in the saw.. I had the same issue with my older Hawk.. These are made of plastic ( I've heard they have spring steel ones now but not certain they have it for the round clamp style.. My Untra has plastic ones and it gets weak and needs replaced every couple years.. The new BM saw has a spring steel one.. https://stores.bushtonhawkstore.com/barrel-style-blade-holder-clip/ This is really a pretty simple device and one could likely make one from some spring steel..

Bob, I too have an older Hawk w/round barrel bottom clamps. When a blade would break the clamp seemed to always fly to the right side. I got tired of searching the floor for the bottom clamp when a blade broke so I taped a piece of cardboard to the top of the stand on the right side. Now if a blade breaks and the clamp goes flying the cardboard keeps it from leaving the top of the stand.

I guess I'll have to go out and mess with my saw. I haven't touched anything in my shop in weeks. I'm not a fan of cold weather and it's been too darned cold here. It's starting to warm up though so maybe tomorrow I'll venture out.

I often cut memorial plaques for people who I find out loose a loved ones. Often, years later, I have run into the receivers of the memorial plaques and say they appreciate them so much, even years later. Such a nice thing to do for others that is always around and never get thrown out like wilted flowers. Good for you. Dick heppnerguy

Looking good. I hope you have a very successful sale. Let us know how things go. Dick heppnerguy

I can see you are really into bowl making right now. I want you to know that I am enjoying your new endeavor and seeing the beautiful bowls you are turning out. I still have to give this scroll saw bowl making a shot. Keep up the good work and keep posting them for all of us to see Dick heppnerguy

I see a lot of round ones because they can be turned easily on a lathe. Odd shaped not so much.

Yes....A Very Wonderful and Thoughtful way of showing feelings. Your Scrolling is Top of the Line. And you just led me to Steves Site and Now I want to give some more back to him. Danny :+}

What a lovely idea instead of flowers. Excellent work Roberta Marg

Beautiful piece and very thoughtful, RJ

I love that. You did a great job on that. I like your idea of giving them to people. I might try and do a couple. Did you stack cut any of them. Would be pretty easy to do three at a time.

No, not his job. He can be a BS'er and so can I, so it is my tribute to him for being king of the BS'er. It is called the King Clock. We have a lot of fun together.

Steve Good sells them. 1” circle. Easy to add. For all he gives me, I like to be able to purchase something from him.

Lovely gift.

excellent job

A very thoughtful gift at a sad time in someone's life. Where did you get your crafting stamp?

Very, Very beautiful Roberta and fine cutting. Love the Cherry wood.