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Can I join the band? I can bring my own instruments!!! From the latest issue. Not sure what the wood is. Cut with #3 FD Full/Ultra reverse.

Hello all, I don't make many boxes but thought I'd give this one a try. Quite pleased with how it turned out. Regards, Alan.

Barb, I've always thought of you as a woman of note. Thanks for the confirmation. I won't string this out too far except to say NICE WORK. You do know how to pick your projects.

Got my new saw in and here are my first projects. The Native American in Wooden Leg (I have the file named wrong). The turquoise bowl is poplar and my first on the saw. The oak bowl is my second,

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video we make this nice little Steam Train with the Iconic 'All Aboard" quote underneath! This Steve Good design uses 1/4 inch material layerd together to make a neat 3d effect. This Train would be a perfect gift to make for the Rail Fan in you like young or old! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

Well done you sure can scroll a nice tune

Pretty darn cool! "Woman of note". that was pretty good also.

A modified Sue Mey pattern to fit 1" x 4" x 10" Hard Maple. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using a Pegas #5 MGT blade. One side says "TEACH". Flip it over and the other side says "LEARN". After sanding, dipped in diluted Shellac, sanded again and another dipping. Comments welcome.

Here is my 50th portrait. I wanted to cut Charlie E's Willie Nelson pattern, since it is the best I have seen. I really admire Charlie's pattern and portraits so I wanted to honor him with the 50th I glued up some poplar and am not happy with the line in his face, I could have chose a better piece. This is a Bowland Farms Brothers Project. My Brother Barry made the frame. It is oak and walnut with oak splines.

To late…Lol Beautiful work Barb

Barb, you must have gotten into a RHYTHM cutting them. I think you did better than a BASS hit! Great job.

Those rock! I would say some good advise when cutting this project would be, "Don't fret."

looks like a good saw. if you ask the owner what brand of motor it has it would be easier to tell the date of manufacture. i have a chart from another site i was on that shows what years the various brand motors were used. not exact but a good timeline. is the seller reasonable on the price?

Some cuttings I did this week. Not sure exactly how I intend to finish up the John 3:16 as it’s just 1/8” bbply. Thinking about making a slightly larger heart shape backer from Walnut. Trivets cut from 1/2” Cherry and will probably be dipped in Danish oil once I get a few more things made. Also worked on doing some gluing pieces together for the Cogsworth project I’ve been working on in the sideworks. Have also done some cutting board glue ups that maybe one day I’ll laser something on them.

nice projects again. I really like the Native American as well as both bowls. I still have not made a bowl yet. You lucky guy with the new Pegas saw. It would be my choice if I was ever after a new saw but do to my age I do not believe I will ever be on the lookout for a new saw. Keep up the great work and thanks for posting them so all of us can enjoy watching what you are doing Dick heppnerguy

Barb, I really like this puzzle project. A fun idea. you sure got some fun comments on them too. I also like how you cut the two colors as it really adds a lot to the end results. Nice project Dick heppnerguy

Nicely done.

Thank you meflick, I think the box itself may be cherry, not sure about the lid. It came from a box of offcuts that someone gave me.

As you should be, nice work. What wood did you use?

These are the pictures... since I had to download to view I changed the file to jpeg.. Neat looking set up..

Blackheart Sassafras is from Tasmania and it is my absolute favorite, it cuts well and it finishes excellently. Marg

Looks good, RJ

I love that one!!!!

Pattern by Roy King

Well Done

Thanks Dick. It is one piece of wood and painted the white with Unicorn Spit.

Thanks Gene!

The box was a birthday gift for my wife and the ornament was an anniversary gift a few years ago. Both are Steve Good patterns.

That looks identical to the one I bought several years ago. It was made in 1999 and had a serial number 34@@@ so it’s probably made around 2000. Just my guess. I think all the vs models had the square clamps.

I'll do that if he ever gets back to me.

Wow!

Well I dragged my setup out the other day, got tired of sawdust all over my paints when I got up from a session of scrolling. Forgot how nice it was. It is hooked up temporarily right now waiting on my quieter vac. I thought the funnel I put on it was too big and get in my way when changing a blade, but I don't even touch it. No more dust, top or bottom, how sweet it is. I may put a screen over the top of the funnel to catch any small pieces I may loose through the hole in the table.

It was a box that got me interested in scrolling as I always thought scrolling was an outline of a cat or a simple heart cutout and it just did not appeal to me. This is a very nice little box and you deserve to be happy with this project. Keep up the good work Dick heppnerguy

Looks great. Very pretty piece of wood also.

Yes Matt I made the pattern up about 15 years ago and since then I have made about 300 names. Some families have had about 18 for all family members. If you ever need a pattern just let me know. Marg

Ultra was what I was looking for. How can you tell the age from the serial number? On the Bushton site there are four 220VS manuals listed. When I look at the manuals for these they all seem to have the round bottom clamp in the illustrated parts break down, but the text in the manual contrdicts this saying that the lower clamp is T-Shaped. When did they stop using the round clamps?

Fantastic job, Tbow, and that red saw looks mighty pretty sitt'in in your shop.

It's a 220VS ( Variable Speed ) 20" saw which is the "Ultra" version.. Guessing on the serial number and the logo used on the uprights I think it's probably a year 2000 or newer.. Has the added side table option..

Thanks, me also because I love the saw.

You have a lot more time than I do!!!! Nice cuts.

Beautiful as usual, Marg.

You’re welcome. Looks really great! Wonderful cutting on the names. I’m loving Sassafras. Such pretty colors but not distracting.

Pretty sure other things would be burned first!

Dick it has been awhile since I made a pattern, I started out teaching myself and like you Iasked for help here, and got a lot. I personaly don't see anything wrong with your patterns, they are Fantastic. and you are FAR from a mediocar Scroller. As with anything with repatition we get better. Looking forward to seeing more of your Plaques.

Those came out great Kevin. I see a lot of blade changes.

My wife got this and flowers this year. My wife helped me buy a new Fein vac. I got the best of the deal this year.

Absolutely Beautiful Plaque! Exquisitely Done! Dick

Beautiful work!

Well done Dick

About the middle of June I ordered the Pegas thru Denny. It arrived well packaged and I got it as far as the living room. Took my time getting it out of the box. The carton had an extra layer of cardboard all the way around inside the box and the machine base was attached to a ¼” piece of plywood, sized to the carton, restricting movement. Styrofoam filled in the open spaces making for a good solid fit. Removing the extra interior layer of cardboard made it easy to lift the scroll saw with the plywood attached base. The Tilt handle was not attached, but I figured it out and easily attached the pieces to make it functional. I got as far as turning it on before “The phone call.” Very quiet machine which I believe indicates tight tolerances. An old ex-neighbor of ours called me, asking for advice on laying a tile floor at the inside entrance of their house. And would I come over and take a look. The term “bait and switch” comes to mind . . . turns out a contractor did her wrong in a big way in remodeling/updating her bathroom, family room and bedroom on the first floor. Long story short; I remodeled/restored her bathroom over the next 6 weeks. Whew! On a positive note, it paid for the Pegas scoll saw. Now it’s the start of August with free time to make a wood stand for the Pegas. Not being an on-going carpenter, I did a bit of head scratching and triple-checking to ensure the 5 degree angle cuts for the three stand legs was accurate. I really didn’t want to have to make a second (or more) trip to buy more wood. Long story longer, it turned out right. I hadn’t done any cutting in at least 3 months, so decided to start cutting using some practice scroll saw cutting patterns.| The Pegas’ top is: 13” all the way to the back compared to the round-ish DW which is 16” at the widest point and tapers to 4” at the back end. The Pegas arm lifts a bit stiffly for changing blades, etc., (and stays up nicely while doing so) but I figure over time will loosen up. It is not so stiff to be annoying (just different from what I was used to with the DW). Blade changing is a smooth and efficient operation. From a “feel perspective”, I find locating the slot for the bottom blade by touch easier than I do with the DW scroll saw. The Pegas top clamp screw is also a little stiff to turn (compared to the bottom one), but again, not to the point of being annoying. Tension lever - so far, after cutting out 12 patterns (most stack cut) over the span of approximately 16 hours, I had the bottom blade pull out twice. Which I attribute to my not tightening the screw enough. Cutting at full speed (and at other various speeds) was/is a pleasure. Vibration: There is a video out there showing a man cutting wood on the Pegas with a Nickel standing up on its edge on the table. So, I tried it and was happy to be able to do the same. There is a “however” though – the nozzle on the air hose noticeably vibrates (about ¼+” back and forth) at a point starting at about ¾ speed. The vibration diminishes mostly the highest speed, but is still noticeable. Which is a little distracting if I’m using it at that speed range with the most vibration. My takeaway on that is - the table and stand is solid -The Pegas stands up (pun intended) to the nickel – but the plastic air nozzle is light and long and attached just at the point where the linkage is for the saw blade clamps. As an experiment, I taped a small weight (50 cal lead ball [3/8ths ounce/11grams) near the end of the air nozzle – it eliminated the nozzle from vibrating at any/all speeds. I don’t recall the DW hose vibrating like that, but full disclosure; it’s in pieces now awaiting rebuild, so can’t give a valid comment on whether or not it vibrated or not. Cutting speed: I checked it against the DW788 and was surprised to discover the Pegas max speed is 200 strokes per minute less. However . . . the “out of the box” setting for the cutting aggressiveness appears to be less (a more straight up and down cut) than the DW788. Subjectively, I feel I am able to make tighter cuts easier at a faster speed. Bottom line on that – I don’t think/feel/believe the 200 strokes per minute makes any substantial difference. I’ll leave it up to the engineers to figure that out. Weight: the Pegas is about 6 pounds heavier than the DW788. Oh, and on that note, good job on putting a paper well displayed showing a picture of how to lift/move the machine. Tilting head: haven’t made any cuts with it – yet. But have tested out the mechanism and it works just fine. Dust removal system – I don’t use it. But it’s there if I change my mind. Steve Good has a video on it that does a good job showing its effectiveness. Overall assessment: First and foremost - I am a satisfied customer! Customer service was excellent. Placing the order was easy and delivery was prompt with no damage. The best comment I can give is that yes, I would buy it again.