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Neil Diamond's song, Play Me, came on the radio the other day and it inspired this cutting. After reading some other opinions and listening to it about a dozen times while cutting it, for me, it's about the relationship between him and his guitar and maybe sometimes music as a whole. If you disagree, you're right too. I'll add the pattern to the library.

Not sure where this should be posted, sorry if I put it in the wrong place. I just finished this 3 layer wedding gift for a very special customer. It is a great Sue Mey pattern that I made some modifications to, I put the cross on a base and personalized it for the bride and groom. The face piece is Sugar Maple and the back piece is Purple Heart, the styalized arms for the cross are Cherry. I put it on a base of Sapele and the names were cut from Cherry. Thanks Sue, for a great pattern. Thanks for looking. Rick

As always I'm not with the "crowd" I prefer the black myself but both look great

The other day I was going trough a drawer looking for something and came across an accessory to a combination scare I have. I think it was something to measure depth, like a depth gauge. I never really figured it out and never used it for anything. But the old brain clicked on and I took a hacksaw to it and made the best tool I have come up with to check the 90° of my scroll saw blade. I cut it so it would fit either way, short or tall. The combination square it went with was a cheap one. Anyway check out you combo squares, there are other parts on them that could easily be cut to fit.

Nice! I bought a small square to check my blades. It wasn't square,, the square, not the blade. I guess you get what you pay for. I'm going to take your post as an open invitation to post my own jigs! LOL I have about 4 or 5 jigs just for making my Adirondack style rocking chairs. I thought that I invented this first one, but turns out I didn't. In my head, I'm still gonna say that I invented it! I call it the Bow Jig. I use it to make the curve at the top of the back slats on the chairs. It is adjustable for different sizes of "arches". I cannot find a picture of it but I'll include a pic of the back slats. I also made my own tapering jig which is also used on the back slats. I think I have 2 other jigs just for making the chairs also.

Just to expand on what Dick said with some maintenance tips. Make sure the little O-ring on the tip inserts are clean and lubed with a non petroleum grease ( I use electrical grease ) so they spin in the end of the screw easily. Also take a brush and clean off the threads of the thumb screw and put a drop of oil on them so they spin nicely in the blade chuck. Be careful not to get the oil on the tips. I sometimes just take the tips out of the end and will spray the threads with a dry lube and thread it in and out a couple times while still wet. Let the dry lube set for a while to make sure it dries and then replace the inserts. Being mechanically inclined I learned early on that those screw threads get fine dust on them and start working harder because of the dirt grit in the threads which also forces you to use more pressure to tighten them down to get the same clamping power as the new set did. Blades are covered in a light oil film to prevent rusting.. many people will sand each blade as they put them in the saw to remove that oil film.. seemed time consuming to me to take that time everytime you change a blade you pick up a piece of sand paper and sand each end. Before I unwind the wire wrap on a bundle of blades I spray the whole bundle with brake parts cleaner. Since I'm a shade tree mechanic so to speak these items I always have on hand anyway.. maybe you have some sort of other cleaners / degreasers that'd work too.. No real need to use the specific products I mentioned.. I will say my dry lube stuff is real nice stuff and I use that stuff on many things.. even the wheels on my lawn mower rolls real easy because of the dry lube. ( link to that below ) https://www.amazon.com/Blaster-Chemical-Company-Garage-Lubricants/dp/B0002JM8G8/ref=asc_df_B0002JM8G8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309807921328&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5268469846224814805&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9017285&hvtargid=pla-762199117192&psc=1 Maintaining a saw will help it run smoother and last a long time.. most people don't do the little things.. When I bought my DeWalt back in 2006 everyone said to buy extra blade chucks and those thumb screws etc.. I sold that saw in 2018 and never did use the extra parts. Electrical grease link: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Permatex-Dielectric-Tune-Up-Grease-Protects-electrical-connections-from-salt-dirt-corrosion-33-oz-tube-sold-by-tube/441032868?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101002903&adid=22222222227441032868_101002903_154681487172_18800123971&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=659723182006&wl4=aud-1651068663986:pla-1959962190206&wl5=9017285&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=136582778&wl11=online&wl12=441032868_101002903&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjw-IWkBhBTEiwA2exyO6X3p3Y_HG1rU2P0AQDC_0CqEcpFW5e0TdA_NU41NenKkoKqilod6xoCPD0QAvD_BwE

Finally got my #3 blades in the mail and started on this. 3/4" Pine with the Horse letters of the pattern still on. Another Steve Good piece. This will add to our granddaughter's collection, who has a bazillion toy horses already. This was fun to do and I'm sure I'll be making more puzzles.

I saw this cross posted on Etsy and saved a photo of it to my pictures about 3 or 4 months ago. I finally found the time to make it and I could not find the piece again to see about buying the pattern so I just made a pattern from it. The one I saw was made with different colors of wood inset that was so beautiful but as I got into it I began to realize it was going to be more than I was willing to try so just cut out the skeleton pattern I had made and call it good. I thought it was so pretty the was it was in the photo I downloaded but since I turned away from what I really intended to do, I found I still liked it the way it turned out. I just hope when my wife returns home the middle of July, she too will like it. Dick heppnerguy

Very nice chair. I have always wanted to make a few. I especially like that yours rocks.

Great job! I have given up on trying to use that program to make portraits! LOL

Looks pretty nice!

Welcome to the Village from North Carolina. You'll find scrolling to be a pleasure and very addictive. I also have a WEN that has served me well. You'll find they (WEN) have their issues but I've had mine for just over 2-years now and I've had to replace the bellows a couple times (under warranty) and finally decided to get a fish tank bubbler to blow the dust. That works much better than the stock bellows. I've got the WEN 3922 and have to replace the blade clamps occasionally. You can get them from WEN for about $5 each. I usually buy them a half dozen at a time. Remember these are primarily entry level saws. The WEN LL2156 is a little better machine but hasn't been out but about a year and a half so finding information about it is limited. Steve Good, a very knowledgeable, and I might say authority, on scrolling did a review of the LL2156. He also has done many other reviews as well as having several thousand scrolling patterns available online for free. You can reach is pattern library here: https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/ Steve also has a blog where he shares lots of information that you can reach here: https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/ Lastly, the members of this forum have a world of knowledge and are eager to help or answer questions so if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. Ohh, and we love to see pictures so when you create a piece, be sure to post them in the bragg section. It is an inspiration to others.

Thanks! Yes, it’s red oak and just a bit over 1/2”. I think the guitar was a template for a tattoo.

Very nice piece!

Don't know how I ended up posting 2 pictures, maybe one of the 3 thumbs I have got in the way.

One of my wife's all time favorite singers. Nice job.

I like the black one best. Both are beautiful but if I had to pick one.....

You have done an excellent job, RJ

Wow! that is amazing....looks like it is out of red oak. How thick is the wood? I love how you did the frame around it especially the guitar....If I would have cut that, I probably would cut too much and have had the body of the guitar fall through ....very creative.

Thank you very much!

fantastic job

They are both visually attractive. But I like the black one. Red does not seem quite appropriate for the theme.

Hi Charlie: Good one, Like the frame too Fab4

Charlie your patterns are spot on. Wonderful cutting.

Just finished this Birthday ornament for a good friend of mine. I want to thank Don for doing this pattern so quick for me. We had a couple of problems with it. I had spelled the name wrong but Don was able to fix it for me. It measured around 5 inches in diameter and made out of walnut. I used a #3 UR blade for it. Thanks again Don.

If it was Mr. Ed there should be words coming out of the horses mouth.

Thanks Dick, that's the kind of info I was looking for.

Most of the slippage problem is from tightening the thumb screw with too much pressure and and that does spread the clamp body and then the problem only increases as it gets to be no longer square hence not as much surface holding the blade in place. That is usually followed by even more muscle applied to try and stop the slippage, which also increases the problem. Sanding the tips does help some as it makes the surface of clamps a little rougher so they are a little less slippery. The solution is really an easy one to fix if one takes the measures to correct it at the very beginning by simply replacing the insert tips on both the set screw and the thumb screws right away. (very small cost to do so). I use about as much pressure on the thumb screw as a 4 year old might use if they were tightening the thumb screw. If one uses their scroll saw quite often then the replacement of the insert tips should be required at about every 6 months. NO ware or speading on the clamps that way and one never needs to reap on the thumb screw using this method. Now about the Pegas clamps on the Excalibur saws......I recently decided to give the pegas clamps a try and found I really liked them over the stock ones. To my surprise, the reason I liked them more was not because of the lessor vibration, as I really did not notice a difference there. But the part I enjoy most is the design of the the clamps do are not restricted by the tension lever like the original ones have. I found it a big increase in installing new blades. I never have a problem if the upper part of the blade is a little bit too high in the clamps, as they can tend to bend sometimes. No longer a problem using the Pegas clamps. For me it is well worth the little extra price of a clamp for this reason alone. Dick heppnerguy

I bought this item and it really works.. keeps the blade holders in place so they don't fall and it's for pinless

Yes sir, we are neighbors! We must get together sometime and get acquainted personally. When @MarieC visits, it would be a crime if we did not have a meet up. Maybe it can be arranged do @scrollingforsanity could come he is only around 40 miles away. It is great to meet up with other members, them we can talk about other members behind their backs.

Sorry about this folks but Scrimperuk has now morphed into scrimper. Unfortunately I am a bit dopey, I thought I already had an account here but could not find any record of it so I joined up as scrimperuk. once a member I looked at the members map and surprise there was scrimper listed as a member and of course it was me. I could not access the scrimper account but I contacted admin and Travis has very kindly amalgamated me with the scrimper account. It all sounds very complicated but basically if you see reference here as scrimper or scrimperuk it's me. So sorry for a second introduction, actually I think it's my third!

Welcome to the commenting world, Gonzo. I remember when they used to call computers "labor saving devices......." Bruce

They had TVs back in that time, RJ

I don't remember those but then I was born slightly after dirt was invented. I do love any moving toy that doesn't use batteries.

Here is a handy maintenance video for all the DeWalt 788 owners. Check it out if you want to have your scroll saw running well for years to come. Dick heppnerguy