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I always try and get the things I want to make for Christmas done early. This is one I saw on sues site last year and decided to give it a shot. All is birch with a cedar base. All cut with 0 spiral blades. 5D65FA2C-67AC-4B98-A2B8-DF9703F073F8.MOV

It has been record breaking heat here and today and yesterday are no exception. It is still in the 100 plus teens here. we are supposed to find some relief in about 2 more days. I can't wait. I have another request for a new project and I need to be able to work in my shop as it is for a wedding taking place this soon. I found this pattern on a paper cutting page of the computer and knew when I saw it that i just had to cut it. this is how it came out. My wife took it off the wall the second day it was finished and gave it to our granddaughter who was at our house helping my wife wife her meds and doctor appointment coming up in a few days. Dick heppnerguy

More of the same! This is just a nice pattern. Not sure I'm happy with my color choice for lights but it is what I had. I like the white lights but the purple is a bit much. Looks better in person.

Yet another kirigami piece from . 1/4 bbply, I found its cheaper to get the 4'x8' sheet and cut it down into manageable quarters than to buy the smaller pre-cut sheets. Single-stacked this one, so it used a lot of Pegas #0/2MG blades. Stains are Minwax "Natural" and "Honey".

Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968. I cut this this a few years ago. Today is the 60th anniversary of the I Have A Dream speech.

I just finished this Horses Reflection wood-art piece on my scroll saw. It is 11 x 14 x 1/8 inch Baltic Birch plywood. 763 individual cuts. Many hours were put into this one.

I made this picture as a present for a good church-family friend and mentor.

Patrick Renna as Hamilton "Ham" Porter, from The Sandlot. First piece is red oak stained with Minwax Barn Red and True Black. Second is Sycamore with 50/50 BLO and mineral spirits. Patterns in the library.

These are from a Sue Mey pattern. She has a LOT patterns of crosses. The one on the right is 1/4" cedar and the one on the left is 1/2" white oak (more substantial). Cut on my Pegas scroll saw. I used a Pegas MGT#3 blade for the cedar cross. I started the white oak cross with the same MGT#3 blade but soon changed to a MGT#5 blade. I intend to put a backer on the cedar cross to give it support. I am still deciding how to finish the two of them.

3/4 ply cut with free blades from our member Kmcrafts. I think it is a #3 I needed to go forward much slower but time holding my arms up is scarce. Still needs a nice routed edge and try an true up the mistakes. Thanks for looking! The flowers get enlarged when I can stand and take all the clutter off the printer to clear a jam . The letter (R) popped out as it had a weak point in the word Jardin.

Regarding the fine dust making it through the collection system - one could exhaust the blower air out an exhaust vent or window. A dryer flex pipe and one of those window adapters for portable air conditioners would do the trick.

First off, Welcome to the Scroll Saw Village! I have the same saw, it's a 16" saw not a 20". Good luck with parts if / when it arises because I restored mine 15 years ago and most parts back then was Obsolete. I found a online seller that bought out a bunch of old Delta parts and he was able to hook me up with the needed parts. Doubt he has much of anything left but you can check them out and see at Mikestools.com .. Is your saw a type 2? Mine is a type 2 and was bought new by my father back in 1985 when my father retired just to give you an idea of the age of the saw.. The tension lever I would not modify.. as for the hold down foot.. I'm quite surprised it's still with the saw.. most people take it off and pitch it to the trash can as it's more of a problem than a benefit. That said there are some that do like / use them so I'm not saying you need to remove it as I guess it is supposed to be a safety device but I can tell you most all experienced scroll saw users have removed it and put it aside somewhere to never be found again, LOL. Is the saw bolted down to a solid stand or bench? That it the best way to reduce vibration.. The saw comes standard with rubber grommets to soften any vibrations and they help a ton, however with the age of the saw the rubber likely dry-rotted and is missing, Mine is that way and I've never found any direct replacements. Also there is a rubber piece that goes up under the upper arm blade tension stuff up there that is to reduce vibration.. also no longer available. As for blades creating vibration, They'll grab the board and lift it up off the table with each blade stroke IF you have the blade in upside down, Blade teeth should point downward.. some blades have a small number of reverse teeth at the bottom to give a cleaner cut on the bottom of the material.. these would be called reverse tooth blades. While scroll saws can cut a wide range of materials, I would bet it'd be tough to cut plastics with this particular saw since it is a two speed saw. The problem is the saw speed creates heat and will melt the plastic back together behind your cut line.. Been there tried that with the two speed saw.. You'll likely need a variable speed saw where you can slow the balde way down. Another option is to sandwich the plastic between two pieces of thin 1/8" pieces of wood.. that may help enough to be successful but i'm not sure.. worth a try. Thin metal can be cut but again it probably works best if it's sandwiched between some wood. What blade to use is going to be very dependant on what material you're working with and also thickness of that particular material. Olson blades are decent blades if that is all you can get, I do believe there are Pegas and Flying Dutchman brand dealers in Canada though.. and also should note that buying small packs at a big box or hardware store gets quite pricey.. you may want to research some online dealers especially once you find a blade you like that works with the products you'll be making. If you buy them by a dozen at a time they might cost around $5-7 a dozen but a dealer will sell by what is called the "Gross" which is 12 dozen and some dealers will mix / match blade sizes. Dealers also sell sample packs where there is 3-6 blades of each size in certain teeth configurations to help newbies learn what blade works best for the projects they may make. I highly recommend those to a newbie.. A proper tensioned blade should give a high pitched ping sound when tensioned.. some folks say it should be a about a C note if you know a strings instrument, LOL I think this would really depend on how large of a blade you're using. Maybe reading the saws manual ( I haven't used my saw in a long time so I don't remember ) on how to properly adjust blade tension.. the manual will likely have some basic tensioning tips as a starting point. If you don't have a manual I believe the website I mentioned above for parts.. he used to have the manuals on the site for download.. If he doesn't I'm sure google searching for a manual with your model number would bring up a download. As for saw speed, this again depends on what material you're cutting and also blade configuration.. as well as the comfort level in which you can saw and keep control of what you're cutting. I started out as a newbie on this two speed saw and I used low at first but as I gained more experience I wanted to cut faster so I started using the high speed. Best of luck with your newfound hobby and just have fun..

Thanks Don for doing the pattern for me. I did this for a friend at work for a relatives wedding. I used a #3 skip tooth,3/4” oak and a semi gloss poly. I really like the piece of oak. I had it stacked in the garage for about two years. I have about four more feet of it. That is white oak correct? I usually can only get red oak. I got this from my brother. Thanks for looking.

Rick has been a mentor for many in the scroll saw world. Prayers for his family and friends. If you didn’t know about Rick do an internet search. https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Rick-G.-Hutcheson/Grimes-Iowa/1891238#obit-services

Very nice indeed. I can't imagine what it would be like to walk into your house and see all the portraits and other projects you have done Dick heppnerguy

Finished a couple pieces over the weekend. The Eagle is a Arpop pattern double stack cut in 1/4-inch ply Birch. One is finished Natural stain while the other is Ipswich. Both have 1/4-inch Pine backers painted black. The frames are custom fit using framing material. The Lab with Duck was at the request of my wife and is a pattern by H. Botas. I double stacked 1/4-inch Maple ply and again finished one with Natural and the other Ipswich. I used 1/4-inch Birch for the backers and painted one black and the other is stained with Espresso. Again, the frames were custom cut using framing material. All the pieces were sprayed with four coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding using 320-grit sandpaper between coats. I used Pegas 2/0, 0, 1 spiral and 2/0 MGT blades. The wife plans to gift one of the Labs with the duck to her dog training instructor. Obviously, she has a Lab. I'm almost finished with a Papillon piece she plans to gift one of her dog training classmates. She and my wife are the only two training Papillons. Both were fun and relatively easy cuts.

I made a few of these last year. My sister saw one that had a red/red scarf and wanted one. So I made her one and one for her friend that likes the Illinois college teams. Made from 3/4" MDF with a 1/8" BBply backer. My wife does the painting.

wow....60 years ago? I can't believe how fast time moves. I remember that day so well, but I couldn't tell you what I watched on tv yesterday. Nice project. Thanks for posting it. Dick heppnerguy

I do remember the speech. hard for me to realize it was 60 years ago

it is fine, I prefer the lighter, white ligts but the purple also has interest

very well done

real craftsmanship, RJ

Beautiful, excellent cutting, RJ

The difference in the type 1 vrs type 2 is the blade clamping system.. the type 2 should have what is referred to as a " quickset II blade chuck on the upper arm of the saw.. however you still need the special tool to change the blade in the lower arm.. The type 1 would have the same clamping system on the upper arm as the lower arm and required the special allen wrench tool that holds the chuck at the right position when tightening it down.. If in the wrong angle then you might get much more vibration etc.. and be breaking blades.

fantastic job

My Festool is HEPA rated so fine dust not escaping. The important point for me is to get the dust pickups in the best position to capture the dust. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on the dust collector/extractor and not enough on the dust pickups. For me, it is capture dust as close to the source as possible . Rolf and I along with others are using 3/4" Loc-Line to help do this.

Beautiful! That must have taken many hours.

It is one dizzy butterfly. Honestly, though, cutting the OUTSIDE was worse than all of the inside cuts, not only from the fear of lopping off something critical at the very last minute, but because all of those little twigs and leaves and stuff....LOTS of cornering.

Beautiful job on both, RJ

3/4" Red Oak. 10" x 6" #5 Pegas MGT blades.

Love the live edge. Great job!

It depend on the model. I have the 3922 which has served me pretty well for 2-years until I retired it in July after getting my Pegas. The 3921 and 3923 have blade lamps that are a pain in the rear. If that is the model you are looking at, I would suggest staying away from it. I had a few issues with the 3922 but nothing that I didn't overcome. The bellows lasted about 2-months before I had to replace it. After it wore out a second time I replaced it with a fish tank blower. The blade clamp knob broke after about a month also and I just started using a nut driver to tighten the clamp. The clamps will wear out but WEN sells them for about $5 each and they are pretty good about shipping. I would buy them a half dozen at a time. My saw had considerable vibration when I first mounted it to a stand I built. The top of the stand was a little weak so I removed the saw, beefed up the top with some 2X material which made a drastic improvement in reducing the vibration. It would "almost" pass the nickle test. I will add WEN provides a 2-year warranty on their products when purchased new and from what I've seen, you can get a better deal, in most cases, when you purchase directly from their website. I used the warranty to replace the first bellows and didn't have any issue with the warranty claim. I purchased the saw new at $107 2-years ago. It is currently listed on their website at $114. Your purchase would depend if the warranty is worth the extra $50.

For your problem, I frequently leave the outside edge square, until the last. but I have also hot glued extension strips to the flat top and/or bottom long enough to support the work on the saw table while I cut near the ends of it. Then I can cut the outside edge or the strips free as the last steps. Charley

Dewalt makes a new Stealth Sonic Vacuum that is supposed to be about 65 DB or less. and you can get a HEPA filter for it. The 10 gallon dewalt is about $145 and the best Hepa filter for it $66. I have not heard it running, but if the specs are true it certainly is quieter than a shop vac.

great job

Good to see you back Kevin. Just remember, slow and steady wins the race. Marg

Well done Kevin. It’s really great to hear from you.

Kevin, glad to see you making saw dust, RJ

Awesome job! Loved the movie. Great timing too with the Little League World Series going on. I used to be a huge baseball fan back when I lived in Illinois. Go Cubbies! When I moved to Florida in '89 the Cubs weren't on tv down here, so I lost interest in baseball. But I have always watch the LLWS games,, almost every game each year. One of these days I hope to make it to Williamsport and see some games in person. If not Williamsport, than maybe Warner Robbins, GA to see some of the reginal games,, it's a lot closer too. A team about 10 miles from me, Lake Mary Florida made it to the reginal this year. I usually pull for a Tennessee team as they usually make it to the finals.

very nice job

Nice to see you back, Kevin. Sorry you lost your phone with your account information. Letters are always difficult for me.

Thank you! Fine line between art and a mess. I got a little black from the backer on the red and when I rubbed it off it looked cool. So I just put more on using a nearly dry brush. Happy little accident.

Welcome back Kevin. As the other Kevin says - DON'T OVERDO!

Welcome back Kevin. Nice to hear from you.

Good to hear from you Kevin! Take care.

Great work Kevin, Don't overdo yourself. Every little bit is progress. Glad you're able to make some use of the blades. Glad to see you checking in.. What happen to your AmazingKevin account?

I talked to him again. He got it working and said it ran good. It is variable speed. He’s not sure but doesn’t think it was used much. It’s pretty old and is gonna get info from the company. He got it and other tools at an auction out in West Virginia today. I told him about SSV and how helpful everyone is, and how much he can learn here. Thanks everyone for helping.

Talked to him about a week ago on FB. Sounds like he is having some bad luck.