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Haven't posted for a while. Here are a couple of my latest. Eagle Reflection pattern by Steve Collins and Young Love pattern by Charles Dearing. Jeff

Hi everybody, I started scrolling a few years ago when my husband gave me a Century saw from Harbor Freight. Unfortunately I never really practiced and just took on the occasional project. I was frustrated because I felt clumsy and didn't know what kinds of projects to do. I am still very much a newbie. I made Christmas ornaments for some friends at work, and they turned out pretty well. I way overworked them in finishing - sanding them to death, agonizing over stains - but overall I was pleased. Since then I've done some other small things with mixed results. I cut a bear with pine trees and it came out so well I'm afraid to paint or stain it in case I mess it up I'm looking forward to learning from everyone here!

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I used the same design on the chess table and the table top model. The drawer slides all the way through so there is access from both sides. I made a small difference in the pieces.

A modified Steve Good pattern. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood and 3/8" Baltic Birch plywood-stained Walnut for the backing. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using mostly Pegas #1 MGT blades, but Pegas #0 Spiral blades around the Elk and Evergreens. A light sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac and two coats spray Lacquer Clear Satin with sanding between coats. Comments welcome.

Welcome to the Village from SE Idaho. Are you still using the HF scroll saw? Pinned blades?

You are in the right place Stephanie. I have been scrolling for a few years, a member here for a little over 2 years and I learn something almost every day. Like I said, you are in the right place. People here are great. Jerry

Welcome to the village. Glad to have you join us.

Welcome from Ohio!

I do all of my planing outside my small shop in the driveway. To be able to wheel the planer outside and back in, and also have a stand that would raise my DeWalt 735 planer up to a comfortable working height I settled on a Delta Miter Saw / Planer stand. DeWalt now makes a better version of this same design . This stand is the DeWalt 726. Since the mounting hole spacing of the planer did not match the rail spacing on the top of the stand I made an adapter plate from a piece of 3/4" cabinet birch plywood, drilling holes in the plywood to match the hole pattern of the planer and also the rails of the stand. I leave my 735 attached to the stand. When it's being stored in my shop, it is folded and standing on it's end in the corner of my shop requiring only a couple of sq ft of floor space. When I need to use it I wheel it out to the driveway like a hand truck, then lay it down on it's handles. Then a lift of the bar behind the handles raises it up to either of two working heights where a latch prevents it from folding. Gas springs in the stand assist in the lifting, removing about 50% of the effort that would be required without them. When I'm finished with the planning, I lift the stand slightly, and release the latch, then lower it back down to the driveway. I can then wheel it back into the shop and stand it up on end using the handles, again leaving it standing on it's end in the shop corner. The DeWalt 735 planer weighs 95 lbs, but it has handles, implying that it's a "portable tool". When I was 40 and younger I might have considered it "portable", but at twice this age and with a heart condition and metal knees now, it would likely end my life to try to lift and carry it now any distance now, yet with this stand I can move and use it without anyone helping me any time that I wish to use it, unless it's raining. Charley

Beautiful job as always Dave. Jeff

Just my 2 cents from all that has been tried and done.. If it were mechanical you'd hear something different in the sound of the machine.. If the bearings was worn that bad you'd definitely hear something or see it with the square. Since everything is spot on yet doing this I believe you are losing tension.. I know you mentioned you changed the screws etc.. but if you have been tightening the blade too tight the chucks could have spread apart and not holding the blade like it should.. yeah Pegas chucks can do that too even though they are made better. If you have your original chucks still... maybe swap them out and see if that rules out anything.. Before changing out the chucks.. I know you mentioned you lower the upper arm down easy. What is your process for tightening the blade.. Do you lower it down and clamp the blade and apply tension and done? I have always found that on my Excalibur that I get slack in my blade if I don't tighten it twice.. What I do is clamp the blade tension it then release tension undo the thumb screw and then re-clamp the blade and apply the tension. I find that first time I tension sort of "pulls down on the upper arm" into its true resting place.. If you have the arm adjusted pretty snug maybe you're creating too much friction on that ball.. and it's not lowering the arm all the way into position easily. Behind that upper arm deal that you adjust is a spring loaded ball that sort of drags onto the upper arm for holding it up.. That ball actually should have some lube of some sort on it and it should be able to spin freely.. IF you have that too tightly adjusted it'll wear out the upper arm tube.. I've seen someone in the past showing a photo of how that ball seized up and wore a groove right through the steel upper arm tube. You don't want that so tight it's hard to move.. Should move freely yet have just enough friction to hold up the arm.

Those came out fantastic. Love the boy and girl.

For SIL. 1/4 BB on 1/8 BB. Medium Watco and rattle can blue.

Another beautiful jab Dave.

Simply stunning work... Makes me wish I kept playing chess.

That is outstanding work. Really beautiful.

Beautiful scrolling there! Really nice to see, Thanks for posting, Bob

Very nice stuff!

Great job on both. The portrait of the kids is the best!

I really love Eagles. Before I scrolled down to look at your cuts I knew that the Eagle would be my favorite... I was wrong! The "Young Love" cut is really really good. I may have to cut that myself. My wife's maiden name was Young.

Wow, supper cutting on delicate projects.

I'm guilty of being one of those people who over think things to death... That being said, I kept looking at the latest project of the stick surfer meeting up with the shark. I just didn't like the bite out of the surf board on the side so I had to cut it again without it. Should have thought about that before I glued the little guy to the board though... A razor blade got him removed with very little sanding. With the board re-cut I think it is more of a believable image... Holding off on the glue until I'm "really" sure!

Both are awesome Jeff. I really like the eagle . That is some very fine cutting on both.

WOW awesome work there

Seems to me, the Seyco 24" would be a good down the middle between a 20" abd a 30" saw, In my small shop I would pick the 24".

It is a day I never thought would happen but after 32 years I am retiring my old RBI vs26 and purchased a new saw. It was having a few random motor problems and I really wanted the chair legs as I have had a recent neck surgery which makes the new height much more comfortable. I have only ran RBI saws over the years so I can only compare the old to the new as I have never ran a different brand of saw. I will start by saying when I made my first cut with the new saw I felt like a newbie as it does have a different feel to it. Things I liked are it was packed incredibly well, love the chair height legs which by the way included the adjustable height legs. I believe the rear tension adjustment is superior on the new saw but having said that the one on my old saw never gave any trouble. My old saw kind of hammers anymore but the smoothness of both saws is about the same. I know most people will not agree with me on this but I actually prefer the old barrel style blade holder as opposed to the new style but will probably get used to it. Small things I will mention the bolt holes on the front plate for the leg set did not all align and about 4 of them had to be slightly drilled to line up , it came with 16 bolts for leg set, it needs 26 , not a big deal just wanted to mention it. Lord’s Prayer is last project I did with old saw , it holds a special place in my heart as I started that project when I received a cancer diagnosis 4 months ago and finished it recently after my surgery which removed the cancer. Not sure what I am doing with old saw but not sure I can part with it.

Congrats on the new saw!! My first Hawk ( not my first scroll saw ) was a round barrel clamp style saw.. They take a bit to get the hang of them but I also really liked that saw.. Kinda wish I had not sold it.. But I still have the Hawk Ultra 226VS and the new BM26 I bought a few years ago. I mainly use the new saw but the other saws have a place and somewhat special use in my shop.. sometimes I get tired of cutting with the Hawks and will switch things up and use the Excalibur or Hegner.. both have a slight different style of cutting.. Like the wide legs but I bet that takes up as much room as two saws do, LOL.. That is one thing about these 26" saws.. they are massive and weigh well over 100 pounds too.. Beautiful work on that Lord's Prayer.. hope you show some more of your projects you do with the new saw.