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This is my last couple of weeks project. Super awesome pattern. The frame is my favorite. It’s made from some old roof decking. Seemed to fit the piece well.

I sandwiched a piece of beech between walnut.... Still rusty!

Here's a few

I just finished cutting this wood-art piece. I made the pattern from a painting by Dan Hatala.

Thanks for that advise, I will give that a try! I have all sizes of washers! The thought closed my mind that when I built a bench to set it on,I tilted it a good amount, like I had the old P20 tilted, but that wouldn't cause what the problem is! The saw is level all around and does not move so as I said I will give the washers a go! Erv

Went back to some fretwork. Steve Good pattern. 1/4" bbply. Failed experiment with scrapbook paper for colour. The glue caused it to wrinkle. Finished with one coat of varathane.

There is an inverse square law. In short, double the distance will reduce the sound level by half. That is why I tried to make my measurements where my head would be when using the tool.

The EX-21 was 14dbA. It is an older black scroll saw made in Taiwan that I bought used several years ago. It has been completely rebuilt with Seyco parts.

Looks good, I don't see any rust there, RJ

Great work. Looks like some pretty clean cuts.

All scrollsaws are in the 70 to 90 dB range. To compare talking normally is about 60dB. Will a scrollsaw affect hearing loss? yes it could if you saw for long periods of time. best to use ear protection. Can you make a saw quieter? yes to some extent but not much. Solid base or rubber mat under the saw can take away some noise. As mentioned speed of the saw will affect noise as well as materials being cut. But to me the biggest noise producer is when people hook up shop vacs to them. that raises the noise level to dangerous levels even for small periods of time. hearing protection is definetly needed and should be used in a work shop anyway along with eye protection.

thank you

fun project that tells a story without any words. I love the amount of cuts as it shows some challenges without too much extra. Sometimes, for me, too excessive number of cuts, although it makes a project impressive to the viewer, also can take away from the subject by creating too many distractions. Nice project Dick heppnerguy

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone had the file for the napkin holders we did a while back. I need to repair two of them. I need two new center parts. Thanks.

Well I too do not want to be a wise guy. But to go into the workings of varying AC current on a DC motor is not a good idea. You will burn the motor out. Believe me. Besides you scroll all the time at one speed. If you have to control speed while cutting you will not be able to control it with your foot and concentrate on the cutting. Way too many things to be thinking about when cutting fine details. Control speed with the saw's controller. This question has been asked recently here and the OP wanted to leave the saw at full speed and use a sewing machine foot pedal. But again you can not do it or should I say can not do it for a long sustained time without damage to either the control board or motor. The way you control cutting speed is done one of 2 ways. speed of the saw with that controller or your feed rate. Plain and simple.

I am really liking it but am removing the casters for just plain feet. It will feel more secure to me that way.