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General Scroll Saw Talk / Gnome Question

« on: June 22, 2021, 04:25:42 pm »

Folks I want to scroll Steve's Gnome set.  I want to look at an example that Steve posted that a reader had sent in to him showing how they had painted their set.  Anyone know which of Steve's posts that was shown in?  Thanks in advance for any assistance you may provide.  Regards > GLC in Cypress, Texas

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General Scroll Saw Talk / A Day of Steves

« on: April 27, 2021, 12:35:29 pm »

Today our host, Steve Good, mentioned a project designed by Steve Carmichael.  Steve's Plans for his stand for his Dewalt scroll saw.  I have built this stand using the plans from Mr. Carmichael.  They are good plans and provide an excellent stand for your saw.  Enjoy your scrolling.  Practice may not always make perfect - but it will make you better.      Regards > GLC in Cypress, Texas

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Jan Pravettoni

« on: September 06, 2019, 09:52:21 am »

I just wanted to give a shout out to Jan Pravettoni who Steve recognized in today's blog.  Congratulations on your recent awards for the two projects that you entered.  They looked great.  I also wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday.  >> Regards > GLC

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Recent Activity on the Blog

« on: February 26, 2019, 10:12:43 am »

It appears that there have been "zero" posts to the blog between 2-21-19 and this post today, 2-26-19.  That is an unusually long time.  I have seen lulls before, but this lack of traffic is a mystery of sorts.  Have all of Steve's scrollers fallen off of the face of the earth?   Regards >>> GLC

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Extra Blog Content

« on: February 05, 2019, 10:31:04 am »

Steve, just wanted to say thanks for the extra content in today's blog, Tuesday February 5, 2019.  In addition to the Valentine theme pattern it was nice to have the feature on the  magnetic dry erase board features, the relief cutting article with pictures and the additional bonus of seeing wood species from "down under" that the folks  here in the mainland 48 never see.

Regards  >> GLC in Cypress, Texas

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Ask Steve a question. / Skill Level Required for Octagon Bowl

« on: December 31, 2018, 11:05:33 am »

Wow Steve - you are correct this project is beyond the skill level of any project that I recall seeing on the blog.  I have built an octagon shaped box - with much frustration.  It sits in my shop as a unique item - not a piece of beauty in the house.  I did not have an electronic angle gauge and the accuracy of the measurement of 1/2 degree on the average plastic protractor is suspect.  I hope that I am wrong and there are many who will build this project successfully as it a pretty piece.   Regards > Gary Cooke in Cypress, Texas

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Rift Sawn Redwood

« on: November 26, 2018, 11:10:07 am »

I recently cut a piece of rift sawn Redwood, which was 1/2" thick using Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse #5 and #3 blades.  I chose this wood for the straight grain that is presented there.  I was quite surprised at how hard this was to cut, dulling blades very fast.  I was wondering if scrolling thru the rift cut vs normal cut Redwood was what created this difficulty.  Does anyone have experience cutting this wood and was your experience like mine?  Perhaps the wood that I was using was really Petrified Rift Cut Redwood.

Regards  >>> GLC from Cypress, Texas










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General Scroll Saw Talk / Congratulate - Deb Adams on Grand Champion Blue Ribbon

« on: July 28, 2018, 10:16:37 am »

Following Steve's issue of the blog on 7/28/18 noting Debs project and recognition for her award - I wanted to offer my congratulations oh her project and recognition.  Great piece!  > GLC

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Ask Steve a question. / Whirligig Project

« on: July 09, 2018, 11:30:43 am »

Steve, I've really enjoyed your development of your whirligig project.  There were a couple of things I could not determine from your pics.  How did you attach the moving arm to the body and did the left arm use a similar spacer as the right arm - for symmetry?  Regards Gary Cooke

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Ask Steve a question. / Star Spangled Banner

« on: June 26, 2018, 10:51:59 am »

Steve, just wanted to say "Thank You" for posting the You Tube Video of the lesson from Red Skelton today. > GLC

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The Coffee Shop / Mother's Day

« on: May 13, 2018, 01:46:41 pm »

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there!   GLC

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Dewalt 788 Table Coating

« on: February 13, 2018, 11:36:35 am »

I bought a new Dewalt scroll saw around Thanksgiving of 17 and was dissatisfied with several issues so I took it in to the Houston,Texas Authorized Dewalt Service Center.  I explained the issues and they took it to undertake the issues.  Ten days latter they called to advise that the saw was ready for pick up.  I picked up the saw and returned to find out that the saw still had issues.  Disappointed, I concluded that perhaps there was a communication issue between me, the Dewalt counter man and the man in the back who was to perform the corrective issues. 

I decided to eliminate that possible communication problem and typed out an explanation of the issues and taped the note to the top of the scroll saw table so the service man in the back would have first hand information from the customer.  When I went  to retrieve my saw, the second time, the note had been removed and there were two stripes on the table top surface where the adhesive from the electricians tape had been peeled off.  I obviously didn't want that, so I used a product that I had used many times to remove adhesive, "Goof Off".  Unfortunately, it removed the "factory coating" from the table top where the adhesive stripe was. 

Does anyone know what this "factory coating" is and if there is any reason not to remove the remaining factory coating so that I can apply paste wax to obtain a smooth consistent finish across the table top?

Alas, the saw came home the second time with different issues!  There is an old saying ".....fool me twice - shame on me".  I will overcome. 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Red vs Gray Pattern Shading

« on: February 01, 2018, 01:35:56 pm »

Yesterday I used Steve's Key Chain Pattern maker and inadvertently printed the pattern using the default color scheme which is Black.  I couldn't see to cut it as the blade and pattern were so close to the same color.  I have poor vision.  I went back and printed the pattern again and chose to use Red as a test.  I was amazed that I could see so much better than when using Steve's normal of light gray against white.

I seem to recall that in the recent discussions on the issues with using the "Re-sizer Program" and it's retraction from availability there was mention of converting Steve's PDF files to Word files where you could then change the image color to another color - if you chose.  I converted a sample pdf to a word document.  However, I was unable to apply "red" to the image.  I am using Word 2010.  Any  assistance and or a point to the discussion that I mentioned would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance - GLC

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Introduce Yourself. / Newbie from Texas

« on: January 04, 2018, 02:16:23 pm »

I am a newbie from Houston, Texas.  Retired and chose to try scrolling as I have become fairly limited with lifting lumber and full size sheet goods in my shop.  The size of the typical scroll saw work pieces seemed to fit my diminished abilities.  I really am enjoying so far. 

After much research, the Dewalt 788 seemed a logical choice.  However, having the saw in the Houston Dewalt Authorized Repair Center twice for a week at a time in the month of December was awfully frustrating.  I am hoping they have it fixed this time.  They seem too.  It is such a shame when companies take their manufacturing and assembly to China.  Quality Control always seems to suffer. 

Well it is 2018 and I am looking foreword to a learning and rewarding year as new scroller among so many accomplished folks who so willingly share their knowledge.  GLC