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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Switching from a two speed to variable speed

« on: May 10, 2021, 08:18:46 pm »

If it has a universal motor brush typr a rheostat type of control will probably work. If it doesn't have brushes the rheostat will cause the motor to burn out.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Best font question

« on: October 09, 2020, 01:26:58 pm »

look on dafont they have all kinds, I like birds of paradise

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Snip off pins?

« on: September 05, 2020, 10:16:17 am »

I set them flat on my vice jaws and tapped lightly with a small hammer they came right out. Had both sides supported by the vice.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Snip off pins?

« on: September 04, 2020, 08:26:10 am »

Easier to just punch them out. I have done several of them and it worked fine.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Arm Lift Support DeWalt 788

« on: November 10, 2019, 05:08:25 pm »

I bought a length of aluminum at the big box store lifted the saw head eyeballed where to drill two holes for mounting it and then bent it away from head. Hooks under existing screw and works great. Same as the lifter but cost me about 4 dollars.

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Pattern Requests. / monogram medallion

« on: September 19, 2019, 05:38:10 pm »

I saw a lady wearing a monogram medallion the other day, said one of her relatives made it on the scroll saw. Does anyone know what program to make a pattern for a round monogram medallion.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Seeing blade during cut

« on: September 04, 2019, 02:29:52 pm »

Printed my street sign pattern in red with white paper and makes seeing the blade so much better. Gonna use colored patterns from now on and not use black.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: cuttin plastic

« on: September 04, 2019, 02:27:38 pm »

Slowed my saw down as slow as it will go and reduced my feed rete to a crawl. Now it is cutting, the blower pumps based on motor so I have to keep blw=owing it off as I cut but at least it is working.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: cuttin plastic

« on: September 04, 2019, 08:58:50 am »

Thanks I was using a number 7 blade with no tape just the pattern. This stuff I'm cutting is about 3/8 inch thick.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / cuttin plastic

« on: September 03, 2019, 09:19:04 pm »

I was trying to make a number placard for my mailbox. I previously made one out of 1/8 Baltic birch and finished it with 4 coats of poly. I guess I didn't get it sealed well enough for the Florida weather and it fell apart. I decided to make them out of plastic. I had a cheap cutting board I had bought to make runners for a tablesaw sled. I printed my pattern and tried to cut it bet the plastic melted and sealed the cut behind the blade. I tried slowing down blade speed and feed rate but no luck still seals the kerf. Any suggestions?

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New Member from Central Mississippi

« on: September 01, 2019, 06:56:48 pm »

Welcome, this group is friendly and the members are knowledgeable. I am Jim from Jacksonville , Florida. We are a diverse group with members from around the world.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Seeing blade during cut

« on: September 01, 2019, 11:42:07 am »

I am on my third one of this series, opened the garage door and am getting sunlight in and this has helped. I have a light in the garage and one on the saw but the natural light from outside seems to work better, Thanks for the comments.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Seeing blade during cut

« on: August 31, 2019, 10:17:49 pm »

I know everyone probably already knows but I had an "Oh Boy" tonight while cutting a key chain nametag. I realized I couldn't see the blade because it was against the black of the pattern I printed. This caused me not to be able to cut accurately. Next time I will print in another color that still contrasts with the white paper but lets me see the blade.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: key chain nametags

« on: June 24, 2019, 10:52:59 pm »

Thanks Don, I may have to recut these to a lesser thickness, they just look clunky to me.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / key chain nametags

« on: June 23, 2019, 06:55:08 pm »

I have made 4 name tags from Steve's  design, 3 from 3/4 cherry and 1 from 4/4 purpleheart. the cutting wasn't bad but I left them 3/4 and 4/4 thick respectively. I am now going to sand them but they look way too thick. Those who have made these how thick did you make them. I would like to cut them down but my band saw is not that good and cutting straight line with the scroll saw is not easy for me.