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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Wood Vibration

« on: June 10, 2012, 01:47:21 pm »

I should have mentioned the kind of blade I use. My saw is not an expensive one and it only uses pin blades. I dont know if that makes a difference or not. And the suggestion to check if they are upside down or not is good advice. My first week using the saw I did have the blade upside down. LOL that was lesson #1 for me. Well thanks for suggestions and help. Still not sure why sometimes I get this vibration and other times not.

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Wood Vibration

« on: June 10, 2012, 05:32:55 am »

Ok, I am very new at working with a scroll saw. Only completed 4 projects so far. (not counting 2 failed projects) My biggest problem (other than not having enough time to work on projects) is the wood tends to vibrate like mad at times. This has caused 2 projects to break. What am I doing wrong that would cause the wood to vibrate so horribly? Any advice would be nice. 

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Brag Forum / Re: Eagle Isaiah 40:31

« on: June 10, 2012, 05:28:21 am »

Very cool. I love the way you did the : I was wondering how it would look. Is this your own pattern design?

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Brag Forum / Re: Marilyn Monroe

« on: June 10, 2012, 05:24:39 am »

Very nice work. I hope to someday be able to do portrait work. Im still very new at this, so probably wont be soon. But thanks for showing, you encourage me. 

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Brag Forum / So Good I made Two

« on: June 10, 2012, 05:22:28 am »

A week before Mothers Day I made this (my 2nd project) cross. Of course my wife thought it was wonderful, but then again it wouldnt be right to just make one for my mother. I mean, with her having a mother too..... Well My third project (done the day before Mothers Day) was this same project. Needless to say, both mother and mother in law were very pleased.

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Brag Forum / My first project.

« on: June 10, 2012, 05:16:36 am »

This is my first project made with my scroll saw. I made this with a piece of oak given to me from an uncle. My wife liked it well enough to hang it on our wall.

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Intarsia / Re: "Eagle's Realm" Intarsia---DONE

« on: June 10, 2012, 05:00:48 am »

Wow that is very nice. I am about to try an intarsia project of a light house I drew on my computer. Hope it turns out decent. Any advice please let me know. Your work is very nice.

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Introduce Yourself. / Hello From Phoenix

« on: June 09, 2012, 06:37:50 pm »

I just want to introduce myself. I am a new scroll saw enthusiast. Most my life I have done very little in the area of wood work. I am not known as a "Mr Fix-it" by any means. So, this past Christmas when I told my wife I wanted a scroll saw she almost fainted. Well she loves to spoil me and got me that saw. So here I am, a 43 year old kid playing with his new toy. I am still new at making this saw work and creating things worth keeping. (I have a pile of scraps from broken projects. I just use them to keep practicing). This blog is a fantastic site full of great info. I love this site and know I would be a lot farther behind in my learning without it. Thanks to all who make this site work and worthwhile.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Welcome

« on: June 09, 2012, 06:31:15 pm »

Hi, my name is Troy. I am from Phoenix, AZ. I have not done too much wood work in my life. Most people who know me know I am not a "fix it" kind of guy. So this past Christmas when I told my wife I wanted a scroll saw, she couldn't believe it. Well, she gave me a saw all the same. Since then I have made a few nice projects. I am still new at it and slow at working, but I love my saw. This site has been the most help ever. Thanks for the blog and all the work that goes into it.