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Brag Forum / Cockerel & Hen Clock

« on: February 24, 2016, 05:08:04 am »

Finished this for my Mother, made from 1.5" oak, designed it myself, it was tough to cut and was my first proper project in hardwood. A tough learning curve and you can see some burns but I believe they add character

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Newbie

« on: February 24, 2016, 04:59:42 am »

Hello from the UK!

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Pinless blade clamps

« on: February 22, 2016, 11:24:51 am »

It doesn't replace a painless machine.

Freudian slip or deliberate?

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Lifting by the upper arm...

« on: February 22, 2016, 11:22:11 am »

I think the only way you will know is by using it. Check your blade (once tensioned) is in perfectly vertically with a tri-square, both left/right and front/back and then switch it on and hope there's no blade wobble.

Personally I would think you'll be fine and that they say that to cover themselves just in case.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: printing patterns

« on: February 19, 2016, 06:57:50 am »

I used to use a glue stick to stick the paper direct to wood but found it was leaving residue, especially if it wasn't completed/removed quickly. I then read that people did this but on "painters tape" but I never found a good (cheap) source for this in the UK so I tried masking tape and it works a treat. A few strips of wide masking tape across the wood, glue stick the pattern to that and then I can leave it on as long as I want without any residue remaining when I remove it.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: printing patterns

« on: February 18, 2016, 11:51:04 am »

Just curious, but why don't you just print it out, glue it on and cut around it? I thought that was how everyone did it. (I'm not criticising in ANY WAY, I'm genuinely curious as I'm pretty new to this.)

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Busy Bee - LED lamp

« on: February 18, 2016, 05:56:23 am »

Good price. I use one of these although it transpired that with my very short sightedness I found that the magnifier doesn't help so (unfortunately) I just use it for the bright daylight light and this in itself is excellent.

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Brag Forum / Re: Thank You Steve

« on: February 15, 2016, 10:02:15 am »

That's lovely - good work!

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Brag Forum / Re: Latest Schwibbogen - a "brag" and introduction in one

« on: February 15, 2016, 10:01:33 am »

I'm sandwiched between Sheffield and Rotherham.

Loving this hobby - if only I had more time for it!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Hi, im a newbie and i request some advise :)

« on: February 15, 2016, 05:06:42 am »

The videos on this site: http://www.scrollsawparadise.com/#!tutorials/c2269 helped me enormously when I started. Try to open them directly in YouTube so you can see bigger versions. Watch all his tutorials and also print out and practice using his test pattern.

Grab yourself some quality plywood about 8-10mm thick and practice on that. I know it can be expensive for what it is to practice on, but it'll be flat, it'll cut cleanly and there's no grain to worry about (which on some woods can influence/twist the blade.)

I'd also recommend using a double-reverse blade (something like http://www.woodworkscraftsupplies.co.uk/doublereverse-tooth-scroll-blades-144s-p-440.html) so that the bottom of the cut is as clean as the top.

Take your time, it's not a race, don't push the wood in, let the weight of your hands move it forwards gently and don't be scared to turn the piece around quickly - you'll be surprised how fast and sharp you can turn once you've got the hang of it.

But really do take the time to watch the videos; they'll show you how to use/abuse the unwanted part of your wood to turn around in and come back so you can get an angle where you want a sharp point rather than a turn. Seriously - invest some time in watching them!

Good luck and have fun!

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hello to all....

« on: February 10, 2016, 11:59:47 am »

Hi there & welcome, I have the EX16 and I love mine too!

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Computer questions / Re: Forum blocked - malicious content

« on: February 08, 2016, 11:04:22 am »

Ironically I am actually the Head of IT and do have control over "content filters" but I'd never tamper with the approval settings of antivirus software when I can't guarantee that a third-party website ISN'T malicious. I wish this software (WebRoot) would give me a report on this website so I can test it further and possibly report it as a false-positive to the vendors but until then I'll stick to using it on my phone or at home.

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Computer questions / Forum blocked - malicious content

« on: February 05, 2016, 06:21:12 am »

Starting today this forum is blocked by Web Root antivirus at my place of work owing to 'malicious content', no other details given

Posting this from my phone.

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Brag Forum / Re: Latest Schwibbogen - a "brag" and introduction in one

« on: February 04, 2016, 03:23:34 am »

Cheers Gordie.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New member from the UK

« on: February 04, 2016, 03:22:46 am »

Hi all,

Yes I'm hooked. Bought a "cheap" Einhell that I had nothing but problems with so upgraded to a super-duper Excalibur and now the only thing I'm lacking is time!

Mark
PS. These IP addresses are a work of fiction aren't they