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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Scrolling on Cherry Wood

« on: February 17, 2018, 12:07:27 pm »

Yes, the tape will help some.
Yes, cherry wood tends to burn a lot easier than most woods.
What causes cherry t burn ?...HEAT....So slow down the blade speed a little, slow down the feed rate a little and change the blade a little more often.
I love cherry wood and have used it quit often in a lot of my wood working projects.
Good luck.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Missing a step...

« on: January 28, 2018, 04:02:21 pm »

I would suppose that you can drill the starter hole just about any place that is convenient for you. It would be a wise thing to drill the hole at the same angle as you are going to set your blade. And make sure the hole isn't too much bigger than your blade.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: DW 788 TABLE WAXING

« on: January 28, 2018, 03:55:55 pm »

You can use any kind of wax that you want to.
Personally I use Johnsons paste wax and have for years. But the kind of wax doesn't matter. I have some bees wax that would work but, I use that for finishes on some things and to lube screws for easier turning.
JUST DON'T USE AUTOMOTIVE WAX ! Auto wax has silicone in it and silicone and wood finishes do not play well together.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Why is 3rd party photobucket ads showing up?

« on: January 22, 2018, 02:01:45 pm »

Yes, Photobucket is holding about 500 of my pictures for ransom right now.
I can not down load a picture from my album to this site unless I pay them $400.00.
I'm not sure if that is a one time payment or a yearly charge but, I'M NOT GOING TO PAY IT.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 20, 2018, 05:52:34 pm »

I highly recommend the "Dead Man" type of foot switch. Yes you have to keep your foot on it all the time you want the saw to run but, when you lift your foot, the saw stops.
The main reason I like this type of switch is you don't have to feel around with your foot to stop the saw. Some people don't like a dead man because they get tired of holding the peddle down. If you are tired of stepping on the switch that means you need to stop for a bit and move around and relax a bit. I do the same thing when my back starts to hurt.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Looking for a little Advice

« on: January 20, 2018, 05:40:35 pm »

All of Steve's patterns are completely free. You can cut them for yourself, give the cut item to friends and family and sell as many as you want as long as you don't go over 10,000. (No sense being greedy LOL) Of course you must buy the CD's if you want them but, you can down load all of those patterns directly from Steve's blog for free also.
If you buy a pattern from another designer, again you can cut as many as you want to. Just don't clam it as your design and DONT sell copies of the pattern to other people.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: hypothetical

« on: December 29, 2017, 03:52:31 pm »

Actually, I have had an occasion where I needed to turn the blade around and cut from the back of the saw toward the front.
I won't go into great detail but, I put the blade in with the teeth facing down and it worked just fine......It is a bit weird cutting that way however.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Dull Blade Question

« on: December 29, 2017, 03:43:16 pm »

Do what I have been doing for years.
Put a metal coffee can on a table near your saw and place the broken / bent / dull blade in it. In about 10 or 20 years or so the can will be about full and ready for disposal. Put the lid on the can and take it to a metal recycling place or land fill for disposal.
Never put to old used blades in the regular trash as someone can get poked, cut, stabbed and infected from a small wound and won't be too happy with the happy scroll saw person.

The question is, where do you find a metal coffee can these days??

Well, you do have a good point . I have been saving coffee cans for years and have several metal ones. However, I suppose the heavier plastic (newer ones) will work.
My point of course was to use something that the blades WON'T  poke through and injure an unsuspecting bystander. In any case, be sure to replace the lid on the can . Playing "Pick-up" with scroll saw blades ain't no fun even with a magnet. LOL

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Dull Blade Question

« on: December 28, 2017, 03:40:45 pm »

Do what I have been doing for years.
Put a metal coffee can on a table near your saw and place the broken / bent / dull blade in it. In about 10 or 20 years or so the can will be about full and ready for disposal. Put the lid on the can and take it to a metal recycling place or land fill for disposal.
Never put to old used blades in the regular trash as someone can get poked, cut, stabbed and infected from a small wound and won't be too happy with the happy scroll saw person.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Car tip???

« on: December 21, 2017, 12:28:29 pm »

Brake lights are one thing but it seems a BUNCH of people need to check the TURN SIGNAL fluid . A guessing game driving at 60 MPH isn't any fun !

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Steve's Keychains

« on: December 13, 2017, 12:00:31 pm »

I've always used solid hard wood of almost any kind.
I do use a lot of plywood on other things but, I don't think it would work or look too good on the key chains .
And jimp11, NO, Steve did not get any percentage of my sales. He is a nice enough person to give us patterns and ideas to use for OUR benefit  not   his.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Which Glue

« on: December 03, 2017, 02:31:28 pm »

I am not sure about your concern but, I have made cutting boards and other items out of two or three different woods with no problem.
I have used Tite Bond III (and some II) on almost everything in my glue-ups and usually finish them with mineral oil or other clear type finish.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Steve's Keychains

« on: November 12, 2017, 02:50:57 pm »

Good going. That is exactly what I was talking about on pricing.
I still don't understand why my customer insisted on last names. Especially when there were two or three alike in most cases. And some of those "Key Chains" were 3" or 4" long. Very unwieldy!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Steve's Keychains

« on: November 11, 2017, 02:37:08 pm »

WARNING ! WARNING !
If you plan on selling these as I did at one time.....Check your pricing schedule .
I decided to make a few of these and sell them at a flea market one time. I priced them at $5.00 each and made a few of "BOB" "BETTY' 'SAM' "BILL" "LINDA" etc. etc. I was happy with that and even offered to custom cut them for Christmas gifts.
Well sure enough, I had a lady who wanted to order 15 of them. (I had $$ signs in my eyes)  She gave me a list of the names...There were six different names among the 15 ordered....the problem was, they were LAST names and the shortest one was 9 letters long (2 of those) and the longest was 13 letters long (3 of those) !!
Needless to say the material cost wasn't the problem, it was the TIME FACTOR !
 I upped my pricing to $1.00 a letter after that . LOL
I even tried to talk the lady into first names only and explained that the length of the key chain would make it hard to put into pocket and purse but, her mind was made up.
Keep this in mind whenever offering to "custom cut" any kind of item at a fixed price.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: problem ( I Think )

« on: October 30, 2017, 01:06:35 pm »

A quick easy....if you don't have a square or protractor small enough to fit under the arm....is to use a plastic credit card as a square. Just set the long edge of the card on the table and slide the short side up to the blade and see if there is a gap between the credit card and the blade. If there is, you can adjust the table to get a 90 degree angle and if necessary you can adjust the angle gauge under the table.
Also by cutting a short (1/2") straight line into a thicker (1-1/2' to 2") piece of wood and then trying to slide the short cut into the blade from the back side. This is a "GO NO GO" method. If it goes in easy, you are at 90 if it won't slide in straight, you need to make an adjustment.