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Introduce Yourself. / Hello, again

« on: November 24, 2015, 03:19:03 pm »

Hello all.  For a number of reasons, it's been some time since I last participated in this forum, so I thought I should re-introduce myself.  I see some familiar names still hanging out here. I'll try and come around a little more often.   

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Question about glueing - II

« on: March 15, 2012, 09:50:58 am »

A member of our scrollsaw club is a relative beginner, but has jumped right in to doing a lot of portraits.  Sometimes he enlarges them, which makes for a lot of surface area to glue when attaching backer boards.  He's struggling to place glue in all the necessary areas and get the portrait positioned on the backer before the glue starts to dry.

For large, very detailed portraits, what techniques do you folks use to spread glue evenly and quickly over the piece, without getting too much on, but still managing to get some glue on all those tiny, fragile parts?  I wondered if perhaps a j-roller would work, but have never tried it and hesitate to suggest it for fear it would just create a huge mess. 

Any tips and suggestions?

Thanks!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Performax 16" scroll saw

« on: February 21, 2012, 04:35:41 pm »

I was given one of these to use as a traveling demo/student unit.  The manual says that it uses pin end blades only.  I've looked it over a bit and I think that it possibly could accept plain end blades as well, but it isn't really well designed for it.

My question for you folks, Is anyone here familiar with this saw?  I'm considering a clamp conversion kit from Pozsgai's Designs to upgrade the clamps, but I'm wondering if it's worth it?  I'm not trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, just trying to find out of I can reasonably expect this thing to be a serviceable machine to use in a scroll saw class.  If anyone could share their experiences, good or bad, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!

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Introduce Yourself. / New guy from Steeler country

« on: October 26, 2011, 03:27:12 pm »

Greetings fellow scrollers.  My name is Bill and I've just joined the forum.  I live about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh.  I've been butchering wood and making sawdust in one manner or another for over 30 years.  I've been scrolling for about 15 years or so, a little more seriously over the past 5 or 6.  I'm currently using a Dewalt saw.

I belong to a scroll saw club and several of the members keep commenting how much they like Steve's patterns.  Through another forum, I met a new friend, Dan (dgman), who suggested I try out this forum.  So, I figured I'd jump in and see what it's all about.  So far looks like a pretty cool place.  Gotta be careful though, this forum time is cutting into my shop time.   

So, if you don't mind, I'll look around a bit, maybe post a comment or question, now and then.  I promise I'll try not to get in the way, but my wife says that's what I do best.