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Computer questions / Re: No sound
« on: April 28, 2013, 05:39:09 pm »
Which operating system are you using?
Gadois
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News: Had a couple issues with the forum today. 1/19/2017. I believe I have them corrected now. Let me know if you have any trouble. Thanks.
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Brag Forum / Re: Other projects
« on: April 21, 2013, 04:49:13 pm »
Martin - thank you for the complements - the truck is exactly 18" in length. The wheels were fabricated thusly; rims of aluminium tubing, brake drums of aluminium bar stock,wheel centres spun from aluminium and spokes cut out with scroll saw, hub centre of aluminium bar stock, lug nuts of .080 brass hex bolts. The wheel components were soldered together and the hex bolts retained with brass nuts. The tyres were cast in urethane using a wood master turned on a lathe.
Cheers,
Gadois
Cheers,
Gadois
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Brag Forum / Re: Other projects
« on: April 13, 2013, 08:34:40 pm »
I had accidentally set my Photobucket albums to private which meant one could see only the thumbnail photo. The albums are now public so all photos in an album are visible and can be scrolled through using the left and right arrows on the photos.
Cheers,
Gadois
Cheers,
Gadois
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Brag Forum / Other projects
« on: April 13, 2013, 06:11:03 pm »
I had a request from a forum member who posted on my German House posting to see more of my projects so here are some of them. (1) A chuck wagon with cooking utensils. (2) A farm tip-cart which was used mostly to haul stable muckings. (3) A 1929 Ford Stake-Bed truck. All of these were scratch-built from plans. The chuck wagon and tip-cart are 1/8th scale and the truck is 1/10th scale.
I hope you enjoy them.
Cheers,
Gadois
I hope you enjoy them.
Cheers,
Gadois
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Brag Forum / Re: Ancient German house
« on: April 09, 2013, 03:13:13 am »
Thank you all for your very generous comments!
To answer some of the questions; I have roughly 4 months of time working only sporadically. I have no work-in-progress photos because I wasn't sure how I was going to construct this house, so the photos would not have shown any realistic methods of construction. In other words, I just stumbled through! I have no plans for what to do with the house. It will probably just be a dust collector. I doubt anyone would buy it so I have not thought about selling it.
Concerning future projects and suggestions from forum members; I am retired so I'm already on vacation. I have a scale model of the HMS Victory project which I will never finish. The hull,masts, spars and decks are finished which leaves the rigging (which is the most onerous task I can think of) to complete. I'll give it to anyone who would finish it.
I have other completed projects (scale model horse-drawn vehicles, old trucks, etc.) which have some scrollsaw utilization although probably no enough to be of interest to all of you. If you would like to see them, let me know.
Thanks again for your kindness.
Cheers, Gadois
To answer some of the questions; I have roughly 4 months of time working only sporadically. I have no work-in-progress photos because I wasn't sure how I was going to construct this house, so the photos would not have shown any realistic methods of construction. In other words, I just stumbled through! I have no plans for what to do with the house. It will probably just be a dust collector. I doubt anyone would buy it so I have not thought about selling it.
Concerning future projects and suggestions from forum members; I am retired so I'm already on vacation. I have a scale model of the HMS Victory project which I will never finish. The hull,masts, spars and decks are finished which leaves the rigging (which is the most onerous task I can think of) to complete. I'll give it to anyone who would finish it.
I have other completed projects (scale model horse-drawn vehicles, old trucks, etc.) which have some scrollsaw utilization although probably no enough to be of interest to all of you. If you would like to see them, let me know.
Thanks again for your kindness.
Cheers, Gadois
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Brag Forum / Ancient German house
« on: April 05, 2013, 07:54:23 pm »
Finally finished the house. Took longer than I had anticipated but was very much fun to build. I don't know if the plans were for an existing house or they were a collection of architectural cliches. Quite a bit of scrollsawing even though it may not be readily apparent.
Now I'm looking for another project. Any suggestions?
Cheers, Gadois
Now I'm looking for another project. Any suggestions?
Cheers, Gadois
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Intarsia / Re: oscillating spindle sander
« on: February 17, 2013, 03:09:47 am »
I have this oscillating drill press which serves both drilling and sanding purposes. The mandrel for the
sanding drums is an accessory as are the different sized drums. The table has various dimensioned inserts
which match the drums. I have never had a Shop Fox tool but this one has been reliable.
Cheers, Gadois
http://www.woodstockint.com/3-4-HP-Benchtop-Oscillating-Drill-Press/W1668
sanding drums is an accessory as are the different sized drums. The table has various dimensioned inserts
which match the drums. I have never had a Shop Fox tool but this one has been reliable.
Cheers, Gadois
http://www.woodstockint.com/3-4-HP-Benchtop-Oscillating-Drill-Press/W1668
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Sketchup
« on: January 24, 2013, 02:44:43 am »
I've used Sketchup for quite some time and it is quite user friendly. There is a fairly sharp learning curve but it will generate very nice 3D images.
Gadois
Gadois
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Mighty Mite 4" table saw
« on: January 20, 2013, 05:00:46 pm »
dirtrider, I am in southern Oregon. The saw is $50 plus shipping.
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Gadois
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Mighty Mite 4" table saw
« on: January 19, 2013, 02:04:00 am »
dirtrider -- I have a Dremel 4" table saw which I am selling. It's a very powerful little saw. It will cut 45 degree angles, has a shop vac port, and extra belt and a couple of blank throat inserts. Blades are available from Micro-Mark. If interested, let me know.
Gadois
Gadois
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Hegner or Eclipse or ?
« on: January 08, 2013, 05:39:01 pm »
I have owned both and either one is a good bet. I currently have an Excalibur 16 mounted on a Hegner stand (it takes less room). I like the blade attachment on the Ex better than the Hegner because of not having to use blade clamps. If one does a lot of angle cutting the Ex is easier to use because the table stays horizontal.
Gadois
Gadois
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: I know it is not scrolling but
« on: January 01, 2013, 05:50:59 pm »
Penn State Industries have a very complete catalogue of supplies.
http://www.pennstateind.com/
http://www.pennstateind.com/
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Brag Forum / Re: Dome Clock
« on: December 22, 2012, 10:18:01 pm »
Thanks to you all for your very kind words. I didn't keep track of actual constructions hours but I worked on the clock off and on for about 6 months.
My current project is from plans of an ancient German house, circa 1886. Not as much scrolling in this project as the clock, but some details could not be accomplished without a scrollsaw.
My current project is from plans of an ancient German house, circa 1886. Not as much scrolling in this project as the clock, but some details could not be accomplished without a scrollsaw.
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Brag Forum / Dome Clock
« on: December 21, 2012, 06:45:06 pm »
I may have posted this earlier but if so I can't find the posting. Cut from basswood mostly with birch plywood here and there. Around 2000 inner cuts. Painted to resemble old stone work. Christmas lights around the top. Stands 50" in height. I think a full-scale version could have been built in less time 
Cheers,
Gadois
Cheers,
Gadois
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Proxxon Router equipment
« on: November 24, 2012, 10:24:09 pm »
Yes, I have a Proxxon router/shaper and am presently using it quite a lot. It works well considering the size limitations. One must take light cuts with it, which I do with my full-size router anyway, so it's no problem. I think you'd like it. I have several other Proxxon tools and have good luck with them except for the bandsaw which I sent to Proxxon for service and when I got it back the blade was turning backwards! I reversed the motor leads and all is well now.
Cheers,
Gadois
Cheers,
Gadois
