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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: WTB upper rocker assembly for Ex 30 VS

« on: October 17, 2018, 11:15:16 pm »

Contact the Gwinnett woodworkers assn.   Mr. Bob Brokaw is the mechanical expert there and he might be able to help.

General .International in Canada seems to have resurrected the Excalibur and they may be a source of parts.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Best Blade for Cutting Balsa and Thin Ply

« on: February 05, 2018, 03:26:47 pm »

I should 5hink that a fine toothed blade would be preferable for very thin plywood and balsa.  I used a #3 blade from Sawbird with 40 tpi. It cut smoothly with little lifting.  I also had some old Olson crown tooth blades thatbi never use because they cut so slowly;  I tried them on thin plywood and they worked quite well...very easy to control.  The FD Penguin silver reverse is a nice blade for 1/4" plywood

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Comparison of Pegas to Flying Dutchman blades

« on: February 05, 2018, 10:17:17 am »

This past Christmas I cut about 60 compound ornaments out of 1.5 -1.75" poplar. I used Pegas modified geometry #5 and #3 blades.  They have an aggressive cut and easily did the job, far faster and easier than my Olson PGT or FD ultra reverse blades.  They also cut true to the line without any bias feed.  I use the Pegas blades exclusively for all my intarsia projects as well.  They are tougher to control on thin fret projects or thin plywood.  There i like Penguin silver reverse or Olson crown tooth.