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The Coffee Shop / Re: Any Scroll Sawers Here with PD

« on: March 05, 2016, 01:00:50 am »

 Hi crusty59 thanks to you also for your input, yes I have heard of MD and I have over the years and months passed had all sorts of tests done for many things and it wouldn't surprise me if I wasn't tested for MD as well. I just got that way that in the end I'd point the finger at the wife and say 'tell her I don't wanna know',  At this time crusty I'm not noticing any strength weakness in my body but I sure feel the joint pains mainly in me right arm, right leg and all me little digit joints. While I'm sure you condition is a lot more serious than this crazy PD thing I got hopefully you and I just might have a few things we can share with one another not only about scroll sawing but about accepting what we have, because heaven knows crusty I eventually will need to rearrange in my head much that I'm going to need to come to terms with. So thanks for your input and as time moves on maybe we can share our thoughts and ideas with one another.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Any Scroll Sawers Here with PD

« on: March 05, 2016, 12:44:20 am »

Thanks Hawkdave for you comment, As I new to this PD thing I'm yet to work out in my mind if its an illness or a disability, but one thing I currently know is that it sure draws the stares of those around you when things go a little crazy and no matter how often I'm told not to worry about the stares when out shopping with the wife it aint easy. Yes we have a small 'Mens Shed' in the grounds of our local hospital, its a very small shed next to the Doctors office about the size of a car shed, being new to this PD thing I have a good work shop of my own at home and would rather spend my time in it rather than making a fool of myself in our local Men's Shed. Please don't get me wrong but until I can accept this PD thing and sort me head out as to how I gunna deal with things I'll at this time stay outa the local mens shed and see what I can do by myself. I think this forum I jointed years ago before getting this PD thing is a good place to learn from others because they can't see me and I can't see them. Please no offence intended, but you suggest and encourage me to work with my condition, that's what I intend doing hence that's why I here . Again thanks for your input I do appreciate it. 

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Any Scroll Sawers Here with PD

« on: March 05, 2016, 12:17:54 am »

Thank you all for your comments.

Tvman44, PD is Parkinson?s Disease, I still keep telling myself that they have got it all wrong, so I guess I?ve yet to accept it.
While there are those who have PD a lot worse than I have it, it is something that does effect many in different ways. In my case I have a right leg that at times likes to go off into a dance of its own for periods of time that can be from a few seconds to half an hour or so. My right hand and arm can for hours upon end just give out little twitches and a little shakes, the suddenly without warning warning I can be waving it around as if I'm directing traffic. I have been known without warning to part empty a can of coke over a visitor who came to our home while sitting at our kitchen table. While I try to laugh it off it is something that I can see causing a problem for me with my work working power tools, hence we all know how thin the scroll saw blades are so I see the possibility of one day having shares in such a manufacturing company. So currently as I come to terms with this stupid PD I just want to find others who may have the same problem as myself who may have some tips to pass on to me. Again thanks for your question, sorry I can not be more informative but I'm still trying to understand fully what these Specialist people are trying to tell me.

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The Coffee Shop / Any Scroll Sawers Here with PD

« on: March 04, 2016, 07:48:08 am »

G'day All,
This April coming will be three years since I last was here, much has changed in my life since then, not only have I gotten older but I have been diagnosed with PD and was wondering if there is any others here in the same boat as I now find myself in who can share with me problems they face with scroll sawing with PD.
Regards Erewhon. 

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The Coffee Shop / Re: I'm Still On The Green Side Of The Grass

« on: April 20, 2013, 04:42:58 am »

Thanks Gabby - over the least couple of days I've come to realise that after seeing what happened in Boston my problems are so very few. And at my age I have finally come to realise that I know nothing about pain and suffering. My thoughts go out to all who have suffered as I now realise just how lucky I and mine truly are here where I live.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: I'm Still On The Green Side Of The Grass

« on: April 15, 2013, 10:48:24 am »

Thanks all for the good wishes, you all will never know how much better I now feel about myself since finding the courage to let you all know why I suddenly disappeared from the forum. Many times I would came to check out the latest projects, I wouldn?t post any comments because I feared that I might be asked why I hadn?t yet contributed. To be totally honest I guess I just wasn?t ready to try and explain about a disease that I had yet still not learned very much about.

I?m a typical Aussie male, get a headache, running nose and toss in a sneeze or two and my world is coming to an end, tell me to go see the Doctor and I bravely state that it would be a waste of time because there is nothing wrong with me.

Mickey357 ? I thank you for your comments ? I have a little way to go yet before I?ll have to consider a possible operation or radiation treatment. And when that time comes there are a number of pros and cons to consider, so that bridge will be crossed when we come to it.

Once again all thanks for the good wishes, I feel a lot better for having let you all know of my plight. Now its time for you all to get back doing what you do best, Intarsia ? because when I get going, I?m going to be asking many questions and calling on your expertise.
Cheers all.
Kevy.

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The Coffee Shop / I'm Still On The Green Side Of The Grass

« on: April 14, 2013, 10:11:13 am »

G?day all,
Well it?s been a little over twelve months since I joined up and was looking forward to learning from you all this woodworking called Intarsia. Things were looking good,  my new scroll saw arrived and I did manage to get in a little practise before health issues building up over several years finally put a stop to me going near power tools. I?ve kept an eye on the forum enjoying the many projects being done and shared with all. While having all manner of tests for many, many months I was finally told in February of this year that I had Graves Disease. Now Graves Disease I had never known much of and Graves Disease to me was what happened to us all eventually when we stopped breathing and went to our grave.
Some of you may know of it or of some one with it. Its some thing one can?t hide unfortunately and the locals who know of my plight tell of some pretty crazy stories about family or friends who they know with it.  If I had my choice ?I?d love to swap it for something a little less debilitating?.

While I?ve been told it can not be cured I?m lead to believe by my specialist that the medications lined up on our dinning room table will in time allow me to function pretty well with it (when they get the levels right).
I haven?t be idle far from it, while I haven?t played with one single bit of wood for many months I have been adding to my collection of tools that I think I?m going to need. My Dremel collection and attachments are many fold now along with many chisels, files and other equipment that I think will come in handy. My neighbour from the property next door who was helping me with the building of my new work shed two years ago is pushing on without my help on days that he has some spare time. He will get there eventually and hopefully I?ll get to do a little of this Intarsia that you all enjoy so much and that interests me greatly. So everyone, I?m still here on the green side of the grass, take care all.
 

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The Coffee Shop / Windows Frozen

« on: April 15, 2012, 03:08:48 am »

A wife texts her husband at work "Windows Frozen" - Husband text back " Pour some warm water on it" - Wife texts back "Computer completely stuffed now".

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Setup and practising

« on: April 11, 2012, 07:49:03 am »

G'day all, well our property has now been sun baked after our heavy rain and the mud's gone. I've built a scroll saw table plus a wooden cover for when it's not in use to keep the mud fly's out. My biggest problem here is mud fly's that like to build nests in my electric drills etc. Brought a small bit of 6mm ply, drew a small horse on it. Tried to let the blade do the work but being a little heavy handed the horse ended up without a tail, a caved in forehead and missing one front leg. I think I'm cutting on too lower speed and I've gotta learn to let the blade do the work rather than having my hands pushing. It'll come in time but thus far I am a little worried about me fingers. Might be a small blade but it wouldn't take much to nip a finger off. Don't hold your breath all, gunna be sometime before I make something that's worth showing, after all Roman wasn't built in a day. Cheers all..... Kevy.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Did I Make The Right Choice

« on: March 22, 2012, 07:46:53 am »

Well good news this mornin' my new scroll saw arrived down in the city at my mates business, wasn't expected until next week.
Big problem, there's a matter of a flooded river, three flooded creeks and an overflowing dam on my property that wont allow me to get out to the highway so I can go get it. Our states been hit by some big storms over the last few days. If things weren't bad enough this evening just on dark the heavens opened up and now it's gunna be days before I can even think about an attempt to get outa here.
So close......... Yet so far...................

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: G'day Everyone

« on: March 19, 2012, 11:23:43 pm »

My apology Tony from Paris, Texas. I appeared to miss you out, thanks also for your welcome.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Did I Make The Right Choice

« on: March 19, 2012, 07:31:46 pm »

I decided on the....................................Excalibur EX21.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Did I Make The Right Choice

« on: March 19, 2012, 04:04:42 am »

G'day Everyone.
Before joining the scrollsaw workshop community I'd been looking at a number of different models. To help me make up my mind I chewed up many gigabytes and sleepless hours looking at forums hell west and crookered. I started looking namely at el cheapo's because I don't know how long my interest in scrollsawing was gunna last. It didn't take long to realise that to take the best shoot at learning and producing reasonable work I'd need to look a little bit higher up the range. My final three saw's were a Ryobi ESW1240, Dewalt DW788 and the Excalibur 21.

By last Saturday arvo I had after hours of reading scrollsaw forums managed to scratched out the Ryobi ESW1240.
The availability of spare parts was of concern to me and the last two on my list appeared to be well covered in that area pretty good here in Australia. Youtube video's I found helpful and this morning after a restless nights sleep I placed my order and my new machine should be here mid next week.
Oh what have I done......................lol.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: G'day Everyone

« on: March 19, 2012, 03:22:58 am »

Thanks for the welcome Al - Scott and Marg. Well after several weeks of searching and then joining up here I've finally decided on a scroll saw. How all I have to do is find the right forum to post about it.
Again thank you all very much for the welcome and I hope to post with you all from time to time. Hooroo.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: G'day Everyone

« on: March 17, 2012, 09:08:37 am »

G'day Keith - Russ - Mahendra - Al - Ian - Roy - Mike - Judy - Rick and Julie. I'd like to thank you all for the wonderful welcome to your special part of the internet. Already I feel so comfortable and in time I'll do my best to add to that big pile of saw dust that you have all had a part in creating. Last evening I got carried away looking at the many projects some of you have created and if I can gain just a little knowledge from your help I will have indeed found my little spot here among you. Regards Kevy.