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General Scroll Saw Talk / publications (magazines and catalogs)

« on: February 20, 2013, 02:24:37 am »

i'm new to this art, and have signed up for a few catalogs. today i received a scroller catalog  and another from the wooden teddy bear. are there others that are worth getting? what are some good magazines that i should look into?  also what are some good books? i hope i'm not breaking any forum rules.
                         thanks again, fred

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Intarsia / oscillating spindle sander

« on: February 16, 2013, 04:15:33 pm »

 i have wanted  to give this art form a serious attempt for quite some time,and would like to know what others use for their sanding needs. i'm kind of leaning towards a rigid that also has a belt attachment. any thoughts are appreciated.
                          thanks again, fred

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General Scroll Saw Talk / drill bit size

« on: February 15, 2013, 02:10:54 pm »

being that i'm new to this art form i have a question, probably more later. i bought some olson blades from menards, smallest i could get was 2r and the smallest drill bit at fleet was 1/16" which seemed way too big for tight detail. the hardware store had these wire gauge drills, but for $3 each for something that looks like it'll break pretty easy, i figured i'de ask what size(s) the experts use. these drills have number sizes, 53, 54, 55,etc. i'm currently just using a hand drill till funds allow a drill press.
                 
                           thanks for your time, fred

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Introduce Yourself. / it's my anniversary

« on: February 14, 2013, 02:47:40 pm »

greetings everyone. i thought i would share as well as introduce myself. it's been 32 years since my lovely bride and i were wed. myself and our two older children are the artsy ones, they are brother/sister tattoo artists. my wife is the brains of this outfit, and our younger daughter and son take after her and are off to college. we're also proud of our oldest son who earned a purple heart while in afghanistan, but we are glad he's back home now, tattooing. i got interested in scrolling when a girl at work brought in some amazing pieces she had made. i started snooping around and found this place and the awsome work done by the members here. i found a delta 40-540 still new in the box for $75 on craigslist about a month ago and have been making some fine "designer firewood" ever since. i've learned alot but am looking forward to learning more. i have lots of questions which i'll post elsewhere. (sorry i'm pretty computer illiterate, type with 1 finger and don't do capitalization.)
                                     
                             thanks for having me, fred