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Brag Forum / Re: Pine and Paduk Scalloped Bowl

« on: July 25, 2014, 05:45:00 pm »

That's really cool! Thanks for sharing the process.
Pete

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Brag Forum / Re: Thanks Steve for the patterns

« on: July 25, 2014, 05:39:41 pm »

Very well done! Very clever.
Pete

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: DeWalt boat anchor

« on: July 18, 2014, 05:44:54 pm »

Check to see if it is square to the blade front to back, mine was not, brand new. You can stick a screwdriver in the side of the motor housing and manually cycle the motor. Put a square on the table and watch through the stoke. I had to raise the back of my saw table a quarter inch, made a world of difference. See it here.

http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=16826.msg156421#msg156421

Pete

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Three stooges

« on: July 14, 2014, 06:38:16 pm »

Everybody "needs" something... thanks for helping guys.
Pete

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: WOOD

« on: July 11, 2014, 11:42:57 am »

That flag is awesome Paul! Great job.
Pete

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Brag Forum / Re: BONANZA

« on: July 11, 2014, 11:33:33 am »

Thanks for the kind comments guys. I probably worked on this thing for 20 hours over a couple weeks, from pattern inception to framing.
Thanks again to Dan for the portrait patterns I used in this piece!

Pete

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Brag Forum / BONANZA

« on: July 09, 2014, 11:53:17 am »

The portrait patterns of the Cartwright gang I used to put this project together were done by a member on another forum. Thanks Dan! 24x12 BB ply double stacked using combination of spiral and flat blades. ?Ponderosa? cutout is stained with golden oak. Backer is painted flat black. Frame is rough cut cedar, half lap joint with twine wrap. Thanks again Dan and all the other designers who let us enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Pete

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Okay, Who Said Scrolling Was Easy??

« on: July 08, 2014, 04:17:31 pm »

I'm with Danny, smaller is better. I always try to use the smallest blade I can for the circumstance. More control, tighter turns...
Pete

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Sooo, How Does One Learn How

« on: July 07, 2014, 11:12:44 pm »

Here is Scrollzilla's (Rick Gray) YouTube channel. Good video's for working with Inkscape.
Pete

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_w0b0yeFjc8v5bo3lhYNHw

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Okay, Who Said Scrolling Was Easy??

« on: July 07, 2014, 08:18:27 pm »

Hey, that turned out great! See you can do it!
Pete

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Workstations

« on: July 06, 2014, 01:16:17 pm »

Here's mine. First pic shows the foot switch, bungee cord lift system, blower hose shifted to right side, shop vac hose octopus. You can see also that I have a 2 X 4 under the back of the saw to raise it. There is a hole in the bench right above the green bucket for dropping small pieces in. Drill press with sawdust extraction.
Second pic shows no fewer than 3 lights pointed at the saw, the box fan & filter to catch what the vac misses, the taped over switch on top of the saw. The upper vac arm pivots horizontally to get it out of the way and vertically for various wood thickness.
Pete

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Jumping Walleye Fish pattern

« on: June 21, 2014, 11:56:35 am »

Here's a nice one.
Pete

http://oldcrowscrollwerks.weebly.com/store/p310/Walleye_2_Pattern.html

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Plywood help

« on: June 19, 2014, 07:14:14 pm »

I get lots of stuff from http://ocoochhardwoods.com/index.php but it looks like they only have 1/4".
Pete

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Sooo, How Does One Learn How

« on: June 19, 2014, 07:10:28 pm »

Here's my version of something that was originally from a magazine forum. I simplified it and updated it for current versions of Gimp & Inkscape. Everyone has their own way of doing things, this works for me. It took me a couple weeks to get my first usable portrait pattern, and I was a little familiar with graphics programs, Photoshop & CAD. Maybe you'll sit down and just "get it" right away.
You might read through this thread too, just for kicks. http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=12339.0 
Good luck!
Pete

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Looking for a special pattern.

« on: June 13, 2014, 05:56:26 pm »

Nice one Don, thanks for dropping by....
Pete