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Ask Steve a question. / stacked jewelry trays

« on: February 11, 2020, 02:52:28 pm »

I am confused by the plans for the stacked jewelry trays. First I cut out all the pieces. That went fine. Now how do I measure the dowels? are they supposed to be flush with the hole in the box sides? Why are there two different size holes for the boxes and the bottoms. How do the boxes stack? I know there is something simple hear that I am not seeing. Is there anybody  who can describe how these to together?
thanks
Terry

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Ask Steve a question. / Mom's Craft Room patterrn

« on: December 17, 2017, 05:51:27 pm »

Steve, What font did you use for Mom's Craft room pattern?  Want to change Mom's to Pam's Craft room.

Regards,
Terry

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Something Stinks in Canada and Taiwan

« on: December 05, 2017, 01:32:57 pm »

Two years ago I purchased an Excalibur ex-21 here in Michigan. it was from a company with a generic sounding name General. I was excited to have it as everyone seemed to be recommending it. Two weeks later rumors began to fly about manufacturing problems in Taiwan and in another two weeks it was announced that General would no longer be producing and selling the saw! Then Seyco  comes out with exact same saw only with a bigger table. Now I see on today's scroll saw workshop another Canadian company called King is now manufacturing the same saw at the same plant in Taiwan that General was using. In the immortal words of coach Vince Lombardi "What the Hell's goin on out here!"I am concerned about the availabiility of parts for my saw. Recently I replaced the slide bracket and thumb screw on the upper blade clamp bracket. I did not see the slide bracket listed on Seyco's sight so I called general and ordered it from them. The parts were less than $20 and weighed less than six ounces and they charged me $32 for shipping. Is this what I can expect from now on if I need to replace parts. Are the King scroll saw parts interchangeable with the ex-21? Oh, I almost forgot, according to Steve's story on his blog this morning. King made an agreement to sell only the 16 and 31 inch saws. Thought General was a reputable company. Now I really regret buying this saw even though it has served me well for the past two years, but I not ready to jump to another saw just yet. Anybody have any thoughts or information/
Regards,
Terry

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Ask Steve a question. / Corel Draw and Windows 10

« on: May 10, 2016, 12:09:28 pm »

Hi Steve:
I am in urgent need of help.  I had been using Corel Draw X5 on a computer with windows 7. That computer has crashed and died. I tried loading Corel 5x on a computer with Widows 10 and it will not work. My question is: Is Corel Draw X7 compatible with windows 10. Need to know ASAP as I have outstanding orders for "name ornaments".  Thank you so much for all your support of us scrollers out here.

Terry
Aka Spartan Scroller

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Ex-21 clamping adjustments

« on: September 21, 2015, 11:55:34 am »

Ahoy scroll saw gurus. I need your help.  Finally took the plunge and bought a new Excalibur 21 inch scroll saw at a woodworking expo here in Michigan. Got it set up. Retired the Dewalt 788 type 2 and began using the new one. My impressions are that it is a good quality made saw. Very quiet and vibrations are minimal. Cuts are smooth. Miss my mounted light on the side though. Two big disappointments so far. One was the words "Made in Taiwan" on the box and the other is the blade clamping system. The slot is so deep that I cannot see the set screw and thumb screw so I am having a terrible time loading the blade into the top clamp. I am able to load the bottom clamp just fine but after a few minutes the bottom of the blade begins to bend and it makes it hard to get the blade though a 16th inch hole. What is causing this and how do I solve it. I want to love this saw. I have heard so many good things about it but so far these blade clamping problems are daunting. Also what is the going price on a good used DW788 type 2 these days.

Regards
Terry