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Brag Forum / Little Indian Girl

« on: February 19, 2012, 01:07:29 am »

A Little Indian Girl . Another pattern by charlie Dearing , The cutting is about 23" square  and is cut from birch plywood and is on a backing board covered with black felt. I think the pattern was supposed to be self framed but i preffered it this way . hope you like it...Pete http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa434/bigpete14/001.jpg

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Brag Forum / EAGLE !

« on: February 15, 2012, 03:00:51 am »

An Eagle cut from 6.5mm (1/4") birch plywood and mounted on a backing board covered in black felt. It measures 39" wing tip to wing tip.
I counted the cuts in the fish and was amazed to find that there were 189 in the fish alone 
Another great pattern by Charlie Dearing!
The pic is taken at a slight angle to try and protect the pattern...Pete
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa434/bigpete14/006.jpg

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Brag Forum / Tweetie

« on: February 12, 2012, 01:03:50 pm »

Tweetie is cut from birch ply and is a present for my Grandaughter, its from a pattern by Kerry Hallam. Not for sale due to copyright...Pete

some how pic came up twice and dont know how to remove one 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / VIBRATION ?

« on: February 08, 2012, 04:49:07 pm »

Hi All,
There is a video on youtube by Adrian Iredale with a glass of coke sitting on the work surface with the scroll saw turned fully up and the glass and coke sitting pretty much motion less! what i would like to know is what kind of saw do you have ? and how much vibration do you have with it when it is turned up to full speed. Does anyone else have a saw that runs as smooth as that ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xT5DOmhYGZ4

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Brag Forum / Dear (Buck) Running through water!

« on: January 29, 2012, 01:41:21 pm »

A Dear (Buck) running through water. Another great pattern by Charlie Dearing. It was cut from 6.5mm (1/4") birch plywood and measures 24" x 19". This was my first real project using spiral blades and overall i am quite pleased with the result 
The photo was taken so as to try and protect the pattern which can be bought from charlie
The cutting is lying on black felt that i intend to attach and then frame...Pete

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The Coffee Shop / Student Exam

« on: January 14, 2012, 11:42:42 am »

Student who obtained 0% on a Exam

I would have given him 100%

Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die ?

A. His last battle !

Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed ?

A. At the bottom of the page !

Q3. River Ravi flows in which state ?

A. Liquid !

Q4. What is the main reason for divorce ?

A. Marriage !

Q5. What is the main reason for failure ?

A. Exams !

Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast ?

A. Lunch or Dinner !

Q7. What looks like half an apple ?

A. The other half !

Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become ?

A. Wet !

Q9. How can you lift an Elephant with one hand ?

A. Elephant's don't have hands !

Q10. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it ?

A. Any way you want , concrete floors are hard to crack !

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Ex 21

« on: January 13, 2012, 03:32:30 am »

I've decided to send my EX21 back to Axminster to see if they can sort the problem of excessive vibration  above half speed.
But i have to say their  customer service is second to none as they gave me some suggestions to try, but as they were unsuccessful they are arranging to pick it up on monday for there technical department to have a look at it and hopefully return it when its running the way it should be !
It seems to me that there only goal is customer satisfaction and that to me is very satisfying.
My problem is i am going to be without my scrollsaw for a few days at least , what am i going to do ?? any suggestions  ...Pete

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Brag Forum / My Daughter Alana

« on: January 09, 2012, 04:52:11 am »

This is a portrait of my daughter Alana i have done as a surprise for her birthday! its from a pattern very kindly done for me by the super helpful Grampa Aka Paul  . It is cut from 6.5mm (1/4") Birch ply and measures
18" x 16" and has a black felt backing and i am going to put it in a frame.

Joleet (ron), I will also cut your version at a later date so a big thank you for your time and effort as well

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Getting Rid of Fuzzies

« on: January 08, 2012, 06:59:33 am »

What is the best way to get rid of fuzzies ? i have been using spiral blades and they leave a lot of fuzzies on the back ,can anyone tell me the best way get rid of them as i dont want to use any power sanders as there are some delicate pieces.....Pete

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Pattern Requests. / Portrait Help

« on: January 07, 2012, 08:19:23 am »

Hi, Can anyone help me with this picture of my Daughter Alana, I would like to cut it and give it to her as a surprise for her Birthday . I have tried to do it myself but sadly  my skills are lacking when it comes portraits  Many, Many thanks to anyone who help's ...Pete

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The Coffee Shop / money

« on: January 04, 2012, 12:04:03 pm »

If you would like someone to remember you.......Lend them Money!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Spiral Advice

« on: January 04, 2012, 11:48:43 am »

Hi, Can anyone give some advice on using spiral blades? as the spiral goes all the way to the end of the blades " no flat ends " i can feel the blade getting crushed when i tighten the clamp and this makes it more difficult to thread  in future cuts as it out of shape. Also i seem to break a lot more spirals than flat ended blades is there a reason for this ? any advice would be welcome...Pete

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Brag Forum / Getting Adventurous

« on: December 29, 2011, 08:09:27 am »

This is one of Charlie Dearing's Pattern's and i'm sure he posted his cutting of this subject not so long ago. Had to think what cuts to leave to the end as some fragile bits , it was cut from 6.5mm (1/4) birch ply with a 3mm (1/8") ply backing, i cut it with a 3# fd ur and was my most adventurous project so far and i am pleased with the outcome .
A qustion for the more seasoned scrollers , i am a top feeder and sometimes find it difficult to align the drill hole with the hole in the table! this is ok when you have a new blade and it is aligned with the hole but after a few cuts i sometimes find that the blade is just off alignment makeing it a bit more difficult to pass the blade through !. Any thoughts... Pete

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa434/bigpete14/005-1.jpg

Replaced original photo with smaller one as original one could have been used as a pattern and that would be unfair to charlie as it is his business  .
The cutting measures 22" x 15"
Mainewoods, I think i will stick with top feeding as i think i would end up with a sore back if i were to look under all the time

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Brag Forum / From a Pattern by Grampa

« on: December 12, 2011, 10:25:34 am »

Hi This is a portrait from a Pattern Kindly done by Paul "Aka" Grampa  for me , unfortunatly i broke off some of the ply facing just as i was finishing it and only had done one copy  so on the lookout for better quality ply !.
i have adapted the pattern to try to hide my mistake  but i feel real bad as that is not the way it shoud have looked  ! ah well the learning experience !

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Baltic Birch in the UK

« on: December 12, 2011, 03:27:04 am »

Can anyone tell me the best place to source Baltic birch in the UK as i am not having much luck so far!..Pete