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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum
« on: January 23, 2022, 12:36:53 pm »
Wow, small world! 😊
News: Had a couple issues with the forum today. 1/19/2017. I believe I have them corrected now. Let me know if you have any trouble. Thanks.
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Intarsia / Re: Questions about sanding intarsia - is there a wrong way?
« on: January 21, 2022, 12:04:21 pm »
Sorry about the delay in reply Don, I will check those links out right after I finish this post. 🙃I had a little trouble keeping the 3d aspect in the photos given the size constraints on pics, but I am fairly certain after sanding the pieces with my only current sanding tool I own, a Central Machine 14 inch spindle sander...well I will need to acquire some more sanding equipment lol. Just doesn't offer the level of detail sanding that this type of work requires. FYI I didn't have any of the proper wood species or thicknesses on hand, so I used 1/2 inch poplar instead. Which is the reason the 3d aspect is rather blunted even before I resized the pics. Feel free to critique-it needs all the critiques at can get haha!
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum
« on: January 20, 2022, 09:27:12 pm »
Hello Paul-my woodworking as well as scroll saw experience is about 2 month's worth in total lol. I recently quit a work-at-home-job and found myself going stir crazy here at home, and so my partner mentioned he happened to have an older scroll saw laying around...and it intrigued me enough that I've already upgraded my scroll saw to a DeWalt dw788 and am greatly enjoying learning the art so far! My family is not what you would typically call mechanically-inclined; so I have been doing my best to learn not only how to scroll saw, but also trying to figure out other previously unknown concepts such as what a lathe is or the difference between pliers and needle-nose pliers haha. It's been fun!
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: tape residue
« on: January 20, 2022, 09:17:41 pm »
Thank you Chuck that is good advice!
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Intarsia / Questions about sanding intarsia - is there a wrong way?
« on: January 20, 2022, 02:28:25 am »
Hello, I am currently attempting to sand the pieces that I cut out to make the introductory goldfish pattern set by Kathy Wise in one of her books. But now I think I should have purchased the physical book instead of the kindle edition, as the instructions seem a little disjointed or perhaps some of the pictures are missing from the kindle version? I was wondering if there were any sanding mistakes I should know to avoid before I get too much farther into it? Any sanding equipment that is essential for the project to turn out right? Thanks in advance for helping with such a basic question!
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: tape residue
« on: January 20, 2022, 02:14:21 am »
I was rather surprised how well clear shelf liner attaches to wood and then use the spray glue to attach the pattern to the clear liner instead of directly to the wood, and was amazed that it really does peel right off the piece once you're done cutting the pattern out. Steve G mentioned it in a somewhat recent video post, my apologies I am not sure which post, maybe someone else here remembers which video? The only drawback I have noticed is that the plastic liner can sometimes wrinkle and lift up a bit at times. But it is a much better method than I had been using before seeing Steve's video that I am okay with a little lifting or repositioning of the patterns. (Previously I was using wood glue to attach the pattern directly to the surface of the wood-which was of course a sanding nightmare haha) Rodney knows more than I do about this subject (and scrolling in general) though. 🙃
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Harbor Freight Scroll Saw/Sander
« on: January 20, 2022, 01:59:59 am »
That is a nice use of spare equipment! I have an old Craftsman scroll saw - hadn't even occurred to me to use it in such a way. Thanks for sharing the info.
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum
« on: January 20, 2022, 01:54:46 am »
My first thought was to wonder how you had scrolled such a perfect circle! 🙂 I like the butterfly either way, as the cuts are so spot on that there is little need of paint to obscure them. I will echo Bluebird in saying very nice job on all 3 pieces.
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Ask Steve a question. / Re: 4 in x 4 in Coaster Blanks
« on: January 16, 2022, 06:51:18 pm »
I am not sure if everyone's printers can do this, but I have found it easy enough to resize a pattern by changing the size before you print it out. So if you want to shrink something down, just choose to print it out at 50% size (instead of 100% or actual size). Hope that helps!
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum
« on: January 16, 2022, 06:47:43 pm »
Hello Paul, I am sorry for your loss. I was born with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis and have lost almost all of my CF friends to covid in the last 2 years, and I too find comfort and distraction in scrolling. Very nice to meet you!
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Intarsia / Re: Billy the Kid 55' Boat
« on: January 14, 2022, 11:15:28 pm »
That is fascinating, thank you for sharing that information with me. Certainly a beautiful piece of art.
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Intarsia / Re: Billy the Kid 55' Boat
« on: January 14, 2022, 09:33:17 am »
This one made my jaw drop. I must ask, how did you achieve the amazing colors in the water and skyline? Is that all one piece of an exotic wood variety that I am unaware of, or is it the best-applied wash/tint that I have seen in quite a while? You sir, do amazing work!
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Brag Forum / Re: My first scroll saw attempt!
« on: January 14, 2022, 06:07:09 am »
Thank you for the advice Rodney, I will look into that first thing tomorrow!
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Brag Forum / Re: My first scroll saw attempt!
« on: January 13, 2022, 06:55:49 pm »
To be perfectly honest, I had to be a little creative myself in order to come up with the funds for the new DeWalt. Which included getting an amazon prime store credit card (which I will never ever use) simply because they offered me a $150 incentive gift card to do so. Then returned my recently purchased Wen 3921 and applied the refund towards the new scroll saw as well. I still couldn't really afford it, but after reading all the posts on this site that said it was cheaper in the long run to spend more now on a machine that will be more enjoyable to use and hopefully also last a good while longer before needing to be replaced-(unlike the cost of having to buy another Wen every year or two when it wears out). So I took their advice and am glad that the advice was so easily available! This site really is pretty amazing. I am curious though, having only used the old Craftsman saw before, and then the Wen 3921 for less than 5 days in all; I am not quite sure I even know what it means to lift the upper arm of a scroll saw...guess I will learn that tomorrow!
I'd love to get a Seyco or Pegas! But I should probably learn the art of scrolling a little better before I make the decision to sell a kidney to pay for it haha. Kidding. ;-)
I'd love to get a Seyco or Pegas! But I should probably learn the art of scrolling a little better before I make the decision to sell a kidney to pay for it haha. Kidding. ;-)
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Intarsia / Re: Softball Girl
« on: January 13, 2022, 09:36:35 am »
Wow, that is really true to life. I am still learning the basics of scroll sawing, but looking at this, I now believe that I am quite interested in learning Intarsia. Looks like you have the art just about perfected. Impressive!
