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The Coffee Shop / only three more shows for year -YIPPEE !

« on: October 14, 2016, 10:05:33 am »

its been a long year , alot of our early Art shows this year were extremely hot  (103 degrees  at one of them)
very hard year -glad theirs only a few left - it was a tough year -

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Found an older RBI 220 from the 90's

« on: October 30, 2015, 12:07:23 pm »

I was at one of our art shows , and a fellow woodworker i know
told me he had an older RBI from the early 1990's that only had about 30 hours
of cut time on it - very reasonably - checked it out and it had very little or no wear on it -
not crazy about the nylon gears on the bottom side -but they looked perfect .
I hot rodded it a bit with a very thin plexiglass top cover ( attached it with clear carpet tape )
Runs nice - i borrowed a 220 from RBI years ago when i was working on one of our books , but returned it
and was considering another as a back up saw -it cuts great -thou a bit more vibration than i like -
Nice to finally add one to my collection !
Been thinking about an excalibur in the near future - but im not a guy who buys made in China stuff -
hoping they come back to Canada -where they belong
( have heard the Newer Dewalts are not as good as the US made ones are ) a friend who has had a few over the past few years
told me to stay away from them- especially if you do alot of cutting like i do --

The RBI is going to be alot of fun -its a nice saw !

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Ask Steve a question. / need parts for metal sand-o-flex

« on: December 04, 2014, 04:52:19 pm »

Hi Steve and fellow Scrollers !

I have several sand o flex sanders ( the old metal ones )
and I can get the brushes about any where -becasue they still make the light weight plastic
one- but the metal model was discontinued several years ago .
I need the 8 pc Face clip set  -part number 11027 ( merit company )
I know Saint -Grobien now owns the Merit company ( but they dont deal with small orders )

Anyone know where i can buy these - ?

Tony
tburns10@stny.rr.com

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Got my Eclipse back up and running

« on: September 14, 2014, 04:11:54 pm »

Shes been down for almost a year -
final found someone who could help me .
the Drive gear wore out - had it repaired and now shes up and running better than ever.
Its a great saw . but a pain in the (--- ) to work on .
The repair was not so easy - had to have a pro-machinist ( an old friend ) help
I owe him big time !
 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Excalibur , Dewalt or Delta ?

« on: June 15, 2014, 05:15:28 pm »

OK - Im thinking about a back up saw -do alot of cutting and im trying to get some opinions
as to which would suit me better - ive heard some horror stories about the old Delta ( delta not making or suppling parts for the older model -worried about the new )
and I also know all three are simalar , and all three come from Taiwan ( at least i think they do -wasnt Excalibur a Canadian company ? )
which would be a better choice -curious about customer support , parts and warranty -- alot of companies out their dont know what that means.
would i pay more for the excalibur -yes if its twice the saw .
looking for dependability, and durability as well .


Thoughts ?
by the way -Happy Fathers Day !

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General Scroll Saw Talk / best supplier for pegas blades ?

« on: April 15, 2014, 10:00:27 am »

Anyone have a favorite dealer for these blades -
Ive checked the net this morning - and i only see a few suppliers..

Is their someone im missing ?  god service, decent price !

Thanks !   Tony

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Introduce Yourself. / Hello from Fredonia New York ( USA )

« on: March 22, 2014, 09:21:00 pm »

Just wanted to say Hello !
New here, but a long time scroller .

-this seems to be a nice place to hang your hat when it cold outside -
lets hope we can chase away the snow and bring on the Sunshine
Tony