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Ask Steve a question. / Re: blade questions

« on: April 05, 2018, 12:26:18 am »

thanks for the reply's
yes I have adjusted a great deal to upper and lower blade holders
after exhausting examining, I have determined that the lower arm moves slightly to the right as it tops the stroke and same on the very bottom of the stroke
i have checked the arm and bushing alignment and I am pretty sure it's either the shaft of the motor is slightly bent ( not too likely)  or the elliptical may be either machined incorrectly bent
of course, since I have taken it part way apart porter cable will do nothing. LOL, that's what I get for being a fixer and not taking it back. 

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Ask Steve a question. / blade questions

« on: April 04, 2018, 12:26:50 am »

Hello Steve
do certain saw work better with certain blades ?
i bought 140 olson skip tooth 0/2 size and they seem to break twice as fast and crappy skill and bosh blades
is there any truth to my question or am i just being goofey?
i am using a porter cable 18" variable speed sroll saw just like the one had reviewed
i did have to do alot of tweeking to get it running smooth and take some of the side to side movement out of the blade although i did not get much out it still has side to side movement .. could that have something to do with the blades breaking?
i am a little frustrated. I am going to try pegasus and flying dutchman blades also

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The Coffee Shop / Re: new porter cable saw side to side fix?

« on: March 16, 2018, 04:44:55 pm »

i did fix the 2 allen bolts coming from the motor to the bearings to the arm the spacers where slanted instead of ground flat and the allen bolts were a touch too long so i placed a washer on and fixed both  but i still have side to side movement  i kinda acts like the arm is bent or not milled straight
 hmm will have to keep looking it over and see what else i can find
LOL i always happen to have the bad luck of buying the ONE machine that has the issues  everyone else get the good one LOL

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The Coffee Shop / new porter cable saw side to side fix?

« on: March 15, 2018, 11:18:18 pm »

i just bought a porter cable 18" variable speed and i have one issue i dont know how to fix.
it seems the lower arm moves slightly side to side  so the blade moves side to side annoying as heck .
i think it maybe a miss formed or even bent lower arm, I havent taken the arm out to look at it yet just incase some knows a  fix
if there are any suggestions  i would welcome all?

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Looking for a little Advice

« on: February 10, 2018, 06:09:05 am »

Djcarm that is a pretty good idea to take a portion of sales to donate this this site  mind if i steal that idea too?  i have use this site for all kinds of info / patterns and advise i think i will help out with donations if i acidently go over 10,000 what happens do i get demoted ? lol

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The Coffee Shop / LOVE this time of year

« on: February 10, 2018, 06:04:24 am »

Man i love this time of year Tractor Supply/rRural King and some other stores are getting the summer equipment in and i am scoring some fantastic oak shipping crates made from 1/4 x4x5  i have about 3 pickup loads of wood to de-nail and cut out bad parts
I actually have about enough oak to finally do my pallet hard wood floor in my LOL Man-cave  LOL should be great
I absolutely love pallet wood there are sooo many interesting wood grain patterns i have a blonde wood with light red and black streaks running all through the boards i have no idea what the wood is but i like it for small scrollsaw projects

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: scrollsaw issue questin

« on: February 09, 2018, 11:36:15 am »

thanks for all the great suggestions i have replaced all bearings and lubed everything up nicely and my neighbor who is a master craftsman  helped me with it and he said i did everything right and it still is terrible he said sometimes you just get a glitch in a machine you cant fix so i decided to keep this machine because of sentimental value and purchase a new one  just like the one he has. Its a PORTER-CABLE 1.6-Amp Variable Speed Scroll Saw from lowes he says it's not the best but it's a good saw for the money and he loves it .

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: blue painter's tape and clear packing tape CHEAP!!

« on: February 06, 2018, 12:31:59 pm »

i was really nervous about using the cheap stuff worried it would stick terribly or just not stick well but i figure whats a buck for a trial. worked great for a change lol

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / blue painter's tape and clear packing tape CHEAP!!

« on: February 05, 2018, 10:37:02 am »

if you use the 2 tapes and have a Dollar Tree in your area they have both tapes there and i have been using them both and the blue tape work just perfect no residue and heck only a buck!
the clear tape is 1.89 inches by 45 yards
the blue tape is 1.41 inches by 54 yards

great deal for the tape !!
 i bought all they had weeks ago

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: scrollsaw issue questin

« on: February 04, 2018, 10:55:26 pm »

thanks  for all the reply's and great suggestions
 
most of the vibration that bugs me is in the saw it's self the workpiece vibrated ridiculously  the shaking of the walls I cured by placing little rubber pieces under the legs the saw stand is on a wooden floor, not a lot I can do there
I did, however, take a good portion out of the saw by shortening the blade in the holder and loosening the tension spring, it seemed to have a stiff point where the counterbalance weight behind the bar on the rod connected to the motor and not tightening the tension and inserting the blade deeper seemed to help some, but i think i will take the one advise and look at some new ones and ask for demo
this dremel is 20years old it was my fathers and he had gotten sick from cancer and didnt use it much before he died and it sat around in the garage for 15 years before i decided to use it .all those years sitting  unused prolly didnt help .

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: scrollsaw issue questin

« on: February 03, 2018, 04:23:44 pm »

thank you so much !

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Ask Steve a question. / scrollsaw issue questin

« on: February 03, 2018, 03:05:18 am »

I have a 20yr old Dremel 16"2-speed saw. I guess my question is this thing vibrates soo bad on high speed I bounces the workpiece and not to mention everything off the shelf  is this typical of an average scrollsaw? is there anything i can look for like bearings  or something that makes it this bad or shoulkd i just get a new modern one. I have a small budget so what is a nice one for under 200.00

any help would be much appreciated
thank you
Scott