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Post by Clipper on Jun 29, 2022 11:37:24 GMT -5
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Post by clarencebunsen on Jun 29, 2022 13:46:38 GMT -5
Looks like a great project. Are you allowed to photocopy the plans to make more than one?
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Post by Clipper on Jun 29, 2022 16:13:12 GMT -5
I don't know what the clear material they used in some of the videos is, but I simply cover the work piece with blue painters tape and then spray adhesive the pattern to it. After you cut it out you peel the blue tape and lightly sand the pieces before finishing. YES, you can copy the patterns. I always keep a file copy of any plans I use. There are also woodworking and scroll sawing magazines that have plans and patterns in them, and there are ALWAYS free patterns and You tube videos available. It takes a bit of trial and error, and lots of practice to learn proper blade tension, proper blade speed, and how to stay on the lines of the pattern. You are better off to cut everything a bit on the fat side so there is stock that can be removed by sanding. I use a 1 inch bench mounted belt sander among other things remove any extra material left outside the lines. It is a very enjoyable hobby and a scroll saw is one of the less expensive tools you can buy. I bought a WEN model 3922 at Home Depot for $112 total. I actually upgraded from two other saws I had at the time. I had a craftsman I bought at an estate sale and a Delta I bought with reward points from the Turning Stone. I sold those for $50 apiece so it only cost me 12 bucks to get the new saw. wenproducts.com/products/16-inch-variable-speed-scroll-saw-with-easy-access-blade-changesA scroll saw is relatively quiet compared to other power saws, it can be used on a table in your basement with the only thing needed is a pair of safety glasses, a dust mask, and a shop vac to clean up the dust. The dust is very fine and the air bellows that blow the dust away from the line on the pattern tends to blow it in your lap or on the floor. I make a little more mess than normal because I was not satisfied with the air provided by the little bellows on the saw arm. I bought an aquarium air pump and it puts out much more air and keeps my cutting area clear and visible. A scroll saw cuts on the downward stroke so the majority of dust goes into the base of the saw where a shop vac hooked to the dust port catches most of it, but there is still a bit of residual dust that is blown into my lap or front of my shop apron by the air pump. |
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Post by BHU on Jun 29, 2022 18:07:01 GMT -5
A guy we knew passed away 4-5 years ago & when his holed out his garage his wife gave me a bunch of his tools including an old scroll saw. I think it was an old Craftsman model but it worked. I sold it in a garage sale because I didn't think I'd ever use it. Wish I kept it. I stll have his B&D skill saw & a bunch of his other stuff.
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Post by Clipper on Jun 29, 2022 18:34:56 GMT -5
I only got rid of the old Craftsman and Delta because it was difficult to change blades. Both saws had blade holders that had to be tightened with an Allen wrench and the bottom blade holders were hard to access. When making inside cuts while doing fretwork you have to remove the blade, move your work piece over the blade hole in the table, re-insert the blade through a predrilled hole and retighten the blade holders. the new saw has knobs to tighten the blade holders and has a door on the side to make it easy to get to the bottom holder and allowing for quick and easy changes. When a pattern requires inside cuts starter holes for the blade are drilled prior to beginning to scroll. I seldom take on projects that require a lot of intricate inside cuts requiring removing and reinstalling the blade multiple times.
The new WEN also has variable speed control. It is adjustable from 550 strokes per minute to 1600. You need to adjust speed to accommodate different hardness levels, tooth count per inch of the blade, and different thicknesses of the wood used.
I scrolled once in a while over the years but it was so labor intensive and time consuming that it wasn't as much fun with the old saws.
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Post by Clipper on Jun 30, 2022 9:21:30 GMT -5
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/790107362348393/?ref=category_feed&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A2ae6811f-7cde-4d46-a6a2-baa70f78877bNext acquisition will be a jointer/planer. My old craftsman just up and ceased to run not long ago. Just waiting for a reply from the lady to see if it's still available. A new one is 3 to 4 hundred bucks at a minimum. I don't use it often enough to pay that much if I can find a good used one. After running boards through the surface planer to smooth the flat surface ofthe board a person runs the edges of the boards over a jointer to ensure that they are straight so that they can be glued together for cutting boards etc. I used to make cheese boards and charcuterie boards but since the jointer quit I have not been able to. Just another piddling around project when I am bored and have scrap the appropriate length that I want to use up that is too good for the woodstove. I find scrap exotics fairly cheap from a cabinet shop in town. Small pieces of cherry, mahogany, and the occasional piece of purple heart. Using varying contrasting colors of hardwood gives a board eye appeal. Yep, just like everything else I make I give them away to friends and neighbors. My sister takes some of my stuff to her church sponsored craft sale that benefits charity. Today's project is a 30"x48" puzzle board for my niece. A puzzle board makes it possible to move a partially completed jigsaw puzzle intact so it can be set aside and worked on at your own pace. A board that size will accommodate a 1000 piece puzzle with room for sorting pieces as you go. I made one for my sister and now my niece wants one. It is going to be ninety again today so I have already done some yard work early. I went out at 6:30 to work in the garden and to deadhead some of the knock out rose bushes. Time to turn on the fan in the garage and spend a bit of time out there. With the doors closed the garage normally stays fairly cool due to the back half of the block building being set into the sloping portion of the back yard. Have a great day and enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Jun 30, 2022 14:34:32 GMT -5
Would you like a boy or two for the summer as apprentices?
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Post by Clipper on Jun 30, 2022 15:00:56 GMT -5
LOL! I already have an apprentice. The 15 yr old that does my yard work and helps me out with things likes to hang around the shop. He is learning shop safety and how to operate the different saws, router table, and hand held power tools. He is a great kid. I bought him a shop apron and a pair of safety glasses. HIS favorite thing is scrolling also. He has made a couple of bird feeders and a bluebird house. He wants to build his little sisters a doll house but with the cost of finished plywood now I told him I would help him but his dad would have to buy the plywood. It is $119 for a 4x8 sheet of birch plywood finished on both sides.
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