October 26, 20187 yr Just now, John Morris said: My goodness, now this is wonderful news! I am thrilled beyond words right now. Many folks here who weren't here before may not know who we have hosting our Machinery Forum now, the venerable, the almighty, the Ol ARN wizard himself, the one and only, Larry Buskirk, Larry, thank you sir, this is completely awesome, our Machinery forum is now "ALIVE!!!!!!!" insert Gene Wilder here. Thanks Larry, I'll get a an official welcome packet out to ya via PM along with your moderator system set up, and your forum back on your hands. You asked for it, so here goes.
October 27, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: The Rustoleum Hammered Black was a perfect choice for your saw IMO. I've used it on a couple of planes. I really like the look it gives. I have a few more I intend to use it on as well...purists will freak out, but the planes are mine and hopefully will get put to use some day. @Grandpadave52 I live about 5 miles from the Rust-oleum plant , and have a friend that works there. He gets me cans that don't pass inspection. (I can't see anything wrong with them but the price is right) IMHO the Hammered Black fits the character of my machines, and dresses them up quite well. It also helps hide casting flaws etc.. I agree with you about the "Purists", let them freak out! The machines I start with are usually what most people would consider parts machines, or worse. I see the "Diamond in the rough" and enjoy the challenge of bringing them back to life. Besides that they have a cool factor that I just can't/don't see in something that is half plastic.
October 27, 20187 yr Popular Post I forgot to mention between the two saws I used plus a near perfect period correct motor that I got for $25.00 I've got about $100.00 tied up in this Scroll Saw. I've got way more time than money so I figure I get way more bang for my buck going the old machine route. Here's the $25.00 motor that will power my combination of machines when they're all done.
October 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said: Here's the $25.00 motor that will power my combination of machines when they're all done. That is a beaut!!
October 27, 20187 yr 11 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: I forgot to mention between the two saws I used plus a near perfect period correct motor that I got for $25.00 I've got about $100.00 tied up in this Scroll Saw. I've got way more time than money so I figure I get way more bang for my buck going the old machine route. Here's the $25.00 motor that will power my combination of machines when they're all done. Sweet restore Larry. Is this motor tag one of your GIMP's? I would sure like to see a little more of this process...
October 27, 20187 yr Popular Post 38 minutes ago, Cal said: Sweet restore Larry. Is this motor tag one of your GIMP's? I would sure like to see a little more of this process... Cal, Believe it or not, the motor is as I received it! It was an Ebay! find, and I was the 6th person to look at the post. I didn't waste any time hitting the "Buy it Now" button. The seller stated that the motor would not start every time, but would hum when it would not start. Apparently this motor failed early, and was replaced. When I received it I took the end bell with the switch loose and discovered that the centrifugal switch contact was outside of it's mounting cage.!! It was a 5 minute fix!!!
October 27, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, John Morris said: Hey, what brand scroll saw do you all use! John, Could you move these to my old post when you move it? Didn't mean to Hijack this thread.
October 27, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: John, Could you move these to my old post when you move it? Didn't mean to Hijack this thread. Larry, you're fine, personally I am enjoying everything here, Whichman didn't mind, it was just a friendly reminder is all for future "stuff". I am still doing back flips that you decided to grace us with your presence, once again.
October 27, 20187 yr 11 minutes ago, John Morris said: Whichman didn't mind, Speaking of @Wichman3...he hasn't been around for some time. Hope he's doing OK? Always enjoyed seeing his work.
October 28, 20187 yr Author Popular Post On 10/27/2018 at 7:55 AM, Grandpadave52 said: Speaking of @Wichman3...he hasn't been around for some time. Hope he's doing OK? Always enjoyed seeing his work. Grandpadave, I'm doing fine, just got tired of the attitudes round here. Last day at the market 2018:
October 29, 20187 yr 30 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: Grandpadave, I'm doing fine, just got tired of the attitudes round here. Glad you're doing OK...Certainly miss having you around! Sorry to hear...I apologize if mine caused any conflict. 31 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: Last day at the market 2018: Is that a picture frame or a small mirror/frame? VERY nice! Your detail is simply amazing. Hope you had a good crowd & customer base. Green Valley Products still meeting your needs? I still haven't made it down there yet. .
October 29, 20187 yr @Wichman3 I was MIA for awhile, and missed your posts. I just looked through some of your posts, and must say you do some beautiful fretwork! Hope you return so we can see more of your work.
October 29, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said: Glad you're doing OK...Certainly miss having you around! Sorry to hear...I apologize if mine caused any conflict. Is that a picture frame or a small mirror/frame? VERY nice! Your detail is simply amazing. Hope you had a good crowd & customer base. Green Valley Products still meeting your needs? I still haven't made it down there yet. . It's both a mirror and a picture frame Just rotate the frame to get what you want. My first order through Green Valley was great, I'm about to put in another. (I'm trying to use all or at least most of the order before I order more (scrap piles annoy me, because I'm a packrat). I uploaded pictures of the mirror/photoframe to my gallery, couldn't find the projects gallery.
October 29, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: It's both a mirror and a picture frame Just rotate the frame to get what you want. Cool...I really like it 10 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: My first order through Green Valley was great, I'm about to put in another. Great. Happy they worked out. I will get there one of these days...not that many miles but still about 75-80 minutes from here since it's mostly secondary state highways that include lots of curves and hills. 13 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: scrap piles annoy me, because I'm a packrat Well at least we share something in common. 14 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: couldn't find the projects gallery. https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/gallery/
November 7, 20187 yr On 2/5/2018 at 12:35 PM, Fred Wilson said: Personally I use an Excaliber EX21. Love the idea of a large table and the tilting arm (as opposed to the tilting table) I have an Excaliber 16 and love it. It's very smooth and easy to operate. The only downside is the dust collection, it is useless. I use the Pegas MGT blades. These blades are different than others. You feed your pattern line straight into the blade instead of at an angle. https://www.dndsawbladesonline.com/page/79818204
January 31, 20197 yr On 2/4/2018 at 1:31 PM, Wichman3 said: Herb, what didn't you like about the Hegner? They're supposed to be primo. I have heard some not so good thing about the Hegner. I have an Excaliber and love it. I think it's a better saw than the Hegner. The Excaliber is out of production but there are several copies being made. You can still get parts for the Excaliber, partly because of the copies being made. I know Woodcraft is selling the brand called King which is a copy.
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