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was recently donated to my shop hopefully to be used by someone in need of it the people who work in my shop like to try out different tools so i thought it would be a good idea to keep it around the shop for a while to see if anyone wanted to use it for their projects a few people tried it out for some simple marquetry experiments but they moved on it s a shame it s a very nice tool that was sort of going to waste now i have to say this tool came to me used i have no idea how many hours were spent on it or what the previous owner cut with it and since i generally work on on a larger scale i didn t have much need for this saw but let me tell you the delta q3 variable speed scroll saw is one pretty nice machine not one i would have purchased for my work but very nicely designed first of all it is extremely sturdy you can tell just by putting your hands on the table and flipping on the power negligible vibration solid power it has a large table that can accommodate nice sized pieces with enough room for you to guide the work while cutting the fellow who donated this saw to my shop included a mobile base with it that s a really nice feature if you have a small space and need the mobility it is also extremely easy to use changing the blade is simple even my mother could do it no offense mom the blade is held in place with a clamp all you do is open the clamp remove the blade insert another blade and tighten the adjustment screw look no hands well a little use of the hands is good an artist friend of mine who works with copper has been trying to figure out a better way to cut shapes in metal without having to use a jeweler s saw or snips the copper she uses is about 1 8 thick and she likes to work large so working with a jeweler s saw isn t really cutting it for her she also tried a jigsaw but the couldn t hold the metal firmly enough while maintaining cutting when i saw the delta q3 in action i immediately thought of her it would be perfect for cutting metal yes the delta q3 variable speed scroll saw can cut metal all you have to do is change the blade to a metal cutting blade and i think this tool will do the trick and with the large table she can easily maneuver the metal and obtain the shapes she wants now the drop my friend lives in new mexico about eight hours away so we ve decided to meet half way between new mexico and las vegas in flagstaff it will be a long day but getting this tool to a good owner is important oh by the way my friend is the artist who did all of the cool paintings in my shop like this giant tape measure and this and these here is some math for you to ponder 8 hour drive round trip a nice meal with a friend a 300 tool donation 500 seeing the countryside listening to my ipod seeing my friend priceless posted by wood it is at 11 44 pm no comments labels scroll saw donation sunday june 26 2011 solving the shelf pin hole dilemma if you build furniture sooner or later you re going to drill shelf pin holes it s just a given pin holes are one of the most common elements in furniture making allowing for adjustable shelves now there are a lot of systems out there for laying out these holes some people use a scrap of pegboard because the holes are already spaced one inch apart you cut a piece of pegboard lay it on top of the piece of wood and drill away but i m not a fan of that method i ve tried it pegboard is usually made of tempered masonite but after the drill bit hits the side of the pegboard a few times it makes it enlarges that hole so your layout becomes sloppy with the holes not lining up properly a better system is this veritas shelf drilling system one that i ve used for years it s an adjustable system that clamps to your boards and allows you to drill perfectly spaced perpendicular holes in them setup is simple quick and accurate if you have longer boards to drill you simply drill the lower holes and then move the jig up on your wood indexing the pin holes so that the spacing remains the same all the way up the board this system comes with everything you need but over the years i found that i needed different lengths of rods that this device uses to hold the brackets together my buddy dave came to the rescue and had some extra rods made for me in various lengths sweet sure it s a little pricey but make a bookcase or two without it and you ll gladly spend the money when i teach a class where we make bookcases this device helps everyone look like expert woodworkers i set up the jig using some 1 2 3 blocks ensuring that the jig is perfectly adjusted to fit my bookcase sides here are the sides with the jig spaced 5 up from the bottom edge the jig is also spaced 2 in from the edge see no measuring you can t screw up that way the real key is this bushing carrier the red device sitting on the drilling bracket this carrier slips firmly over each hole you want to drill and has a 1 4 bushing in it which allows you to drill perfectly perpendicular into the wood the drill bit has stop collar on it so you can t drill too deeply and pop out the side of your wood but as with all things wood you always want to test that first here i drilled a piece of scrap that is the same thickness as my cabinet wood insert a shelf pin and check to see if the depth is right perfect so everything is set up and ready to drill in this piece i m drilling holes for three shelves i don t like the appearance of holes going all the way up the board so i ll just drill a bank of four holes for each shelf i usually put some masking tape and mark the holes i ll be drilling it only took a couple of minutes to set this up and drill all the holes and it sure helps with accuracy make sure you use a brad point drill bit which cuts from the outside for a very clean hole click here to watch a short video of me using this jig seriously i could probably teach stella how to set this up well if i could get her to put her tennis ball down for a few minutes posted by wood it is at 7 30 am no comments labels drilling shelf pin holes wednesday june 22 2011 my informal zucchini test to hell with naked gardening day the real time to strip off your clothes is when you re standing over a hot grill today marks the start of some really hot weather here and of course there were zucchini issues in my yard they were crying out to be grilled and the thought of standing over a 700 cook top wasn t enticing but great food is enticing slice em drizzle with olive oil and salt and slap them on the heat here is a highly scientific experiment i put a tape measure by two zucchini one morning and luckily i remembered to check them 24 hours later this one started out as this about 6 3 4 and the next day measured about 8 1 2 wow who knew the second one started out at about 5 1 2 and wound up like this 8 1 4 crazy i suspected they were growing quickly but i was very surprised at these results i ve been roasting them in the oven and sprinkling them with a little feta or making quiche after quiche after quiche but i have to say i think grilling is the best it brings out that husky charred carcinogenic flavor when added to a cold pasta salad it s well a slice of heaven hope your garden is treating you well posted by wood it is at 11 15 am 3 comments labels how much does a zucchini grow per day monday june 20 2011 thoughts on sanding milwaukee vs festool sanders ahh sanding the necessary evil of woodworking some people love it actually enjoying the zen quality of it s repetition me no i ve been doing it too long it s boring and tedious and time consuming there i said it it s been a little over a year since i splurged on some festool gear without a doubt the 5 rotex sander is one of the more effective tools i use when there is a board that has severe chip out or snipe on the front edge of it there s no better tool for the job we re talking major wood removal here combined with the integrated vacuum this sander handles the wood very effectively and cleanly seriously if you have asthma or breathing problems this system is the one you want to use that s not to say that the rotex is perfect it s not in fact right about the time i start to apply a finish i m reminded of it s shortcomings mostly swirls in the wood that weren t visible before the finish was applied yes the rotex leaves some hella swirls despite what festool says their recommendation turn the suction on the vacuum down so that the sanding disc isn t pressed against the wood so firmly for me that hasn t worked that s when i pull out my other festool sander the finish sander to try and eliminate the swirls that s not foolproof either my sander can t seem to stay flat despite replacing the pad on it a couple of times you can actually see a curve in the bottom pad if you hold the sander up to a straight edge so i tend to pull out a cabinet scraper and slightly shave the swirl marks from the wood it s effective but i sure do wish i didn t have to do it you d think that if you spent 1200 on a few sanders and a great vacuum that you d have a pretty good tool right let me tell you about another tool that does nearly as good for much less over the years i ve probably owned just about ever pad sander there is out there i stuck with makita for a long time but gradually a milwaukee sander became my favorite it s combination of weight center of gravity balance and power seemed to feel the best to me don t get me wrong when put side by side next to the festool the festool feels better but it s also a gazillion times more expensive this milwaukee sander is a workhorse in my school but the pads really take some abuse luckily parts are very easy to get and milwaukee ships quickly and with very reasonable shipping charges one of my pet peeves is buying a 2 part and paying 15 for it to be shipped to me in this case i picked up new pads and platens which i probably didn t even need to buy for five sanders all for about 30 including shipping it s very easy to switch out the pads and these stay very flat over time now you re not going to get the same sort of dust collection with these dust bags that you ll get using a vacuum but they re for what they cost and what they do this is a hell of a sander all tuned up cleaned and ready for duty posted by wood it is at 3 21 pm 1 comment labels milwaukee vs festool sanders thursday june 16 2011 buddy can you spare some change one of the things i like about teaching is that i learn as much from the students as they learn from me they come from all walks of life professionals working in various fields college or high school students retired or even newly fired workers they all bring something interesting to the table or workbench in this case and the networking that occurs is terrific so the other evening somehow the topic of loose change came up while we were working and i mentioned that i have a ton of it laying around in bowls more bowls funky vases you name it it probably has a coin in it at the end of the day when i empty my pockets it always seems like i find a pocketful of spare change it adds up and counting it is a pain a while back i remember seeing the ceo of coinstar being interviewed on cnbc and he was discussing the coinstar kiosks that you ve probably seen in your local grocery store right by the front door i was shocked to hear that if you dump your change in one of those machines they count it and take nearly 10 of your change as a processing fee ouch i remember thinking what moron is going to do that you have to be pretty lazy to give up 10 of your spare change just because you re too lazy to count and wrap it so imagine my delight when one of my students told me that in some instances coinstar doesn t charge you anything for processing your change they ve partnered with some well known companies like amazon lowes old navy starbucks cvs gap and more c mon fresh and easy i hope you join up with them rei too your spare coins can be exchanged for gift certificates to these retailers how sweet is that wow what a great concept since i m a regular shopper at many of these places it makes a lot of sense to simply dump my coins and get a gift certificate to say lowes where i shop probably twice a week i went to coinstar s website just to double check this and it s true and no i don t own stock in coinstar so that s not why i m blogging about it i need a new oscillating spindle sander and i suspect i have enough spare change laying around my house to buy a new one it ll be pretty easy to dump my coins get a amazon gift certificate and buy the new sander what s on your tool wish list posted by wood it is at 12 37 pm 2 comments labels a new way to shop for tools monday june 13 2011 mutant zucchini help didja wonder where i ve been there s a crisis brewing over here specifically in my garden where i ve become overrun by mutant zucchini sprouting up everywhere why on earth didn t anyone caution me about planting so many plants all it really takes is this and this now they re growing like weeds if i let a day pass without picking some they grow three or four inches overnight honestly i need to pull out a tape measure and see how much they grow in a 24 hour period it is unbelievable these pictures were all taken on different plants all over the yard it s just a guess but there may be 15 pounds of zucchini that need to be picked today so i need some help here anyone have any great recipes not just so so recipes i m talking about your all time favorite zucchini recipe your go to dish that s easy doesn t need 300 ingredients and freezes well the freezer is already stocked with way more quiche than one person can handle and i m not a huge lover of zucchini bread so anything other than those two recipes would be greatly appreciated next garden crisis nectarines are going to be out of control soon posted by wood it is at 1 51 pm 3 comments labels mutant zucchini help newer posts older posts home subscribe to comments atom wanna send me an email wooditis aol com wood it is view my complete profile blog archive 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