This Love You Rose is a little over 14 inches long. It is fragile unless you glue it to a backer board.
Do you need a foot switch for your scroll saw?
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This question came up a couple of times while I was at the Ohio scroll saw Expo. The other question is what style switch should you purchase?
Let me start with the second question first. If you decide to buy a footswitch you need the Deadman style of switch. The deadman switch starts the machine when you press the switch. The machine continues to run until you lift your foot. You do not want the press/on press/off switch. The link above is the deadman style switch.
My answer to the question is yes. You do want a foot switch. Notice that I said "want" and not "need". You do not have to have a footswitch for any technique required on the scroll saw.
Here is what the footswitch gives you.
Safety. When a board decides to start jumping up and down because the blade is bound up in the kerf you can instantly stop the saw by lifting your foot. More than a few pinched fingers have been prevented by a foot switch,.
Control. When you begin a cut you have both hands on the board. You do not have to let go of the board when you finish a cut to reach for the on/off switch.
If you own the DeWalt scroll saw the foot switch can save you from having to replace the on/pff switch. They are notorious for failing because they get full of sawdust. With the footswitch, you can leave the on/off switch on all the time. This prevents the dust from contaminating the contacts.
I have had a footswitch on every scroll saw I have owned in the last twenty plus years. I would not own a saw without a foot switch. They are not expensive and they offer the above advantages so they are a no brsiner to me.
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Products for your consideration:
Scroll Saw Pattern Design Tutorial: DVD
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial
Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.
The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing.
Want to create beautiful wooden vases on the scroll saw?
My two "Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw" books make it easy.
The books are $12 each and available for instant download after purchase. Click for Video Demonstration.
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