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Hi all, anyone had any luck or got a solution for extracting the tannins (colour) from sawdust or shavings to make ink (or for painting). I know walnut shells are used by boiling in water then boiling off the water to leave the pigment I’ve saved different coloured sawdusts (scroll saw so...

Hey all, just wondering if anyone has had this happen with their sawdust? It’s only seems to happen to my lignum vitae sawdust, both fine dust from the scroll saw and thicker shavings from forstner bits & can happen within hours of leaving the wood. I save all my lignin vitae sawdust &...

Does anyone know why it’s making this noise? I know it’s dusty, I’ll be hoovering it tomorrow & giving it a good clean. I’ll also check in the motor bay to see if maybe it’s there. Also, I only have WD40, I’m assuming I can’t use that on anything on this machine. Only that thick goop grease? ive...

Hey all, I recently got a Proxxon DB 250 lathe for Xmas & the 3 Jaw Chuck that goes with it. I’ve had a little play around with it with no problems though my expanding ring mandrel arrived and when I loaded it up in the Chuck it started making electrical arcs between the mandrel & the tool...

Not entirely sure which section to put this post in as its scroll saw related but not directly. I've been saving the fine sawdust from different woods (separately so its as pure as I can get it) and have many different types, sandalwood, oak, maple, Palo Santo & many more but I wondered if...

Hi all, Im not sure if anyone else does this but I keep some of the sawdust from my projects. Especially the nice smelling ones or exotic woods. A list of the sawdust I keep are Black walnut Douglas fir Oak Panga Panga Sapele / Utile Mahogany African Sandalwood (or Camwood) and of course...

Okay after searching everywhere and only finding essentially a 'fire starter' instructions I thought I'd ask on here as I know everyone is so helpful :) Quite recently I bought a pillar drill so I've been making sawdust of a bigger kind compared to the scroll saw so I've been saving it as its...

A bad title, I know :S But I was sick of sifting through the packets of scroll saw blades (Pegas) & since I have many packets I have to go through them to find the blade I need to use. And actually didn't know how many blades I had at one time. Anyway, had some cherry wood sitting doing...

Okay, since all I have is a scroll saw I figured I'll ask in here as I wasn't sure where else to post this. When out and about meeting customers I usually bring my iPad Air with me to show them examples of my work though just recently I've taken close up shots (I'm a photographer too) of the...

Hey all, This sort of belongs in the scroll saw & finishing section though thought I'd put it in the scroll saw one as I'll be scrolling my project. I've got an order to make a house sign (surname & house number scrolled into it) & since it'll be outside I need some advice on finishing. The...

Hey all. I thought I should post here & try be more active. I've got awesome news regarding my scroll saw business (very small business) I can't go into specifics but a few months ago I was approached by Strathclyde University with an idea (to see if it was possible to actually make with my...

Hey all, Been a while since I've been on this and I thought I'd come back as I need help with something I've been making puzzle names for people & they all love them though I've just received an order and instead of dipping the finished product in Danish Oil, the customer wants it 'whitewashed'...

I've searched everywhere and even took a trip to Ikea to see if they had any plastic boxes large enough. Because I live in Scotland and my scroll saw is in my garage I wanted to find a box (plastic) that was big enough to fit my Excalibur EX-16 inside to seal it up from the elements. Does know...

Hi all, I thought I would ask on here as someone may be able to help. Unfortunately I lack creativity though in time i'll gain some but for now I need help with a project. I've seen people make names out of wood but as a puzzle where the letters all fit together, like seen here...

I would first like to say hi to everyone (i'm Jamie) and thanks in advance for any help/advice given :D Yesterday I received a 5 month early birthday present (birthday is in October) and it was a scroll saw. Last year I got a Bosch Jigsaw for one of my main Birthday presents, I then bought a...