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    Working in a small workshop

    Now I understand.
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    Working in a small workshop

    Thank you. I've never heard the term before. I do recall the James Bond movie by the name "Dr. No" but no other references to it.
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    I did a big mistake

    That same thing happened here in our mobile home park. Somebody tossed a smoke alarm in the dumpster and it started beeping. It drove my wife nuts so I finally had to go fishing around in the bin until I found it and did a smash job on it. It had a wired battery in it. No telling how long it...
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    Working in a small workshop

    Ok, I'll bite, what's a tardis?
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    Am I out of touch ;-)

    My father called it a "star drill" and it was available in different diameters depending on how big a hole you needed. I watched him many time "drilling" a hole in concrete to install an anchor for some use. Time consuming but efficient for it's day. I have a hammer drill that does the same task...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Thanks, I didn't understand the post so I answered. This site is sort of confusing as to who is talking to who.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    I'm not sure I understand your question. Everything I make is done with a scroll saw. I do use a router on some things but most of is just scroll sawn.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Here is something that I knocked out in just a few hours. An easy one. It was supposed to be a flower vase but I wanted to use it as a candle holder. I found a set of 2" diameter flameless candles, 2, 4, 6 inches each. This one is the 6". I had to alter the pattern a bit to allow for an opening...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Thanks for your offer. I'm not trying to do anything in particular at this time but if I come up with a need, I'll contact you. I am learning it a bit at a time and am actually succeeding in some things.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Thank you so much for taking the time to write your explanation. I'm 79 years old but highly motivated to learn something. I am a scroller and most of us use Inkscape to make changes to patterns and also to create new ones. But, for the life of me, I can't seem to grasp the basics. Either I'm...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Is there a very long learning curve for the software creation? I'm fairly computer literate but know nothing about how to go about doing this. I'd appreciate any leads on how/where to learn to do the pattern creation. Thanks for any help.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    I truly envy you folks who are adept at doing the "3-D" printing thing. I wish I knew how and I wish I had a printer. Next life.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    I strongly disagree. This is a very nice piece and well done. Craftsmanship at its best.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    All done on my scroll saw. I did have to use a router to create the hidden 1/4" deep x 3/8" wide rabbet inside of the top piece. The sides are all 3D compound cuts. About an hour each.
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    I just finished these. Still need to shoot some shellac on them. My wife liked the first one I made her so much she keeps me busy making them for gifts. I'm burning out on this pattern fairly fast. I hope you like them. About 15 hours in each one. A John Nelson pattern from the book Boxes Bowls...
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