Recent content by s.j. joe

I use only pencils and the best I've found is made by Pentel, as was mentioned in a previous post, but the Graphgear 1000 series offer sizes .03 to .09 and it is made of all metal. As far as I know is the only one that has a shield that "completely retracts" into the body when you press the...

I agree to the recommendation of Steve Good, his downloads are free, at least in the US. He posts almost every day. His library of patterns are set up by categories so if you're looking for holidays or platters or flowers he has them all. He has personal Christmas ornaments that you can order by...

One thing I did not see mentioned is to make sure you have the blade in the correct way. Put it in with the teeth facing the wrong way and it will not cut well causing pushing too hard and the work piece will want to bounce quite a bit. You want the teeth pointed down when the blade is mounted...