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Hi Jetman Most people take off the foot as soon as they get their machine - it just gets in the way and you can't see what you are doing properly. You will get used to the wood jumping a bit. Just make sure the blade is the right way up, as this will will help to hold the work down. You will...

Thanks all for your replies. As HamsterJam and Stevekane said, it is the type where the whole mechanism fits into a hole, probably made with a forstner bit, that I am after. Do you know what these might be called and where I could source them? Jimi

Hi all Anyone made any clocks? I am wondering how the clock faces fit into the holes - I am wanting to make something like the attached photo (if it attaches!). Jimi

Very impressive!

How is the excalibur different?

UPDATE: Well I managed to drill 45 degree holes with some sort of accuracy, using the Dremel drill press. However, 45 degrees is a lot harder to cut out than the 30 degrees I tried before. It is very hard to follow the line - I haven't made anything this lumpy since my early days of scroll...

I am using a Dremel drill press. There are unmarked notches that allow the drill - rather than the table - to be tilted. I think they must be at 15 degree intervals. I will try again tomorrow to drill at 45 degrees. Another problem is that when I tilt the saw table by 45 degrees, the dust...

UPDATE The holes that I drilled on the dremel drill press turned out to be 30 degrees and not 45, so this must have been error on my part. I set the scroll saw table to match the holes that I had drilled - rather than the other way around - just to see if it would work. Obviously the bowl won't...

Hi All I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to make a bowl on the scroll saw but it is impossible to even set up the table! I understand that I have to tilt the table, but how is it even possible to saw at a 40 degree angle without the wood sliding off? And how the hell do I...

Dave I went with these simply because you had provided a link and I am feeling lazy! Thanks for the recommendations everyone. Jimi

Hi all Anyone know where I can get jeweller's blades in the uk? Jimi

I don't think I really follow the problem, or the explanations, but would it be easier to cut your own bangle? You could cut out whatever designs you want first, then cut the bangle and then sand it to be rounded.

Thanks for the video Claymore. The pink paint that I bought is really thick but the blue, red and orange are like ink and are very thin. I can't understand why the consistency is so different between them. I haven't tried Wilkos paint - is it hardwearing? It is for a toddler's toy and she...

I would post a picture but I can't work out how to do it!

Hi all I am still on my never-ending quest to find decent paints to paint my scroll saw projects. I have seen loads of people on here and other forums recommend the Rust Oleum Painter's Touch gloss paints but I can't get them to work for me. Do I have a bad batch? The Baby Pink seems to be the...

Thanks both, I'll give them a go. Customer service can't be worse than Etsy anyway. And Folksy is strictly handmade, whereas Etsy has a lot of factory produced stuff creeping in. Jimi

Hi all Anyone have any experience selling on Folksy? I already sell some things on Etsy but wondered how it compares - traffic, user friendly, support. Jimi

Hi I used to use masking tape religiously - I used 3M. But then I discovered temporary spray mount (it is like the sticky stuff on post it notes, only a bit stickier). It has been a revelation. You just spray it on, wait 30 seconds, and then stick the pattern to the wood. Once covered with...

Sorry - just re-read your original post. Don't think the link I sent will be wide enough. I know a lot of people on here buy old furniture for the drawers, cupboard shelves, etc. That might be the best way to go.

Don't know how wide you need, but try here: https://www.alwayshobbies.com/materials/wood Jimi