An Idea For Scroll Sawing

where there’s a will, there’s a way. Very creative thinking.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

First David and now you Mike.. looking outside the box to use tools in a different way successfully.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Thanks for the nice comment Debbie. Hey Larry, I am forced to use the tools I have, because there isn’t any more room in my shop! If I had the space and the money, I sure would like to have one of your wee beasties.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Slick Idea Mike thanks

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Good one Mike, I would not have thought of that. I think this can come in handy, Thanks.

-- Tim: Remember, if it doesn't say Binford, someone else made it.

Mission acomplished….. That’s the way to think outside of the box.

” A tip of the Hat to you sir”

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Great idea Mike. In terms of Twinkies…..how many Twinkies and coffees did it take to conjure this one up?
I’d still be chomping away!

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

Great idea Mike!! Glad to see you haven’t lost your Yankee ingenuity in Norway :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Gad Zooks Mike…...that is clever. No I don’t have a floor mounted drill press, but that idea will stick in my brain.

That is straight out of the blue….............

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

That’s a wild idea, Mike! I do as few angled cuts with the scroll saw as possible, because of their difficulty. It’s a situation where my intuition blatantly lies to me! Feeding the wood the way my mind and eyes are telling me to doesn’t work on a tilted table… That set-up looks like it eliminates the problem! Smart Thinking!!

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Thanks for all the flattering comments. I will show them to my wife to prove to her that I’m smarter than she thinks (or knows?)

My inspiration was not ingenuity or even twinkies, it was sheer desperation plus you have a lot of time on your hands when you are retired to think up little solutions to little problems. I’m still working on how to keep my wife happy and still spend a lot of time in the shop! Any suggestions?

-- Mike, American in Norway

good idea , mike .

i don’t have a floor drill either ,
but your idea opens new possibilities .

you could always pay her to be your apprentice ? (LOL)

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Keep your wife happy while spending a lot of time in the shop…......let’s see:

You could invite her to clean your shop while you are working in it, just for togetherness…......
You could have her budget your hobby costs, perhaps at a computer center you built, just for her…....
You could make new broom and mop handles that are real fancy, justifying your shop time…......
You could install an intercom that broadcasts all the shop noises throughout the house, so she would feel part of the action….......
You could install a vent into the house, so that she could share in the beautiful aromas and ambience of wood dust, saw smoke, paint fumes, and the soft romantic haze of sawdust in the air…......

Think that might help?

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Mmmmm.
Gives me many ideas…....
Thanks

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

Thanks for the suggestions guys, but I think I will have stick to house chores for the time being. I did get into the shop for few hours today. I am currently working on a little project and I had planned to finish it today, but everything I did was wrong. In 3-1/2 hours I managed to mess everything up that I did. If I were doing this for pay I’m sure I would have been fired. Guess I’ll have to give it another go tomorrow.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Working hard this week, so not much time for the shop. Did get in about 30 minutes this morning. The switch is coming along nicely, and I haven’t screwed it up yet…yet….......yet….............yet….....

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Hope it works better for you tomorrow. The great thing about LJs is we won’t fire you Mike ;-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Thanks Bob, that is comforting.

-- Mike, American in Norway