Andrew Schaefer
02-17-2011, 3:34 PM
I must say, this valentines day was the best yet. I was talking to my fiancee about putting together a workshop to start making her some buttons for her knitting projects. I came back from a weekend of quail hunting to be surprised with a Dewalt 788 in the trunk of the car. Needless to say I was extremely happy and had to make her something immediately. There were a few things I noticed after my initial cuts.
1) The opening of the table which the blade feeds through seems like it is too far to the left. The blade is almost rubbing against the right side of the opening. I tried loosening the table, re-zeroed it, and everything looks even and centered. When I re-tighten the knob, it moves the table back to the right and it's about to rub again. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing this?
2) My ultimate goal is to start making some buttons for my fiancee. I would like to start with some circular ones, and heard from a buddy of mine that I could put together some sort of circle cutting jig for the scroll saw. I've been looking around the forums and have seen a few that people have used for band saws, but it looked as if they had to put a hole in the middle of the wood. I am thinking I'll either have to freehand the cuts and just make them as close as possible, or use another tool. Anyone have any good suggestions?
Thanks again for all of the input!
1) The opening of the table which the blade feeds through seems like it is too far to the left. The blade is almost rubbing against the right side of the opening. I tried loosening the table, re-zeroed it, and everything looks even and centered. When I re-tighten the knob, it moves the table back to the right and it's about to rub again. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing this?
2) My ultimate goal is to start making some buttons for my fiancee. I would like to start with some circular ones, and heard from a buddy of mine that I could put together some sort of circle cutting jig for the scroll saw. I've been looking around the forums and have seen a few that people have used for band saws, but it looked as if they had to put a hole in the middle of the wood. I am thinking I'll either have to freehand the cuts and just make them as close as possible, or use another tool. Anyone have any good suggestions?
Thanks again for all of the input!