MetalworkingFun Forum

[attachment=5089]
This ones in alloy, base from 6mm mdf, letters & border from 4mm mdf cut out on the hegner scroll saw with 12 degrees draught & glued up with ''white wood glue'', for 1 offs like these I give the patterns a quick coat of celly sanding sealer & then wax polish,saves loads of time painting,I only paint patterns if I want to make loads of castings. p.s. I don't just do plaques!!! more to follow.
Graham.

Very Nice!

Wow, very nice
I didn't realise you made your own letters and numbers. Would be nice to see how you go about making them.

DaveH

(04-25-2013, 12:56 PM)DaveH Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, very nice
I didn't realise you made your own letters and numbers. Would be nice to see how you go about making them.

DaveH

Dave
will show some pics when I next do some
Graham.

[attachment=5471]

(04-25-2013, 01:43 PM)the artfull-codger Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-25-2013, 12:56 PM)DaveH Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, very nice
I didn't realise you made your own letters and numbers. Would be nice to see how you go about making them.

DaveH

Dave this is me cutting some letters on the hegner out of mdf,note the glass,it's my age y'know !!
Dave
will show some pics when I next do some
Graham.

Graham,
Is a Hegner a scroll saw?

DaveH

Wow! That takes some steady hands. Kudo's Graham.

(06-11-2013, 05:58 PM)DaveH Wrote: [ -> ]Graham,
Is a Hegner a scroll saw?

DaveH

Hi Dave, yes Hegners are considered the ''best'' scroll saws[we call them fret saws over here] I started on a ''hobbies'' treadle saw I inherited off my Dad, he was gr8 on his treadle fretsaw, I've had various makes till I got a hegner, & considered it the best yet TILL I got a 2nd hand ''Delta'' from an autojumble for 30 quid,he wouldn't be knocked down, so I stumped up as I knew it was well worth 30 biffs,downside is it's 110volts but no problem to me WELL i consider it to be FAR superior to the hegner all cast iron & steady as a rock without even being bolted down, & a really fast blade change system for internal piercing it's a real ''clagger'' I love it,you yanks really know how to make tools!! I love american tools.
Graham.

(06-13-2013, 01:54 PM)the artfull-codger Wrote: [ -> ]I love it,you yanks really know how to make tools!! I love american tools.
Graham.

Well we used to anyway....

(06-13-2013, 03:30 PM)Highpower Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-13-2013, 01:54 PM)the artfull-codger Wrote: [ -> ]I love it,you yanks really know how to make tools!! I love american tools.
Graham.

Well we used to anyway....

Oh, I think we still know how to, we just don't do it.
The next generation probably won't know how to though.

Ed