Annual council collection - finished

That's it for this years council collection, the last truck (green one) has cleared my three big stacks of green one of which was on my neighbours side.

Left a real mess out onto the road which is all cleaned up now including trimming and mowing.

Scroll saw project - update 14

The scroll saw is complete!

I'll use it for a while and see how it preforms. There will likely be refinements and I'll post the updates., here are two parting pictures.

Scroll saw project - update 13

The blade (cutting area) is quite close to the front of the table so I decided to make a fold down extension table.

The table extension is from Laminate flooring.

Scroll saw project - Update 12

For this session we are going to make the blade insert disc.

This is where we finished the last session, ready to route out the blade insert.

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Back on the balcony posting some pictures of the scroll saw build and, keeping a eye on the Blues vs Doggies game - free AFL footy.

Scroll saw project - Update 11

With the garden work done for council collection we are clear to potter in the workshop. Bloody cold miserable day but the gas heater has raised the temp in the shop from 7° to 12° plus, with some assistance from the Tangi heater.

Doing some electrical wiring, the jigsaw plugs into the surface socket.

Scroll saw project - Update 10

With the garden work done (last four days) and ready for council collection next week it's good to get back in the workshop to continue the scroll saw build- yay

Decided to switch from plain to the pinned type of blade. The plain type (no pin) just keeps coming loose no matter how tight I do up the clamp screws. Things are more secure now and I can even wind up the saw speed a bit more.

Annual Council Collection 4

The tree lopping, pruning, bundling and final stacking out on the nature strip is done

Thanks to Philip Tyme for coming over this morning to help me with areas 2 and 3.

Annual council collection 3

Follow up to previous post, completing Area 1.

This is the last wheelbarrow load to finish Area 1

Annual council collection 2

Still working on the green stuff for annual council collection. As mentioned there are three areas and all the lopping is done which is a good start considering we have a dodgy back.

This is Area 1 - this photo from the previous session with half the Bay Leaf tree lopped. Todays job is to bundle and stack this lot outside. There are two other areas to be done tomorrow and I hope the kids turn up to help or I could miss the boat.

Scroll saw project - update 9

Video clip of test cutting some plywood - yay.

Scroll saw project - Update 8

Spent most of the day lopping trees and although a bit pooped out found the energy after dinner to head out to the workshop about seven-o-clock for another session.

The blade holder with threaded rod, wing nuts and washers did not work out so I did another version.

Scroll saw project - Update 7

Making the upper blade holder from a bit of flooring laminate.

Annual Council Collection 1

Monash annual council collection has come around again and this year my focus is on lopping and pruning three areas, one at the front and two at the back. Bit of a bugger that my back has been dodgy the last few weeks so I've asked the kids to help with bundling and stacking the green stuff out the front this coming weekend.

Pity to lop the wattle in full bloom, I've left three up the top.

Scroll saw project - Update 6

After redesigning the lower blade holder I pulled the whole thing apart to refine some of the parts.

Looks like a IKEA flat pack.

Scroll saw project - Update 5

Redesigned the lower blade clamp.

Lower blade clamp Version 1.0 did not work out. The blade comes loose and the squashed bracket clamp fouls the jigsaw blade guide.

Scroll saw project - Update 4

How to drill a hole in a hardened steel blade ?

The build is on hold while we go back and fix something that was a failure.

The adaptor fashioned from a squashed bracket does not apply enough pressure to hold the scroll saw blade and…the clamp itself fouls the jigsaw blade guide.

Next thing to try is drilling both the jigsaw blade and the offcut and screw together to clamp the scroll saw blade.

Scroll saw project - Update 3

This will be a interesting session as we are going to mount the saw arm bearings and install the assembly onto the saw frame.

With the arm support column dismantled I marked out the bearing centres on the two supports in preparation to bore the bearing mount holes.

Scroll saw project - Update 2 Part B

Still waiting for the chooks to go to bed so I can put their food away and lock up, so may as well prep for tomorrow.

As mentioned in the last post with a scroll saw blade mounted in the jigsaw I am able to measure the height of the arm support so here I've pulled the thing apart to cut to length on the mitre saw.

Scroll saw project - Update 2

Bought a few more items from Bunnings yesterday so I could move on with the scroll saw build - today.

Starting to take shape  

At this point right here, with a scroll saw blade mounted in the inverted jigsaw, I can now measure, cut and mount the main saw arm.

Building a scroll saw

Early photos of a new project I just started - a scroll saw.

This scroll saw will be powered by a new ALDI Workzone 710W jigsaw, mounted upside down.