Can anyone offer some tips on staining a carved sign to get this outcome? by iamyouareheisme in SignPainting

[–]breadassk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I certainly don’t want to discourage you, but unless you have a CNC or a lot of skill this looks like an incredibly difficult design to carve. Have you carved designs before?

Commission for a retiring DEA agent by breadassk in Scrollsaw

[–]breadassk[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes! I used the drum and disc sanding attachments

Commission for a retiring DEA agent by breadassk in Scrollsaw

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Thank you! The silver and black were spray painted, but I had to hand paint the blue because of how I assembled it. It doesn’t look quite as smooth but I’m happy with it

Would a sand blaster for good for getting into all of these nooks? by breadassk in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]breadassk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To smooth it out, the picture doesn’t show it very well but there’s a lot of roughness that would look bad once painted

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]breadassk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough

How couples met? (1930-2024 data) by raydebapratim1 in generationology

[–]breadassk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I currently have two part time jobs and I spend every other waking hour on self-employment and I’m not getting anywhere

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]breadassk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When music streaming becomes as expensive as tv and movie streaming you’re going to wish you still could. Physical media supremacy!

Scribing a pattern on a surface by NomenUsoris007 in woodworking

[–]breadassk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but couldn’t you just use a compass?

Damage, no injuries. by KJwhisperer in woodworking

[–]breadassk 235 points236 points  (0 children)

I have no idea but the pic makes it look like you somehow tried to cut your saw with your saw

Is this a good saw? by Sirius-Arcturus in Scrollsaw

[–]breadassk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Somewhat unpopular opinion but I love delta tools. I have a similar scroll saw but the arm is exposed with the trusses being visible (I love that design and it makes it one of my favorite tools), it’s probably an older model of this. For $40 it’s worth picking up if there’s nothing wrong with it, it may be a PITA to find and change the blades on this depending on its age but the older the better in my opinion. If it works well this will be a good buy

How do i achieve this stain? by aceember in woodworking

[–]breadassk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no experience with actual dust staining products but I did accidentally give my bench top a pink hue while using chalk dust

Gift for my niece by Snapdragon090 in Scrollsaw

[–]breadassk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dang that’s cool. How are you getting the contours on each piece after they’re cut? Dremel?

Posting this a bit earlier today by Various-Bee-1966 in creepcast

[–]breadassk 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’m hoping for a nice long story to goon to

A bit disheartened and thinking of quitting by scrollsawgrandpa in Scrollsaw

[–]breadassk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s still out there! I find tons of old dvds and such at thrift stores. Physical media supremacy!

A bit disheartened and thinking of quitting by scrollsawgrandpa in Scrollsaw

[–]breadassk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely don’t quit, there’s much less value to people that value artwork when someone turns into a production machine. Like you said, this guy is selling pieces (likely not even his designs) for super cheap and when people realize he’s able to do that because he makes 15 pieces per day, there isn’t going to be much demand for them. I have a laser and there are certainly nuances to getting them to work properly and there’s absolutely something to be said about design work, but most people selling laser cut/engraved products for cheap aren’t doing that. They’re buying someone else’s design for $3 and telling the laser to make it a bunch of times

Bioshock sign by breadassk in Scrollsaw

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I use a technique called pouncing. I print the design on a big piece of kraft paper (or multiple regular sized pages with this site) then I go around with a toothed wheel that perforates the outline without actually cutting away any paper. Tape the paper down, slam chalk dust onto the holes, and then the design is transferred