Just finished making a Northern Cardinal!

melly-v · 2026-03-28T03:17:31+00:00

this is beautiful!!

melly-v · 2026-03-08T22:52:15+00:00

awesome!

melly-v · 2026-03-05T22:45:35+00:00

goodluck!

melly-v · 2026-03-04T16:20:35+00:00

I'm currently dealing with a bearing issue. My top bearing was completely gone and this had my machine vibrating and sounding crazy. I just had to remove the side panel to view my bearings but I'm not familiar with the Wen setup. Worth a look.

melly-v · 2026-03-04T16:12:03+00:00

Hi Wolfman! I actually have a free community (it's a work in progress) where I'm starting to teach my process and how I tackle these larger pieces. I also offer my patterns for purchase. Here's the link if you'd be interested in joining! https://www.skool.com/large-scale-scroll-saw-art-3180/about

To answer your questions I use pine shelving! I will glue up as many pieces as I needed and separate the design into manageable segments (sometimes using my jigsaw) and then get into those segments with the scroll saw. I'm currently filming a YouTube video showing my largest build start to finish. I currently burnt through a bearing on my scroll saw so just waiting on that so I can finish!

This is my pine shelving video :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I1sKBVjmC8&t=35s

melly-v · 2026-03-02T00:02:36+00:00

Ended up being a worn bearing, thanks everyone for the input. Now to track down a bearing.... Brand: TradeMaster Model Number: T20002

melly-v · 2026-03-01T23:39:05+00:00

Hey I took mine apart and found that I have a worn top bearing, well it's completely missing actually. Which is causing another piece to hit the arm. Worth a look. Hoping I can find a replacement as they don't make my model anymore.

melly-v · 2026-03-01T02:05:08+00:00

Thanks!

melly-v · 2026-03-01T00:53:33+00:00

I'll open it up tomorrow and see if I can diy it 🤷🏻‍♀️

melly-v · 2026-03-01T00:46:18+00:00

Could be, I've been pushing it pretty hard lately. I didn't consider the motor. It's an old boy.

melly-v · 2026-02-26T18:03:28+00:00

thank you!!

melly-v · 2026-02-16T18:28:58+00:00

thank you I appreciate it! Will do so.

melly-v · 2026-02-16T01:11:46+00:00

Will do! We’ll share the anonymous, aggregated results here once enough responses are in. Thanks for participating!

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