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  1. What did you do today? A thread dedicated to the general use of tools in your projects.

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    3 hours ago, Kato said:

     

     

    Draw them on this Masonite-type stuff I have, scroll blade on the jigsaw to cut them out. Easy to do, except the antlers. They're basically the yard-sized ones you see, scaled-down to desktop sizes. They're all pretty close to the same size, I printed a drawing on the computer and use it for the body, the legs I'll make longer or wider as the mood suits me, and the antlers I do by hand. Draw them on a folded piece of paper then cut them out with scissors so both sides look the same. I've been going crazy with the antlers, making them pretty big on some of the deer. I think that's what makes the whole thing look so cool is the outrageous antlers.

     

    Fairly easy to do, even for the more "intricate" cuts for the antlers, it's the sanding the corners smooth that kills me. Use the angle grinder with a flap disc on the straighter cuts but the antlers I have to use a Dremel and a 1/4" sanding drum...which makes a hell of a mess all over me and the garage. Cleaning up is quite the process...

     

     

    The "block" reindeer are a bitch because I don't have a band saw or scroll saw, just the jigsaw. It's hard to get the dinky scroll blade all the way through the long side of the wood. I bought longer blades but they're a bit deeper tooth-to-spine so I can't make the tighter cuts with them. They're supposed to be made on the band saw, I saw a video on it a while back, that's where I got the idea. But I've managed to fight through and make a few, they're cool to make and I can't resist. A lot of sanding on those too, but I can use the belt sander on the bigger areas so it's not so bad.

    Seems like quite the process!! I’m any case great job. Awesome to see that not having the right tool didn’t hinder the finished product. 

  8. I’m Back Tool Fam!!

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    What’s up crew!! My sincerest apologies for being gone for so long. I really had a lot of nonsense going on with work and in my personal life. I wanted to come back to the one family that never lets you down. My tool fam!! So let’s do this thing! Hope everyone’s holidays and year has been a blast so far

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