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Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:21 am
by Y'ernat Al
Couple years ago I drilled an old flat bladed screw driver and bolted on a jig saw blade. Just letting you guys know, works way better than any orange plastic thing hanging in the produce isle:
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Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:33 am
by scr8p
i use a sawzall. quality is hit or miss. :lol: :lol:

Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:40 am
by Y'ernat Al
scr8p wrote:i use a sawzall. quality is hit or miss. :lol: :lol:
:lol: That's acrually related to how I got the idea. My dad would use his Skil jig saw, because he'd have 3-4 big ones to do every year. The screwdriver works for the little tiny Californian grocery store ones too.

Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:43 am
by justinspeed79
scr8p wrote:i use a sawzall. quality is hit or miss. :lol: :lol:
That's especially funny if you've ever done a simple exhaust job that turned into a floorboard repair.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:03 am
by Dirtdiver
So lets see the finished pumpkin product.

Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:24 pm
by Halgar
I'd just go with a drywall keyhole saw, it's got a better handle, and comes in different styles to suit your particular needs/tastes.

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Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:47 am
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
The handle on this one causes cramps, but I just keep using it out of tradition or something. About 5 years or so and the blade is warped, but I just can't bring myself to replace it. My daughter and I have always done two pumpkins a year with it. Here's this year's efforts. We usually have artistic differences...

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Re: Pumpkin Carver - third year and going strong..

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:51 am
by GreenHell
Dewalt jig saw is how I roll...

Hole saw works too. :mrgreen:
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