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The festive season saw Christmas trees plucked from the line side near Grateley, later sold to eager customers; they were retrieved using tools meant for clearing minor track blockages.

Most jigs, however, are considerably simpler and more static than this CNC-controlled scroll saw add-on that makes cool wooden spirals a snap. As interesting as the products of this setup are ...

When [Andrew Consroe] tried to build a CNC scroll saw, he quickly learned how tricky of a design problem it is. With a blade that only cuts in one direction, you can’t simply move the tool in ...